Category: Senior
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…
Seniors: Change starts with you
The Earthshot Prize. The Earthshot Prize’s website states, ‘The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history, designed to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten years. The Prize aims to turn the current pessimism surrounding environmental issues into optimism, by highlighting the ability of human ingenuity to…
Musical Notes
Fulfilling potential. St Augustine’s Priory is full of talented children who pursue their calling not only in school but also outside. Whether their interests lie in writing, music, sport, drama or any of the other thousands of areas available in life, all the pupils here have talents and gifts galore. Carlotta, Lower V, is a…
Lower IV photographic winner
Ealing Wildlife Group. During Half Term we learnt of the exciting news that Ahilya in Lower IV has been awarded third place in the Young Wildlife Explorers category in the Ealing Wildlife Group photography competition! This is a wonderful achievement and Ahilya is to be congratulated on a wonderful photograph of a robin in full…
Library News
Inspirational learning. The development of resources and tools for children to access books and learning materials gathers apace in the library as Mrs Bhatti reports on the latest developments happening throughout the school: ‘Prep I are becoming very excited about books and they will be receiving their very own copy of the hilarious picture book…
Library News
Black History Month. Ms Bhatti, School Librarian, has adorned the Scriptorium with a display marking Black History Month. She writes, ‘In the Scriptorium, Black History Month is a celebration of writers, illustrators and inspirational people of colour. We have created a display in the library to promote Black History Month along with a colourful array…
Form III meet the Rhinos
A once in a lifetime experience. Despite the limitations of life these days, Form III visited Africa this week and connected with some wonderful Northern White Rhinos. Although they couldn’t travel to Kenya, Kenya came to us via Zoom! Ms Eng, Head of Art takes up the story: ‘Over the summer, Arianna in Form III,…
Lower IV Art work
Black History Month celebration. The celebrations to mark Black History Month continue in the Art Department as here, Ms Eng, Head of Art, reports on the work Lower IV have been undertaking in their study of perspective in Art. Ms Eng writes: ‘We thought we would celebrate Black History Month by each researching an artefact…