Month: September 2019

Form III, Lower V and ‘Matilda the Musical’

27th September 2019

A visit to the theatre. Thursday 12th September saw Form III and Lower V visiting the theatre to see the amazing ‘Matilda the Musical’.  Ms Brown, Head of Drama, reports on their experience: ‘Form III had a fantastic evening at Matilda the Musical.  Their behaviour was exemplary. The girls enjoyed socializing together and seeing the…

Meeting Members of Staff…

27th September 2019

Miss T Saunders. The Maths Department is delighted that Miss T Saunders has joined their department this term to teach Maths from Form III to Upper VI.  Miss Saunders achieved a First in Physics from Southampton University and has taught at the Reach Academy in Feltham.  She is delighted to join St Augustine’s Priory and…

Help with the Harvest

26th September 2019

A Bumper Crop. As you know we are busy harvesting our bumper crop of apples to produce apple juice from our over twenty apple trees.  We have been crushing, pressing and pasteurising apples (via our crusher, presser and pasteuriser generously donated to us by our Parents’ Committee).  Under the guidance of Mr Raffray, pupils from…

Upper VI Summer 2019 Leavers: an evening to remember

26th September 2019

Progression 2019. Every year we are delighted to welcome our summer Upper VI leavers to join staff in a formal dinner at St Augustine’s Priory.  This occasion marks a turning point in these young women’s lives when they bid farewell to St Augustine’s Priory and look forward to the wonderful opportunities that university brings.     …

Priory 6 travel the world

26th September 2019

The St Augustine’s Priory Travel Scholarship. Two of our St Augustine’s Priory 6 Travel Scholarship holders, Aoife and Jasmine, made good use of their award during the summer.  These two enterprising young women were awarded this annual scholarship which goes towards an academic or outreach programme of the girls’ choice, with a view to enable…

World Alzheimer’s Month

26th September 2019

The Thread of Life at St Augustine’s Priory. September 2019 marks the eighth World Alzheimer’s Month, raising awareness of dementia, the condition which affects so many people worldwide and carries with it so much stigma.  At St Augustine’s Priory we believe in lifelong learning, utilising academic subjects and the opportunities they provide to open doors to…

Lower V:  an exchange visit to remember

26th September 2019

Enjoying France. The website of the European Day of Languages, celebrated on 26th September each year, has some fascinating facts on offer.  Among them: There are about 225 indigenous languages in Europe – roughly 3% of the world’s total. Bilingualism brings with it many benefits: it makes the learning of additional languages easier, enhances the…

The Traveller’s Prayer

20th September 2019

A shared experience. Priory 6 members, Aoife Pedreschi and Jasmine Dawuda were two of this year’s recipients of the St Augustine’s Priory Travel Scholarship and took the opportunity to travel to Vietnam where they taught English to adults (an article on this will follow).  At Senior Assembly on Monday Aoife and Jasmine relayed their experiences…

Priory 6 and an adventurous weekend

17th September 2019

Stubbers Adventure Centre. Naomi Jeffries and Ljilja Vincic (Lower VI) were part of the Priory 6 group who visited the Stubbers Adventure Centre for a weekend of activities recently.  They report on the weekend: ‘At 2.00pm on Friday 6th September, Priory 6 left St Augustine’s Priory to go on our residential visit to the Stubbers…

Yourstage

13th September 2019

A dramatic opportunity! Ms Hagerty, Director of Priory 6, teaches GCSE and A Level Drama at St Augustine’s Priory, and has just stepped into a new role as Deputy Head (Co-curriculum, Community and Development).  Ms Hagerty started running her company Yourstage Drama (then Yourspace) in 2008. The company has gone from strength to strength, and…

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