Category: Priory Post
Nursery celebrate Diwali
Festival of Lights. In the Nursery they have been celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. It is a five day festival and during this time, among other celebrations, homes are illuminated and fireworks set off! Mrs Nikolova reports, ‘We have had a wonderful…
Expanding vocabulary
Junior Spanish Spelling Bee. Lockdown has been no barrier to education at St Augustine’s Priory. Here, Mylla, now in Form III, reports on the Junior Spanish Spelling Bee, designed to expand and test knowledge of the Spanish language: ‘Back in the Summer Term in Upper II during Lockdown, we were invited to take part in…
Anti-Bullying Week 2020
United Against Bullying. The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2020 is ‘United Against Bullying’. Taking place next week from 16th – 20th November, there are a host of activities planned throughout the week, beginning with Odd Socks day on Monday 16th November when we are all invited to wear odd socks to school – the more…
Lower VI R.E.
Was Jesus a Game Changer? Ms Corkery reports on life in Lower VI as they study R.E. ‘In General R.E. lessons, Lower VI have spent the first half of the Michaelmas Term examining the extent to which Jesus was a game changer. They have explored Jesus’ influence from a number of key perspectives, including his…
Upper II and the Kingdom of God
Learning in love. We are delighted to print two articles by members of Upper II who have been studying the Kingdom of God in their R.E. lessons. Mrs Cattigan, Form Teacher Upper II Alpha, reports, ‘It is that time of year again when I challenge the girls in Upper II to write a report summarising…
Sheep Tagging with the Farm Managers
Not just a fashion statement. Ear tags on sheep are used to identify them and can help to identify the sex, year of birth and even the parents of each sheep! So, on Friday 6th November Mr Raffray, together with the Farm Managers, gathered to round up our flock and ear tag them. This is…
Lower IV and the History of Christianity
Joseph of Arimathea inspired poetry Ms Corkery, Teacher of Religious Education reports on life in Lower IV’s work on the history of Christianity, ‘The girls in Lower IV recently began their studies on the History of Christianity in Britain in R.E. lessons. As part of the unit, they have examined what the biblical text…
Black History Month
Two inspirational saints. We continue to receive some splendid items arising from Black History Month at St Augustine’s Priory. Here Mylla in Form III tells us of her research into St Augustine of Hippo: ‘During Black History Month Form III learnt about inspirational black saints in R.E. I decided to research St Augustine of Hippo,…
Armistice Day 2020
A Commemoration. The autumn leaves were falling at St Augustine’s Priory as all the children and staff commemorated Armistice Day on 11th November. One hundred years after the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, the whole school gathered in the grounds and observed the two-minute silence at 11.00am. Following this, Daisy in…
Poppies from Nursery, Preps and Juniors
Marking Remembrance Day. From Nursery to Upper II, the girls of St Augustine’s Priory have been busy making poppies to mark Remembrance Sunday on 8th November and Armistice Day on 11th November. Their wonderful work is displayed in the Prep Playground for all to see. Since World War I, red poppies have been a moving…