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…
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…
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…
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…
Remembering. On Tuesday 23rd March the United Kingdom will observe a National Day of Reflection to mark the anniversary of the UK’s first Covid lockdown. A minute’s silence at 12.00 noon will be observed for all those who have died in this pandemic and all those who have been bereaved and we are all encouraged…
Return on International Women’s Day. Milly in Upper VI reflects on the return of girls to St Augustine’s Priory on Monday 8th March! ‘How appropriate that on International Women’s Day, our school finally reopened its gates to the whole school after the latest COVID lockdown. After weeks of being forbidden from socialising outside of the…
A pupil’s guide. We are all looking forward to welcoming pupils back to school on Monday 8th March. The school has been much too empty these past few weeks and we are all now gearing up for some wonderful weeks leading up to Easter. In preparation for the return to school we have organised the…
Something to look forward to! We have been firmly grounded over the past year, but hopefully we will again be able to look forward to expanding our horizons from later this year! (Always subject to COVID 19 and government guidelines). Here is our planned overseas and residential visit timetable for 2021-2023 for the Seniors. From…
Tribute. Many of you will remember past pupil and former Augustinian parent, Sharon Charlesworth. Mrs Charlesworth sadly passed away on Sunday 14th February after a long illness. Her courage and shining, joyful character was an example of a life well lived. Her funeral is on Monday 8th March and, rather fittingly, her funeral procession will…
Exciting news! Spring is on the way and to go with the (hopefully) warmer weather we are delighted to let you know that from Sunday 14th March 2021 St Augustine’s Priory will be the location for the Trash and Treasure Farmers’ Market on Sundays from 10.00am – 2.00pm. The idea behind the Trash and Treasure market…
