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…
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…
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…
Through Holy Week with the Juniors Mrs Van Der Merwe, Form Teacher, Lower I, takes us through Holy Week with Upper I and Lower I. The girls in both classes have made Holy Week bracelets to support their learning about the events and importance of Holy Week, which is also part of our R.E. curriculum….
Quicksticks Festival nets success with local Catholic schools There is something superhuman about the P.E. Department at St Augustine’s Priory. The pace at which they operate would rival Road Runner. And are we grateful for it? Oh yes! One of the many pleasures of working here is the reassurance that our girls are free to…
Hero of Polish WWII resistance speaks at St Augustine’s Priory At St Augustine’s Priory our theme for this year is ‘Courage’. We were privileged to welcome someone who exemplifies this quality on Thursday 25th February when Mrs Danuta Szlachetko visited us. A young girl living with her family in Poland at the outbreak of the…
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Westminster Cathedral Mrs Tippen, Deputy Head, Juniors, reports on the Year of Mercy Diocesan pilgrimage undertaken this week by our Preps and Juniors: ‘On Wednesday 2nd March, Mrs Tippen and Mrs Costello accompanied six girls from Prep III – Upper II on a pilgrimage to Westminster Cathedral as part of the…
First Frame Finale The familial community of St Augustine’s Priory manifests itself in many ways, not least through those creative outlets that awaken our imagination and evoke a sense of legacy. We are blessed by a history rich with spirituality, kinship and shared responsibility. Peculiarly in this age of ‘magpie’ like behaviour, in which…
‘The Journey’ After spending the Christmas holidays working hard revising for their GCSE mock examinations, Upper V sat their mock exams as soon as they returned to school in January. At the end of the mocks Upper V enjoyed a day of reflection and respite with their post-mock retreat, ‘The Journey’. Tallulah Bret-Day, Upper V…
