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Upper IV Code-Breakers

23rd February 2017

A visit to Bletchley Park On Thursday 9th February Upper IV ventured into the world of secret ciphers.  Mr Dellow, Head of Computing, describes the day: ‘As most of the school was preparing for next day’s Feast Day celebrations, Upper IV computing students made their way to Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes. It has been…

Intermediate Maths Challenge 2017

23rd February 2017

A Senior Triumph Mrs Bennet, Head of Maths, leads us through the recent Intermediate Maths Challenge, a national competition organised by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. ‘Brachycephalus frogs are tiny − less than 1 cm long − and have three toes on each foot and two fingers on each ‘hand’, whereas the common frog has…

Our Christmas Carol Service

16th December 2016

Looking to the stars Our traditional Carol Service at Ealing Abbey on Tuesday 13th December was a wonderful occasion.  To a backdrop of stars, our pupils from Lower I to Upper VI joined in music and readings with parents, staff and past pupils to celebrate Advent and look forward to the birth of the Christ…

‘A Budget Cinderella’

16th December 2016

Priory Players’ Pantomime Our Head of Drama and Managing Director of the Priory Players, Ms Brown, reports on the Priory Players’ Christmas production: ‘On Friday 9th December the Priory Players staged this year’s school panto ‘A Budget Cinderella’ and it was a triumph.  Bhakti Patel, the company’s production manager, co-directed the play with me and…

Language Learning

16th December 2016

An academic analysis Language learning has long been a staple part of our Junior School curriculum with French recently having been joined by Spanish and Mandarin. We are very fortunate that this has continuously been delivered by not only native speakers, but also language-teaching specialists. Therefore when the Government, in 2014, made it compulsory for…

Cipher Club and the 2016 Soton Cipher Competition

16th December 2016

Deciphering the ciphers Mrs Bennet, Mathematics Department, reports on the progress of the 2016 Soton Cipher Competition and the mathematical maze through which our students are finding their way! ‘So far the Priory Decoders and the Cipher Guild (our two teams from Upper IV and Lower V) have managed to decrypt all of the challenges…

Hanwell Homeless Concern

15th December 2016

Priory Purpose Thank you to Amy-Elizabeth Roye of Upper VI, who wrote the following to parents last week on behalf of Priory Purpose, the charity movement set up by the Sixth Form. “Every year St Augustine’s Priory helps to support a local charity, ‘Hanwell Homeless Concern’.  Miss Sylvia Clayton, a former St Augustine’s Priory teacher,…

Holy Family Parish Christmas Carol Concert

13th December 2016

A Christmas community On Sunday 11th December a choir led by Mrs Cotton and Miss Johnson from St Augustine’s Priory was delighted to perform at the Holy Family Church’s Carol Concert together with the Iraqi Choir from the parish and the choir from the Holy Family Catholic Primary School.  Fr Neil, Parish Priest at the…

Prep III visit the National Gallery

9th December 2016

Studying the Nativity Mrs Lubowiecka, Form Teacher, Prep III, reports on the recent artistic discoveries of Prep III at the National Gallery… ‘On Thursday 1st December Prep III visited the National Gallery to learn more about the Nativity Paintings they had been studying  as part of their R.E. topic this term.  Our guide, Jocelyn, was…

What’s On for Priory 6

9th December 2016

The Week of Monday 12th December to the holidays! Discover nature inspired engineering, virtual reality, and enjoy our Carol Service – all these are happening next week.  For more information contact Mr Salmon.  Links are attached. Monday 12th December Maximise your performance: RSM, 6.30pm, free, need to register.  Olympic bronze medallist and double World Champion rower, Sarah Winckless will talk…

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