St David’s Day and Shrove Tuesday. Mrs Nikolova reports that the Nursery held a magnificent St David’s Day on 1st March. The patron saint of Wales was truly commemorated when the pupils had an R.E. circle time, led by Mrs Aragon, about St David’s Day, Shrove Tuesday and Lent. The children painted daffodils for…
The Flight From Egypt. Giorgia in Lower IV combined a journalistic skill with knowledge of R.E. in a recent assignment. Here she tells us of the Exodus – the flight of the Israelites from Egypt. However, Giorgia gave a twist to the traditional telling by challenging herself to write it from the Egyptian perspective. Mrs…
Faith and Belief Forum. St Augustine’s Priory has been proud to have been a member of the Faith and Belief Forum for many years. It was founded in 1997 as the Three Faiths Forum, changing its name to the Faith and Belief Forum in 2018. They work towards ‘a connected and supportive society where people…
Creating Space. Over the last two thousand years there have been a multitude of images of Jesus created in art, and here Freya in Form III examines one such painting in this essay, taking to heart our year’s theme of ‘Creating Space’: ‘One of the reasons I chose this picture is because of the fabulous…
A day to celebrate. Our Feast Day took place just before Half Term on Wednesday 9th February. The school gathered for The Wishing at the beginning of the day when speeches from our Head Girl and the House Captains were well received. During The Wishing, the Catherine Aylward Award winners were announced. This award commemorates…
We are Creating Space for Truthful Conversations. RADIO We have been involved in the Faith and Belief Forum’s school linking programme since November 2010. We are currently linked with the Jewish Community Secondary School in Chipping Barnet. Previously, we were also linked with Unity Girls School, a Muslim school in Hendon, before they relocated. As…
A wonderful ‘thank you’. Hestia was one of the charities for which we raised funds at the 2021 Carol Service and, thanks to the generosity of our parents, we were able to send them £494.17. We were thrilled to receive a video from Hestia thanking us for our contribution which was played at the Senior…
Remembering. Thursday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering those millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust. To mark this at St Augustine’s Priory Ms Brown reports that in Monday’s Senior Assembly, ‘Ava and Mary in Upper IV Aleph interviewed Clare Lawlor from the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Galleries about the…
Firm Foundations. Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, reports on the Upper V Retreat, held on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st January. ‘To mark the end of their mocks, we brought Upper V to SPEC, the Diocese of Westminster’s retreat centre in Pinner. The theme of the retreat was Firm Foundations. The staff at the…
‘The Symbolic World’. We believe that the following online Zoom event may be of interest to our Senior pupils – and also to their parents! Organised by Ealing Abbey parish the events take place on three consecutive Tuesdays, beginning on Tuesday 25th January at 8.00pm. Each session will last no more than an hour and…
