Senior Assembly. The Senior Assembly on Friday 20th November was a feast of music to celebrate St Cecilia’s Day, the Patron Saint of Music. Organised by Lower IV Aleph, it featured the musicians in the class with performances from Niamh playing the violin, followed by Ivy playing the flute and then Caitlin playing the piano. …
A day of nations. Friday 20th November saw our Cultural Dress Up Day, a day when pupils (and staff) were invited to wear traditional clothes of the culture they identified with, or to wear clothes in the colours of that country’s flag. The variety of costumes on show was a thing of beauty, with Wales,…
Reading, reading, reading! A library may conjure up images of rows and rows of bookshelves where people go to have a quiet time and nothing ever changes. Nothing could be further from the truth! Here Mrs Bhatti, our School Librarian, reports on the latest news from our Scriptorium where developments are always happening. ‘Operation Overdrive…
United Against Bullying. The whole school joined in Anti-Bullying Week’s Odd Socks Day on Monday 16th November. From the Nursery upwards into the Seniors a spectacular array of odd socks was on display. Even Upper I, at home during this time, joined in via their computers with a gangantuan display of colourful footwear! Staff were…
A model school. Molly in Form III came up with a brilliant cross-curricular idea to combine two of the subjects she loves, Art and French, by designing and constructing her own school and populating it with members of her Sylvanian Families. She then carefully labelled the items in her school in French. The school comprises…
Festival of Lights. In the Nursery they have been celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. It is a five day festival and during this time, among other celebrations, homes are illuminated and fireworks set off! Mrs Nikolova reports, ‘We have had a wonderful…
Junior Spanish Spelling Bee. Lockdown has been no barrier to education at St Augustine’s Priory. Here, Mylla, now in Form III, reports on the Junior Spanish Spelling Bee, designed to expand and test knowledge of the Spanish language: ‘Back in the Summer Term in Upper II during Lockdown, we were invited to take part in…
United Against Bullying. The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2020 is ‘United Against Bullying’. Taking place next week from 16th – 20th November, there are a host of activities planned throughout the week, beginning with Odd Socks day on Monday 16th November when we are all invited to wear odd socks to school – the more…
Was Jesus a Game Changer? Ms Corkery reports on life in Lower VI as they study R.E. ‘In General R.E. lessons, Lower VI have spent the first half of the Michaelmas Term examining the extent to which Jesus was a game changer. They have explored Jesus’ influence from a number of key perspectives, including his…
Learning in love. We are delighted to print two articles by members of Upper II who have been studying the Kingdom of God in their R.E. lessons. Mrs Cattigan, Form Teacher Upper II Alpha, reports, ‘It is that time of year again when I challenge the girls in Upper II to write a report summarising…
