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Drama and Diversity
Our Drama Scholars report. Drama is a fascinating subject, allowing pupils to explore, not just the text, character or plot, but the wider issues surrounding the plays they study. At St Augustine’s Priory our pupils are involved in Drama productions each year and relish the opportunity to research and discover all that Drama has to…
Form III and Lower IV: European Day of Languages
Learning new greetings. At St Augustine’s Priory we relish the learning of languages. From Latin and Ancient Greek to the more modern (!) French, Spanish and Russian, we encourage the delight to be found in learning languages. Here, Ionela in Lower V reports on the activities held at St Augustine’s Priory to celebrate the recent…
A Virtual Open Day
Welcoming visitors. Our virtual Open Day on Saturday 26th September was a wonderful opportunity to welcome visitors to St Augustine’s Priory, albeit via the computer. The Open Day was held via five Zoom sessions where our guests spoke to the following: Headteacher & Pupils (Head Girl and Deputy Head Girls) Nursery & Juniors Seniors &…
Form III: Black History Month in the R.E. Department
St Augustine and St Monica. Mrs McDermott, Head of R.E., tells us of the research planned for October, Black History Month, in Form III. ‘During this month, Form III will be researching the lives of some black saints as inspirational role models. They will be sharing their findings with Priory Post during October and this…
Dyslexia Awareness Week
The richness of Neurodiversity. Mrs Thackray has alerted us to some activities next week to mark Dyslexia Awareness Week, running from 5th – 11th October. She writes, ‘Next week is Dyslexia Awareness Week and we have arranged some thought-provoking in-class activities for our pupils around the theme of ‘Dyslexia Creates’ and have extended this to include Neurodiversity….
Lower V poetry
National Poetry Day and Black History Month. Two pupils from Lower V have written some highly relevant and beautiful poems to mark National Poetry Day and the beginning of Black History Month. These are two talented poets and we are delighted to share their voices with you. The first is from Kyra. Entitled, ‘One Month…
Lower IV: In a time and place
Interpreting religious art. Lower IV have been completing a unit entitled, ‘In a time and place’, looking at the historical, cultural, political and religious background of Jesus using resources supplied by RE today. Here we have produced the analysis of the three paintings by three of the Lower IV pupils. Ms Corkery tells us, ‘As…
City Kids Autumn 2020
New issue available now. The Autumn 2020 edition of City Kids, the magazine for London families, is now available. To read your copy please click on the following link: Read Autumn 2020 issue where you will find a host of information, including a calendar of events on in London and issues arising from lockdown and…
Upper IV and ‘The Way’
The importance of pilgrimage. Mrs McDermott reports that, as part of their unit on Pilgrimage, Upper IV have watched the film, ‘The Way’, made in 2010, about a man’s journey along The Camino de Santiago, the Way of St James, the network of pilgrimage routes that ends at the tomb of St James in the…
Prep II and Prep III Mass
The Good Shepherd. Prep II and Prep III produced a wonderful display of sheep in the Chapter Room this week! This was in preparation for their Celebratory Mass on 23rd September to begin the school year. This was on the theme of ‘The Good Shepherd’, and Miss Keane, Deputy Head Juniors (Academic), had this to…