November 2020

In these times. Mrs R Good, our School Counsellor and Play Therapist, writes about well-being and acts of kindness: ‘World Mental Health Day was observed on 10th October, with the aim of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health.  Mental health problems can affect anyone, […]

A Commemoration. The autumn leaves were falling at St Augustine’s Priory as all the children and staff commemorated Armistice Day on 11th November.  One hundred years after the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, the whole school gathered in the grounds and observed the two-minute silence at 11.00am. Following this, Daisy in […]

Marking Remembrance Day. From Nursery to Upper II, the girls of St Augustine’s Priory have been busy making poppies to mark Remembrance Sunday on 8th November and Armistice Day on 11th November.  Their wonderful work is displayed in the Prep Playground for all to see. Since World War I, red poppies have been a moving […]

Meeting the sheep. Members of Prep II and Prep III were excited and raring to go on the afternoon of Friday 6th November as the first instalment of Mrs Mackay’s Adventure Club took place.  We all gathered in the Prep Playground as Mrs Mackay told us that we were going to a part of the […]

The Earthshot Prize. The Earthshot Prize’s website states, ‘The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history, designed to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten years. The Prize aims to turn the current pessimism surrounding environmental issues into optimism, by highlighting the ability of human ingenuity to […]

Fulfilling potential. St Augustine’s Priory is full of talented children who pursue their calling not only in school but also outside.  Whether their interests lie in writing, music, sport, drama or any of the other thousands of areas available in life, all the pupils here have talents and gifts galore.  Carlotta, Lower V, is a […]

Creative Learning. So much learning took place during Black History Month and Juniors plunged headlong into the delights of research and creativity.  This wonderful poster encapsulates all that took place from Nursery to Upper II.

Ealing Wildlife Group. During Half Term we learnt of the exciting news that Ahilya in Lower IV has been awarded third place in the Young Wildlife Explorers category in the Ealing Wildlife Group photography competition! This is a wonderful achievement and Ahilya is to be congratulated on a wonderful photograph of a robin in full […]

Ms E Dindo. After Half Term we welcomed Ms E Dindo to St Augustine’s Priory.  She has joined us as Form Teacher of Lower I and will also be teaching French and Music in the Juniors. Hailing from Vancouver, Ms Dindo gained a B.Ed. in Elementary Education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.  Her […]

Inspirational learning. The development of resources and tools for children to access books and learning materials gathers apace in the library as Mrs Bhatti reports on the latest developments happening throughout the school:  ‘Prep I are becoming very excited about books and they will be receiving their very own copy of the hilarious picture book […]