Category: Senior

A Taste of Charities Week

3rd February 2016

Some events so far… It is only the Wednesday of Charities Week, but it has been a packed three days.  The own clothes days have been very popular: on Monday members of St George’s House travelled the school dressed as superheroes.  There were several Wonder Women, the Flash was observed and Super Women and Cat…

Calling all Senior Physicists!

3rd February 2016

Institute of Physics Miss Hayden, Head of Physics, writes with news of an essay competition, the Institute of Physics Environmental Physics Essay Competition and encourages Physicists in the Senior School to enter! ‘The Environmental Physics Group is running an essay competition to recognise excellence in communicating the significance, value and rewarding nature of engaging with…

Sustainable Development Goals

2nd February 2016

We all have a responsibility On Monday 25th January 2016 pupils Milly and Ljilja in Lower IV presented an assembly to the senior school about ‘Sustainable Development Goals’, something about which they feel passionately. ‘In December 2015, during their topic about ‘Food’ in Geography, Miss Keep taught a lesson about Poverty and Fair Trade, and…

Your Life Formula 100 Competition

2nd February 2016

Calling for Maths and Science videos! Miss Hayden, Head of Physics, writes with news of an exciting competition for students in the Senior School aged 11 – 13 and 14 – 16: ‘Your Life’ is an industry-led and Government-supported campaign which aims to show the dynamic career opportunities unlocked by studying Maths and Science. They…

Charities Week!

29th January 2016

Our annual week of fundraising Charities Week is a long-standing tradition at St Augustine’s Priory.  Every year the whole school community joins forces to raise funds for the charities chosen by the school Houses.  This year it will take place next week and from Monday 1st to Friday 5th February there will be an assortment…

St Augustine’s Priory Road Safety Week

29th January 2016

Attention to what? The hustle and bustle of modern city living is considered, by many, a thrill. An inexhaustible supply of communication, entertainment, news and attention, keeps our young Augustinians’ eyes and ears on ready alert. But in this mire of competing distractions, how readily do our girls’ senses focus on that which they should?…

A Sixth Former’s Musical Journey

28th January 2016

Learning a musical instrument! Rhiannon Phillips, Upper VI, is an enthusiastic flautist of great ability.  And, as she writes below, taking up a musical instrument is something she would recommend to everybody: ‘I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow you all away with my 24 note chromatic scale in the key of G! Many…

Senior Science

27th January 2016

Chemistry Club is set alight Cries of ‘Dr Atkinson, you’re on fire today!’ doubtless greeted Dr Atkinson as she spectacularly demonstrated methane bubbles on her hand (not to be tried at home!).  Yes, the Senior Chemistry Club has taken off and is full of demonstrations, experiments and stimulating science to enthral and delight. Mr Thomas,…

A Stitch in Time: Designing the Long Kneelers

27th January 2016

The stitches multiply From the Nursery to Upper VI during January the whole school was involved in our A Stitch in Time Project. The smaller kneelers have been designed and are in production with the whole school, staff, past pupils and Governors embroidering and spreading the kneelers far and wide – even going as far…

Lower V and Astronomy

19th January 2016

Book Reviews Ms Hayden, Head of Physics, reports on the activities of our Lower V Astronomy students: ‘Over the Christmas Holidays the Lower V Astronomy students were set the task of expanding their astronomical knowledge by reading astronomy books and writing reviews on what they had read.’ Rosa Maria Lyne-Hall read the book “Cosmos,” by…

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