Category: Junior
Be Spirited
A time to reflect. Tuesday 26th March was a time for reflection at St Augustine’s Priory. Nursery to Upper II enjoyed ‘Be Spirited’, a day when the Chapel and Chapter Room are filled with spiritual exercises for the girls to enjoy. This year Be Spirited took place during Lent, a fitting time for a day…
Upper I and the Anglo-Saxons
Travelling back to the past. Apart from a time machine, a great way for our pupils to visit the past is through a workshop and here, Miss Brown, Upper I Form Teacher, reports on the recent workshop Upper I enjoyed as part of their study of the Anglo-Saxons: ‘On Tuesday 19th March, Upper I participated…
British Science Week
A week of wonder. Monday 11th March saw the beginning of British Science Week, a week filled with an abundance of activities, workshops and Science practicals. A true celebration of Science. Medical Mavericks delivered a workshop to the Seniors which raised awareness of the lesser known careers available in medicine such as biomedical science, medical…
World Book Day Competition
Who reads what? We received an avalanche of entries for this year’s World Book Day Competition. ‘Who reads what?’ was the talk of the school. But a winner (or this in case, winners, emerged), Naomi (Upper V Alpha) and Isabel (Form III Alpha) Jeffries who were triumphant with a score of 24 out of 27…
British Science Week 2019
Seniors and Juniors: Experiments and enrichment. St Augustine’s Priory is gearing up for British Science Week next week. There are a host of activities taking place throughout the school, from Juniors through to Priory 6, including the Junior School Science Fair run by Lower II and taking place on Friday 15th March. Science teacher, Ms…
Augustinians Achieving
The best experience! Girls leave St Augustine’s Priory prepared for the world of further education and the world of work. We ensure that they have the tools that enable them to enter a vast array of careers and have all the equipment needed to fulfil their potential and contribute to the wider world. Here we…
Drama training: a skill for life
A valuable Drama Inset. Training and learning never stops! Head of Drama, Ms Brown, attended the annual Drama Teacher Conference last week at the Royal National Theatre and learnt from the best! Ms Brown reports, ‘Theatre director, Katie Mitchell, spoke to a room of Drama Teachers at the National Theatre last week as part…
Women’s World Day of Prayer
Uniting across the world. Today we celebrate the Women’s World Day of Prayer, an opportunity for women throughout the world to realise the power of prayer and the fulfilment that comes from joining together in prayer. We here attach a prayer from St Teresa of Avila, a prayer which speaks to the heart of our…
The Parents’ Committee
A community enterprise. Mrs Beadsworth is one of the stalwart members of the St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee, an enthusiastic and extremely hard-working group of parents who organise fantastic events throughout the year. She here introduces the work of the committee: ‘The St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee aims to raise funds for activities outside the…
Drama: Juniors and Seniors together
A visit to Sky Academy. Ms Brown, Head of Drama, reports on the visit on 5th February of the Senior Drama Gifted and Talented pupils, who this week visited Sky Academy. ‘Our Drama Department at St Augustine’s Priory has forged links with industry at Sky Academy, where pupils made action movie trailers this week using…