Category: Priory Post
A prevalence of poetry
Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition 2020. Mr Elder, English Department, enters students’ work each year for the Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition, and our track record in this competition is excellent! Mr Elder writes, ‘One of my first lessons with Form III Aleph in lockdown was on Wordsworth’s ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’….
Prep III poets
‘Silly Stuff’. Poets need to start young! Prep III have proved this by studying poetry and its forms and then writing their own verse. Mrs Lubowiecka reports that on Friday 3rd July, ‘Prep III finished their poetry unit ‘Silly Stuff’ for this term. The girls have been learning about poetic features such as repetition, rhythm,…
Prep II ‘Sing’
Happiness all round. On Tuesday 7th July, Prep II had a full and exciting day at St Augustine’s Priory which started with their Songs and Certificates celebration in the morning in the Chapel, where they were joined by their friends from home. Songs and Certificates included a rendition of ‘Sing’ and Prep II exhorted…
Summer Concert
Making Music. Lockdown has not prevented the St Augustine’s Priory musicians from making music. Individual lessons and ensemble work have continued and our Summer Concert, with its weaving of musical magic, went ahead as planned last week. Everyone involved, pupils and staff, worked hard to ensure that each person’s work blended seamlessly with their colleagues’…
Sports Awards Evening 2020
The year of sport celebrated. The St Augustine’s Priory Sports Awards Evening on 30th June was a splendidly virtual affair. Although we were not able to be all together celebrating the year of sport at St Augustine’s Priory, we were able to watch the awards via the triumph of modern technology. Congratulations to all those…
The English Department and Remote Learning
Expanding horizons. Mr Elder, English Department, writes on the opportunities that lockdown and remote learning have presented to both teachers and pupils: ‘Remote learning has brought all kinds of challenges, but one way or another, lessons have retained their high standards and students have been learning just as well as they always do….
Academic Scholars in Lockdown
Undeterred and unwavering! Mr Elder, English Department, updates us on what our Academic Scholars have been up to during this time of Lockdown. Their interests and researches cover a variety of subjects, from literature to natural history to brain decoding! ‘During the school year, the Academic Scholars meet on a regular basis to give presentations…
Prep III writers and researchers
Tumultuous times in history. This term has not seen the grass grow under Prep III’s feet. Mrs Lubowiecka reports that they have spent an intellectually stimulating time in their History and R.E. lessons via blended learning. She says, ‘Prep III are learning about another difficult time the people of London endured – the Great…
Sports Day 2020
Or, ‘Why aren’t these events in the Olympics?’ On Wednesday 24th June, the St Augustine’s Priory Sports Day took place with Upper II competing in the grounds, along with the children of critical workers. Everyone else enjoyed an afternoon of sport at home – our first ever Blended Virtual Sports Day. Miss Hales led the…
Lower V and the Recovery Curriculum
Reflecting on the times. All through this week of 22nd to 26th June, we have welcomed members of Lower V back to St Augustine’s Priory where they have participated in their Recovery Curriculum. The aim is to help pupils to recover from their loss of routine, structure, friendship, sleep, opportunity and freedom.; a valuable…