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Survival Day
In September J5 and J6 from Highclare The Abbey and St Pauls, went to Cannock Chase for survival day’. ‘First we went den building. We collected long, thin logs and put them around a tree. Meanwhile a couple of members of the group were collecting bracken so no rain could get through. The next activity…
Upper Sixth Geographers Independent Study
Frances and Zara were set the challenge for their independent study of creating working scale models of Mount Etna, Italy and Chaiten, Chile. The girls had to research and produce detailed reports to support their A2 studies on tectonics too. The models themselves were a great success – when erupted the lava eflowed in a…
Summer Holiday Play Scheme
During the summer holiday scheme, TOPS have been on trips the park, the Think Tank, Plantsbrook Nature reserve, a Fire station, Wacky Warehouse and the Cinema. The children have also enjoyed playing on a bouncy castle, face painting, street dance, baking, shaving foam play, making photo frames, clay sculptures and much, much more!
Student wins Mini roof design competition
Congratulations to Sophie who won this competition. We were delighted to see Sophie collect her prize at the Sytner (Mini) showroom at College Road on Sunday morning. Pupils and staff had the opportunity of having their photographs taken with an Olympic torch and a great morning was had by all.
Sonia Lanaman visits Highclare Olympic Week
The Junior pupils has a fantastic day at their Olympic Day which ended their Olympics Week of fun.We also had Sonia Lanaman, MBE, visit us And she kindly showed us her Olympic Medals and MBE. The pupils were put through their paces with an Olympic workout: playing archery, using rowing machines, running and boxing with…
Transition Class Investigations into Waterproof Materials
The recent wet weather has had its advantages! In Transition we have been learning about what ‘waterproof’ means. We went outside with a variety of different materials and had a lot of fun pouring water over them to see which let the water through. In the classroom we tested more materials independently.
Eddie the Penguin Saves the World
J2 Pupils enjoyed performing their class assembly for their parents, on Tuesday 19th June. They shared an important message with everyone about recycling and saving energy.
‘Highclare Summer Soiree’
On Saturday 16th June the Senior School Choir and soloists sang at the ‘Highclare Summer Soiree’. The evening was a huge success and the audience were amazed at the standard of our performers. It was also a fantastic experience for our Senior students to sing with ‘Enchant’, a professional choir from Sutton Coldfield. Well done to…
Mercredi le treize juin – Une journée magnifique!
On Wednesday, Junior pupils had a break from their usual timetable to enjoy a taste of all things French. After a short quiz on French culture and language, pupils enjoyed tasting brie and camembert before moving on to croissant and pain au chocolat. The French experience was finished off with an introductory game of traditional…
ISA Junior Athletics Success
Congratulations to all our Junior athletes. We had a tremendous day at the Alexander Stadium last week. The children achieved some amazing results in both track and field. We returned home with four winners’ trophies and 38 medals. The top 8 finishers were recorded and registered points for their team and the school. An amazing…
