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Lower I and British Values
What does it mean to be British? ‘I do not like tea, it is disgusting!’ So states a member of Lower I in this ground-breaking video on what it means to be British, produced by the pupils and their teacher, Mrs Van Der Merwe. The girls voice their support for the shared values of the…
Upper I and Lower II deliver Birthday Greetings
Visit to Sandringham On Wednesday 20th April Upper I and Lower II left St Augustine’s Priory to go on a residential two day visit to Kingswood in Norfolk where they planned to take part in various adventurous activities. However… on the way they stopped at Sandringham, the Norfolk country estate of The Queen. They…
Sixth Form Leadership
The next chapter Schools exist for young people. It follows then that the involvement of young people in the leadership of academic institutions is not only sensible, but necessary. By providing girls with greater ownership of their educational experience, we ensure they develop the skills to manage their own direction in life, which in a…
Musical Events at St Augustine’s Priory
Melodies abound during the Summer Term Mr Martin, Director of Music, looks back on the Spring Concert at the end of the Lent Term and reports on the events we can look forward to this Summer Term. ‘Last term’s stand-out musical event at St Augustine’s Priory was the end-of-term Spring Concert, and what a magnificent…
Lower IV girls run the Junior London Mini Marathon
Lower IV girls run the Junior London Mini Marathon Pupils raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital At 6.30am next Sunday morning, 24th April, Lizzy Higham and Mia Simpson, Lower IV Alpha, have an early start to the day. They will be at Ealing Town Hall ready to be transported to central London to run…
Our next Head Girl
Introducing Erin Costello Amid lessons, exam preparation, coursework submission and revision, the pace with which Summer Term begins leaves little time for merriment. However, an air of excitement has filled the halls this week since the announcement of students newly elected to the Sixth Form Leadership Team. Head Girl Elect, Erin Costello, certainly shares this…
Calais Kitchens
Lent Collection feeds thousands with fish The final newsletter of Lent Term commenced with a message from Mrs Raffray which highlighted the many freedoms we in the UK enjoy and which other people, in other places, are not so fortunate to experience. The backdrop to this reflection was a Monday morning assembly in which the…
Upper I visits the British Museum
History visit Visits to sites of interest broaden the girls’ appreciation and understanding of their curriculum subjects and help to bring alive the topics studied. As an example of this, in the last week of the Lent Term, on Monday 21st March, Upper I visited the British Museum to conduct historical research in the Anglo…
Welcoming the Summer Term
Mass at St Augustine’s Priory As always, we welcomed a new term at St Augustine’s Priory by celebrating Mass for both the Juniors and Seniors. We were pleased to welcome Fr Thomas from Ealing Abbey who celebrated the Masses for us today, occasions of joy for the beginning of the Summer Term. Both Masses saw…
Easter prayer
Seeing with new eyes Happy Easter! Seeing with Easter Eyes is the prayer which is being displayed in the school to help us to celebrate this season of renewal and to see the world through the eyes of the Easter experience. We thought you would like to share this prayer with us and we attach…