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Year 3 stepped back in time at Butser Ancient Farm, discovering just how inventive people had to be with the materials around them!
They tried their hand at chalk carving using flint, then learnt the ancient skill of wattling, with a little friendly competition between the classes to see …who could build the tallest fence!
Next came cordage-making, which called for plenty of patience. Threading twine through tiny beads proved trickier than it looked, but the children showed great resilience, adapting and trying again whenever things didn't go to plan.
Then it was time to channel their inner archaeologists! Trowels in hand, they dug for old bones and fragments of metal before piecing together what their discoveries might reveal about the past.
What a brilliant, hands-on taste of Stone Age life!
Year 3 stepped back in time at Butser Ancient Farm, discovering just how inventive people had to be with the materials around them! They tried their hand at chalk carving using flint, then learnt the ancient skill of wattling, with a little friendly competition between the classes to see who could build the tallest fence! Next came cordage-making, which called for plenty of patience. Threading twine through tiny beads proved trickier than it looked, but the children showed great resilience, adapting and trying again whenever things didn’t go to plan. Then it was time to channel their inner archaeologists! Trowels in hand, they dug for old bones and fragments of metal before piecing together what their discoveries might reveal about the past. What a brilliant, hands-on taste of Stone Age life!
Last week we welcomed families to our Early Years Open Morning, which began with a woodland walk through the Highfield grounds before little feet made their way to our Forest School area.
There, Mrs Snagg, our Nursery Manager, and Mrs Hunter, out Head of Pre-Prep and EYFS, helped the …children make their own clay snails. 🐌 The children also got busy potion-making with forest finds and oranges, which proved particularly popular!
Thank you to all the families who joined us. It was a joy to share a little of what Early Years life at Highfield is all about 🍂
#independentschool #highfieldschool #openmorning #earlyyears #forestschool
Liphook independent school, pre-prep school, boarding school, Hampshire independent school
Last week we welcomed families to our Early Years Open Morning, which began with a woodland walk through the Highfield grounds before little feet made their way to our Forest School area. There, Mrs Snagg, our Nursery Manager, and Mrs Hunter, out Head of Pre-Prep and EYFS, helped the children make their own clay snails. 🐌 The children also got busy potion-making with forest finds and oranges, which proved particularly popular! Thank you to all the families who joined us. It was a joy to share a little of what Early Years life at Highfield is all about 🍂 #independentschool #highfieldschool #openmorning #earlyyears #forestschool Liphook independent school, pre-prep school, boarding school, Hampshire independent school
Creativity is everywhere at Highfield. It’s turning a fallen branch into something new at Forest School or stepping onto stage for the very first time.
Sometimes it’s finding a different way to solve a problem. Have an idea and wondering ‘what if…?’
We want children and… young people to have plenty of space for that kind of thinking. To wonder, try things out and have ideas of their own. Because as AI becomes part of everyday life, creativity and human connection will matter more than ever!
Creativity is everywhere at Highfield. It’s turning a fallen branch into something new at Forest School or stepping onto stage for the very first time. Sometimes it’s finding a different way to solve a problem. Have an idea and wondering ‘what if…?’ We want children and young people to have plenty of space for that kind of thinking. To wonder, try things out and have ideas of their own. Because as AI becomes part of everyday life, creativity and human connection will matter more than ever!
Creativity is everywhere at Highfield. It’s turning a fallen branch into something new at Forest School or stepping onto stage for the very first time.
Sometimes it’s finding a different way to solve a problem. Have an idea and wondering ‘what if…?’
We want children and… young people to have plenty of space for that kind of thinking. To wonder, try things out and have ideas of their own. Because as AI becomes part of everyday life, creativity and human connection will matter more than ever!
#independentschool #creativity #creativethinking #essentialskills
Liphook independent school, pre-prep school, prep school life, boarding school, Surrey independent school, Hampshire independent school
Creativity is everywhere at Highfield. It’s turning a fallen branch into something new at Forest School or stepping onto stage for the very first time. Sometimes it’s finding a different way to solve a problem. Have an idea and wondering ‘what if…?’ We want children and young people to have plenty of space for that kind of thinking. To wonder, try things out and have ideas of their own. Because as AI becomes part of everyday life, creativity and human connection will matter more than ever! #independentschool #creativity #creativethinking #essentialskills Liphook independent school, pre-prep school, prep school life, boarding school, Surrey independent school, Hampshire independent school
Every year on the 26th September, European Day of Languages is celebrated… and there’s plenty for us to celebrate at Highfield. 🎉
French and Spanish are a core part of life here, but our languages often stretch well beyond those. We are also delighted to be a multi-cultural school …which welcomes so many pupils from around the world, exposing our British cohort to range of new languages and cultures through close friendships.
This year’s theme is ‘Languages unite!’, so our languages team have been looking at just how far languages reach across the curriculum. The video doesn’t capture every subject involved (we’d have needed a rather longer film!), but hopefully gives a good flavour of just how much languages connect with other areas of school life.
