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Our Open Day, 8th October
A welcome for new friends We were delighted that over 120 families registered for our Open Day on Saturday 8th October. Welcomes from the Headteacher, Mrs Sarah Raffray, and from our Head Girl, Erin Costello, in the Chapel were combined with tours led by St Augustine’s Priory pupils. Families were guided around the school to…
Alumnae Event, 8th October
Greeting old friends Following our Open Day on Saturday 8th October it was marvellous to be able to meet old friends as we held an Alumnae event at St Augustine’s Priory. Leavers from 1969 until 2013 and from as near as Ealing and as far away as Toronto, Canada, joined with staff to enjoy lunch…
Poetry Power!
Mr Elder and ‘Codes of Conduct’ Following hot on the heels of National Poetry Day yesterday, Thursday 6th October, Neil Elder, member of the English Department and author of the prize-winning collection of poetry, ‘Codes of Conduct’, features in the October edition of Optima Magazine. Established in 1990 Optima Magazine is delivered free fortnightly to…
National Poetry Day
“I remember the sound of my voice echoing across the desert” This National Poetry Day, Thursday 6th October 2016, St Augustine’s Priory is being encouraged to contribute to the activities set out by our English Department, using our school theme for this academic year ‘Memory’ to inspire us. Stairwell walls have been papered with poems, and…
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
Mercenary Mayhem Aoife Pedreschi, Lower V Alpha, reports on the recent theatre visit to ‘The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’: ‘On Wednesday 28th September 2016, the GCSE drama students visited the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus. It was there that we saw ‘The Comedy about a Bank Robbery’, directed by Mark Bell, and performed by Mischief Theatre….
Prayer and Worship
Lower IVA’s preparation Every week, one of the Forms takes it in turns to prepare the weekly Mass at St Augustine’s Priory. On Wednesday 5th October, Fr Thomas came to St Augustine’s Priory to celebrate Mass for us and it was the turn of Lower IVA to prepare the Mass which was attended by Form…
Form III visits High Ashurst
An adventurous time At the beginning of their life in the Senior School at St Augustine’s Priory, Form III take part in a two day residential visit, two days of adventure with challenges, cooperation, fun and friendship. This is a sound basis for the girls’ time in the Seniors and so, from Thursday 29th to…
Accounting and Awards
An eventful week for Priory6 Our series of inspirational speakers continued last week with the second instalment of our Priory6 programme. On Thursday 29th September Mr George Tan, teacher and St Augustine’s Priory parent visited and spoke to the Upper V and Priory6 girls about how he became interested in Accounting and the challenges he…
Upper V Geography Fieldtrip
Research in Brighton Fieldwork is essential in the study of Geography and here the Geography Department reports on a recent fieldtrip undertaken by the Geography GCSE students of Upper V: ‘On Monday 26th September 2016 Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, Miss Hewitt and Miss Keep accompanied the geographers of Upper V to Brighton to collect…
Prep I and the Magic Beans
‘Ooh la la!’ Magic yes, but not the kind that will sprout a giant beanstalk. In the Prep Playground last Friday morning, Mr Alejandro was heard calling out different types of beans to Prep I, who in response would run, jump, wiggle or freeze accordingly. As if this wasn’t curious enough, the girls would sporadically and…