News
Citizenship in the Junior Department
Following the opening of the J4 Job Stop at Highclare Woodfield, the children of have applied themselves to their new positions of responsibility. A new Litter Patrol has regularly been on duty ensuring that the Woodfield site is kept clean and tidy and the Playground Safety Monitors are taking their role very seriously, making sure…
Highclare, St Paul’s in the Fun Run
As part of the fundraising for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Highclare, St Paul's staff, children and parents from took part in the Great Midlands Fun Run on Sunday 2nd June. The weather was good and the team either ran or walked the gruelling 8.5miles. The hosepipes over garden fences on Cardiac Hill were a welcome…
Sixth Form raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust
To continue Highclare's fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust this year, there was a penalty shoot-out competition held in the gymnasium. Alongside Joe P, Daniel H and Sommer-Mae (U3), were competitors from the junior schools, senior school and the teaching staff. We managed to raise £53.40 for Teenage Cancer Trust. All of the scorers were entered into a raffle…
Sixth Form Leavers’ Dinner
The U6 attended a dinner at Highclare, the Abbey last night. The evening was enjoyed by all and we wish everyone continued success for the future.
Cyber Mentors
We are delighted to confirm that the school has been awarded funding from the Queen’s Jubilee Fund to set up a Cyber-Mentoring scheme in the Senior School which is run by Beat Bullying (the only organisation supported by CEOP). Thirty of our young people have been chosen to be trained. http://www.beatbullying.org/
Highclare Karate Champions
Many congratulations to our Year 7 Karate champions, Taleb and Ritchie who both won awards last week. Ritchie won first place (Gold Medal) for Kumite in Derby on 12th May. Taleb won a trophy in Devon during the same weekend for being The Best Junior (U15) Well done, boys!
Stepping Up from Highclare Nursery
Kindergarten children who started in April had a visit from one of their Nursery staff to see how they had settled in. All of the children were awarded a Stepping Up Certificate to show how grown up and independent they were. Well done to them all!
J5 visit the Firestation
J5 were invited to Sutton Coldfield Fire Station to look around the station and see the equipment in the fire engines. They looked at all the hoses and water tanks, along with the specialised cutting gear that the fire engines need to carry. The tour also involved a fire safety session, where the fire officers…
U6 Physics group visit Research Facility
The U6 Physics group recently visited the Diamond Light Source Synchrotron in Oxfordshire, one of the newest and biggest research facilities in the UK. The Diamond Light Source Synchrotron is a particle accelerator 561m in circumference that is specifically designed to accelerate electrons to extremely high speeds; so fast that these electrons could travel around…
J2 visit Snibston Discovery Park
J2 students enjoyed a trip to Snibston Discovery Park in Leicsestershire. They all had a wonderful time making rockets and parachutes in the workshop. The children also learnt about different forces in the science areas. The outdoor area was fantastic! They all had an excellent day!
