Category: Junior

15th April 2016

The next chapter Schools exist for young people. It follows then that the involvement of young people in the leadership of academic institutions is not only sensible, but necessary. By providing girls with greater ownership of their educational experience, we ensure they develop the skills to manage their own direction in life, which in a…

14th April 2016

Lent Collection feeds thousands with fish The final newsletter of Lent Term commenced with a message from Mrs Raffray which highlighted the many freedoms we in the UK enjoy and which other people, in other places, are not so fortunate to experience. The backdrop to this reflection was a Monday morning assembly in which the…

13th April 2016

History visit Visits to sites of interest broaden the girls’ appreciation and understanding of their curriculum subjects and help to bring alive the topics studied.  As an example of this, in the last week of the Lent Term, on Monday 21st March, Upper I visited the British Museum to conduct historical research in the Anglo…

13th April 2016

Mass at St Augustine’s Priory As always, we welcomed a new term at St Augustine’s Priory by celebrating Mass for both the Juniors and Seniors.  We were pleased to welcome Fr Thomas from Ealing Abbey who celebrated the Masses for us today, occasions of joy for the beginning of the Summer Term. Both Masses saw…

12th April 2016

Seeing with new eyes Happy Easter! Seeing with Easter Eyes is the prayer which is being displayed in the school to help us to celebrate this season of renewal and to see the world through the eyes of the Easter experience. We thought you would like to share this prayer with us and we attach…

24th March 2016

From the Counsellor’s Chair Mrs Good, our School Counsellor, reminds us of the joys and advantages of reading: ‘World Book Reading Day took place on 3rd March 2016 and was the nineteenth year that there has been a World Book Reading Day.  It’s the biggest celebration of its kind designated by UNESCO as a worldwide…

24th March 2016

Through Holy Week with the Juniors Mrs Van Der Merwe, Form Teacher, Lower I, takes us through Holy Week with Upper I and Lower I.  The girls in both classes have made Holy Week bracelets to support their learning about the events and importance of Holy Week, which is also part of our R.E. curriculum….

18th March 2016

Exploring democracy For the second time in a week St Augustine’s Priory pupils visited the Houses of Parliament.  On Tuesday 15th March it was Lower II’s turn and they spent a day watching democracy in action.  The day included the opportunity to see a debate in the House of Commons, tour the main sites in…

18th March 2016

A questionable recreation As our series of veritas lectures continues, Dr Aric Sigman’s talk on the contentious issue of recreational screen time attracted the curiosity of many. As a thought leader on matters of health education, Dr Sigman’s candid approach is, as one might expect, well informed, respected and authoritative. But is the danger of…

18th March 2016

Quicksticks Festival nets success with local Catholic schools There is something superhuman about the P.E. Department at St Augustine’s Priory. The pace at which they operate would rival Road Runner. And are we grateful for it? Oh yes! One of the many pleasures of working here is the reassurance that our girls are free to…