Category: Senior
Little Princess Trust
“I’ll grow it back anyway!” These unassuming words of Aneae Rodriguez, Upper VI, represent so effortlessly the outlook that girls at St Augustine’s Priory develop as they grow; selfless, down to earth girls with their feet so firmly on the ground when it comes to considering others. “My motivation to cut my hair was somewhat…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mrs K Bhatti, School Librarian We welcome this term our new School Librarian, Miss Bhatti, who here introduces herself: ‘Dear Staff, Parents and Students, I am Karen Bhatti, your new School Librarian. I have worked within an educational organisation as a School Librarian for 16 years. I enjoy working with children and young adults and…
CAFOD Harvest Fast Day
‘Lord of the harvest, we praise you for this season of plenty. We rejoice that you created everything for all of us to share.’ (CAFOD 2016) CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, standing alongside poor communities and working with them to end poverty and injustice across the…
First Aid Student Success
Heather Woodman, Upper VA The Air Cadets are a UK-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years. This summer, one of our Upper V girls, Heather Woodman, and her group of 3 other cadets came first in the Air Cadets London and South East Region First Aid competition. 6,000 cadets…
Our Open Day, 8th October
A welcome for new friends We were delighted that over 120 families registered for our Open Day on Saturday 8th October. Welcomes from the Headteacher, Mrs Sarah Raffray, and from our Head Girl, Erin Costello, in the Chapel were combined with tours led by St Augustine’s Priory pupils. Families were guided around the school to…
Poetry Power!
Mr Elder and ‘Codes of Conduct’ Following hot on the heels of National Poetry Day yesterday, Thursday 6th October, Neil Elder, member of the English Department and author of the prize-winning collection of poetry, ‘Codes of Conduct’, features in the October edition of Optima Magazine. Established in 1990 Optima Magazine is delivered free fortnightly to…
National Poetry Day
“I remember the sound of my voice echoing across the desert” This National Poetry Day, Thursday 6th October 2016, St Augustine’s Priory is being encouraged to contribute to the activities set out by our English Department, using our school theme for this academic year ‘Memory’ to inspire us. Stairwell walls have been papered with poems, and…
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
Mercenary Mayhem Aoife Pedreschi, Lower V Alpha, reports on the recent theatre visit to ‘The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’: ‘On Wednesday 28th September 2016, the GCSE drama students visited the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus. It was there that we saw ‘The Comedy about a Bank Robbery’, directed by Mark Bell, and performed by Mischief Theatre….
Prayer and Worship
Lower IVA’s preparation Every week, one of the Forms takes it in turns to prepare the weekly Mass at St Augustine’s Priory. On Wednesday 5th October, Fr Thomas came to St Augustine’s Priory to celebrate Mass for us and it was the turn of Lower IVA to prepare the Mass which was attended by Form…
Form III visits High Ashurst
An adventurous time At the beginning of their life in the Senior School at St Augustine’s Priory, Form III take part in a two day residential visit, two days of adventure with challenges, cooperation, fun and friendship. This is a sound basis for the girls’ time in the Seniors and so, from Thursday 29th to…