Category: Whole School
Priory 6 Careers Talk – Barbara Marino
Engineering, Construction, and Health and Safety When Barbara Marino visited Priory 6 last Thursday 17th November, she told the girls that she has two jobs; one as a St Augustine’s mother, and the other as a civil engineer. Dr Marino started by reminding the girls to take care and to always be observant of signs…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Lisa McMullin, LAMDA Teacher Ms Lisa McMullin is joining our team of LAMDA teachers and here introduces herself: ‘I’m delighted to be joining St Augustine’s Priory as a LAMDA teacher. The staff and students seem absolutely delightful! I’ve been teaching drama in schools in the UK for over a decade and am currently also joint…
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…