Category: The Association
Headteacher’s Blog
“Comparison is the Thief of Joy”: Why Careers Education is about Knowing Your Soul. Every now and then there come moments of real satisfaction as a Head. Week in, week out I give assemblies and recently British and global events have given richly in the way of opportunities for comments on the rule of law,…
It’s Quiz Time!
Clear your diaries… The Parents’ Committee are planning another of their exciting Quiz Nights, which this year will be on Friday 24th March from 7.30pm. This is always an event to test your knowledge, scratch your heads and get your thinking caps on (and enjoy good company and good food)! The Committee writes: ‘Please join…
Charities Week
“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do”, Helen Keller Bring-and-buy sale hosted by Lower I St Augustine’s Priory has been humming with activities this week, from a very British Bake-off on Monday to…
Alumnae Event, 8th October
Greeting old friends Following our Open Day on Saturday 8th October it was marvellous to be able to meet old friends as we held an Alumnae event at St Augustine’s Priory. Leavers from 1969 until 2013 and from as near as Ealing and as far away as Toronto, Canada, joined with staff to enjoy lunch…
An abundant allotment
Green Fingers at St Augustine’s Priory ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ (From ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats) When the community of Augustinian Canonesses Regular of the Lateran moved into St Augustine’s Priory with their pupils over one hundred years ago they strove to be as self-sufficient as possible. The nuns’ part of the grounds…
Annual Upper VI Leavers’ Progression Dinner
The making of memories The St Augustine’s Priory annual Progression dinner took place on the evening of Friday 16th September; the occasion when our Upper VI leavers return to school to enjoy a formal meal with friends and former teachers. The evening is called Progression as these young women are progressing in life, leaving their…
A welcome guest…
A welcome guest… Groucho the rabbit makes an appearance A special visitor arrived at St Augustine’s Priory on Tuesday 13th September. Groucho the rabbit, who has been to St Augustine’s Priory over several years is owned by Lucy Bennet, past pupil and daughter of Mrs Bennet, Head of Maths. This year Groucho, accompanied by Lucy,…
Memory in Action
A Stitch in Time ‘Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.’ (Elie Wiesel) At St Augustine’s Priory the theme for this year is Memory and, as the Headteacher, Mrs Raffray, wrote in her last letter, ‘We will be planning rich cross-curricular links, competitions as well…
Easter prayer
Seeing with new eyes Happy Easter! Seeing with Easter Eyes is the prayer which is being displayed in the school to help us to celebrate this season of renewal and to see the world through the eyes of the Easter experience. We thought you would like to share this prayer with us and we attach…
Open Day, 5th March 2016
Welcoming our guests We welcomed a record number of families to St Augustine’s Priory for our Open Day on Saturday 5th March. After visiting our café for refreshments, families were taken on tours around the school by our Senior School guides. There were activities in every subject area, ranging from mono-printing in the Art…