“The chance to wake up without a fear of violence” On Wednesday 21st September 2016 St Augustine’s Priory marked the International Day of Peace. Established in 1981 by the United Nations, the International Day of Peace is observed annually on 21st September. Every year the United Nations calls on warring parties to lay down their…
Lower IIA’s work in R.E. Mrs Round, Form Teacher, Lower IIA, reports that Lower II has been studying God’s Gifts. This covers a wide spectrum, whether it be our health, family, friends or, as Coroico Bottomley, Lower IIA, has explored in her poem below, thanking God for the wonders of creation. Mrs Round comments, ‘This…
A welcome guest… Groucho the rabbit makes an appearance A special visitor arrived at St Augustine’s Priory on Tuesday 13th September. Groucho the rabbit, who has been to St Augustine’s Priory over several years is owned by Lucy Bennet, past pupil and daughter of Mrs Bennet, Head of Maths. This year Groucho, accompanied by Lucy,…
A Stitch in Time ‘Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.’ (Elie Wiesel) At St Augustine’s Priory the theme for this year is Memory and, as the Headteacher, Mrs Raffray, wrote in her last letter, ‘We will be planning rich cross-curricular links, competitions as well…
A Prayer for the New School Year A new academic school year is always exciting. Perhaps starting a new school, moving up a year, reuniting with old friends and making new ones, it all adds to the experience of new beginnings, of a fresh start, a blank page on which to write. The following prayer…
Upper II celebrate the end of Juniors Mrs Farmer, Form Teacher Upper II Alpha reports on the joyous end of year retreat for Upper II. ‘On Friday 1st July, Upper II spent time together during the morning to reflect on their time in the Junior School at their retreat. The theme was ‘Wisdom’ and it was based on the…
Catholic Primary Schools join together On Tuesday 5th July St Augustine’s Priory was privileged to be the last stage in the Ealing Deanery Catholic Primary Schools’ Pilgrimage to mark the Year of Mercy. Over the last few weeks, primary schools from all over the deanery had marked the Year of Mercy with a pilgrimage, journeying…
Westminster Cathedral On Tuesday 21st June the Good Samaritan Mass was held at Westminster Cathedral, celebrating the work of schools for the Crisis Fund of the Catholic Children’s Society, Westminster. Dilichi Dieobi, Form III Alpha, was privileged to read at the Mass and said, ‘I was lucky enough to read a bidding prayer at the…
Lower II and Upper II guides to the grounds On Tuesday 28th June we welcomed the judges from the Ealing in Bloom competition who had come to judge our grounds for this year’s competition. The categories under which our grounds were judged were maintenance, plants, features and children’s involvement. To show them round the grounds…
Correspondence with Pope Francis Last year Pope Francis wrote to the world with his encyclical “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”, urging us to care for our home, the planet Earth, and all that it contained. After we celebrated Laudato Si’ week last week with several initiatives designed to help…
