The Nursery celebrates

Posted: 4th February 2022

Chinese New Year.

On Monday the children in the Nursery welcomed a very special visitor as one of the parents came in to talk to them about Chinese New Year.  Tuesday 1st February was the start of the Chinese year of the tiger.  There are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac and the children talked about this and discovered that they were born in either the year of the dragon or the dog!

 

The Nursery learnt all about the Chinese New Year celebrations and listened to the story, ‘The great race’. They also looked at authentic Chinese lanterns, decorations and lucky red envelopes. The Nursery reported, ‘We listened to Chinese songs, tried our best to learn Chinese words and used play dough to make pretend dumplings. It was a very special morning and we all loved it!’

Categories: Nursery Whole School
Strengthening Our Community: The Return of Boys to our Preps and Pre-Preps

We are excited to share that, from September 2026, boys will begin moving up from our Nursery into Reception, marking the gradual reintroduction of boys into our Prep and Pre-Prep School.

This step reflects growing interest from families who value our strong holistic ethos and unique grounds and setting and would like their sons and daughters to share their educational journey together.

At St Augustine’s, our strong sense of community, academic excellence, and deep care for each individual child remain at the heart of everything we do. This is a natural evolution of our school rather than a change to who we are, building on our strengths and allowing us to offer the same joyful, inspiring education to even more children.