Category: Whole School
Priory Purpose does ‘Fright Night’
An evening of scariness for charity Friday 18th November saw Priory Purpose hold ‘Fright Night’, an evening of eeriness at St Augustine’s Priory. Through this event Priory Purpose, our Sixth Form’s initiative to fundraise for charity, raised over £300 for Renewable World, a charity dedicated to providing renewable and affordable energy services in developing countries….
Juniors collect gifts for Christmas
Operation Christmas Child Every year near Christmas the Juniors set about collecting shoe boxes. This does not show an avid love for boxes, or for shoes, but in order to send Christmas gifts to children in need abroad, it is necessary to first have an empty shoe box to fill! Operation Christmas Child, run by…
Seniors Spiralling for Haiti
Money raised for Oxfam appeal In early October Hurricane Matthew swept through Haiti causing devastation and death; the exact number killed is not known, but is thought to be near 1,000. Several members of our Sixth Form decided to respond to this natural disaster by raising money in the Senior School for the Oxfam Haiti…
Junior and Senior Dream Jars
Creativity around Roald Dahl Mrs Van Der Merwe writes of some dreamlike activities the Junior School have been engaging in relating to the author, Roald Dahl. ‘Roald Dahl is one of the Prep and Junior School’s very favourite authors. This year marks 100 years since he was born. In addition to the celebrations that took place in…
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 21st November Here are some fascinating extra-curricular events for those in Priory 6 (and their parents!) for the week commencing Monday 21st November, with links attached. Prepared by Mr Salmon, they cover topics as diverse as allergies, ivory poaching and synthetic biology. Monday 21st November Haldon Range Dam earthquake damage, New…
Upper I visits the British Museum
Ancient Egypt comes to life On Thursday 10th November Upper IA and Upper I Alpha went on a voyage of discovery to the British Museum. For this visit Upper I focussed on Ancient Egypt. They took part in a workshop about the Ancient Egyptian afterlife and toured the Egyptian galleries. Here are some of their…
“The secret to beauty is simple – be who you are”, Bobbi Brown
We recently had the pleasure of hosting two makeup artists, trained at the world-famous Delamar Academy in Ealing Film Studios, to help out for the duration of a photography shoot for our next school prospectus. Tarah and Vicky arrived at 7 30 am each morning, smiling and animated, to ensure that Mrs Raffray and anybody…
Priory Purpose
Fright Night Extravaganza! Priory Purpose is an initiative by our Sixth Form, Priory 6, to fundraise for charity. Their first event is something to chill the bones, ‘Fright Night’, taking place on 18th November at St Augustine’s Priory. Students from Form III upwards will walk through the school and all those taking part need to…
Christmas Fair 2016
The Parents’ Committee Seasonal Celebration Friday 2nd December from 3.00 – 5.30pm sees the 2016 Parents’ Committee Christmas Fair. As always, the Parents’ Committee is preparing an event which will dazzle and delight! There will be many wonderful stalls for us all to enjoy and for this fair to be the success it always is,…
Training to serve at Mass
Juniors step forward Our weekly Masses at St Augustine’s Priory are a source of great joy. We are fortunate to have our own Chapel and are so pleased and thankful that priests, for example, Fr Thomas from Ealing Abbey, or Fr Fintan from Our Lady of Lourdes, are happy to visit here to celebrate Mass…