Category: Junior
High 5!
St Augustine’s Priory hosts netball tournament On their website, England Netball states, ‘High 5 is the massively popular entry game of netball. It’s a great way for kids to get active, enjoy themselves and make new friends. It’s designed specifically for children, aged 9-11, and uses fun and variety to get them into the game,…
Vive La Viande!
Sourcing our food The excellence of the quality of the food prepared and served to St Augustine’s Priory pupils and staff is of primary importance to our school caterers, Holroyd Howe, and it is of great educational value to explain to pupils where our food comes from and how it ends up on our plates….
From the Counsellor’s Chair
Welcome from the School Counsellor and to the School Counselling Service Mrs Renata Good, our School Counsellor, Play Therapist and Creative Arts Therapist here writes of the services offered to pupils at St Augustine’s Priory: ‘At some time or another we will face disappointments, change and challenges. Amongst others, these can evoke feelings of anger,…
Drawing and Writing Competition
‘Remember, Remember’ We are pleased to announce that, together with Pitshanger Bookshop, St Augustine’s Priory is running an exciting new creative competition. The theme of the competition, ‘Remember, Remember’ is based around St Augustine’s Priory’s theme for this year, ‘Memory’. There are two categories: from 4 – 7 years of age entries are invited of…
The Taste of Music
Music Department News Dr Higgins, our Director of Music, reports on the news so far this term from the Music Department ‘Term has commenced and the Music Department is in full swing (no pun intended). First, may I say it is my great pleasure to welcome Mrs Heather Eccleston to the Music Department. Mrs Eccleston…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mrs Eccleston, Music Department As Dr Higgins mentions in his article on the Music Taster Day, Mrs Eccleston joins us for this term. We would like to welcome Mrs Eccleston to St Augustine’s Priory and here share some words she has written as introduction, ‘Hello, my name is Mrs Heather Eccleston and I’m the new…
A welcome guest…
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 Dahlicious Day
Roald Dahl’s Centenary Celebrations ‘There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t even started wondering about yet.’ Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach The Junior School was alive with fictional characters on 13th September 2016 as Prep II through to Upper II helped us celebrate a most creative…
Memory in Action
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…
Write on Kew
A Festival of Literature It is again time for that wonderful literary festival ‘Write on Kew’, returning to Kew Gardens again this year from Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th September 2016 in Kew Gardens. This is a festival for all ages, from one to 101 with four days of talks and events with a stellar…