Month: March 2021
A resounding staff win!
Netball thrills. The coming of the end of the Lent term was celebrated with a battle royal on Wednesday 24th March as senior pupils and staff took on each other in four lunchtime netball matches. They were exciting matches, with thrills and skills to the fore as the astroturf filled with spectators from the Seniors…
The Year of St Joseph
The Guardian of us all. Mrs McDermott, Head of RE, reminds us of this year papal theme: ‘Friday 19th March is the feast day of St Joseph and this year it is particularly important as it falls in the “Year of St Joseph.” To celebrate the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being declared the Patron of the Universal…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Promoting Good Behaviour. ‘God loves each of us as if there were only one of us’. So said St Augustine of Hippo, our patron saint. We are all individuals bound together in a community which strives to be the best we can be together. As part of this, at St Augustine’s Priory we are continually…
Down Syndrome Awareness Week
World Down Syndrome Day 2021. This week sees Down Syndrome Awareness Week in the UK, leading to World Down Syndrome Day on this coming Sunday, 21st March. The date of 21st March (3/21) was chosen to reflect the three copies (not just the typical pair) of chromosome 21 that are present in almost everyone who has Down Syndrome…
Upper IV poets
The love of our planet. Mrs Eaton, Head of English, takes us into the world of poetry, focusing on a poem by Mana in Upper IV. ‘Our ‘Love Poetry’ module in English took us from the English Renaissance, to the sonnets of Petrarch and Shakespeare, the metaphysical poets, dramatic monologues and we looked at the…
Lower IV speak loudly!
British Science Week 2021. As part of British Science Week, Mr Kane, Head of Science, led Lower IV in the construction of speakers. Mr Kane comments, ‘As part of their work in electromagnetism, the girls in Lower IV conducted research into the construction of speakers. They came up with some excellent designs and constructed speakers,…
National Day of Reflection
Remembering. On Tuesday 23rd March the United Kingdom will observe a National Day of Reflection to mark the anniversary of the UK’s first Covid lockdown. A minute’s silence at 12.00 noon will be observed for all those who have died in this pandemic and all those who have been bereaved and we are all encouraged…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Promoting Good Behaviour. ‘God loves each of us as if there were only one of us’. So said St Augustine of Hippo, our patron saint. We are all individuals bound together in a community which strives to be the best we can be together. As part of this, at St Augustine’s Priory we are continually…
Book Week
A Celebration of Reading. Books, Books, Books! St Augustine’s Priory was a haven of literature this week as we dropped everything to read, heard staff reading their favourite stories (virtually), enjoyed a quiz and relished the Juniors in their cavalcade of costumes on Friday 12th March as they all paraded in their favourite characters from…
The Echo
Reducing our Carbon Footprint. Ariana in Lower V, a member of the St Augustine’s Priory Senior Eco-Committee, has produced the latest article for The Echo, on how to reduce our carbon footprint. ‘Last year, our school took part in two projects – one was to think of innovative ideas to reduce our carbon footprint and…