Category: Prep

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…

9th February 2018

Ignatian Spirituality This year Ash Wednesday falls during our Half Term.  Mrs McDermott, Head of Religious Studies, draws our attention to a website which invites us to reflect on each day of Lent as we go through the Lenten journey.  This is a way of praying the Examen throughout Lent with materials provided by Fr…

8th February 2018

Modern Languages meets Cuisine.  Ms Assemat, Modern Languages Department, has been leading Prep III through the wonders of making pancakes!  She reports: ‘Prep III does not learn French but they thoroughly enjoy discovering languages and other cultures.  As we lead up to Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) and the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday next…

7th February 2018

Mother Mary Francis. Marking the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act granting some women the right to vote in 1918 brought back memories of our own suffragette at St Augustine’s Priory. Mother Mary Francis, a strong, hyper-intelligent woman, was a member of the community of Augustinian Canonesses of the Lateran…

2nd February 2018

Mrs Raffray is interviewed.  In her letter today, Mrs Raffray, Headteacher, commented on her appearance on Sky News yesterday on an item concerned with faith schools. ‘I have been talking to the girls about “hot iron” moments – times when you are pressed hard and consequently from which you benefit. I could not have known…

23rd January 2018

Poetry Matters In November we wrote about the by Mr Elder’s, English Department, forthcoming collection of poetry, ‘Being Present’.  This is now hot off the press and published by The Black Light Engine Room Press.  Comments have included, ‘Funny and true’ from one reader and ‘Brilliant’ from another! We advise you to get a copy,…

19th January 2018

Exhibition of A Level Art Work Following the article last week about the Society of Heads Exhibition on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th January 2018 at the Livery Hall, Guildhall (accessed via the Basinghall Street entrance) we thought we would wet your taste buds with a glimpse of some of the exciting artwork we will…

18th January 2018

December 2017 Earlier this week Mrs Raffray, Headteacher of St Augustine’s Priory, sent to all parents the Regulatory Compliance Inspection Report, the result of an inspection held by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in December 2017, in which St Augustine’s Priory was found to be fully compliant.  It is a brief report, running only to eight…

12th January 2018

A Level Art Work We are excited to announce that St Augustine’s Priory and the Freemen’s School, Ashtead are proud to be hosting the Society of Heads Art Exhibition to be held at the Livery Hall, Guildhall London, on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th January 2018. You will remember that St Augustine’s Priory hosted this…