Category: Senior

18th January 2016

Berlin and Krakow In December the Upper V and Lower VI History and Art students enjoyed six days in Berlin and Krakow – a great way to start the Christmas holidays. Art and History joined forces to create an inspiring and intellectually stimulating cross-curricular itinerary that involved visits to places of historical, political and cultural…

14th January 2016

Young Scientist of the Year Ms Hayden, Head of Physics, announces the launch of this year’s St Augustine’s Priory Young Scientist of the Year Competition: ‘We are pleased to announce the return of the St. Augustine’s Priory Young Scientist of the Year Competition, which was launched on 11th January and will run until 29th April….

12th January 2016

Hanwell Homeless Concern Hanwell Homeless Concern is a local charity run by volunteers which provides an invaluable service to the homeless of the local area.  Not only do they provide free food for homeless people at local church halls three times a week but they also provide free clothing when available, a doctor every fortnight,…

8th January 2016

Sixth Form Lectures The days leading up to the Christmas holidays were not only filled with nativity plays and Carol Services! Some serious academic work also took place.  Here, Shafaq Yaqoob, Upper VI, reports on the fascinating lectures the Sixth Form Biology students attended on 7th December. ‘After climbing 175 stairs (the equivalent of 15…

17th December 2015

A day of thought and action The traditional Lower V Retreat this year was held at the end of November and focussed on the theme of ‘The Child’.  Here, Aditi Jadhav, Lower VA, tells us about the day: ‘The Retreat this year was an enriching experience. Firstly, we attended the assembly as a customary activity…

3rd December 2015

Showstoppingly Great! Yesterday evening, 2nd December, seventy plus girls from Form III to Upper IV treated us to an amazing display of dancing.  Comprising pieces from curricular lessons, co-curricular clubs and with girls even choreographing their own routines, the audience was entertained to a variety of dance styles in a marvellous evening of dance. The…

1st December 2015

Serenading our diners, crackers and delicious food! On Tuesday 1st December pupils at St Augustine’s Priory enjoyed their Christmas lunch.  This may seem a little early, but from now on until the end of term, apart from lessons and the regular activities of a busy school, we will also be enjoying several Nativity plays, the…

30th November 2015

Getting drenched in Devon From Friday 6th to Monday 9th November the Lower VI AS Geographers from St Augustine’s Priory attended a residential field trip at the Field Studies Centre at Slapton Ley on Start Bay in South Devon. They were accompanied by both members of the Geography teaching staff. The weather may not have…

27th November 2015

Stretch and Challenge On Wednesday 18th November Upper V students, Grace Lozinski, Franceska Barnard and Serena Gray presented to us the projects they had been working on in ‘Stretch and Challenge’.  Stretch and Challenge is a new initiative  – an opportunity for pupils to pursue areas of interest, to study and explore in depth a…

23rd November 2015

Masks mark the week In Anti-Bullying week last week the Seniors found an innovative way to catalogue their actions.  At the beginning of the week every girl in the Senior School cut out a blank mask. By the end of the week these masks were filled with illustrations of the random acts of kindness they…