Walking through London A couple of weeks ago we wrote about Mrs Cotton’s (Deputy Head, Seniors) plans to take part in the Shine Walk (London) for Cancer Research on Saturday 23rd September in memory of her friend, Jane Fisher-Hunt. This annual event takes place at night, a magical time to walk through London with a…
Mr Stylianou We are pleased to introduce Mr Stylianou who has joined us as a teacher in the Science Department. He introduces himself here: ‘I am a Chemistry teacher and a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. After attending Royal Holloway, University of London, I taught in several schools become joining St Augustine’s Priory. …
A Date for your Diary! The St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee is yet again organising a fantastic evening of fireworks! This annual event, a highlight of the school’s calendar, is being held on Friday 20th October in the school grounds – the ideal venue for such an event. As always there will be a BBQ,…
‘Making a Difference’ and ‘Be a Game Changer’ Being inspirational, having an effect on a situation, making a difference – whether on the world stage or in your own home. We all know of people who are, or have been, game changers: Archbishop Oscar Romero, Rosalind Franklin, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Isaac…
The Chiswick Book Festival Poetry stretches the imagination and expands the vocabulary and at St Augustine’s Priory we delight in our pupils’ enjoyment of this wondrous world of language and metaphor. In July we wrote about the success achieved by St Augustine’s Priory pupils in the Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition 2017. The…
Modern Languages Department leads the way We are delighted to announce that the Modern Languages Department’s Latin American handicraft sale on Friday 22nd September to raise money to sponsor a primary school pupil in Latin America was a great success, raising £165, a great step towards the goal of £450 which will cover a primary…
‘Round the corners of the world I turn, More and more about the world I learn. All the new things that I see You’ll be looking at along with me’, Hymn. Upper IV Alpha’s assembly on Monday 25th September taught us all about the origins of different languages, about pioneers of language such as Miguel…
National Poetry Day is an annual celebration that inspires people throughout the UK to enjoy, discover and share poems. It was founded in 1994 by the charity Forward Arts Foundation, whose mission is to celebrate excellence in poetry and increase its audience. This week the whole school has been involved in celebrating poetry, from Senior…
Produce from our allotment Next Wednesday, 4th October, is your chance to purchase some of the delicious vegetables produced in our allotment. Join us after school in the Prep Playground to buy from a wide selection of goods, including, squash, beans, carrots, beetroot, cabbages, kale and chard. Under the guidance of parents Mr Klein and…
A musical evening An inspiring element of the study of Drama is viewing professional productions – to enjoy the experience of visiting the theatre, to gain ideas and to exercise critical faculties. All of this some of our Drama students did on a recent visit to the theatre. Mia Tobin, Upper IV, reports on this…
