Month: January 2019

Priory 6: A glimpse at Chemistry

25th January 2019

  Learning in our laboratories. At St Augustine’s Priory we are privileged to have access to excellent facilities for pursuing science throughout the school. We have four purpose-built laboratories and science is taught right from the Preps where children begin to learn how to understand the world around them.  By the time girls reach the…

Careers Speaker: Daniel Cohen

25th January 2019

A career in Public Relations. On Thursday 25th January Daniel Cohen, a multi-award winning creative strategist, came to talk to Priory 6 and Upper V girls about his career.  Mr Cohen has worked with some of the best people across PR, digital and marketing in a career spanning 25 years with companies such as McDonalds,…

Careers Speakers

18th January 2019

An inspirational programme for the Lent term. There is another exciting programme planned for the Careers Speakers event this term.  Yet again, we have an eminent line-up of leaders in their various fields coming to St Augustine’s Priory to speak to Priory 6 and Upper V about their careers and to share their experiences. The…

Seniors visit Valencia

17th January 2019

A language learning opportunity. From 13th – 16th December 2018 Lower V – Upper VI Spanish students had the wonderful opportunity to hone their Spanish skills at a language school and through staying with host families on a visit to Valencia, on Spain’s southeastern coast. Mr Harnett was one of the teachers accompanying the visit…

Seniors’ Co-curricular Fair

16th January 2019

The opportunity to become involved. Thursday 10th January saw the Seniors gather en masse at the co-curricular fair for the chance to enrol in one of the many co-curricular clubs on offer at St Augustine’s Priory which cater for a wide variety of interests and enthusiasms.  Mr Green reports on the event:    ‘Last week saw…

Light in the Darkness

14th January 2019

Sometimes it takes time away to understand the implications of the lives we lead. When faced with the sheer bliss of another place, another reality, the impact of the West’s rampant consumerism on the environment and on our lives can be realised and reflected on, a different perspective seen. This Christmas I was fortunate enough…

Upper II Alpha share their stories

11th January 2019

  Creativity in the Juniors. Mrs Cattigan, Form Teacher Upper II Alpha, reports that her Form have begun the new year with a great spirit of creativity and generosity! ‘Upper II Alpha wrote some short stories inspired by their class novel, ‘Eye of the Wolf’ and in the true spirit of storytelling, visited Lower I…

News from Argentina

11th January 2019

Fundación Anpuy. Ms De Lahitte is delighted to share with us news on Nico, the Argentinian boy we sponsor through the charity Fundación Anpuy. ‘We recently received Nicolas’ end of year report from Fundación Anpuy, which includes a picture of Nico with the personalised football top we sent him (this had been funded by a Priory 6 fundraising initiative). Below is a translated extract from…

Meeting members of staff…

11th January 2019

  Ms D Corkery. This term we are delighted to welcome Ms D Corkery to St Augustine’s Priory, who joins us as a teacher of R.E.  Ms Corkery says: ‘I’m delighted to be teaching such fantastic pupils. The welcome that I have received since I set foot inside St Augustine’s Priory has been amazing. The…

Prayer for the New Year

11th January 2019

God knows us and loves us. As we begin the Lent Term, we look forward with hope and trust to all that the year 2019 will bring.  God loves us; as it says in Jeremiah, chapter 1: ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you came to birth I consecrated you’. …

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