Category: Senior

15th March 2017

Mr F Green, Physics Department Mr Green has recently joined us as a member of the Physics Department. But don’t think that he is altogether new to St Augustine’s Priory!  He is married to past pupil, Helena, and is the son-in-law of Mrs Lakomy, who many of you will remember as a stalwart of the…

15th March 2017

The Week of Monday 20th March Science in a post-truth world, medicine in the Bible, the hidden world of the atom and the idiot brain – just some of the talks offered next week in a list which Mr Salmon has put together for your edification and enjoyment. Do ask him if you would like…

14th March 2017

The biennial school production brought the house down at Questors Theatre. Congratulations to the cast and crew of this year’s school production, the musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors.  Last weekend, on the 9th, 10th and 11th March all their hard work culminated in three nights of outstanding performances at The Questors Theatre.  We would…

13th March 2017

International Women’s Day Celebrations BBC Radio 3 featured Hannah Kendall, renowned composer and past pupil of St Augustine’s Priory, last Wednesday 8th March, International Women’s Day, as their Composer of the Week in their series of Contemporary British Women Composers. BBC Radio 3’s website for 11th March says:  ‘Donald Macleod speaks to five members of…

10th March 2017

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Little Shop of Horrors Opening night of this year’s school production, Little Shop of Horrors, on Thursday 9th March went down a storm.  The monochrome set and costumes, spectacular singing and the homemade Audrey II plants tied together a moving and hilarious performance.  Even our carnivorous plants made…

10th March 2017

Outstanding provision for all! In the week of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, our school production at the Questors Theatre, Ms Brown, Head of Drama and LAMDA at St Augustine’s Priory, here tells us of all the wondrous things that go on in the Drama Department: ‘The St Augustine’s Priory Drama Department aims to develop individuality,…

10th March 2017

The Week of Monday 13th March London Bridge, neuroscience and the history of medicine.  Another wonderful week of talks put together by Mr Salmon for the week of Monday 13th March.  For further information, please see Mr Salmon. Monday 13th March London Bridge Redevelopment: How do you do a large scale projecrt in a working…

9th March 2017

Counting chickens… This year we took possession of some eggs in the hope that some of them would hatch into chicks! This did not take long and we are now the proud possessor of several beautiful chicks. There has been a competition to name the chicks and some winning names have already been announced. So,…

9th March 2017

Exploring the world of books Over Half Term, girls took part in ‘Blind Dates with a Book’, an opportunity for girls to take home books without knowing their titles! A journey of true literary exploration.  The aim of the activity was to promote the new books available in the Scriptorium and for our girls to…

7th March 2017

On the twenty-third day of the month of September in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places… This week…