Category: Sixth Form
Senior Co-curricular Fair
The opportunity to broaden horizons! Tuesday 11th September saw our Co-Curricular Fair. This was a successful lunchtime event which saw the Hall packed with staff and senior pupils where the girls had the opportunity to sign up for any in-house club in which they were interested. There was a great variety of clubs on…
Priory 6 have a wonderful time!
Visiting Stubbers Adventure Centre Caitlin Parry, Lower VI, here describes the venturesome Priory 6 who last week journeyed to the far reaches of Essex… ‘Last Friday, 7th September, saw the members of Priory 6 leave the school premises and embark on a journey that would take us across the entirety of the District Line before…
The influence of the St Augustine’s Priory Association
The rewards of work experience. St Augustine’s Priory is a community not only of pupils, parents and staff, but of past pupils, parents and staff. As the years go by the years the community grows in numbers and strength, sharing knowledge and experience that benefit the current generation of pupils. Over this summer the strength…
Meeting our new chickens…
A variety of breeds. The Michaelmas Term has brought some new members to roost in our farm. Together with our micro-pigs (who are enjoying the apple harvest) and our sheep, we have a variety of breeds of chickens which have joined us – some Plymouth Rock cross, Polands and Silkies. These three types of…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Miss H Snell. We are pleased to welcome Miss Snell who joins us this term as LAMDA teacher, an-ever popular subject which gives pupils the opportunity to enter graded exams in areas such as the speaking of verse and prose and acting. Here she introduces herself: ‘I am delighted that I will be teaching LAMDA…
The Beginning of a New Term
A vision of happiness. At the staff Inset day on Monday 3rd September, Mrs Raffray, Headteacher welcomed us all back for a new term with words that explain our rationale for being here. She said that St Augustine of Hippo, our patron saint, talked about how, ‘people learn well when they’re happy – we are…
Results Days, August 2018
Savvy St Augustine’s Priory girls. A Level Results Day! Thursday 16th August saw Upper VI girls return to St Augustine’s Priory to collect their results. At a time when commentators have predicted that boys would outperform girls in the new A Level regime and said that there would be fewer top grades because of unconditional…
Association Day, 30th June 2018
A day of sunlight and celebration. On a bright and shining Saturday in late June, the inaugural St Augustine’s Priory Association Day took place in our wonderful grounds. Pupils and their families, past pupils, staff, both present and past and neighbours all came together to join in the festivities. The Parents’ Committee worked tirelessly both…
Sports Awards Evening
An evening to treasure. On Tuesday 26th June, our Sports Awards Evening was held to celebrate our achievements in the sporting arena over the past academic year. Mrs Gosling, Director of Sport, takes up the story: ‘On the evening of Tuesday 26th June we welcomed over 200 people from the St Augustine’s Priory community to…
Sheep Shearing at St Augustine’s.
Sunday 8th July started out hot and ended up hot – for most of us anyway! For some inhabitants of St Augustine’s Priory it ended on a much cooler note as Sunday was the day that the sheep shearers came calling! Below are some pictures of the event, but if you would like to see…