Category: Priory Post

App at St Augustine’s Priory

8th June 2018

Accessing our site on the go. Did you know that there is a St Augustine’s Priory App?  We have over 1,100 devices which has the App installed so the probability is that you do.  If you don’t then you should download it for free from the App Store or Google Play Store. The App is…

Are you a Gamechanging Parent?

8th June 2018

Are you helping your child to enjoy the snakes and ladders of outrageous fortune? We all have the potential to be gamechangers.  In this article by Headteacher, Mrs Raffray, first featured recently in ‘Primary Times’, a way in which all parents can be gamechangers in the lives and education of their children is examined.  And…

Miraculum Children’s Choir

7th June 2018

A date for your diary… We are all looking forward to the visit later in June of the world-renowned Miraculum Children’s Choir from the Kodály Music School in Hungary, directed by Laszlo Durányik.  The choir will be visiting us from the evening of Wednesday 20th until the morning of Friday 22nd June. We are privileged…

Racing for Life

7th June 2018

A whole school runs. On Sunday 3rd June, a day of glorious sunshine, a strong contingent of girls, parents and staff from the St Augustine’s Priory community running in the Race for Life for Cancer Research UK.  Mrs Gosling, Director of Sport, reports:   ‘The St Augustine’s Priory pink army assembled for the Race for…

First Holy Communion Celebration

7th June 2018

Lower I commemorate a special occasion. Every year at St Augustine’s Priory we celebrate our First Holy Communicants.  Over the previous weeks girls in Lower I have received their First Holy Communion in their parishes and we mark this important event in the girls’ lives with a special Mass.  Prep III to Upper II, families,…

Priory 6 and Women’s Wellness Week

25th May 2018

Plans for the week of 11th – 15th June. In school assemblies on Friday, 25th May, Priory 6 introduced us to the plans for Women’s Wellness Week, running from 11th – 15th June. This will be a packed week of events and talks at St Augustine’s Priory, encompassing many issues which impact on women’s lives. …

Maths Rules!

24th May 2018

Junior Maths Week. Earlier in May Nursery to Upper II embarked on an enhanced exploration of Mathematics.  Ms Gambrill, Mathematics Coordinator for the Juniors, relates the work that went on throughout the Junior School: ‘During the first half of May the Junior, Prep and Nursery pupils celebrated Maths Week. The main aims of the week…

Nursery and Preps celebrate Pentecost

24th May 2018

Prayer Garden prayers. It is never too early to celebrate and this week our youngest pupils proved this with their marking of the Feast of Pentecost, which took place last Sunday. Our Prayer Garden proved the ideal venue when all our Nursery and Prep I, II and III pupils gathered there to celebrate Pentecost, the…

From the Counsellor’s Chair

24th May 2018

Tips on managing exams for parents. Our School Counsellor, Mrs R Good, has some timely advice for parents during this examinations season. ‘Whilst a certain amount of pressure and worry can motivate some students to revise and achieve in exams, the pressure of exams can feel intolerable for others, activating or intensifying existing feelings of…

The Priory Farm welcomes visitors

22nd May 2018

St Gregory’s Nursery pupils meet our farm animals.  The St Augustine’s Priory Farm is going from strength to strength, providing a wonderful learning environment for children of all ages, whether for science lessons, for those who plan to enter a career working with animals or simply for those who enjoy their company! Last Friday, 18th…

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