Creative Writing Club. It is a wonderful event when the Creative Writing Club produces a new edition of Scribe. Following Scribe Volume I and also the beautifully written Priory Pilgrimage, Mrs King, the Co-ordinator of the Creative Writing Club, is proud to announce that Scribe Volume II is now published! Scribe, a collection of poetry…
Movies and Magic. Miss Daya reports on the exciting STEM Club which is inspiring Juniors to explore the world of science: ‘This term we have launched a Junior STEM club. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and our sessions have incorporated skills from all these disciplines. Our theme has been ‘Movies and Magic’…
Miss K Wiley. We subscribe to ‘The Week Junior’ at St Augustine’s Priory and this magazine is available for pupils to read, either in the Scriptorium or in classrooms. ‘The Week Junior’ is a stimulating and educational magazine that covers news stories from around the world, national, Science and Technology news, and, among many other…
icandance. Headteachers are known for many things. Leadership and academic ability being but two. Dancing prowess may not necessarily be top of anybody’s list. Or feature on the list at all, to be brutally honest. Well, now we all have the opportunity to see for ourselves how Headteachers can waltz, fandango and cha cha cha,…
A Blessing. Before lockdowns and COVID restrictions, the weekly Mass at St Augustine’s Priory was served by pupils. These altar servers progressed through the school, from the upper Juniors until the Sixth Form, serving not only at the weekly Mass, but also at our Feast Day at Ealing Abbey and the Priory Sixth leavers’ Mass. …
‘The Merchant of Venice’ and ‘Les Misérables’. There were two visits into London this week for the Senior pupils. Lower IV saw a production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ on Tuesday 22nd March and GCSE and A Level music students ventured out to see ‘Les Misérables’ on Wednesday 23rd March. Mr Elder, Head of…
Sunny Serenading. It was sunshine all the way when the Preps gathered on Monday 21st March in the Chapel to celebrate Spring with their Spring Concert. Prep I, Prep II and Prep III demonstrated their undoubted talent with a selection of songs, poems and instrumental performances that delighted all their families gathered to see and…
St Patrick’s Day celebration. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith on 15th March in an early celebration of St Patrick’s Day and the Prince unveiled a plaque to mark the 25th anniversary of the Irish Cultural Centre. Eva in Upper IV was on hand to…
A week exploring Science. St Augustine’s Priory celebrated British Science Week from 14th – 18th March in an array of activities, exploring all aspects of science. Lower VI spearheaded the week and showed themselves to be excellent ambassadors of science as they hosted workshops for Juniors, from Lower I to Upper II, and Seniors and…
Learning about Florence Nightingale. Prep III historians had a field day on Wednesday 16th March when they visited Gunnersbury Park Museum to meet Florence Nightingale. Miss Algar, Prep III Form Teacher, reports that, ‘We all became part of Florence Nightingale’s story. Some of us became nurses, others, her mother and father and her sister, Parthenope. …
