Category: Nursery
Down Syndrome Awareness Week
World Down Syndrome Day 2021. This week sees Down Syndrome Awareness Week in the UK, leading to World Down Syndrome Day on this coming Sunday, 21st March. The date of 21st March (3/21) was chosen to reflect the three copies (not just the typical pair) of chromosome 21 that are present in almost everyone who has Down Syndrome…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Promoting Good Behaviour. ‘God loves each of us as if there were only one of us’. So said St Augustine of Hippo, our patron saint. We are all individuals bound together in a community which strives to be the best we can be together. As part of this, at St Augustine’s Priory we are continually…
National Day of Reflection
Remembering. On Tuesday 23rd March the United Kingdom will observe a National Day of Reflection to mark the anniversary of the UK’s first Covid lockdown. A minute’s silence at 12.00 noon will be observed for all those who have died in this pandemic and all those who have been bereaved and we are all encouraged…
Book Week
A Celebration of Reading. Books, Books, Books! St Augustine’s Priory was a haven of literature this week as we dropped everything to read, heard staff reading their favourite stories (virtually), enjoyed a quiz and relished the Juniors in their cavalcade of costumes on Friday 12th March as they all paraded in their favourite characters from…
Taking the COVID lateral flow test in school
A pupil’s guide. We are all looking forward to welcoming pupils back to school on Monday 8th March. The school has been much too empty these past few weeks and we are all now gearing up for some wonderful weeks leading up to Easter. In preparation for the return to school we have organised the…
Mrs Sharon Charlesworth
Tribute. Many of you will remember past pupil and former Augustinian parent, Sharon Charlesworth. Mrs Charlesworth sadly passed away on Sunday 14th February after a long illness. Her courage and shining, joyful character was an example of a life well lived. Her funeral is on Monday 8th March and, rather fittingly, her funeral procession will…
Sunday Farmers’ Market at St Augustine’s Priory
Exciting news! Spring is on the way and to go with the (hopefully) warmer weather we are delighted to let you know that from Sunday 14th March 2021 St Augustine’s Priory will be the location for the Trash and Treasure Farmers’ Market on Sundays from 10.00am – 2.00pm. The idea behind the Trash and Treasure market…
The Echo
How lockdown affects the amount of electricity used! Tara and Stella, from the St Augustine’s Priory Junior Eco Committee, have prepared the latest edition of the Echo, the newsletter of the Junior and Senior Eco Committees. This edition discusses the extraordinary impact on the environment of our use of electricity during lockdown. ‘During lockdown, people…
Ash Wednesday ‘At Home’
A guide for us all. The following Ash Wednesday At Home guide has been prepared by the Diocese of Westminster Education Service. As Mrs George writes, ‘As Ash Wednesday falls in half term this year on 17th February, we thought you may appreciate an Ash Wednesday at Home Guide to help you come together as…
Nursery springs into action
Skipping and Dragon dancing. This January has seen the Nursery enjoy many activities. At the beginning of January the Nursery reopened and the children were to be seen skipping skipping in every morning, full of energy and ready to learn through play. They had fun-filled busy weeks where the live remote sessions continued and the…