Earlier this week, Westholme Prep 4 wrapped up warm for their Outdoor Learning class and took part in preparation activities that help them to recognise birds and how to encourage birds to visit the woodland area in the school grounds. They made bird feeders using apples, bird seed and pieces of wood and string. They…
This week, we welcomed everyone back to a wintery looking Westholme after the Christmas and New Year’s break. Thank you to our maintenance team who have done such a great job making sure that the grounds and surrounding areas have been safe for our students, staff and parents to return. Despite the cold, the snow…
This year, we held our Senior Carol Service in the beautiful surroundings of Blackburn Cathedral. Organised by Director of Music Mr Holt and Mrs Lewis, it is always one of the highlights of the Westholme School calendar. Needless to say, this year proved to be no different! Our students put on a fabulous showcase of…
Last Friday, it was the turn of our Prep students to take part in their carol service at Blackburn Cathedral. What a splendidly festive occasion it was! The Cathedral looked magnificent with Christmas trees, wreaths and candles in decoration for the Christmas season. Students performed brilliantly in front of family and friends, having learnt their…
Aspiring Sixth Form medical students were lucky enough to be able to have an in-depth chat with OW, Daniel Kirkwood, who visited us on Thursday afternoon. Daniel left Westholme to study medicine at Lancaster University. Daniel did exceptionally well in his A Levels whilst at Westholme, achieving 4 A*s. He kindly gave up some of…
Congratulations to our Boys’ and Girls’ swimming teams who have had some fantastic success recently. Both teams won the Blackburn Schools’ Championships, with the boys retaining their title. They were presented with two fantastic trophies, which date back to the early 1900s! Great work from the team and the coaching staff involved. Boys’ Swimming team:…
Lower Prep pupils wowed their families and friends with their performance of Born in a Barn. There was a good deal of commotion in the Bethlehem stable when the animals realised that there was a baby in the barn! All the animals and especially the cockerel learnt about their special guest from the donkey. As…
Last Saturday, INSPIRED Sixth Former Ayesha attended the Cycling Time Trials Champions Lunch where she was presented with a gold medal, gold cap and trophy for winning the National 25 mile Time Trial Championship for Junior Women. The race was held in August where Ayesha received her National Champions jersey; the Champions Lunch was a…
Last Tuesday, Toby in Year 10 ventured outside at the end of the school day to capture the sunset ‘golden hour’ over the school fields. As you can see below, he managed to capture the sun just before it disappeared over the horizon. Great timing! Having just finished a photography class in Period 6, Toby…
This week, Prep 6 visited Western Approaches WW2 Museum in Liverpool. First, we looked at artefacts to infer if the belongings on our table belonged to an evacuee, submariner, warden, fire guard, soldier or home cook. Next, we watched the declaration of war and a news reel about what to do in an air raid….
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