Episode Two: Wacky Walking Wednesday Miss Keep, Geography Department, tells us about ‘Wacky Walking Wednesday’ which took place in Walk to School Week and was great success! ‘Last Wednesday (18th May) St Augustine’s Priory took part in ‘Wacky Walking Wednesday’. We encouraged all students to walk to school as a part of the national Walk…
The Avalanche of Doom! Etc. Our annual Young Scientist of the Year Competition is a brilliant showcase of the stretching and challenging STEM provision at St Augustine’s Priory. This the third such competition ran from January until April and, as we have come to expect, the standard of work produced by the pupils is incredibly…
Junior Maths Challenge 2016 Mrs Bennet, Faculty Head, Maths and Science, reports on the results received from the Junior Maths Challenge 2016: ‘Every year thousands of year 7 and 8 students across the country take part in this annual competition organised by the UK Mathematics Trust. The top 40% of participants gain Gold,…
A tuneful cornucopia Our Director of Music, Mr Martin, reports on the latest musical activities at St Augustine’s Priory: ‘The last two weeks have seen some fantastic performances from girls in the Junior and Senior Schools. There was a splendid lunchtime concert organised by Miss Aspinall for her harp pupils. All the girls who took…
Mr M Dellow, Head of Computer Studies Mr Michael Dellow will be joining St Augustine’s Priory as Head of Computer Studies in September. He has sent us this article introducing himself and telling us about his enthusiasm for Computer Studies. ‘I visited St. Augustine’s Priory in December whilst most of you had begun your Christmas…
A Prayer from CAFOD In the spirit of Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’, ‘On Care for our Common Home’ and Walking to School Week at St Augustine’s Priory we produce the following prayer, composed by Fr Michael Fitzsimons for CAFOD. This prayer has been put up in the school and is a useful reminder of…
An Adventurous Day Miss Keep, Geography Department, reports on Upper II’s recent day on the River Chess: ‘On Friday 6th May, Upper II travelled from school to the River Chess Field Studies Council centre, where they met two FSC teachers named Theresa and Emily. Emily and Theresa gave us a talk about the rules of the river…
Calling Upper II to Upper V The Humanities Faculty has launched a competition to find the Humanities Student of the Year! Girls from Upper II to Upper V are invited to produce a document which argues strongly for staying in or leaving the European Union. Reference should be made to a variety of subjects within…
On Care for our Common Home As we near the end of the Easter Season in this Year of Mercy, St Augustine’s Priory has been inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’’, published in June last year which urges us all to care for our planet and all that it contains. At St Augustine’s Priory…
History comes alive Mrs Van Der Merwe, Form Teacher Lower I, reports on the heated battle which recently took place between the forces of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, and the Roman forces at the battle of Colchester. If any of you are thinking that this took place nearly two thousand years ago, you are…
