Category: Whole School
Upper I researches Magna Carta
Historical focus at Assembly Miss O’Connell, Form Teacher Upper I, has gathered some reports from the pupils in her class who last week led the Junior Assembly on Magna Carta. The Great Charter was signed by King John at Runnymede, near Windsor in 1215 and Upper I shared their findings in a great performance: Fern…
Lower V and Astronomy
Book Reviews Ms Hayden, Head of Physics, reports on the activities of our Lower V Astronomy students: ‘Over the Christmas Holidays the Lower V Astronomy students were set the task of expanding their astronomical knowledge by reading astronomy books and writing reviews on what they had read.’ Rosa Maria Lyne-Hall read the book “Cosmos,” by…
Encouraging Resilience
From the Counsellor’s Chair Our School Counsellor, Mrs Renata Good, examines ‘resilience’. ‘A study by researchers from York St John University of Bath published in the journal, Personality & Social Psychology Review, concluded that perfectionists are more likely to find the workplace quite difficult and stressful. As such they are unable to cope with the…
Upper V and Lower VI History and Art Visit
Berlin and Krakow In December the Upper V and Lower VI History and Art students enjoyed six days in Berlin and Krakow – a great way to start the Christmas holidays. Art and History joined forces to create an inspiring and intellectually stimulating cross-curricular itinerary that involved visits to places of historical, political and cultural…
Calling Lower II to Upper IV scientists!
Young Scientist of the Year Ms Hayden, Head of Physics, announces the launch of this year’s St Augustine’s Priory Young Scientist of the Year Competition: ‘We are pleased to announce the return of the St. Augustine’s Priory Young Scientist of the Year Competition, which was launched on 11th January and will run until 29th April….
Mary’s Meals receives our gifts
Uniforms donated At St Augustine’s Priory we have recently re-invigorated our school uniform and have been converting to our new school uniform over the last couple of years. Just before Christmas Mrs Collins, the Deputy Head, Seniors, asked parents to donate any of the old-logo uniforms they may still have had at home to the…
Sixth Formers volunteer
Hanwell Homeless Concern Hanwell Homeless Concern is a local charity run by volunteers which provides an invaluable service to the homeless of the local area. Not only do they provide free food for homeless people at local church halls three times a week but they also provide free clothing when available, a doctor every fortnight,…
Here Be Dragons!
Lower I make new friends… Lower I is learning about Dragons, Myths and Legends in their English lessons. To encourage the pupils to think very seriously about dragons and their role in our history, culture and literature Mrs Van Der Merwe, Form Teacher, Lower I, invited some fiery visitors to the school to demonstrate their…
Prep III: Art Critics
Reporting on the National Gallery During the last half of last term Prep III learnt how to be newshounds in their English lessons. During their visit to the National Gallery on 3rd December they used these skills to analyse and report on the paintings of the Nativity they saw and studied as part of their…
A Stitch in Time
The community embroiders together You will remember that as part of the celebrations of our One Hundred Years of Faith of St Augustine’s being on the Hillcrest Road site we have an on-going project to embroider and upholster the wooden Chapel kneelers. This has gone from strength to strength and over the Christmas holiday we…