Urbi et Orbi – Easter 2017 The Holy Father’s Easter message to the city and to the world, ‘Urbi et Orbi’ spoke of the joy of the Resurrection of Christ and how, by turning to God in prayer, we can ask for an end to the injustice and suffering prevalent in the world and help…
Our Mathematicians compete For our Mathematicians it has been an exciting term. The latest competition was the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Team Challenge held at Trinity School, Croydon, earlier in March. Four pupils from Lower IV and Upper IV attended: Siya Sehgal, Kyoka Iwami (Lower IV), Katie Fung and Naomi Jeffries (Upper IV). Mr Pereira,…
A Feast of French Mrs Assemat, Modern Languages Junior Co-ordinator, reports on the recent visit of Upper II to France: ‘On Wednesday 8th March 2017 we set off for ‘un beau voyage’ to la cote d’Opale France, North of France, with Upper II. We visited charming little places and drove through picturesque scenery in the French countryside. Of…
Bronze Training Weekend On the weekend of 24th – 26th March our candidates for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award left St Augustine’s Priory for their training weekend at Margaret Macmillan House near Meopham, Kent. Mr Salmon, one of the teachers accompanying the group, here tells his story… ‘There were good times, there were bad…
Celebrating Books Back in February we announced a national competition being held by the SPECS network (a nationwide network of opticians – Specialist Providers of Eye Care Solutions network) to celebrate World Book Day on 2nd March. Local optician, ‘Eyes on the Common’, supported this competition which promoted the SPECS Eye Health Campaign built around World Book Day, with an…
Marking the end of term Today, the last day of the Lent Term, we marked the season of Lent with two liturgies, one for Seniors and one for Juniors, comprising the Stations of the Cross. We thought that we would share the resource used for these liturgies with you; the CAFOD Stations of the Cross….
‘You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book’, Dr. Seuss. It was Book Week here at St Augustine’s Priory last week, and it was an adventure from start to finish. On Monday 20th March pupils were greeted in the Preps’ playground by Captain Hook, Peter Pan,…
On Tuesday 21st March Upper I took on the role of plant hunters on an exciting visit to Kew Gardens. Some of Upper I have written about their favourite parts of the trip: ‘As a school trip, we went to Kew Gardens and I loved it! My favourite part was when we went and did…
The Week of Monday 27th March and the Easter Holidays Revolution in healthcare, the effect of the colour red, cybersecurity and conserving the mountain chicken – just some of the talks offered next week and during the Easter holidays in a list which Mr Salmon has put together for your edification and enjoyment. Do ask…
A Joint Project On Friday 17th March St Augustine’s Priory, together with St Benedict’s Senior School, held a joint Careers Event at St Benedict’s. Here, Elise Mercer, Lower VI, writes about the evening: ‘On Friday 17th March, Priory 6 attended a joint event with St Benedict’s. We were given the task of creating a product…
