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Poetry Success
Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition St Augustine’s Priory pupils have achieved success in the Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition 2017, learning a great deal on their poetic journey. Teacher, Ms Sharon Barrett reports that, ‘girls in Upper II and Form III entered the competition and worked very hard on their poems. …
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 10th July Life is getting quieter this week as everyone prepares for their summer holidays, but there are still some fascinating events on offer, including the two listed below; one on ‘The State of the Thames’ and the other, ‘From Nuremberg to the Old Bailey: Memories of a Forensic Pathologist’. For…
Upper II Geographers
A day in Amersham Geography lends itself to some fascinating field trips and, for Upper II, their latest field trip was an opportunity to have a taste of the sort of experiments and analyses which they will undertake when they move up to the senior school. Here, Miss Keep, Geography Department, gives an account of…
Lower IV Forensics
An investigation in progress… Over recent years the solving of crime through forensic science has become a staple part of evening television drama. But forensic science is a real and vital part of all real-life police work and for decades has been integral to the investigation of crime. The study of science in school therefore…
Prep I and Prep II go to Odds Farm Park
Animals galore On Tuesday 20th June Prep I and Prep II were lucky enough to visit Odds Farm Park in Buckinghamshire, a place to meet donkeys, hens, sheep and other four legged friends. From egg collecting to sheep racing to riding on tractors, their day was one of magic and excitement! Amaya, Prep II, tells…
Summer Arts Festival 2017
‘This year has produced breath-taking work and committed artists and photographers of whom we are deeply proud. Their passion, hard work and individuality is evident, and we celebrate their commitment and talent with you at our Arts Evening’, Miss Eng, Head of Art. Every year, our Summer Arts Evening showcases the Art, Poetry, Music and…
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 3rd July Summer Exhibition at the Royal Society, Radon, the Festival of Stuff and post-truth – just some of the topics at events next week. For more information, please see Mr Salmon. Monday 3rd July Weapons of Math Destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy: Cathy O’Neil. We live…
A week in the Houses of Parliament
Priory 6 opportunities The Sixth Form is a time of preparing for the future. Not just studying, but working out what you want to read at university, deciding on your university course, going to university open days and completing your UCAS form. It can also be a time for work experience. Many organisations and institutions…
St Augustine’s Priory Multi-Faith Eid Breakfast
‘It is the duty of everyone to defend religious freedom and promote it for all people’, Pope Francis. It is an important part of the mission of Catholic schools to engage in dialogue and work together with people of other faiths in our school and local community. After recent events we, as a faith community,…
Lower II Alpha welcomes a visitor
Miss Daya visits! There was great excitement in Lower II Alpha on Monday 26th June as Miss Daya popped by to show us baby Aiman, and to say ‘Hello’. At two months old, Aiman seemed very at home in the classroom and surprisingly calm given he was surrounded by the adoring pupils from Lower II…