Category: Whole School
Form III visits High Ashurst
An adventurous time At the beginning of their life in the Senior School at St Augustine’s Priory, Form III take part in a two day residential visit, two days of adventure with challenges, cooperation, fun and friendship. This is a sound basis for the girls’ time in the Seniors and so, from Thursday 29th to…
Accounting and Awards
An eventful week for Priory6 Our series of inspirational speakers continued last week with the second instalment of our Priory6 programme. On Thursday 29th September Mr George Tan, teacher and St Augustine’s Priory parent visited and spoke to the Upper V and Priory6 girls about how he became interested in Accounting and the challenges he…
Upper V Geography Fieldtrip
Research in Brighton Fieldwork is essential in the study of Geography and here the Geography Department reports on a recent fieldtrip undertaken by the Geography GCSE students of Upper V: ‘On Monday 26th September 2016 Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, Miss Hewitt and Miss Keep accompanied the geographers of Upper V to Brighton to collect…
Prep I and the Magic Beans
‘Ooh la la!’ Magic yes, but not the kind that will sprout a giant beanstalk. In the Prep Playground last Friday morning, Mr Alejandro was heard calling out different types of beans to Prep I, who in response would run, jump, wiggle or freeze accordingly. As if this wasn’t curious enough, the girls would sporadically and…
Memorable Matilda
‘Sometimes you just have to be a little bit naughty!’ Lower IV’s visit to ‘Matilda The Musical’ on Thursday 29th September was a theatre visit to remember. Here, Julia Belz and Lucy Phillips, Lower IVA, recount their evening to the stage musical based on the children’s novel ‘Matilda’ by Roald Dahl. “Firstly, we would like to thank…
Grand Designs
“Take a handful of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, a dash of creativity, a big pinch of training and mix with talented people”. Over the summer holidays this year, our kitchens and refectories underwent a glamorous makeover. The equipment in the main kitchen has been replaced including the ovens, fryers and counter tops as well as…
European Day of Languages
Senior School Poster Competition The European Day of Languages falls on 26th September each year. One of the main messages of the day is that language skills are not only a necessity but also a right for everyone. In assembly on Monday 26th September, Lower IVA talked to us about the importance of diversifying the…
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Macmillan Cancer Support gets our support Macmillan Cancer Support was this morning, Friday 30th September, described by an Augustinian parent as ‘life-saving’. The organisation provides advice, information and practical and emotional support to those affected by cancer and so, when Augustinian parents Mrs Lozinski and Mrs de Rozarieux suggested we hold The World’s Biggest Coffee…
Unstereotypical Artist
Opening up our view of the world Being labelled is something that may well happen to each of us at some time of our lives. Whether because of our appearance, our mannerisms, our accent, we all risk being identified as a stereotype and identifying others in the same way. The work of Upper VI artist,…
Lower I visit the Tate Modern
Modern Art collection Enriching our pupils’ appreciation and expanding their knowledge of art starts early at St Augustine’s Priory. Following on from the visit of Upper V and Priory6 to the Tate Modern earlier in the week, Mrs Van Der Merwe accompanied Lower I to the same venue on Friday 23rd September in particular to…