Category: Prep
National Poetry Day
“I remember the sound of my voice echoing across the desert” This National Poetry Day, Thursday 6th October 2016, St Augustine’s Priory is being encouraged to contribute to the activities set out by our English Department, using our school theme for this academic year ‘Memory’ to inspire us. Stairwell walls have been papered with poems, and…
Prep I and the Magic Beans
‘Ooh la la!’ Magic yes, but not the kind that will sprout a giant beanstalk. In the Prep Playground last Friday morning, Mr Alejandro was heard calling out different types of beans to Prep I, who in response would run, jump, wiggle or freeze accordingly. As if this wasn’t curious enough, the girls would sporadically and…
Grand Designs
“Take a handful of locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, a dash of creativity, a big pinch of training and mix with talented people”. Over the summer holidays this year, our kitchens and refectories underwent a glamorous makeover. The equipment in the main kitchen has been replaced including the ovens, fryers and counter tops as well as…
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Macmillan Cancer Support gets our support Macmillan Cancer Support was this morning, Friday 30th September, described by an Augustinian parent as ‘life-saving’. The organisation provides advice, information and practical and emotional support to those affected by cancer and so, when Augustinian parents Mrs Lozinski and Mrs de Rozarieux suggested we hold The World’s Biggest Coffee…
Unstereotypical Artist
Opening up our view of the world Being labelled is something that may well happen to each of us at some time of our lives. Whether because of our appearance, our mannerisms, our accent, we all risk being identified as a stereotype and identifying others in the same way. The work of Upper VI artist,…
Prep III supports The Little Princess Trust
Working to help others At St Augustine’s Priory we take the responsibility to others seriously. This was evident in the Prep Assembly on Wednesday 27th September which celebrated the work of the Little Princess Trust and one of its supporters, Christina Miller in Prep III, who has had her hair cut in support of this…
Peace and Language
A Prayer for Peace Lower IV A concluded their assembly this Monday, 26th September, with an extract from David Tonghou Ngong’s ‘A Prayer for Peace’. The extract, which appears below, calls to mind last week’s International Day of Peace and the longing for the establishment of peace in areas of conflict around the world. Monday…
An abundant allotment
Green Fingers at St Augustine’s Priory ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ (From ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats) When the community of Augustinian Canonesses Regular of the Lateran moved into St Augustine’s Priory with their pupils over one hundred years ago they strove to be as self-sufficient as possible. The nuns’ part of the grounds…
Priory Pyrotechnics
A date for your diary: Friday 14th October A phantasmagorical, fantastic, flaunting of fireworks. Yes, it’s the St Augustine’s Priory annual fireworks evening, taking place on Friday 14th October from 6.30 – 9.00pm at St Augustine’s Priory. Our grounds are a wonderful backdrop for fireworks and the St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee always organises a…
‘Music@1’
Making music at lunchtime Dr G Higgins, Director of Music, announces an exciting initiative from the Music Department commencing next Friday, 30th September, in the Senior Music Room: ‘It is my great pleasure to announce the inauguration of ‘Music@1’, a series of short lunchtime concerts led by students and staff at St Augustine’s Priory. There…