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Month: March 2021

Bereavement Support

26th March 21

The NHS in Birmingham is offering confidential bereavement support to help children, young people and families who may be grieving the death of a friend or loved one. At the moment, many people are cut off from their usual support networks; so if you know of a child or someone who needs support, please encourage…

Pre-Prep Chapel Tube

26th March 21

Prep Chapel Tube

26th March 21

It’s Competition Time!

26th March 21

‘A line is a dot that went for a walk’. All Prep pupils are invited to enter the Highclare School Junior Art Competition. Good luck to you all!  

Headmaster’s Update

26th March 21

Henry Green loves chocolate. His parents let him eat it for every meal and over everything. He thinks there is no such thing as too much chocolate. One day, … No, I won’t spoil it for you. If you want to find out what happens next, whatever your age, then you have to read the…

Sports Update

26th March 21

FOOTBALL The time to finally get outside and use the lush green grass of the front fields finally arrived and boy did we enjoy it! It was clear to see, with so many smiles on the faces that we all enjoyed, once again, chasing a small leather ball around the pitches with our friends! The…

Easter Services

26th March 21

This week Chapel became an Easter garden, bursting with the colours of Spring! Every year group bubble had the opportunity to visit the garden for their own Easter service. Nursery and Reception learnt that 3 shapes can help them to remember the meaning of Easter: a heart, a cross and an oval egg! Meanwhile Years…

Year 1’s Scottish Day

26th March 21

Year 1’s topic work this half term focused on the fictional tales of Katie Morag, written by Mairi Hedderwick. The children engaged well with the stories and enjoyed finding out about her adventures on the fictional Isle of Struay. As part of their English lessons, they worked across a range of genres including writing postcards…

Year 6 Celebrate Shakespeare Week

26th March 21

This year’s annual celebration of Shakespeare Week ran from 15 – 21 March 2021. The pupils in Year 6 couldn’t wait to get involved and were truly inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream. First performed around 1596, Shakespeare’s comic fantasy of four lovers who find themselves bewitched by fairies is a sly reckoning with love,…

British Science Week

26th March 21

For British Science Week earlier this month, each child in Prep was set the task of producing a piece of work linked to the national theme: Innovating for the Future.  The submissions have been incredible, ranging from generating energy from our own movement, a home-made 3d-printed catapult, a water-powered car, vaccine pills, voice-activated pens, new…

Year 6 Science Fair

14th July 2021

Albert Einstein: “The important thing is to never stop questioning.” The Blue Coat Y6 Science Fair 2021 was launched to parents and children, via an electronic presentation, describing our rationale for running the projects and detailing what a ‘good project’ would involve. In some ways, the most challenging part of the entire process for the…

Prep Summer Concert

This year’s Summer Concert was shared online and showcased our talented year group ensembles. Chamber music (music in small groups) gives pupils the opportunity to hone and develop their musicianship in exciting and dynamic ways. As you will see from the Summer Concert video, our young musicians rose to the challenge and produced music of…

The BCS Blue

Congratulations to all of our Year 2 pupils who received their BCS Blue award this week! Year 1 pupils looked on in admiration as Year 2 pupils received their BCS Blue certificates from Mr Neeson in their final Thanksgiving Service. As the avid audience listened to personalised citations read aloud about each pupil, Year 2…

Prep Sports Days

9th July 2021

What a wonderful few days of Sport and fun in the sunshine! We were delighted to be able to run a live programme at school. Although not following the same format as most years, it was fabulous to see an uplifting crowd and parental support, the pupils embraced the opportunity, producing some outstanding performances across…

Pre-Prep Sports Day

Pre-Prep Sports Day 2021 was a day to remember! The rain held off and it was a BCS first for many of us. Despite having to change the layout of the day due to the situation we have found ourselves in over the last 16 months, it was a successful one with a lovely atmosphere,…

Year 4 Heroes

What does the word ‘hero’ mean to you? What kinds of things do heroes do? How do we recognise heroes? Do you need to be physically strong to be a hero? Who is a hero to you? These were questions posed to Year 4 at the end of the Lent Term in preparation for the…

Life is an Adventure!

Last week our Year 6 took to the stage and were delighted to be able to perform in front of an audience once more. The Senior Production of “We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday” took us on an entertaining journey, from the formality of a Headmistress’s end-of-year assembly, to the colourful world of Poplin’s…

Year 1’s Wow Day

2nd July 2021

Year 1 had a wonderful curriculum enrichment day on Tuesday. The day began with footprints in the sand. The children painted a seascape background, drew around their feet and then stuck sand to their templates before adding them to their pictures. The children made their own colourful kites using origami skills and craft materials. In…

Whole School Picnic Lunch

Although we were sad not to be able to combine Pre-Prep and Prep classes for our annual whole school picnic lunch this year, the children all enjoyed a relaxing lunchtime together this Thursday on the main field.  Mr Moss and his catering team did an outstanding job coordinating over 650 packed lunches, which the children were able to enjoy…

EYFS Music

25th June 2021

It has been a busy time for music, with children in Nursery and Reception taking part in performances for the end of year chapel services. Nursery children all enjoyed playing percussion instruments and performing the piece entitled “In Our School We Have a Band.” Many thanks to parents for helping them learn their lines! Reception…

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