Category: Whole School
Christmas Fair 2016
Some of the highlights! Our Christmas Fair took place on Friday 2nd December. As always, it was organised by our Parents’ Committee, and this year it was even better than ever! From the teddy tombola, the delicious refreshments to suit all tastes, the hoopla stall and our Young Enterprise team selling their wares, to the…
Understanding Catholicism
The Benedictine Institute ‘Understanding Catholicism’ is a fascinating course run at the Benedictine Institute, Overton House, 74 Castlebar Road, Ealing W5. The course is for adults of any faith or none and has been developed for both non-Catholic and Catholic parents of children and teachers at Catholic schools – and for anyone else interested in…
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 5th December Climate change, Brexit, anti-matter, all these topics and more are covered in next week’s selection of talks from Mr Salmon for Priory 6 (and their families). Links are attached. Do please ask Mr Salmon for more information! Monday 5th December AN EVEN MORE UNEXPECTED FIND – THE SYNAGOGUE OF DURA-EUROPOS…
Exodus
Journeying As we journey through Advent to Christmas Day, let us remember all those who journey in the world today, that God may bring them safe to their destination.
Little Shop of Horrors
Feed me, Seymour! St Augustine’s Priory will be wowing audiences with their cutting edge version of the classic American musical, Little Shop of Horrors, at Questors Theatre on Thursday 9th, Friday 10th and Saturday 11th March 2017. The musical will be performed in the Judi Dench Playhouse, the main and highest capacity stage of the…
Might counting our blessings be the path to health and wellbeing?
I have finally acknowledged that I am no longer a young teacher. Various moments have prompted this epiphany and it was sealed recently as I reflected upon schools’ responses to the new curriculum. I realised that I am one of just a few people in the staff room who remembers teaching A Levels before Curriculum…
Priory 6 and Henry IV
Transforming Theatre Theatre has the power to change lives and here Erin Costello and Genevieve Charlesworth, Upper VI, who recently saw Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’, as part of the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy at the King’s Cross Theatre, write a review of this astonishing production: ‘Phyllida Lloyd’s compelling adaptation of Henry IV inspired us and the A…
The Advent Journey
Travelling with CAFOD We have now entered the season of Advent, the time to prepare for the coming of Christ. CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, has produced a digital Advent calendar to help ‘you to reflect on issues of global justice with your family or as part of your parish or community as…
Upper IV prepares for GCSEs
‘Maximize Your Potential’ Every year pupils in Upper IV have a vital assignment to complete. This is the year they choose their GCSE options and begin the run-up to their GCSEs which will take place in Upper V. In order to assist with this preparation each year we invite ‘Maximize Your Potential’ to visit St…
What’s On for Priory 6
The Week of Monday 28th November Yet another wonderful extra-curricular events for those in Priory 6 (and their families) for the week commencing Monday 28th November, with links attached. Prepared by Mr Salmon, they cover topics as diverse as human rights decapitated frogs and astronomy. Monday 28th November Consciousness Debate: 7.00pm, RI. Cheap. http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2016/november/public-whats-the-use-of-consciousness…