Category: Prep

28th February 2018

A Bibliophile’s Paradise.  While we enjoy or otherwise the Arctic-like conditions, we thought a look back at a more temperate time (was it only last week?), when we celebrated our Book Week throughout the school, would be enjoyed. Everything dropped to read! Two Cats in their Hats? Author Julia Jarman with Nursery and Prep I …

28th February 2018

It’s No Joke! (Er, it’snow joke?). Like most of the country, St Augustine’s Priory was covered in snow today.  All the inhabitants, whether human or other enjoyed the whole experience!  Here are some pictures of girls, sheep and a lone chicken braving the weather and making the most of the snowy spring conditions. From the…

27th February 2018

Jacqueline Stuyt-Simpson:  Gamechanger.  If you are ever wondering if  – or even how – one person can make a difference, we would like to draw your attention to Jacqueline Stuyt-Simpson.  Jacqueline Simpson was born in 1919 and for her schooldays attended St Augustine’s Priory and thereafter studied Modern Languages at King’s College, London. And she…

26th February 2018

Pope Francis:  Gamechanger. Mrs McDermott set girls a homework asking them to research Pope Francis and write an essay explaining why they thought he should be a role model for young people today.  Dilichi Dieobi, Upper IVA,  produced the following essay ‘From being voted as Time’s Person of the Year for 2013 to sneaking out…

26th February 2018

New publication. Having just celebrated our Book Week with some stupendous activities, Mr Elder, English Department, highlights an issue very much in the spotlight: ‘As a school we have mental health very much in mind – both in regard to students and ourselves. The charity MIND provides support and funding for support services for those…

26th February 2018

Chapel Update… You will remember our One Hundred Years of Faith project to produce kneelers for our Chapel, started in 2015; twelve small and one long kneeler.  Well, the exciting news is that eleven of the small kneelers have been completed and we are awaiting completion of the twelfth, and then it’s on to the…

23rd February 2018

A Date for your Diary! The Parents’ Committee is holding another wonderful evening on Friday 16th March.  ‘A Quizzical Evening’ will test your ability to mine the darkest recesses of your memories for those items of trivia you have stashed away for that rainy day. What is the capital of Iceland? How many children did…

23rd February 2018

A School Community. The Lent Half Term began, as always, with our school’s Feast Day on Friday 9th February.  Originally held on the Feast Day of Reverend Mother, this is a tradition which reaches back many years into the history of St Augustine’s Priory, when the school was in France.  At the beginning of the…

22nd February 2018

EYFS Forest School adventure Our Forest School is very popular – covering many aspects of the curriculum and ensuring that children enjoy and take advantage of all that our grounds have to offer. On Tuesday 6th February the Nursery and Prep I set out into the grounds to go on a bear hunt.  Miss Keane,…

20th February 2018

Tea Time for T-Pex If you would like a career in veterinary science, or yearn to be a zookeeper or a biologist, here at St Augustine’s Priory we can certainly assist with your career choices by enabling you to have hands-on experience with some of our own livestock. We now have a thriving farm with…