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Ealing in Bloom
Lower II and Upper II guides to the grounds On Tuesday 28th June we welcomed the judges from the Ealing in Bloom competition who had come to judge our grounds for this year’s competition. The categories under which our grounds were judged were maintenance, plants, features and children’s involvement. To show them round the grounds…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Miss A Burrell, Head of Biology In September 2016 we will be joined by Miss Aisling Burrell as Head of Biology. Here she writes introducing herself to us: ‘I am Aisling Burrell and I will be joining the Biology Department at St Augustine’s Priory in September as Head of Biology. I have a first class…
Space Seeds part 2
STEM: the results of a unique voyage On 6th May we wrote of an exciting Space Seeds project, in which pupils took part in a national initiative called ‘Rocket Science’, a collaborative project between the Royal Horticultural Society and the UK Space Agency. Form III enjoyed planting the seeds back in May and have since…
Preps I and II visit Odds Farm
Animals galore On Thursday 23rd June Preps I and II went on an expedition to Odds Farm Park in Wooburn Common. They had a wonderful time, meeting lots of animals and even attending a sheep race. Here are some of the accounts of the day from members of Prep II: Audrey writes, ‘First we went…
Lower V complete their expedition
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Bronze Award At St Augustine’ Priory we have encouraged girls to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for many years, with girls achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. Lucy Jacks, Lower VA, takes us through the latest episode in the life of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at St…
Prep II and Laudato Si’
Correspondence with Pope Francis Last year Pope Francis wrote to the world with his encyclical “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”, urging us to care for our home, the planet Earth, and all that it contained. After we celebrated Laudato Si’ week last week with several initiatives designed to help…
Summer Arts Evening
Artists, players, poets and musicians showcase students’ talents and ambitions. St Augustine’s Priory opened its doors and grounds to the Ealing community for our annual Summer Arts Evening on Tuesday 28th June 2016. Hundreds of parents, neighbours and supporters joined us for this explosion of artistic talent, contributing to our biggest Summer Arts Evening yet….
Professor Heinz Wolff
An industry titan and titan ‘giver’. On Friday 20th May, we wrote about our annual Young Scientist of the Year Competition, an opportunity to showcase the stretching and challenging STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) provision here at St Augustine’s Priory. The standard of work produced by pupils was exceptionally high and we enjoyed completing…
Lower IV and Hampton Court Palace
A Journey Back in Time Hampton Court Palace is where you can explore what life was like in the Tudor and Stuart courts. Situated on the banks of the River Thames this wonderful palace was the destination of a recent visit by Lower IV. Katie Fung, Lower IV Alpha, leads us through Lower IV’s time…
Lower IV explore Classical Civilisation
To the British Museum and Beyond Visits to sites of historical or educational interest have a great value supplementing the work undertaken in classrooms. The past becomes alive when seeing artefacts – art or everyday articles – which date from the eras studied. Visiting the British Museum was one such opportunity afforded to Lower IV…