Inspirational learning. The development of resources and tools for children to access books and learning materials gathers apace in the library as Mrs Bhatti reports on the latest developments happening throughout the school: ‘Prep I are becoming very excited about books and they will be receiving their very own copy of the hilarious picture book…
A wealth of inspiration. On the website of Black History Month, Catherine Ross, Founder Director of Museumand – The National Caribbean Heritage Museum and Editor of Black History Month 2020 writes: ‘Black History Month 2020 is also a time to look forward and celebrate the here and now – and the future possibilities. In years…
A Display for the Michaelmas Term. Joy is something to be treasured! An inspirational display has been put up by the Juniors to mark their joy at returning to school after the summer. Both staff and pupils are contributing to the display, which continues to be added to! We share with you here some of…
Books Galore. Mrs Bhatti, our School Librarian, updates us on all the literary activities going on this term throughout the school. In addition, in this Dyslexia Awareness Week, Mrs Bhatti has put together an excellent display in the Scriptorium with books about various aspects of neurodiversity for girls to investigate. ‘We celebrated Roald Dahl’s birthday…
Welcoming visitors. Our virtual Open Day on Saturday 26th September was a wonderful opportunity to welcome visitors to St Augustine’s Priory, albeit via the computer. The Open Day was held via five Zoom sessions where our guests spoke to the following: Headteacher & Pupils (Head Girl and Deputy Head Girls) Nursery & Juniors Seniors &…
New issue available now. The Autumn 2020 edition of City Kids, the magazine for London families, is now available. To read your copy please click on the following link: Read Autumn 2020 issue where you will find a host of information, including a calendar of events on in London and issues arising from lockdown and…
The Good Shepherd. Prep II and Prep III produced a wonderful display of sheep in the Chapter Room this week! This was in preparation for their Celebratory Mass on 23rd September to begin the school year. This was on the theme of ‘The Good Shepherd’, and Miss Keane, Deputy Head Juniors (Academic), had this to…
Lubasi Home developments. We have received some news from Mrs Sarah Bramble (expedition coordinator), who is our link with Lubasi Home in Zambia, for which we raised the wonderful sum of £1,400 earlier in the year. This is what she has to tell us: ‘It was a very exciting meeting of St Augustine students, their…
Combining Literature and Art. Mrs van der Merwe, Prep I Form Teacher, describes an exciting Prep I cross-curricular activity. Prep I have been exploring the excellent world of literature with ‘Owl Babies’ and expanding that into some great art work using natural materials from our grounds. Mrs van der Merwe explains, ‘Over the past two…
One step at a time. ‘Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time’. So said Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who died on 18th September 2020. The poem below, ‘In the steps of RBG’ by American poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer speaks about the change that…
