Category: Nursery
Walk to School Week
Episode One: Pedometer Challenge From 16th – 20th May ‘Walk to School Week’ at St Augustine’s Priory was a walk on the wild side. Here Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, reports on the pedometer challenge used by pupils and staff: ‘Using the 40 pedometers given to us by Ealing Council, various apps on phones and…
Walk to School Week
Episode Two: Wacky Walking Wednesday Miss Keep, Geography Department, tells us about ‘Wacky Walking Wednesday’ which took place in Walk to School Week and was great success! ‘Last Wednesday (18th May) St Augustine’s Priory took part in ‘Wacky Walking Wednesday’. We encouraged all students to walk to school as a part of the national Walk…
The Nursery and Prep III celebrate Pentecost
Balloons in the Prayer Garden Sunday 15th May was Pentecost Sunday when we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. Miss Slight, Nursery Form Teacher, here tells us how the Nursery and Prep III marked the occasion. ‘Last week the Nursery and Prep III visited the Prayer Garden to celebrate Pentecost together….
School in Action
Introducing the Nursery & Preps Pupils find in St Augustine’s Priory something different from that which they come across elsewhere. A word we often use to describe our culture, our environment, is ‘unique’. It is a word used recklessly by some, describing what an organisation wishes to be rather than is and used unintelligently by…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mr M Dellow, Head of Computer Studies Mr Michael Dellow will be joining St Augustine’s Priory as Head of Computer Studies in September. He has sent us this article introducing himself and telling us about his enthusiasm for Computer Studies. ‘I visited St. Augustine’s Priory in December whilst most of you had begun your Christmas…
The Cry of the Earth
A Prayer from CAFOD In the spirit of Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’, ‘On Care for our Common Home’ and Walking to School Week at St Augustine’s Priory we produce the following prayer, composed by Fr Michael Fitzsimons for CAFOD. This prayer has been put up in the school and is a useful reminder of…
Laudato si’, mi’ Signore: ‘Praise be to you, my Lord’
On Care for our Common Home As we near the end of the Easter Season in this Year of Mercy, St Augustine’s Priory has been inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’’, published in June last year which urges us all to care for our planet and all that it contains. At St Augustine’s Priory…
Super Camps, Summer 2016
Summer at St Augustine’s Priory The grounds at St Augustine’s Priory are made for children to enjoy – to play, to grow, to have adventures. What better way to spend some of the summer holidays than to enjoy the activities on offer at St Augustine’s Priory. Super Camps, the UK’s number one for childcare during…
The Benefits of Reading (Part Two)
From the Counsellor’s Chair Mrs Good, our School Counsellor, here contributes the second in her articles on the benefits of reading: ‘In my previous article I explored the benefits of reading to children. But what if encouraging your child to read is a challenge? After a day of lessons that includes reading, some children may…
Music News
From the Director of Music Four weeks into term and it is wonderful to hear the sound of rehearsals underway at lunchtimes, before and after school. A number of ensembles have chosen to mark this year’s Shakespeare anniversary in creative ways. The Senior Orchestra has started rehearsing the Dance of the Clowns from Mendelssohn’s music…