In February, Highclare Senior School waved goodbye to one of our longest serving members of staff after nearly 40 years of service. Mrs Newnham says that she joined Highclare in September 1984 at the Woodfield site; Mrs Taylor reckons it was in 1981 so there is a little ambiguity there! She has been ever-present throughout…
GCSE and A Level Drama and Music pupils enjoyed a trip to Shaftesbury Theatre in London to watch the contemporary new musical called &Juliet. The story focuses on a “what if” scenario, where Juliet does not die at the end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It was a lovely day which included lunch in Covent…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope that this Bulletin finds you well and relaxed after a super weekend. Well I know I wished for snow in last week’s Bulletin but I did not actually expect to get any! What an exciting and unexpected ending to last week. Well done to everyone for reverting…
This Month’s good reads are below and are aimed at children in Key Stage 3: The Potion Diaries: Royal Tour by Amy Alward The second book in the Potion Diaries series, Sam sets out on a quest to retrieve her grandfather’s memories before rivals get their hands on his powerful potion knowledge. These memories…
Good morning, Prep School family, Happy British Pie Week 2023, everyone! What a great week in the British calendar – everybody loves a pie – sweet or savoury – short crust or puff pastry – hot or cold – fully enclosed or just a pastry lid (this is very controversial in our house!) ….
The sixth form history students went on an exciting trip to London on 2 March to visit the Tower of London. It was fascinating to be able to walk around and retrace the steps of some of the Tower’s famous residents and prisoners who the students have recently been studying back at school, including Richard…
It is World Book Day this Thursday. Parents or pupils can scan the QR code below to get their World Book Day token. You can get one of these books for FREE with your token.
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome back to the second half of the Spring term! Welcome to the last day in February and welcome to the 59th Day of 2023. I hope you all managed to have a wonderful half term break and that you managed to relax, no matter what you did. I…
Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens’s tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable…
Good morning, Prep School family, Happy Valentine’s Day to you all. All you need to know today is that you are loved. Even if your doorstep isn’t overflowing with cards dropped off by the postie or you don’t get a huge bunch of flowers delivered to your workplace, you are still so very…