Category: Sixth Form
Coffee and Cakes
Raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support From Lower IV Alpha’s Assembly until the end of Little Break, Lower IV Alpha and Priory 6 delivered a tremendous morning of coffee, cakes and awareness raising on Friday 29th September, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support through the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’. Our first visitors were parents who…
CAFOD Harvest Fast Day
It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way. We welcomed CAFOD Schools Speaker, Jo Hodgson, on the morning of Monday 6th October to teach the whole school about CAFOD’s work and Harvest Fast Day this coming Friday. Ms Hodgson showed us a video documenting the day-to-day life of Sister…
A Shining Success
Walking through London A couple of weeks ago we wrote about Mrs Cotton’s (Deputy Head, Seniors) plans to take part in the Shine Walk (London) for Cancer Research on Saturday 23rd September in memory of her friend, Jane Fisher-Hunt. This annual event takes place at night, a magical time to walk through London with a…
Meeting Members of Staff
Mr Stylianou We are pleased to introduce Mr Stylianou who has joined us as a teacher in the Science Department. He introduces himself here: ‘I am a Chemistry teacher and a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. After attending Royal Holloway, University of London, I taught in several schools become joining St Augustine’s Priory. …
A Fantastic Evening of Fireworks
A Date for your Diary! The St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee is yet again organising a fantastic evening of fireworks! This annual event, a highlight of the school’s calendar, is being held on Friday 20th October in the school grounds – the ideal venue for such an event. As always there will be a BBQ,…
Promoting Education
Modern Languages Department leads the way We are delighted to announce that the Modern Languages Department’s Latin American handicraft sale on Friday 22nd September to raise money to sponsor a primary school pupil in Latin America was a great success, raising £165, a great step towards the goal of £450 which will cover a primary…
European Day of Languages
‘Round the corners of the world I turn, More and more about the world I learn. All the new things that I see You’ll be looking at along with me’, Hymn. Upper IV Alpha’s assembly on Monday 25th September taught us all about the origins of different languages, about pioneers of language such as Miguel…
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day is an annual celebration that inspires people throughout the UK to enjoy, discover and share poems. It was founded in 1994 by the charity Forward Arts Foundation, whose mission is to celebrate excellence in poetry and increase its audience. This week the whole school has been involved in celebrating poetry, from Senior…
Vegetables for sale!
Produce from our allotment Next Wednesday, 4th October, is your chance to purchase some of the delicious vegetables produced in our allotment. Join us after school in the Prep Playground to buy from a wide selection of goods, including, squash, beans, carrots, beetroot, cabbages, kale and chard. Under the guidance of parents Mr Klein and…
A Prelude to National Poetry Day
Forward Prizes for Poetry National Poetry Day is on Thursday 28th September and will be marked with events and excitement at St Augustine’s Priory. As a prelude to this, Miss Brown, Head of Drama, reports on the recent visit of Priory 6 and Upper IV pupils to the Forward Prizes for Poetry. ‘On Thursday 21st…