Category: Priory Post
Lower VI and the Base Challenge
A national competition. Mrs MacLennan, Director of Priory 6 here tells us of the work conducted by Lower VI this week: ‘The Lower VI students have been taking part in the BASE Challenge organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). They have been working in groups of three to four…
A resounding staff win!
Netball thrills. The coming of the end of the Lent term was celebrated with a battle royal on Wednesday 24th March as senior pupils and staff took on each other in four lunchtime netball matches. They were exciting matches, with thrills and skills to the fore as the astroturf filled with spectators from the Seniors…
Lower II Scientists
Scientific projects displayed. Lower II have been working hard creating some imaginative science projects this term and 24th March saw them demonstrating their results to the rest of the Juniors. Taking turns, class by class, from Lower I to Upper II, the Juniors visited the imaginative and creative work undertaken by Lower II in an…
Spring is in the air
The grounds at St Augustine’s Priory. Spring is beginning to show itself in the grounds at St Augustine’s Priory. The trees are in bud and the daffodils are in full bloom. The farm animals are enjoying the warmer weather and we look forward to welcoming lambs in due course. This is always a time to…
The Year of St Joseph
The Guardian of us all. Mrs McDermott, Head of RE, reminds us of this year papal theme: ‘Friday 19th March is the feast day of St Joseph and this year it is particularly important as it falls in the “Year of St Joseph.” To celebrate the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being declared the Patron of the Universal…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Promoting Good Behaviour. ‘God loves each of us as if there were only one of us’. So said St Augustine of Hippo, our patron saint. We are all individuals bound together in a community which strives to be the best we can be together. As part of this, at St Augustine’s Priory we are continually…
Down Syndrome Awareness Week
World Down Syndrome Day 2021. This week sees Down Syndrome Awareness Week in the UK, leading to World Down Syndrome Day on this coming Sunday, 21st March. The date of 21st March (3/21) was chosen to reflect the three copies (not just the typical pair) of chromosome 21 that are present in almost everyone who has Down Syndrome…
Upper IV poets
The love of our planet. Mrs Eaton, Head of English, takes us into the world of poetry, focusing on a poem by Mana in Upper IV. ‘Our ‘Love Poetry’ module in English took us from the English Renaissance, to the sonnets of Petrarch and Shakespeare, the metaphysical poets, dramatic monologues and we looked at the…
Lower IV speak loudly!
British Science Week 2021. As part of British Science Week, Mr Kane, Head of Science, led Lower IV in the construction of speakers. Mr Kane comments, ‘As part of their work in electromagnetism, the girls in Lower IV conducted research into the construction of speakers. They came up with some excellent designs and constructed speakers,…
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column
Promoting Good Behaviour. ‘God loves each of us as if there were only one of us’. So said St Augustine of Hippo, our patron saint. We are all individuals bound together in a community which strives to be the best we can be together. As part of this, at St Augustine’s Priory we are continually…