Year: 2018

25th May 2018

Plans for the week of 11th – 15th June. In school assemblies on Friday, 25th May, Priory 6 introduced us to the plans for Women’s Wellness Week, running from 11th – 15th June. This will be a packed week of events and talks at St Augustine’s Priory, encompassing many issues which impact on women’s lives. …

24th May 2018

Junior Maths Week. Earlier in May Nursery to Upper II embarked on an enhanced exploration of Mathematics.  Ms Gambrill, Mathematics Coordinator for the Juniors, relates the work that went on throughout the Junior School: ‘During the first half of May the Junior, Prep and Nursery pupils celebrated Maths Week. The main aims of the week…

24th May 2018

Prayer Garden prayers. It is never too early to celebrate and this week our youngest pupils proved this with their marking of the Feast of Pentecost, which took place last Sunday. Our Prayer Garden proved the ideal venue when all our Nursery and Prep I, II and III pupils gathered there to celebrate Pentecost, the…

24th May 2018

Tips on managing exams for parents. Our School Counsellor, Mrs R Good, has some timely advice for parents during this examinations season. ‘Whilst a certain amount of pressure and worry can motivate some students to revise and achieve in exams, the pressure of exams can feel intolerable for others, activating or intensifying existing feelings of…

22nd May 2018

St Gregory’s Nursery pupils meet our farm animals.  The St Augustine’s Priory Farm is going from strength to strength, providing a wonderful learning environment for children of all ages, whether for science lessons, for those who plan to enter a career working with animals or simply for those who enjoy their company! Last Friday, 18th…

17th May 2018

 Lower IV and Upper IV embrace La France.  Monday 14th May dawned bright and early for twenty-two Lower IV and Upper IV pupils and four members of staff.  They had all managed to get themselves by 5.00a.m. to St Augustine’s Priory where a coach was waiting to whisk them off to St Pancras station to…

10th May 2018

Women’s Wellness Week – What aren’t we talking about? It is spring.  Yes, finally, green buds are appearing and whatever we have all made of this unusually bitter winter it appears to be ending.  At this time of year some people’s thoughts turn to their gardens, or interior decorating – but for me it is…

4th May 2018

Conversations for development.  Wednesday 2nd May saw Lower VI engage in an initiative designed to help prepare Lower V pupils for life in Priory 6.  At the beginning of the afternoon Lower VI pupils advised on A Level subjects to groups of Lower V pupils who rotated from subject station to subject station.  This was…

4th May 2018

Young Young Enterprise.  Prep III explored their entrepreneurial abilities this week as they took part in a project designed to cultivate their business, creative and marketing skills! As part of the upcoming Association Day on Saturday 30th June this group of budding businesswomen will be designing and making their own products to sell on a…

4th May 2018

Visit from Mr Alan Reed.  As part of the History curriculum, a field visit is undertaken to the battlefields of World War I.  This year we were privileged to host Mr Alan Reed, an expert on World War I, who came to St Augustine’s Priory on Friday 27th April to speak on the topic and…