Category: Junior

27th April 2017

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…

24th April 2017

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…

21st April 2017

‘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…

21st April 2017

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’…

20th April 2017

‘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…

20th April 2017

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,…

31st March 2017

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…

31st March 2017

Marking the end of term Today, the last day of the Lent Term, we marked the season of Lent with two liturgies, one for Seniors and one for Juniors, comprising the Stations of the Cross. We thought that we would share the resource used for these liturgies with you; the CAFOD Stations of the Cross….

29th March 2017

‘You can find magic wherever you look.  Sit back and relax, all you need is a book’, Dr. Seuss. It was Book Week here at St Augustine’s Priory last week, and it was an adventure from start to finish.  On Monday 20th March pupils were greeted in the Preps’ playground by Captain Hook, Peter Pan,…

29th March 2017

On Tuesday 21st March Upper I took on the role of plant hunters on an exciting visit to Kew Gardens.  Some of Upper I have written about their favourite parts of the trip: ‘As a school trip, we went to Kew Gardens and I loved it! My favourite part was when we went and did…