Chinese New Year. On Monday the children in the Nursery welcomed a very special visitor as one of the parents came in to talk to them about Chinese New Year. Tuesday 1st February was the start of the Chinese year of the tiger. There are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac and the children talked…
A wonderful ‘thank you’. Hestia was one of the charities for which we raised funds at the 2021 Carol Service and, thanks to the generosity of our parents, we were able to send them £494.17. We were thrilled to receive a video from Hestia thanking us for our contribution which was played at the Senior…
Remembering. Thursday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering those millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust. To mark this at St Augustine’s Priory Ms Brown reports that in Monday’s Senior Assembly, ‘Ava and Mary in Upper IV Aleph interviewed Clare Lawlor from the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Galleries about the…
Coaching at its best. The performance of the England cricket team in the Ashes against Australia may not have filled you with joy and jubilation, but a cricketing performance nearer to home is certainly deserving of congratulations. Just before Christmas our Bursar, Mr Philpott, was recognised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for…
Dr D Oikonomou. St Augustine’s Priory has a vibrant Art Department with pupils of all ages enjoying and benefitting from a superb staff who are motivated and enthusiastic in all that they do. Our most recent addition to the department, Dr Oikonomou, our Head of Art, has now been at St Augustine’s Priory for a…
Creating space for our Common Good. The start of the Lent Term 2022 was marked with a day dedicated to celebrating ‘Building the Kingdom’ of God. From Nursery to Upper II, pupils examined the Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt and looked at the plight of refugees in our world and Christ’s early life as a…
St Augustine’s Priory celebrates. On 8th December St Augustine’s Priory celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Mass, beautifully organised by members of Lower IV Aleph. On Monday 6th December, the Assembly looked at the qualities shown by Mary in her life. She was faithful and obedient, loving and…
Creating Space. This year’s Carol Service took place on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at Ealing Abbey and, after a year’s absence, was welcomed by all at St Augustine’s Priory. A moving celebration of the birth of Christ with biblical readings, inspiring music and choristers whose renditions of seasonal songs was beautiful in the extreme. …
‘The Wriggly Nativity’. Prep I and Prep II entertained us all on Wednesday 8th December with their interpretation of the Christmas story in ‘The Wriggly Nativity’. As usual, the girls were filled with enthusiasm and the joy of Christmas and enthralled us all. With Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds (and sheep!) the Wise Men and even…
A prelude to festivity. The St Augustine’s Priory Christmas Fair, organised by our brilliant Parents’ Committee took place on Friday 3rd November. The grounds were lit up, the stalls were resplendent with goods and goodies and Father Christmas took his place in his grotto. All that was needed was the pupils to made it a…