Category: Priory Post
The Life of a Priory Farm Manager
Become involved! We are so fortunate in that we have a farm at St Augustine’s Priory. The Priory Farm hosts an allotment, chickens, ducks and sheep. All our pupils are able to visit the Priory Farm and become involved. From the youngest pupil who learns how to tend the allotment and visit the animals to…
The Nursery celebrates
Chinese New Year. On Monday the children in the Nursery welcomed a very special visitor as one of the parents came in to talk to them about Chinese New Year. Tuesday 1st February was the start of the Chinese year of the tiger. There are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac and the children talked…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Inclusion Committee and Chinese New Year. Tuesday 1st February was the start of the Chinese year of the tiger. Prisha in Upper VI and her colleagues on the Inclusion Committee prepared a beautiful presentation for the Senior Assembly. First they asked pupils what they knew already about Chinese New Year and then took the Seniors…
Prep III scientists
Getting ready for Spring. Although it is only January, Prep III were thinking ahead last week when they visited the Priory Farm. Miss Algar, Form Teacher Prep III, takes up the story: ‘Prep III had a lovely afternoon in the farmyard on Thursday last week, collecting some soil for our seeds. We planted our seeds…
Hestia
A wonderful ‘thank you’. Hestia was one of the charities for which we raised funds at the 2021 Carol Service and, thanks to the generosity of our parents, we were able to send them £494.17. We were thrilled to receive a video from Hestia thanking us for our contribution which was played at the Senior…
Upper II historians
Ealing at War. Following the extraordinary event of this week, when an unexploded World War II bomb was found on a building site just beyond our school grounds, we thought it might be interesting to say something about Ealing at war, a time when people tried to go about their daily lives while living with…
Let’s All Talk Mental Health
Online talks. The Let’s all Talk Mental Health 2022 season has started and we would recommend the course to parents. The organisation offers ‘informative, incisive and practical help from leading experts to support parents and carers of teens struggling with their mental health.’ ‘The Let’s all Talk Teen Mental Health 2022 Season is a series…
Holocaust Memorial Day
Remembering. Thursday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering those millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust. To mark this at St Augustine’s Priory Ms Brown reports that in Monday’s Senior Assembly, ‘Ava and Mary in Upper IV Aleph interviewed Clare Lawlor from the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Galleries about the…
Upper V on Retreat
Firm Foundations. Mrs McDermott, Head of Faith Life, reports on the Upper V Retreat, held on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st January. ‘To mark the end of their mocks, we brought Upper V to SPEC, the Diocese of Westminster’s retreat centre in Pinner. The theme of the retreat was Firm Foundations. The staff at the…
Meeting Members of Staff
Mr S Charlton. Joining St Augustine’s Priory at the start of this term, we are delighted that Mr S Charlton is a member of the English Department, teaching English Literature to the Seniors. He regards ‘intellectual curiosity and determination as high values in education’ and supports these intrinsic values of St Augustine’s Priory and he…