A Blessing. Before lockdowns and COVID restrictions, the weekly Mass at St Augustine’s Priory was served by pupils. These altar servers progressed through the school, from the upper Juniors until the Sixth Form, serving not only at the weekly Mass, but also at our Feast Day at Ealing Abbey and the Priory Sixth leavers’ Mass. …
‘The Merchant of Venice’ and ‘Les Misérables’. There were two visits into London this week for the Senior pupils. Lower IV saw a production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ on Tuesday 22nd March and GCSE and A Level music students ventured out to see ‘Les Misérables’ on Wednesday 23rd March. Mr Elder, Head of…
Sunny Serenading. It was sunshine all the way when the Preps gathered on Monday 21st March in the Chapel to celebrate Spring with their Spring Concert. Prep I, Prep II and Prep III demonstrated their undoubted talent with a selection of songs, poems and instrumental performances that delighted all their families gathered to see and…
St Patrick’s Day celebration. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith on 15th March in an early celebration of St Patrick’s Day and the Prince unveiled a plaque to mark the 25th anniversary of the Irish Cultural Centre. Eva in Upper IV was on hand to…
A week exploring Science. St Augustine’s Priory celebrated British Science Week from 14th – 18th March in an array of activities, exploring all aspects of science. Lower VI spearheaded the week and showed themselves to be excellent ambassadors of science as they hosted workshops for Juniors, from Lower I to Upper II, and Seniors and…
Learning about Florence Nightingale. Prep III historians had a field day on Wednesday 16th March when they visited Gunnersbury Park Museum to meet Florence Nightingale. Miss Algar, Prep III Form Teacher, reports that, ‘We all became part of Florence Nightingale’s story. Some of us became nurses, others, her mother and father and her sister, Parthenope. …
Leadership Hustings. Upper II to Upper VI and staff gathered in the Badano Hall on Tuesday 15th March for the annual excitement of the leadership hustings. Every year candidates for next year’s school officials set forth their manifestos. Our great current school officials were present to hear what their prospective successors had to say; pupils…
Preparing for lambing. The Priory Farm is a wonderful part of life at St Augustine’s Priory, providing learning opportunities for all ages and we often host other schools who visit and enjoy meeting our animals. A core of farm life is the training of the Priory Farm Managers where pupils from Form III upwards undertake…
The Year of St Joseph. Today, Friday 18th March, Miss Keane and our Upper II Liturgy Monitors took part in a special event. Miss Keane reports: ‘Our Upper II Liturgy Monitors, Sophia, Angela, Maia and Bernadette attended a special Mass at Our Lady of St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanwell today to celebrate the end…
The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings come to St Augustine’s Priory. From the fifth century these islands of Britain played host to the Saxon warriors followed by the Jute and Angle settlers. All three groups settled and fought over the next hundred years or so and then in the eighth century new visitors arrived – the Northmen,…
