Category: Whole School
The Ealing Mini Mile and Half Marathon
A weekend for the family. Last weekend saw a festival of athletics in Ealing. On Saturday 29th September the Ealing Mini Mile took place, of which we were proud to be sponsors. On Sunday 30th September the Ealing Half Marathon took place and several of our teachers took part, achieving excellent results. The weather was…
St Gregory’s enjoy the Priory Farm
Our visitors meet the animals. Over the course of two days earlier this week, three classes from Year 4 of St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Ealing visited the Priory Farm at St Augustine’s Priory. The welcome …
Lower IV visit the theatre
‘School of Rock’. On Thursday 27th September, Lower IV went to see the award winning performance of ‘School of Rock’ at the Gillian Lynn theatre in the West End. The show is based on the popular film starring Jack Black, with music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Screams and cheers were heard from the St…
Priory 6 and Preventing Period Poverty
A new campaign. Inspired by learning about pressure groups in their politics lessons, two members of Priory 6 are determined to play their part in Preventing Period Poverty. Molly and Nell want to raise awareness of an issue which means that one in ten girls cannot afford sanitary products and do not therefore attend school…
Prep II visits the Priory Farm
Science in action. Taking advantage of all that our grounds have to offer is obviously a very important part of life here at St Augustine’s Priory. Especially if you are a member of Prep II, studying Science, and want to visit the animals in our Priory Farm! Miss Daya accompanied Prep II to the farmyard,…
Form III at High Ashurst
Adventures in Surrey. The beginning of the new school year is always a time of excitement and anticipation. More so when you are starting Form III, the first year of the Seniors. A highlight of the beginning of the Michaelmas Term for those in Form III, both for those coming up from the Juniors and…
National Poetry Day 2018
A Feast of Events. National Poetry Day is on Thursday 4th October and there is a wonderful array of activities taking place at St Augustine’s Priory, where there is a strong tradition of writing poetry, both among pupils, staff and parents. Dressing up as a poet or a character in a poem will be an…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mrs H MacLennan. We are pleased to welcome Mrs MacLennan to St Augustine’s Priory who joins our Classics Department and is teaching Classics to seniors from Lower IV upwards. Mrs MacLennan says: ‘I have thoroughly enjoyed the first weeks here at St Augustine’s Priory. I feel I am now part of the furniture – pupils…
Chiswick Book Festival Award Winners
Young People’s Poetry Competition 2018. On Friday 14th September five of our Lower IV students attended the Chiswick Book Festival award at the London Buddhist Vihara in Chiswick to receive their prizes for their winning entries in the Young People’s Poetry Competition. Now in its eighth year, the competition attracts entries from many schools across…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Ms K Khairoun. We are pleased to welcome Ms Khairoun who joins St Augustine’s Priory this term as a member of the Maths Department and will be teaching Maths from Form III to Priory 6. Here, she introduces herself: ‘I graduated with a degree in mathematics from the University of Greenwich and then undertook teacher…