Month: May 2021

Walk to School Week

20th May 2021

Wacky Walking Wednesday. Wacky Walking Wednesday is always a great hit, pupils celebrate Walk to School Week with an array of wacky shoes.  Their imagination and skill at transforming ordinary shoes into works of art are always an inspiration.  Here, we show some of the wonderful ideas that have materialised in school this week!  From…

Lower IV’s crosses

20th May 2021

Learning from St Oscar Romero. St Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador and was murdered in 1980.  He spoke for the poor and oppressed and was a man of conscience and faith.  Canonised by Pope Francis in 2018, here Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life tells us about the work Lower IV have been…

‘Who am I?’

14th May 2021

Form III learn about themselves. For their Lent project Form III have been working on a fascinating subject.  They have been exploring their identity in the topic ‘Who am I?’.  Miss Gandi, Modern Languages Department, describes the girls’ brief: ‘Form III were asked to create a scrapbook entitled ‘Who am I’.  They could include their family…

Lower II Alpha and Mental Health Awareness Week

14th May 2021

Lessons surrounded by nature. Miss Cooke, Form Teacher, Lower II Alpha, tells us how Lower II Alpha took advantage of our grounds this week when the girls enjoyed a PSHEE lesson centred around Mental Health Awareness Week.  This year, the theme is nature – something which all of our girls, whatever their age, can enjoy…

Form III Scholars present

14th May 2021

Understanding the universe. Mr Elder enjoyed presentations from members of Form III this week in the latest news from our scholars.  He tells us, ‘Form III Academic Scholars met this week and we had two presentations. The first, from Arianna and Kate, was on the mind-bending topic of the universe, with the students asking, “How…

Talking Careers

14th May 2021

Following one’s dreams. Mr Ferguson organised a fascinating Careers Talk this week while, simultaneously, our speaker’s daughter was also making a presentation! ‘Today, whilst his daughter was presenting to Mr Elder and her fellow Gifted & Talented scholars, Dr Carraretto Zoomed in to St Augustine’s Priory to speak to Lower V and Lower VI for…

Photos within photos

14th May 2021

Juniors and Seniors experiment. Mrs Wright, Art Department, describes the photographic workshops she recently delivered to Art students in both Juniors and Seniors: ‘These experimental photography workshops explored the theme of a photograph within a photograph. Girls were shown examples of the work of contemporary photographers and asked to respond with creative solutions, using large…

Nursery Scientists

13th May 2021

Investigating nature.   The Nursery had an exciting time last week when they visited our very own pond.  They are learning about the life cycle of frogs and pond life and so their visit to the pond was invaluable.  They saw lots of plants and the wild life surrounding the pond, and were lucky enough…

Prep II learn about Eid

13th May 2021

Sharing gifts. Mrs Costello, Form Teacher, Prep II, tells us how Prep II have been learning about Eid this week. ‘We were pleased to welcome two of the parents to Prep II this week (via Google Meet) who gave us a presentation and talked to the class about Eid, the religious holiday which marks the…

Sporting Achievement

6th May 2021

A Sports Scholar’s Award. We are delighted to announce that one of our Sports Scholars, Olivia in Lower V, has recently been awarded the  Jack Petchey Achievement Award by the Jack Petchey Foundation.  This is in recognition of her hard work, dedication and sporting achievements, and brings with it a financial reward for her athletics…

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