Category: Priory Post
Lower IIA Scientists
Gravity: a force of nature This week Mrs Round led Lower IIA in a scientific exploration. The issue at hand was gravity and they spent time investigating the force of gravity and its effect – on us all! Gravity affects everything and everybody. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects and the Moon’s gravity…
Upper IIA Mass
Looking forward to Earth Day 2021. Upper II prepared a beautiful Mass on Wednesday 21st April, which was celebrated by Fr Thomas. Girls had practised the readings well and written some lovely bidding prayers. The first reading was from the Book of Acts recounting the early days of the Church and the Gospel was all…
Exercising minds and stretching muscles
Military Activities. From Lower II through to Priory 6, and even staff, Monday and Tuesday were days of military activities at St Augustine’s Priory when M A D Education (Military Activity Days in Schools) arrived to put us all through our paces. A range of exciting activities took place in the school grounds, including an…
Prep I and Nursery enjoy Earth Day
Enjoying the outdoors. Earth Day is held annually on 22nd April to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Everyone at St Augustine’s Priory took advantage of this day to spend every more time than ever enjoying the outdoors and seeing that treasuring our planet as something that everyone can do. Prep I certainly set a…
Prep II clean-up squad
A healthy environment. Prep II showed us all the way to a healthier environment as they celebrated Earth Day on 22nd April by collecting the litter in the Prep Meadow. Although everyone is always very careful to clean up after themselves, there were some items lying around which the eagle-eyed Prep II swept up with…
Lower I and Upper I learn outdoors
A living environment for learning. Lower I and Upper I used Earth Day on 22nd April to take time to enjoy the learning environment of the grounds at St Augustine’s Priory. Whether in the playground or in the wider grounds, there is so much on offer for the benefit of children. Climbing trees, running…
Prep III, Upper II and Junior Assembly
Restoring the Earth. Prep III were present in the Chapel for the Earth Day Junior Assembly on 22nd April, joined virtually by all other Junior classes. Ms Keane led the Assembly, which focussed on what we can learn and contribute to the well-being of the planet earth. What can we do to help the Earth? …
Lower II Alpha appreciate the grounds
Earth Day enjoyed. Miss Cooke reports on Lower II Alpha’s activities this Earth Day: ‘Lower II Alpha appreciated nature at it’s finest this morning on our walk around the school grounds. We discussed ways in which humans have negatively impacted our natural environment and how we can act to bring about change; for example…
Meeting Members of Staff
Mrs D Martin. This term we welcome Mrs D Martin to St Augustine’s Priory as our new Head of Chemistry who will be teaching Form III to Upper VI. She is looking forward to ‘working with the community at St Augustine’s Priory’. Mrs Martin enjoys Chemistry as pupils ‘learn through practical work and see things…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Presentation to classes. Friday 16th April was certainly a wonderful day for Juniors as a special virtual Assembly was held at which new books were presented to each class for their library. Ms Keane, Deputy Head Academic (Juniors) reported that, ‘Our Library budget this year has been allocated to ensure that our books portray characters…