Eggs Galore! A delighted Prep II scoured the Prep Meadow today in their valiant efforts to find as many Easter Eggs as possible! Fortunately, their hunting skills were well developed and no leaf was left unturned in the meadow until each girl had found an Easter Egg. We hope they remember not to eat them…
A moving liturgy. The Nursery and Preps gathered in costume in the Prep Meadow on Thursday 25th March to hold their Palm Sunday liturgy. This is an annual tradition and all the children contributed wonderfully to this celebration. Bible readings and prayers marked the occasion and, when Jesus rode his donkey through the crowd,…
Mass in the last week of term As we near the end of term and the end of Lent, the last Mass of the term was this week celebrated by Fr Thomas and prepared by Lower VA. Although it was the day before the feast of the Annunciation, that feast’s readings were used. We heard…
A national competition. Mrs MacLennan, Director of Priory 6 here tells us of the work conducted by Lower VI this week: ‘The Lower VI students have been taking part in the BASE Challenge organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). They have been working in groups of three to four…
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…
Scientific projects displayed. Lower II have been working hard creating some imaginative science projects this term and 24th March saw them demonstrating their results to the rest of the Juniors. Taking turns, class by class, from Lower I to Upper II, the Juniors visited the imaginative and creative work undertaken by Lower II in an…
The grounds at St Augustine’s Priory. Spring is beginning to show itself in the grounds at St Augustine’s Priory. The trees are in bud and the daffodils are in full bloom. The farm animals are enjoying the warmer weather and we look forward to welcoming lambs in due course. This is always a time to…
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…
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…
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…
