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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Insight into Industry Day. Here a member of Lower V has written about her form’s experience on Tuesday 9th March in their Insight into Industry Day. ‘I am a Lower V student and on Tuesday we took part in an industry workshop run by Ms Hales, our Head of Year. It was a fun and…
Return on International Women’s Day. Milly in Upper VI reflects on the return of girls to St Augustine’s Priory on Monday 8th March! ‘How appropriate that on International Women’s Day, our school finally reopened its gates to the whole school after the latest COVID lockdown. After weeks of being forbidden from socialising outside of the…
Seniors triumph. Last week we heard the wonderful news of the results of the UK Mathematics Trust Intermediate Maths Challenge. Girls at St Augustine’s Priory have received some spectacular results. Five gold awards have gone to Chloe, Simran, Lily and Yuuri in Upper V and Mana in Upper IV with these Upper V girls qualifying…
An afternoon of netball. Lower V pupil, Naomi, reports on some St David’s Day intense netball activity via Zoom! ‘On Monday 1st March Juniors and Seniors alike retrieved their trainers from the back of their wardrobes together with their netballs to join Jamaican International and London Pulse Player, Adean Thomas, for an interactive zoom session….