And yes, we know Mandarin isn’t European. But as it’s taught in Middle Prep, we couldn’t resist sneaking it in! 🤭
#independentschool #europeandayoflanguages #multicultural #languageteachers #crosscurricular
Every year on the 26th September, European Day of Languages is celebrated… and there’s plenty for us to celebrate at Highfield. 🎉 French and Spanish are a core part of life here, but our languages often stretch well beyond those. We are also delighted to be a multi-cultural school which welcomes so many pupils from around the world, exposing our British cohort to range of new languages and cultures through close friendships. This year’s theme is ‘Languages unite!’, so our languages team have been looking at just how far languages reach across the curriculum. The video doesn’t capture every subject involved (we’d have needed a rather longer film!), but hopefully gives a good flavour of just how much languages connect with other areas of school life. And yes, we know Mandarin isn’t European. But as it’s taught in Middle Prep, we couldn’t resist sneaking it in! 🤭 #independentschool #europeandayoflanguages #multicultural #languageteachers #crosscurricular
Year 1 had a very special visitor this week: our school nurse! 🩺
She came to talk about the important work nurses and doctors do in our community, and how they work together to help people feel better.
The children were soon busy checking temperatures and hearing heartbeats …through the stethoscopes. As they took turns looking after each other, the children had to listen carefully and think about what their patient needed. Judging by how bandages were applied, we’re in very safe hands! 💙
Year 1 had a very special visitor this week: our school nurse! 🩺 She came to talk about the important work nurses and doctors do in our community, and how they work together to help people feel better. The children were soon busy checking temperatures and hearing heartbeats through the stethoscopes. As they took turns looking after each other, the children had to listen carefully and think about what their patient needed. Judging by how bandages were applied, we’re in very safe hands! 💙
It’s been a busy week for Year 2 who have been learning beyond the classroom in our beautiful grounds 🪵
One science task had them peering beneath leaves and logs, investigating minibeasts, habitats and microhabitats. Elsewhere, there was more hands-on work… sawing through logs with… their teacher, ready for next week’s exciting Little Red Riding Hood task (more to come on that!)
Two very different lessons, but one shared skill throughout: working together towards a goal.
#independentschool #outdoorlearning #workingtogether #forestschool #nature
It’s been a busy week for Year 2 who have been learning beyond the classroom in our beautiful grounds 🪵 One science task had them peering beneath leaves and logs, investigating minibeasts, habitats and microhabitats. Elsewhere, there was more hands-on work… sawing through logs with their teacher, ready for next week’s exciting Little Red Riding Hood task (more to come on that!) Two very different lessons, but one shared skill throughout: working together towards a goal. #independentschool #outdoorlearning #workingtogether #forestschool #nature
Two Nursery birthdays last week could only mean one thing… cake! 🎂
Out came the balance scales, and our Nursery children got to work.
When you’re baking with a friend, there’s quite a lot to negotiate. Who’s holding the tray? Who gets to add the next ingredient? Who gets to… do the mixing?
Amongst all the weighing and maths, there's also a very real lesson in patience and learning how to work alongside someone else. And when all that teamwork results in birthday cake, even better!
Two Nursery birthdays last week could only mean one thing… cake! 🎂 Out came the balance scales, and our Nursery children got to work. When you’re baking with a friend, there’s quite a lot to negotiate. Who’s holding the tray? Who gets to add the next ingredient? Who gets to do the mixing? Amongst all the weighing and maths, there’s also a very real lesson in patience and learning how to work alongside someone else. And when all that teamwork results in birthday cake, even better!
There’s been some serious campaigning going on in Pre-Prep! Our Year 3 House Captain hopefuls have been putting their speeches together, ready to convince their fellow pupils why they would make the perfect leader.
And tucked inside one of those persuasive speeches was this little …gem:
“Working together as a team will lead us to victory and we can rise as one.”
Spoken like a true captain! Because while one person might lead the way, it’s everyone around them who makes a team what it is. 🤝
#independentschool #highfieldschool #workingtogether #leadershipskills #democracy
There’s been some serious campaigning going on in Pre-Prep! Our Year 3 House Captain hopefuls have been putting their speeches together, ready to convince their fellow pupils why they would make the perfect leader. And tucked inside one of those persuasive speeches was this little gem: “Working together as a team will lead us to victory and we can rise as one.” Spoken like a true captain! Because while one person might lead the way, it’s everyone around them who makes a team what it is. 🤝 #independentschool #highfieldschool #workingtogether #leadershipskills #democracy
We’re joining forces with @haslemerefest to bring pupils from local schools together for Haslemere Festival Youth Music 2027. 🎻
Children who play an orchestral instrument or recorder, from pre-Grade 1 through to Grade 8, are invited to take part.
It starts here at Highfield …on 6th October with an orchestral play day alongside musicians from the Royal Military School of Music, before the children work towards a gala performance at Haslemere Hall next May.
We want all children to have the chance to make music with others and experience what it means to be part of an orchestra. For some, it will be the first time they hear their own part become part of something bigger.
🔗 Read more about our partnership with Haslemere Festival via the link in our bio.
Schools interested in taking part can contact Jessica Harman at jharman@highfieldschool.com.
#IndependentSchool #HighfieldSchool #HaslemereFestival #MakingMusicTogether #YouthOrchestra
We’re joining forces with @haslemerefest to bring pupils from local schools together for Haslemere Festival Youth Music 2027. 🎻 Children who play an orchestral instrument or recorder, from pre-Grade 1 through to Grade 8, are invited to take part. It starts here at Highfield on 6th October with an orchestral play day alongside musicians from the Royal Military School of Music, before the children work towards a gala performance at Haslemere Hall next May. We want all children to have the chance to make music with others and experience what it means to be part of an orchestra. For some, it will be the first time they hear their own part become part of something bigger. 🔗 Read more about our partnership with Haslemere Festival via the link in our bio. Schools interested in taking part can contact Jessica Harman at jharman@highfieldschool.com. #IndependentSchool #HighfieldSchool #HaslemereFestival #MakingMusicTogether #YouthOrchestra