Last week saw four magical evenings of performance as senior students performed a stunning rendition of Grease. Transported back to 1950s high school America, audiences heard musical numbers by Sandy, Danny, the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds which left their feet tapping along to the nostalgic hits such as Greased Lightnin’ and Summer Nights. The…
Over the February half-term, Lower Senior students had the opportunity of a lifetime to go skiing in Italy. After setting off and safely navigating through a long day of travelling to the resort, they were able to unpack and unwind. Embracing the beautiful conditions, students took to the slopes with enthusiasm and the usual Westholme…
The Art Department were delighted to welcome Sally Edmundson-Bird to Westholme, to put on a ceramic workshop for our student artists. Sally is a ceramic artist and is completing her MA in ceramics at UCLan. With the support of Westholme Association as well as the School we were able to invite Sally to deliver a…
Each half term, Mrs Butler has introduced a new artist to the children in Prep. Details about the artist’s life and examples of their work have been shown to the children in assembly. So far, they have been introduced to the work of the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, the illustrator Charlie Mackesy and most recently, the…
We were delighted to hold our fabulous Performing Arts Showcase in the Croston Theatre, where our Senior students performed a wide array of individual and group acts. From dance, to drama and singing performances there was a whole host of talent on show. Congratulations to all of our students who took part, in what was…
At the beginning of the week, we saw the first sessions of our House Swimming Gala taking place in the Swimming Pool, with the Year 7 & 8 girls kicking off proceedings! As always, the competitive spirit on show was great to see, with everyone wanting to win it for their respective Houses. The PE…
On Friday 7th February, Westholme Prep pupils celebrated National Number Day. Organised by the NSPCC, the day is a nationwide mathematics fundraising event for young people of all ages. It was fantastic to see children enter into the spirit of the day by taking part in the planned activities and games and coming to school…
Prep 1 parents were invited into the classroom on Friday to spend some time looking through their children’s books. All the parents were amazed and delighted at just how much work all the children in Prep 1 had completed in just half the school’s academic year. There was an excited buzz as the children proudly…
On Tuesday afternoon, Miss Smith was thrilled to share some fantastic news with us all! Our Year 9 girls (featuring two incredible Year 7s) have made it to the Final Four finals in Loughborough on March 4th! This is a huge achievement, and she couldn’t be prouder of the relentless hard work and dedication each…
On Tuesday evening, we welcomed over 600 visitors and over 70 exhibitors through our doors for our University, Apprenticeships and Careers Fair. What a turn out it was and thank you to all of our exhibitors, external visitors and internal families who came on the evening. Organised by Mr Oracz, Head of our INSPIRED Sixth…
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