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25th November 2016

Priory 6 and freedom of faith Aid to the Church in Need’s ‘Red Wednesday’ was on 23rd November, a campaign for those who have suffered because of their religion.  At St Augustine’s Priory many Senior students and staff supported this by wearing red throughout the day.  This was an amazing way to raise awareness of…

24th November 2016

Music Department news Dr Higgins, Director of Music, writes about the Music@1 concert which took place last Friday, 18th November, bringing to light the musical talents of two of our members of staff: ‘Friday 18th November saw our third Music@1 concert take place in the Chapel. This time our performers were Mrs Cotton and Mrs…

23rd November 2016

Lower VI and ‘Dexterity’ Equipping girls for life is part of our mission at St Augustine’s Priory and the Priory 6 participation in Young Enterprise certainly does that. The website for the charity states, ‘Young Enterprise is the UK’s leading charity that empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills. We make the…

22nd November 2016

Engineering, Construction, and Health and Safety When Barbara Marino visited Priory 6 last Thursday 17th November, she told the girls that she has two jobs; one as a St Augustine’s mother, and the other as a civil engineer.  Dr Marino started by reminding the girls to take care and to always be observant of signs…

22nd November 2016

Lisa McMullin, LAMDA Teacher Ms Lisa McMullin is joining our team of LAMDA teachers and here introduces herself: ‘I’m delighted to be joining St Augustine’s Priory as a LAMDA teacher. The staff and students seem absolutely delightful! I’ve been teaching drama in schools in the UK for over a decade and am currently also joint…

21st November 2016

An evening of scariness for charity Friday 18th November saw Priory Purpose hold ‘Fright Night’, an evening of eeriness at St Augustine’s Priory.  Through this event Priory Purpose, our Sixth Form’s initiative to fundraise for charity, raised over £300 for Renewable World, a charity dedicated to providing renewable and affordable energy services in developing countries….

18th November 2016

Operation Christmas Child Every year near Christmas the Juniors set about collecting shoe boxes. This does not show an avid love for boxes, or for shoes, but in order to send Christmas gifts to children in need abroad, it is necessary to first have an empty shoe box to fill! Operation Christmas Child, run by…

18th November 2016

Money raised for Oxfam appeal In early October Hurricane Matthew swept through Haiti causing devastation and death; the exact number killed is not known, but is thought to be near 1,000. Several members of our Sixth Form decided to respond to this natural disaster by raising money in the Senior School for the Oxfam Haiti…

18th November 2016

Creativity around Roald Dahl Mrs Van Der Merwe writes of some dreamlike activities the Junior School have been engaging in relating to the author, Roald Dahl. ‘Roald Dahl is one of the Prep and Junior School’s very favourite authors. This year marks 100 years since he was born. In addition to the celebrations that took place in…

18th November 2016

The Week of Monday 21st November Here are some fascinating extra-curricular events for those in Priory 6 (and their parents!) for the week commencing Monday 21st November, with links attached.  Prepared by Mr Salmon, they cover topics as diverse as allergies, ivory poaching and synthetic biology. Monday 21st November Haldon Range Dam earthquake damage, New…