Category: Whole School

Nursery and The Year of the Pig

7th March 2019

A Palace fit for Pigs. This year, 2019, we celebrate the Chinese year of the pig.  We hope that our pigs are enjoying their year; over Half Term a veritable Pig Palace was constructed for them and the pupils in the Nursery certainly enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year in February and made the most of…

Drama training: a skill for life

1st March 2019

  A valuable Drama Inset. Training and learning never stops!  Head of Drama, Ms Brown, attended the annual Drama Teacher Conference last week at the Royal National Theatre and learnt from the best! Ms Brown reports, ‘Theatre director, Katie Mitchell, spoke to a room of Drama Teachers at the National Theatre last week as part…

Women’s World Day of Prayer

1st March 2019

Uniting across the world. Today we celebrate the Women’s World Day of Prayer, an opportunity for women throughout the world to realise the power of prayer and the fulfilment that comes from joining together in prayer.  We here attach a prayer from St Teresa of Avila, a prayer which speaks to the heart of our…

Lambing: skills for life

1st March 2019

Preparation for a veterinary future. At St Augustine’s Priory the Priory Farm is a resource both for education and enjoyment.  It is very lovely to be able to greet the sheep, pigs and chickens and to admire the crops in our allotment, but there are much deeper issues at play.  The farm links both to…

The Parents’ Committee

8th February 2019

A community enterprise. Mrs Beadsworth is one of the stalwart members of the St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee, an enthusiastic and extremely hard-working group of parents who organise fantastic events throughout the year.  She here introduces the work of the committee: ‘The St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee aims to raise funds for activities outside the…

Drama:  Juniors and Seniors together

8th February 2019

A visit to Sky Academy. Ms Brown, Head of Drama, reports on the visit on 5th February of the Senior Drama Gifted and Talented pupils, who this week visited Sky Academy. ‘Our Drama Department at St Augustine’s Priory has forged links with industry at Sky Academy, where pupils made action movie trailers this week using…

Children’s Mental Health Week 2019

8th February 2019

Healthy:  Inside and Out. Children’s health – something we take very seriously at St Augustine’s Priory.  The key is integration:  our life here focuses on the mental and physical health of children, enshrined in all that we do.  From healthy eating, a stimulating and stretching academic life, exercise and, most vital, play, PSHEE lessons, our…

The TES Independent School Awards 2019

8th February 2019

The Priory Farm’s work is recognised. The Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane was the venue for the TES Independent School Awards 2019 held on Friday 1st February.  Many independent schools had been shortlisted in various categories and we were delighted that St Augustine’s Priory had been shortlisted for the ‘Whole-school community initiative of the…

A Healthy School

1st February 2019

  Silver Award achievement. Mrs Costello, Form Teacher Prep II and PSHE Lead for Preps and Pre-Preps and Juniors, was the bearer of exciting news last week about our participation in Healthy Schools.  She takes up the story: ‘I am delighted to announce that St Augustine’s Priory has achieved a Healthy Schools London Silver Award….

Chicago!

1st February 2019

    And All That Jazz. It’s nearly time for our St Augustine’s Priory production of ‘Chicago’, being held at The Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, Ealing on 3rd, 4th and 5th April at 7.30pm.  Booking tickets online is easy, just go to http://www.questors.org.uk/. The production involves senior girls both on stage and backstage and the…

OPEN EVENTS

School in Action Open Morning for Preps and Pre-Preps
(entry into Nursery to Year 6 only)
Tuesday 24th September from 10am until 12pm

Senior Open Morning (Years 7 to 11)
Saturday 28th September from 10.00am to 12.00noon.

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