Category: Prep

25th November 2021

Save the date! We are all looking forward to this year’s St Augustine’s Priory Christmas Fair, organised by our Parents’ Committee.  This year it is taking place on Friday 3rd December and includes stalls, games, crafts and a wonderful selection of refreshments.  There will also be a Neon Disco for the Preps and Juniors and…

25th November 2021

A day enjoying art. Mrs Van Der Merwe reports on the artistic researches of Prep I, who recently visited one of London’s major galleries: ‘Not only are Prep I delightful artists in their own right, they are also very appreciative of the art of others. On Friday 19th November they set out for the National…

19th November 2021

  A sublime evening. The St Cecilia Concert yesterday evening saw parents at last return to the Chapel to hear our musicians and singers.  They were not to be disappointed as the evening’s programme was a testament and tribute to the hard work and talents of our pupils and staff. Although bubbles are being kept…

19th November 2021

The autobiography of Floyd Steadman. You may have seen in the media that one of our Governors, Mr Floyd Steadman, published his autobiography in October, ‘A Week One Summer’.  This is the story of a life lived with perseverance and integrity.  From a childhood filled with adversity, Mr Steadman strove to be the best he…

19th November 2021

Inter-Faith Week. This week has been Inter-Faith Week and we take the opportunity to look back at the celebrations that took place on 4th November for the Feast of Diwali.  Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights, marking the Hindu New Year and signifies the victory of light (good) over darkness (evil).      …

12th November 2021

One Kind Word. Next week, 15th – 19th November 2021, is Anti-Bullying Week.  Coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, this year’s theme is One Kind Word.  We are looking forward to beginning the week with Odd Socks Day, and urge pupils and staff to rummage for the oddest socks possible!    The Anti-Bullying Alliance website says,…

12th November 2021

Whole School commemoration. Our flag few at half-mast on Thursday 11th November to mark Remembrance, or Armistice, Day, the anniversary of the ending of World War One in 1918.  The whole school gathered in the grounds for the two-minute silence at 11.00am, after which Daisy, one of our talented Priory Sixth musicians, played the Last…

9th November 2021

Valuing who and what we have. Ealing’s school wide Giant Walk to School initiative on Friday 12th November is taking place  in support of COP26, the UN’s annual climate change conference, currently taking place in Glasgow.  This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to show our commitment to help alleviate the climate crisis and…

5th November 2021

‘Somebody Loves You’. We are delighted to announce that former Augustinian parent, Mona Arshi, has produced her first novel, ‘Somebody Loves You’.  Ms Arshi worked as a human rights lawyer at Liberty before she started writing poetry.  Her debut collection, ‘Small Hands’ won the Forward Prize for best first collection in 2015. ‘Somebody Loves You’…

5th November 2021

And looking forward to Film Night for Seniors. The Cultural Dress Up Day on Friday 15th October, organised by the Modern Foreign Languages Department as a fundraising day for the education of Nicolás, a child in Argentina, was supported by pupils and staff in a glorious display of international costume. As their JustGiving pages states: …