‘My Name is Nobody’ One of the most famous journeys of all time was that of Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, the tale of Odysseus’ epic, ten year journey home after the Trojan War. As a response to ‘The Odyssey’, Europe’s second oldest poem, the BBC has…
Marking the end of term Today, the last day of the Lent Term, we marked the season of Lent with two liturgies, one for Seniors and one for Juniors, comprising the Stations of the Cross. We thought that we would share the resource used for these liturgies with you; the CAFOD Stations of the Cross….
‘You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book’, Dr. Seuss. It was Book Week here at St Augustine’s Priory last week, and it was an adventure from start to finish. On Monday 20th March pupils were greeted in the Preps’ playground by Captain Hook, Peter Pan,…
The Week of Monday 27th March and the Easter Holidays Revolution in healthcare, the effect of the colour red, cybersecurity and conserving the mountain chicken – just some of the talks offered next week and during the Easter holidays in a list which Mr Salmon has put together for your edification and enjoyment. Do ask…
A Joint Project On Friday 17th March St Augustine’s Priory, together with St Benedict’s Senior School, held a joint Careers Event at St Benedict’s. Here, Elise Mercer, Lower VI, writes about the evening: ‘On Friday 17th March, Priory 6 attended a joint event with St Benedict’s. We were given the task of creating a product…
Cross-Curricular activity Our 2017 school production ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and its rapidly growing carnivorous character ‘Audrey II’ inspired much cross-curricular activity here at St Augustine’s Priory. Here, Mrs Bennet, Head of Maths, reveals all that was involved: ‘As soon as we knew that the school drama production this year was to be Little Shop…
Book Week is upon us with all the wonders of the world of books ready and waiting to be explored! The poster below gives you some idea of how we are celebrating literature this week at St Augustine’s Priory.
What affects bread rising? Does colour affect what we eat? How does sight affect your balance? British Science Week is a celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). From Monday 13th – Friday 17th March pupils and teachers at St Augustine’s Priory embraced the chance to get hands-on with their subjects. Lessons at…
Debut Poetry Collection Prize 2016 Congratulations to Mr Neil Elder, English Department, who is joint winner of the Cinnamon Press Debut Poetry Collection Prize 2016. Mr Elder organises the Tom Warner and Holly Hopkins poetry workshops at St Augustine’s Priory and edits ‘Poems from the Priory’, our annual booklet of pupils’ poetry from these workshops….
Mr F Green, Physics Department Mr Green has recently joined us as a member of the Physics Department. But don’t think that he is altogether new to St Augustine’s Priory! He is married to past pupil, Helena, and is the son-in-law of Mrs Lakomy, who many of you will remember as a stalwart of the…
