Category: Junior
Our Lenten work
The Catholic Children’s Society. At Senior Assembly on Monday this week we were visited by Ms K Waring from the Catholic Children’s Society, the organisation we will be supporting throughout Lent via the collection boxes which have been distributed one to each class. The CCS supports disadvantaged children and families across London, Hertfordshire and the…
COVID-19
A useful guide. Ms Burrell and Mrs Pugh, Science Department, have provided a handy guide to a very current issue, the coronavirus, aka COVID-19. As they say, ‘we have produced this so that girls are able to interpret the headlines on the virus correctly and properly look after themselves’. We hope that you find it…
Book Week 2020
The Wonder of Words. St Augustine’s Priory has a long link with authors starting with George Sand (real name Aurore Dupin), the nineteenth century French novelist who attended the school when it was in Paris. Fast forward to the twenty-first century and award-winning poet Mona Arshi is an Augustinian parent and award-winning poet Neil Elder…
Wellness Week 2020
Whole School Involvement From the Nursery right through to Upper VI, all at St Augustine’s Priory were involved in Wellness Week 2020. A host of activities took place, starting on Monday 10th February when Priory 6 students visited the Nursery to talk about how to look after ourselves and each other. Ms Hagerty led a…
Upper I explores ‘Treasure Island’
‘Avast Ye, shipmates!’ Upper I’s interpretation of ‘Treasure Island’ on 5th February was a feast of piracy, treasure hunting and a display of enormous and infectious enthusiasm! This was a tremendously enjoyable production which was a wonderful example of ensemble playing and teamwork, involving the Upper II Drama monitors who performed their duties with care…
Junior Journalists
Priory Planet Production. Ms Daya, Prep and Junior teacher and Cross-curricular leader for the Juniors, made an exciting announcement this week when she revealed that the Digital Magazine Club has produced their own digital magazine, ‘Priory Planet’. Ms Daya reports: ‘This academic year I started a digital magazine club with girls from Lower II and…
The Benefits of Sport.
Swimming for Success. Mr Harnett is known as a significant member of the Mathematics Department, but less well known is his involvement with the swimming team. A national swimmer in his teens, specialising in the Butterfly Stroke, Mr Harnett qualified as a coach when he was sixteen and coached from then and all through his…
Meeting Members of Staff
Ms N Chandler. This term we have been delighted to welcome Ms N Chandler, who joined us as PA to the Bursar plus having responsibility for HR compliance. Ms Chandler is a past pupil of St Augustine’s Priory and has fond memories of her time here. After working in retail for eleven years and several…
God loves teachers
Additional events. We thought you would be fascinated by this piece which was quoted in the St Ignatius School, Toowong, Newsletter in October 2005 and which we would like to share with you: ‘God loves Teachers On the sixth day God created men and women. On the seventh day, God rested – not so much…
Meeting the new decade
The speaking image. This series of images encapsulates the values that we hold at St Augustine’s Priory. From Nursery through to Upper VI we rejoice in intellectual curiosity in a school which holds academic excellence at its core. There is a love of learning and an overflowing creativity which encourages a freedom of spirit amongst…