Category: Whole School
Summer Arts Evening
Artists, players, poets and musicians showcase students’ talents and ambitions. St Augustine’s Priory opened its doors and grounds to the Ealing community for our annual Summer Arts Evening on Tuesday 28th June 2016. Hundreds of parents, neighbours and supporters joined us for this explosion of artistic talent, contributing to our biggest Summer Arts Evening yet….
Professor Heinz Wolff
An industry titan and titan ‘giver’. On Friday 20th May, we wrote about our annual Young Scientist of the Year Competition, an opportunity to showcase the stretching and challenging STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) provision here at St Augustine’s Priory. The standard of work produced by pupils was exceptionally high and we enjoyed completing…
Lower IV and Hampton Court Palace
A Journey Back in Time Hampton Court Palace is where you can explore what life was like in the Tudor and Stuart courts. Situated on the banks of the River Thames this wonderful palace was the destination of a recent visit by Lower IV. Katie Fung, Lower IV Alpha, leads us through Lower IV’s time…
Lower IV explore Classical Civilisation
To the British Museum and Beyond Visits to sites of historical or educational interest have a great value supplementing the work undertaken in classrooms. The past becomes alive when seeing artefacts – art or everyday articles – which date from the eras studied. Visiting the British Museum was one such opportunity afforded to Lower IV…
Lower VI visit the Royal Institution
Technology: A World of Possibilities On Tuesday 28th June the Lower VI Science students, along with Miss Hayden and Mr Barnes, gathered at the Royal Institution for a day of stimulating talks, panel discussion and activities for the event, “Technology: A World of Possibilities”, an opportunity for the girls to see the many avenues available…
Keeping brains active over the summer
The TED-Ed Challenge Miss Hayden, Head of Physics, informs us how to keep brains active and challenged over the long summer holidays! ‘The end of the school year approaches, and that means summer holidays! Holidays give us all a chance to relax after a year of hard work. Unfortunately however, our brains can become a…
Lower IV visit Brighton
Geography Field Visit Milly Tobin, Lower IVA, reports on the Geography Field Visit Lower IV conducted last week: ‘On Friday 24th June Lower IV travelled to Brighton on a field trip. We were accompanied by Miss Keep, Ms Varrow, Mr Chappory and Mr Martin. The bus departed quite early (7.45am) to avoid heavy traffic. The…
Sixth Form Theatre Company, Priory Players
Playlet in the Park In last week’s Newsletter Rebecca Shoesmith, Lower VI, told us about the Sixth Form Theatre Company, Priory Players, and their planned performance in Walpole Park on Saturday 25th June. This show was a short, physical comedy set in a sweet shop, devised and performed by four Sixth Formers, Claudia Bergin, Sophie Routledge, Amy-Elizabeth Roye and…
The EU Referendum
How St Augustine’s Priory participated With the votes in and the results announced from the EU Referendum, the results of the St Augustine’s Priory EU Referendum were announced at Assembly this morning. Both students and staff had voted in our referendum and in a packed Chapel we heard that we had overwhelmingly voted to remain…
Sports Awards 2016
Pupils’ achievement and a champion’s advice The grounds of St Augustine’s Priory were awash with festivity on the evening of Tuesday 21st June in anticipation of the annual Sports Awards event. Parents arrived to a summer drinks reception on the Chapel terrace and mused over rumours of a very special guest of honour. The celebrations…