Creating Space. This year’s Carol Service took place on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at Ealing Abbey and, after a year’s absence, was welcomed by all at St Augustine’s Priory. A moving celebration of the birth of Christ with biblical readings, inspiring music and choristers whose renditions of seasonal songs was beautiful in the extreme. …
A prelude to festivity. The St Augustine’s Priory Christmas Fair, organised by our brilliant Parents’ Committee took place on Friday 3rd November. The grounds were lit up, the stalls were resplendent with goods and goodies and Father Christmas took his place in his grotto. All that was needed was the pupils to made it a…
Las Posadas. As we begin our journey through Advent, culminating in the celebration of Christmas on 25th December, Mrs McDermott shares with us the Latin tradition of ‘Las Posadas’ which began in Spain and which has been celebrated in Mexico for over 400 years and is also celebrated in Guatemala. The tradition commemorates Mary and…
Natural Law. Mrs Corkery, Head of R.E. reports on what Lower VI have been studying: ‘In Core RE this term, Lower VI students have been busy discussing a variety of moral dilemmas in order to explore what influences their moral decision making. The girls have explored a variety of ethical theories, such as Natural Law,…
COP26 march. With the excellent response from St Augustine’s Priory to the Giant Walk to School in support of COP26, Mrs McDermott here writes about her experience on the COP26 march on Saturday 6th November. ‘On Saturday morning, I joined the CAFOD group at St Mary’s Church, Moorfields for a prayer service before joining the COP26 march through…
A day to remember. On Wednesday 24th November we commemorated Red Wednesday at St Augustine’s Priory with two Masses, one each for Seniors and Juniors and a Prep and Pre-Prep Red Wednesday liturgy. Fr Thomas celebrated the Masses for us, which had been prepared beautifully by Lower IIA for the Juniors and Priory VI…
Save the date! We are all looking forward to this year’s St Augustine’s Priory Christmas Fair, organised by our Parents’ Committee. This year it is taking place on Friday 3rd December and includes stalls, games, crafts and a wonderful selection of refreshments. There will also be a Neon Disco for the Preps and Juniors and…
A sublime evening. The St Cecilia Concert yesterday evening saw parents at last return to the Chapel to hear our musicians and singers. They were not to be disappointed as the evening’s programme was a testament and tribute to the hard work and talents of our pupils and staff. Although bubbles are being kept…
The autobiography of Floyd Steadman. You may have seen in the media that one of our Governors, Mr Floyd Steadman, published his autobiography in October, ‘A Week One Summer’. This is the story of a life lived with perseverance and integrity. From a childhood filled with adversity, Mr Steadman strove to be the best he…
One Kind Word. Next week, 15th – 19th November 2021, is Anti-Bullying Week. Coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, this year’s theme is One Kind Word. We are looking forward to beginning the week with Odd Socks Day, and urge pupils and staff to rummage for the oddest socks possible! The Anti-Bullying Alliance website says,…
