Miss F Verne, Teacher of Chemistry Miss Frances Verne, who joins us in September as a teacher of Chemistry writes to tell us of her background in both theology and science: ‘I grew up in Ealing and am looking forward to returning home to teach at St Augustine’s Priory. I have a BSc in Chemistry…
Lower I celebrate One of the highlights of every year at St Augustine’s Priory is the celebration of the First Holy Communion Mass. After receiving their First Holy Communion in their parishes, the girls in Lower I join together to receive communion at a commemorative Mass near to the feast of Corpus Christi. Their classmates…
Insight into Industry Day As part of Insight to Industry Day on Wednesday 25th May, girls in Upper IV took part in a Dragon’s Den style pitch process designed to test and showcase their entrepreneurial talents. The brief, conceived by Mrs Macallister and Mrs Murphy, required pupils to develop a smoothie or soft drink that…
Episode One: Pedometer Challenge From 16th – 20th May ‘Walk to School Week’ at St Augustine’s Priory was a walk on the wild side. Here Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, reports on the pedometer challenge used by pupils and staff: ‘Using the 40 pedometers given to us by Ealing Council, various apps on phones and…
Episode Two: Wacky Walking Wednesday Miss Keep, Geography Department, tells us about ‘Wacky Walking Wednesday’ which took place in Walk to School Week and was great success! ‘Last Wednesday (18th May) St Augustine’s Priory took part in ‘Wacky Walking Wednesday’. We encouraged all students to walk to school as a part of the national Walk…
Balloons in the Prayer Garden Sunday 15th May was Pentecost Sunday when we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. Miss Slight, Nursery Form Teacher, here tells us how the Nursery and Prep III marked the occasion. ‘Last week the Nursery and Prep III visited the Prayer Garden to celebrate Pentecost together….
Mr N Harnett, Teacher of Maths September 2016 sees the arrival of Mr Nick Harnett, Teacher of Maths, to St Augustine’s Priory. We are looking forward to welcoming him and here produce an article he has written, introducing himself to us. ‘I am originally from Enfield, North London which is where I completed my secondary…
Mrs G Pugh, Teacher of Biology Mrs Gail Pugh is starting with us in September as a teacher of Biology. We look forward to welcoming her to St Augustine’s Priory and here share an article she has written for us: ‘I grew up in Ealing and have lived here all my life. Even though I…
Peace in the world Mrs McDermott, Head of Religious Studies, here writes about what the Sixth Form have been studying in their general Religious Education lessons. ‘Over the last few months in General R.E., the Sixth Form have been investigating the work of Pax Christi. Some of the students shared their reflections during their last…
Fantastic forensics! Forensic science (the application of science to criminal and civil laws) is a popular subject for television. From documentaries to detective fiction, forensic scientists can be seen gathering evidence at the scene of a crime, preserving it and then the material gathered is analysed in the laboratory. Forensics are a key part of…
