Summer at St Augustine’s Priory The grounds at St Augustine’s Priory are made for children to enjoy – to play, to grow, to have adventures. What better way to spend some of the summer holidays than to enjoy the activities on offer at St Augustine’s Priory. Super Camps, the UK’s number one for childcare during…
“You can do it” This was the way in which Dr Rupa Huq MP, Ealing Central and Acton, left an attentive audience of St Augustine’s Priory pupils on Friday 29th April, following an encouraging speech about modern democracy and life as a Member of Parliament. Dr Huq encouraged our girls not only to ensure they…
“It’s a hard enough life for us”… But not for the audience! A crowded room of proud parents and teachers were itching to join in with the singing that filled the hall of St Augustine’s Priory on Wednesday evening, during Upper II’s production of Annie Junior. In the words of Director of Music, Mr Martin,…
From the Counsellor’s Chair Mrs Good, our School Counsellor, here contributes the second in her articles on the benefits of reading: ‘In my previous article I explored the benefits of reading to children. But what if encouraging your child to read is a challenge? After a day of lessons that includes reading, some children may…
From the Director of Music Four weeks into term and it is wonderful to hear the sound of rehearsals underway at lunchtimes, before and after school. A number of ensembles have chosen to mark this year’s Shakespeare anniversary in creative ways. The Senior Orchestra has started rehearsing the Dance of the Clowns from Mendelssohn’s music…
The Little Princess Trust During her year in office, Pervin Kaur, Upper VI student at St Augustine’s Priory and Youth Mayor of Ealing, is working hard on several issues including fundraising for The Little Princess Trust, a charity which provides real hair wigs to children across the UK and Ireland who have lost their own…
A Spring residential visit Miss O’Connell, Form Teacher Upper I, reports on Upper I and Lower II’s adventurous residential visit in Norfolk. ‘On Wednesday 20th April Upper I and Lower II set off on an exciting residential visit to Kingswood, West Runton, Norfolk. We stayed for three days at Kingswood taking part in activities…
A focus on the Mass More news from our Director of Music, Mr Martin, re musical news this week: ‘The Summer Term has got off to a fine start and congratulations are due to all the girls who took an ABRSM instrumental exam last term. It was an excellent set of results with a 100%…
What does it mean to be British? ‘I do not like tea, it is disgusting!’ So states a member of Lower I in this ground-breaking video on what it means to be British, produced by the pupils and their teacher, Mrs Van Der Merwe. The girls voice their support for the shared values of the…
Visit to Sandringham On Wednesday 20th April Upper I and Lower II left St Augustine’s Priory to go on a residential two day visit to Kingswood in Norfolk where they planned to take part in various adventurous activities. However… on the way they stopped at Sandringham, the Norfolk country estate of The Queen. They…
