A Festival of Music. The St Augustine’s Priory Spring Concert took place on Thursday 31st March and featured our musical ensembles and soloists playing a varied selection of music in front of an appreciative audience of parents. This was a truly joyous celebration of music from many periods and styles. The concert began with Lower…
TfL accreditation scheme. Earlier in the Lent Term we received our plaque and certificate from TfL (Transport for London) for achieving our Bronze STARS – Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe Accreditation. This has been awarded in recognition of achievement in active and safer travel initiatives. STARS is “TfL’s accreditation scheme for London schools and nurseries….
Upper IV – Upper V winners. Albert Einstein said, ‘Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas’. At St Augustine’s Priory, poetry, in all its guises, is valued and encouraged. Mrs Bennet, Head of Mathsematics, encourages the love of Mathematics by regularly entering students from Upper II upwards in the Maths Challenges…
‘You said, we did’. Listening to and acting upon students’ concerns is one of the key functions of the Student Council. This dedicated student-led body meets regularly throughout the year and takes the initiative to hear and put forward proposals coming from pupils. Some of the recent proposals coming from the Student Council were: Asking…
An afternoon of tripping the light fantastic. The Senior and Junior Dance Showcases on Wednesday 23rd March took place in the Badano Hall and were thoroughly enjoyed by families and friends who gathered. The showcases showed not only the dancing talents of our students, but also the acrobatic and gymnastic skills which had been honed…
Creative Writing Club. It is a wonderful event when the Creative Writing Club produces a new edition of Scribe. Following Scribe Volume I and also the beautifully written Priory Pilgrimage, Mrs King, the Co-ordinator of the Creative Writing Club, is proud to announce that Scribe Volume II is now published! Scribe, a collection of poetry…
icandance. Headteachers are known for many things. Leadership and academic ability being but two. Dancing prowess may not necessarily be top of anybody’s list. Or feature on the list at all, to be brutally honest. Well, now we all have the opportunity to see for ourselves how Headteachers can waltz, fandango and cha cha cha,…
‘The Merchant of Venice’ and ‘Les Misérables’. There were two visits into London this week for the Senior pupils. Lower IV saw a production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ on Tuesday 22nd March and GCSE and A Level music students ventured out to see ‘Les Misérables’ on Wednesday 23rd March. Mr Elder, Head of…
St Patrick’s Day celebration. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith on 15th March in an early celebration of St Patrick’s Day and the Prince unveiled a plaque to mark the 25th anniversary of the Irish Cultural Centre. Eva in Upper IV was on hand to…
A week exploring Science. St Augustine’s Priory celebrated British Science Week from 14th – 18th March in an array of activities, exploring all aspects of science. Lower VI spearheaded the week and showed themselves to be excellent ambassadors of science as they hosted workshops for Juniors, from Lower I to Upper II, and Seniors and…
