Category: Junior
No Pens Wednesday
Art with a difference Lower I made the most of No Pens Wednesday on 26th April during their Art lesson with Mrs Mackay, which they spent out in the meadow creating beautiful land art. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy whom Lower I have been studying as part of the curriculum, the girls gathered materials in the…
Academic excellence
Scholarships for the Senior School for September 2017 Although we have only just commenced the Summer Term 2017, at St Augustine’s Priory we are already looking towards our new academic year, starting in September. To that end we are pleased to announce the scholarships which have been awarded to girls who will be entering the…
Upper II and French couture
Uniform Project During the Lent Term Upper II were busy with couture. Not content with visiting France they also expanded their vocabulary and knowledge of French by designing a school uniform. Ms Gandi and Ms Assemat, Modern Languages Department, report on Upper II’s foray into fashion: ‘During the Lent Term Upper II were very busy…
Upper I hosts some French visitors
The visit of the André Malraux school Following on from the recent visit of Upper I to the Andre Malraux French school in January, Ms Gandi, Modern Languages Department, reports on their return visit this week to St Augustine’s Priory: ‘Our partnership with the André Malraux French school in Hanwell started this year with our…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mr J Powell, Bursar Our new Bursar, Mr Jonathan Powell, joined St Augustine’s Priory in January and claims to have been so busy since then that he has not had time to draft this article. Having previously served in the Royal Navy and then in the charity sector, he says that the transition has been…
School Officials: 2017 – 2018 Candidates
‘You mean as much to the school as the school means to you.’ Leah Mpinga, Lower VI It is always so impressive to watch our girls striving to achieve their goals. Inspiring because they are so young and so driven, and heart-warming because of the many ways in which they attribute their qualities to their…
Musical News
Events so far this year Dr Higgins, our Director of Music, reports on St Augustine’s Priory’s musical events since January. ‘The Lent Term was one of extraordinary productivity and output for the Music Department with several projects coming to fruition. After six months of hard work and practice, the school production, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’…
BBC’s The Odyssey Project
‘My Name is Nobody’ One of the most famous journeys of all time was that of Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, the tale of Odysseus’ epic, ten year journey home after the Trojan War. As a response to ‘The Odyssey’, Europe’s second oldest poem, the BBC has…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mrs Kirsty Knowles We are delighted to welcome Mrs Kirsty Knowles to St Augustine’s Priory this term. Mrs Knowles joins us as Deputy Head, Juniors and here tells us about herself. ‘From the age of three, when, much to my mother’s paradoxical pride and sadness, I let go of her hand with ease and self-reliance,…
‘Un très beau voyage sur la Côte d’Opale‘ by Upper II
A Feast of French Mrs Assemat, Modern Languages Junior Co-ordinator, reports on the recent visit of Upper II to France: ‘On Wednesday 8th March 2017 we set off for ‘un beau voyage’ to la cote d’Opale France, North of France, with Upper II. We visited charming little places and drove through picturesque scenery in the French countryside. Of…