Category: Priory Post
Lower IV enjoy the visit from Ste Marie de Neuilly
Three days in London. The imposing Tudor gatehouse of Hampton Court Palace provided the backdrop for the latest exchange visit from Ste Marie de Neuilly, the school in Paris which occupies the site we were on from 1862 – 1911. This is the second year of our programme of exchange visits and Lower IV enjoyed…
Upper VI Leavers
An evening to remember. The school year is filled with some wonderful highlights. One of these is certainly the Upper VI Leavers’ Mass which this year took place on 8th May. We welcomed Fr David Reilly, whom many of you will remember celebrated our Feast Day Mass for us last term, to celebrate the Leavers’…
Reaching the summit
Acts of Good. Girls really are quite extraordinary. When the rest of us were enjoying the recent bank holiday weekend, Siya (Lower V) and her sister Amba (Lower II) were climbing Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, as part of a group called ‘Acts of Good’. Sunday 5th May saw an achievement which reached out…
Lambs in the City
This is a shaggy dog story. It is Easter, which is possibly one of the loveliest times of the year. The days are lengthening, Spring flowers surprise you, birds sing again, wild garlic proliferates and every year I plan to use those delicious leaves for some kind of foraging recipe. Easter is also when I…
A Life Outside…
Ms Aspinall and the BBC Proms! Ms Aspinall, our harp teacher, has been teaching at St Augustine’s Priory for over ten years. But teaching is not her only occupation. Many people will not know that Ms Aspinall is also a member of an orchestra which will be playing in the BBC Proms this summer. She…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Miss H Beaman. This term we are pleased to welcome Miss H Beaman who joins St Augustine’s Priory as Teaching Assistant for Prep I. Miss Beaman writes: ‘I have joined St Augustine’s Priory as an Early Years Educator in Prep I and I am also supervising the Breakfast Club each morning. I have a creative background…
Priory 6 and leadership
A Blessing for one who holds power. Last Friday, 26th April, candidates for the Priory 6 leadership team spoke at a packed Assembly which was attended by all those eligible to vote in the elections, from Upper II through the Seniors and staff. Candidates, including those for the posts of Head Girl, Deputy Head Girls…
Climbing to Success
A Prep Playground Extraordinaire. The Easter holidays saw an amazing transformation of our Prep Playground. Some wonderful additions had appeared by the first day of the Summer Term and everyone was very excited to experiment and explore. With a Greek amphitheatre, a climbing wall, a waterplay area, a mud kitchen, a sensory garden…
Netball Tour to Paris
A victorious visit. During the first week of the Easter holidays, from Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th April, eighty-five of our U12 – U16 netballers travelled to Disneyland Paris for the England and International Netball Festival. Ms Cross, P.E. Department, was one of those who accompanied the tour and takes up the story: ‘On our…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mrs M George. We are delighted to welcome Mrs George to St Augustine’s Priory for the start of the Summer Term. She joins us as Deputy Head Pastoral (Seniors) and we are all looking forward to working with her. Here, Mrs George introduces herself. ‘I am extremely excited about working at St Augustine’s Priory for…