A heady mix. Monday 29th November was a heady day for Lower V as they celebrated Advent with their Retreat, ‘The Child’. This is an annual event for Lower V and is an opportunity to reflect on the events of the term and to look forward to Advent and Christmas. …
Back into the past. Miss Carroll reports on the historical adventure of Upper II this week when they visited Lincolnsfield Centre: ‘On Wednesday 1st December, Upper II stepped into the past with a visit to the Lincolnsfield Centre in Bushey where they experienced life as an evacuee during World War II. Dressed in their finest…
An Advent Journey. The Nursery at St Augustine’s Priory has begun to celebrate Christmas with a vengeance. Pupils have been decorating their classroom with all manner of trees and ornaments and on Wednesday 1st December they performed their Nativity play with their usual energy and enthusiasm. The cast of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, angels and kings…
A survivor’s testimony. Seniors were privileged on Thursday 18th November to hear the testimony of Mr Paul Sved B.E.M., holocaust survivor, organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust. This was an extraordinary afternoon as Mr Sved told us, via Zoom, about his life and experience before, during and after the Second World War. Mr Sved not…
Las Posadas. As we begin our journey through Advent, culminating in the celebration of Christmas on 25th December, Mrs McDermott shares with us the Latin tradition of ‘Las Posadas’ which began in Spain and which has been celebrated in Mexico for over 400 years and is also celebrated in Guatemala. The tradition commemorates Mary and…
Natural Law. Mrs Corkery, Head of R.E. reports on what Lower VI have been studying: ‘In Core RE this term, Lower VI students have been busy discussing a variety of moral dilemmas in order to explore what influences their moral decision making. The girls have explored a variety of ethical theories, such as Natural Law,…
COP26 march. With the excellent response from St Augustine’s Priory to the Giant Walk to School in support of COP26, Mrs McDermott here writes about her experience on the COP26 march on Saturday 6th November. ‘On Saturday morning, I joined the CAFOD group at St Mary’s Church, Moorfields for a prayer service before joining the COP26 march through…
A day to remember. On Wednesday 24th November we commemorated Red Wednesday at St Augustine’s Priory with two Masses, one each for Seniors and Juniors and a Prep and Pre-Prep Red Wednesday liturgy. Fr Thomas celebrated the Masses for us, which had been prepared beautifully by Lower IIA for the Juniors and Priory VI…
Save the date! We are all looking forward to this year’s St Augustine’s Priory Christmas Fair, organised by our Parents’ Committee. This year it is taking place on Friday 3rd December and includes stalls, games, crafts and a wonderful selection of refreshments. There will also be a Neon Disco for the Preps and Juniors and…
A sublime evening. The St Cecilia Concert yesterday evening saw parents at last return to the Chapel to hear our musicians and singers. They were not to be disappointed as the evening’s programme was a testament and tribute to the hard work and talents of our pupils and staff. Although bubbles are being kept…
