Category: Priory Post
Carol Service 2019
The God Who Speaks. The theme of our 2019 Carol Service was The God Who Speaks – The Word. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have designated 2019 – 2020 as a year of focus on the Bible – The God Who Speaks: The Year of the Word. The year was launched on…
Upper IV and ‘The God Who Speaks’
Senior Assembly. Mrs Corkery, Religious Education teacher, reports on the recent Assembly delivered by Upper IV Alpha on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales theme for 2019 – 2020, ‘The God Who Speaks: The Year of the Word.’: ‘Upper IV Alpha recently delivered a very insightful assembly to introduce the religious theme for…
Lower V theatre visit
‘An Inspector Calls’. Lily Rai, Lower V, reports on the recent theatre visit of Lower V English and LAMDA students: ‘On Wednesday 27th November, the other LAMDA students and I saw a production of An Inspector Calls at New Wimbledon Theatre. At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially at the very beginning when…
Primary Mathematics Challenge 2019
Girls across Upper II and Lower II took part in the Primary Mathematics Challenge 2019. The girls did brilliantly with 6 of the girls, 4 of them from Lower II, gaining scores of 19 and above, out of 25; a significant achievement. Rin, from Lower IIA, had the highest score overall, with a magnificent 22…
Juniors and Building the Kingdom
Schools meet at St Augustine’s Priory. Mrs Knowles, Deputy Head, Juniors, tells us about the recent Building the Kingdom meeting held at St Augustine’s Priory on Monday 25th November. Sr Judith Russi, Director of EducareM, was with us and led the day. EducareM supports Catholic education and leadership. They provide training and support for governors,…
Emmaus Catholic Schools’ Partnership
Journeying together in faith. Launched on 27th November 2019, the Emmaus Catholic Schools’ Partnership is a ground-breaking initiative from four of West London’s premier Catholic schools: The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, St Augustine’s Priory, St Benedict’s School and the Sacred Heart High School. Collaborative working between these four schools will enable them to utilise a…
A Majestic King Lear
Shakespeare Schools Festival Production. King Lear is an astonishing play in which Shakespeare explores such themes as justice, familial relationships, politics, madness, compassion and nature. A strong and sometimes brutal play, St Augustine’s Priory delivered a powerful production of Shakespeare’s King Lear when they participated in the Shakespeare Schools Festival recently. Drama and LAMDA teacher…
Jingle Bell Bash
Christmas Extravaganza. On Friday 6th December the St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee is promising a Christmas event like no other. The ‘Jingle Bell Bash’ will see the Nursery, Preps and Juniors enjoying a Disco and Fair while the Seniors gather for a Christmas Cinema event. The Nursery and Prep I will enjoy the event from…
Ealing Teen Read gets under way
Books for life. Ealing Teen Read took hold at St Augustine’s Priory this week as our librarian, Mrs Bhatti, together with Mr Elder and Mrs George gathered with pupils in the Scriptorium to discuss this year’s event. Having attended the official launch earlier in November, Lower IV and Upper IV students met on Monday…
Mrs Bennet leads the way
A Chemistry Competitor. As we all know, Mrs J Bennet is Head of Mathematics at St Augustine’s Priory. So it came as a bit of a surprise when we discovered that she had entered a Chemistry competition. No stranger to entering her students for mathematical competitions galore, Mrs Bennet decided that it was time for…