Category: Whole School
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Inclusion Committee and Chinese New Year. Tuesday 1st February was the start of the Chinese year of the tiger. Prisha in Upper VI and her colleagues on the Inclusion Committee prepared a beautiful presentation for the Senior Assembly. First they asked pupils what they knew already about Chinese New Year and then took the Seniors…
Prep III scientists
Getting ready for Spring. Although it is only January, Prep III were thinking ahead last week when they visited the Priory Farm. Miss Algar, Form Teacher Prep III, takes up the story: ‘Prep III had a lovely afternoon in the farmyard on Thursday last week, collecting some soil for our seeds. We planted our seeds…
Hestia
A wonderful ‘thank you’. Hestia was one of the charities for which we raised funds at the 2021 Carol Service and, thanks to the generosity of our parents, we were able to send them £494.17. We were thrilled to receive a video from Hestia thanking us for our contribution which was played at the Senior…
Let’s All Talk Mental Health
Online talks. The Let’s all Talk Mental Health 2022 season has started and we would recommend the course to parents. The organisation offers ‘informative, incisive and practical help from leading experts to support parents and carers of teens struggling with their mental health.’ ‘The Let’s all Talk Teen Mental Health 2022 Season is a series…
Holocaust Memorial Day
Remembering. Thursday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering those millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust. To mark this at St Augustine’s Priory Ms Brown reports that in Monday’s Senior Assembly, ‘Ava and Mary in Upper IV Aleph interviewed Clare Lawlor from the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Galleries about the…
Upper V on Retreat
Firm Foundations. Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, reports on the Upper V Retreat, held on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st January. ‘To mark the end of their mocks, we brought Upper V to SPEC, the Diocese of Westminster’s retreat centre in Pinner. The theme of the retreat was Firm Foundations. The staff at the…
Meeting Members of Staff
Mr S Charlton. Joining St Augustine’s Priory at the start of this term, we are delighted that Mr S Charlton is a member of the English Department, teaching English Literature to the Seniors. He regards ‘intellectual curiosity and determination as high values in education’ and supports these intrinsic values of St Augustine’s Priory and he…
A Good Innings
Coaching at its best. The performance of the England cricket team in the Ashes against Australia may not have filled you with joy and jubilation, but a cricketing performance nearer to home is certainly deserving of congratulations. Just before Christmas our Bursar, Mr Philpott, was recognised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for…
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Dr D Oikonomou. St Augustine’s Priory has a vibrant Art Department with pupils of all ages enjoying and benefitting from a superb staff who are motivated and enthusiastic in all that they do. Our most recent addition to the department, Dr Oikonomou, our Head of Art, has now been at St Augustine’s Priory for a…
Celebrating Building the Kingdom
Creating space for our Common Good. The start of the Lent Term 2022 was marked with a day dedicated to celebrating ‘Building the Kingdom’ of God. From Nursery to Upper II, pupils examined the Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt and looked at the plight of refugees in our world and Christ’s early life as a…