Category: Prep

Preps Dance and Gymnastics Showcase

5th April 2019

A wonderful display. On Monday 1st April, the Preps treated us to a wonderful display of dance and gymnastics. There was a Lion King theme to this year’s display, with girls dressed in leopard print and tiger print and whiskers painted on their faces.      Prep I had decorated headdresses of lions and birds which…

Be Spirited

28th March 2019

A time to reflect. Tuesday 26th March was a time for reflection at St Augustine’s Priory.  Nursery to Upper II enjoyed ‘Be Spirited’, a day when the Chapel and Chapter Room are filled with spiritual exercises for the girls to enjoy.  This year Be Spirited took place during Lent, a fitting time for a day…

British Science Week

22nd March 2019

 A week of wonder. Monday 11th March saw the beginning of British Science Week, a week filled with an abundance of activities, workshops and Science practicals.  A true celebration of Science. Medical Mavericks delivered a workshop to the Seniors which raised awareness of the lesser known careers available in medicine such as biomedical science, medical…

Prep III meets Florence Nightingale

22nd March 2019

A journey through History.     Mrs Lubowiecka, Form Teacher Prep III, this week accompanied her Form as they travelled back in time to meet Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910), the founder of modern nursing who came to prominence during the Crimean War (1853 – 1856).  This encounter took place at the Gunnersbury Park Museum. …

World Book Day Competition

15th March 2019

Who reads what? We received an avalanche of entries for this year’s World Book Day Competition.  ‘Who reads what?’ was the talk of the school.  But a winner (or this in case, winners, emerged), Naomi (Upper V Alpha) and Isabel (Form III Alpha) Jeffries who were triumphant with a score of 24 out of 27…

BBC Young Reporters…

8th March 2019

Journalism in action. Our BBC Young Reporters have written, presented and produced an excellent film, reporting on the Priory Farm.  Discover the origins of the farm, who runs it and meet (and hear!) our animals. You can access the Priory Report:  Farming here: https://www.mixital.co.uk/digitalmake/d1ussfa1jv The report tantalisingly begins ‘With spring and Easter bunnies around the…

Augustinians Achieving

7th March 2019

The best experience! Girls leave St Augustine’s Priory prepared for the world of further education and the world of work.  We ensure that they have the tools that enable them to enter a vast array of careers and have all the equipment needed to fulfil their potential and contribute to the wider world. Here we…

Drama training: a skill for life

1st March 2019

  A valuable Drama Inset. Training and learning never stops!  Head of Drama, Ms Brown, attended the annual Drama Teacher Conference last week at the Royal National Theatre and learnt from the best! Ms Brown reports, ‘Theatre director, Katie Mitchell, spoke to a room of Drama Teachers at the National Theatre last week as part…

Women’s World Day of Prayer

1st March 2019

Uniting across the world. Today we celebrate the Women’s World Day of Prayer, an opportunity for women throughout the world to realise the power of prayer and the fulfilment that comes from joining together in prayer.  We here attach a prayer from St Teresa of Avila, a prayer which speaks to the heart of our…

The Parents’ Committee

8th February 2019

A community enterprise. Mrs Beadsworth is one of the stalwart members of the St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee, an enthusiastic and extremely hard-working group of parents who organise fantastic events throughout the year.  She here introduces the work of the committee: ‘The St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee aims to raise funds for activities outside the…

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