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Miss Slight and the Nursery
A fond farewell In September 2015 Miss Cherie Slight joined us as Nursery teacher. Since then she, together with her Nursery team, has guided her young charges through the seasons of the year, through the Church seasons of Lent, Easter and Christmas and has seen her pupils progress and grow. On Wednesday 12th July, the…
A Level Geography Independent Investigations
Fieldwork in and around Aberystwyth, Wales Fieldwork is an essential component of Geography. At St Augustine’s Priory pupils learn early; for example, Upper II’s fieldwork in Amersham is excellent ground work for the expeditions they will participate in further up the school. On Saturday 8th July fieldwork took centre stage as Priory 6 Geographers travelled…
‘A Stitch in Time’ at our Arts Festival
A community embroidery project During our Arts Festival, on Wednesday 28th June, a wonderful display and demonstration of the creativity achieved throughout the year by our students, one of the displays was of our ‘A Stitch in Time’ project, started in 2015. We now have some examples of finished kneelers on display, and at the…
Upper II Moving Up Mass
As we draw closer to the end of term, we celebrate all the girls who are moving up in the school. This is a particularly important transition for Upper II, who will join the Senior school in September this year. As the girls are well prepared to begin life in the Senior school, the transition…
Our Escape Room is open and it’s ‘the best ever’!
The clock is ticking… St Augustine’s Priory in Ealing have turned their cellar into a real life, fully immersive Escape Room for the last week of the summer term. Inspired by a school trip to live escape room ‘clueQuest’, Mr Dellow, Head of ICT, made big plans to get the girls code breaking and team…
Big Sister not-so-Little Sister
Our Big Sister, Little Sister programme has reached the end of another academic year. Our continuous Big Sister, Little Sister programme lays a firm emphasis on the community spirit of St Augustine’s Priory when, each September, our new Senior girls in Form III meet our Sixth Form. Yes, there are regular group meetings, but…
A Psychedelic Summer Concert
Last night, Thursday 6th July, saw our first concert to take place in the newly refurbished hall and also the last concert of this academic year. The music played harked back to yesteryear as perennial favourites were performed. Hits from Queen, The Beatles and Abba filled the hall (and grounds around it) as the school’s…
The Priory Farm
Farm Managers rule the roost! The orchard is now home to a thriving St Augustine’s Priory Farm. As well as the very healthy allotment with its array of crops, the chickens are going from strength to strength as they are enjoying the fine weather and the attention of our dedicated Farm Managers. Ms Burrell reports…
Nursery Sports Day
The sun shone over Nursery Sports Day on Monday 3rd July as parents, staff and girls gathered on the astro-turf to watch our Pre-Prep girls and boys participate in a variety of races with enthusiasm. “Everybody was fantastic” Miss Slight commented, and she was especially pleased with all the boys and girls for cheering each other…
An English Summer Garden Party
A wonderful summer’s celebration On Saturday 1st July the Parents’ Committee organised summer event, ‘An English Summer Garden Party’ took place, an occasion filled with entertainment and enjoyment for all ages. Families gathered in the Meadow from 1.00pm to enjoy all that was on offer throughout the afternoon. Stalls offering refreshments, including a barbecue, a…