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Upper IV prepares for GCSEs
‘Maximize Your Potential’ Every year pupils in Upper IV have a vital assignment to complete. This is the year they choose their GCSE options and begin the run-up to their GCSEs which will take place in Upper V. In order to assist with this preparation each year we invite ‘Maximize Your Potential’ to visit St…
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 28th November Yet another wonderful extra-curricular events for those in Priory 6 (and their families) for the week commencing Monday 28th November, with links attached. Prepared by Mr Salmon, they cover topics as diverse as human rights decapitated frogs and astronomy. Monday 28th November Consciousness Debate: 7.00pm, RI. Cheap. http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2016/november/public-whats-the-use-of-consciousness…
Lower II takes on ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Lower II takes on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ‘Wherefore art thou Romeo?’ Ms Hagerty, Director of Sixth Form and teacher of Drama writes about Lower II’s contribution to the Shakespeare Schools Festival 2016: ‘Monday 14th November marked the day when girls in Lower II took to the stage to perform their very own version of Shakespeare’s tragedy, ‘Romeo…
Upper IV visit the Theatre
‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Upper IV saw the production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ recently and here Katie Fung, Upper IV Alpha, writes a review for Priory Post: ‘On Thursday 17th November, Upper IV travelled to central London to experience Mark Haddon’s ‘The Curious Incident…
St Cecilia
We lift our hearts in joyous song to honour Him this way, and while we sing remembering to sing is to doubly pray On Thursday 24th November, we celebrated the feast of St Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians, with our annual St Cecilia Concert. The Junior and Senior school ensembles, orchestras and choirs performed in a…
Scriptorium News
‘Form III and Jessica’s Ghost’ To have a love of reading is one of the greatest joys there is. Our School Librarian, Mrs Bhatti and a group of Form III students are reading a selection of books from the Book Trust School Library Pack 2016-2017. http://www.booktrust.org.uk/programmes/secondary/school-library-pack/ This reading programme is open to all students in…
Power for Good
One kind word can change someone’s entire day For Anti-Bullying week this year, held last week, Senior Form Teacher Miss O’Brien organised an activity to help highlight the ways in which we can prevent and respond to bullying. The week, annually held in November, is a great way to take a stand against bullying, promote positive messages about…
Refugees and Red Wednesday
Priory 6 and freedom of faith Aid to the Church in Need’s ‘Red Wednesday’ was on 23rd November, a campaign for those who have suffered because of their religion. At St Augustine’s Priory many Senior students and staff supported this by wearing red throughout the day. This was an amazing way to raise awareness of…
Music@1: a Musical Staff
Music Department news Dr Higgins, Director of Music, writes about the Music@1 concert which took place last Friday, 18th November, bringing to light the musical talents of two of our members of staff: ‘Friday 18th November saw our third Music@1 concert take place in the Chapel. This time our performers were Mrs Cotton and Mrs…
Young Enterprise 2016
Lower VI and ‘Dexterity’ Equipping girls for life is part of our mission at St Augustine’s Priory and the Priory 6 participation in Young Enterprise certainly does that. The website for the charity states, ‘Young Enterprise is the UK’s leading charity that empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills. We make the…