Forward Prizes for Poetry National Poetry Day is on Thursday 28th September and will be marked with events and excitement at St Augustine’s Priory. As a prelude to this, Miss Brown, Head of Drama, reports on the recent visit of Priory 6 and Upper IV pupils to the Forward Prizes for Poetry. ‘On Thursday 21st…
St Augustine’s Priory girls race to victory! An amazing afternoon of racing took place on Saturday 23rd September when the Ealing Mini Mile took place in Lammas Park, Ealing; an event which enjoyed ideal weather, a great atmosphere and a record 1,600 children competing in the five age-specific races. The Ealing Mini Mile was making…
During Monday’s assembly, Mrs Macallister talked to the girls about the history of the Nobel Peace Prize and, in the lead up to Peace Day on Thursday 21st September, asked them to think about their awareness of those living in conflict, about being thankful, and about being active in promoting peace in their own lives….
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Lower IV Alpha and Priory 6 are joining forces this year to raise awareness and money for the Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning being held on Friday 29th September. Billed as the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’, with coffee mornings being held up and down the country, at St Augustine’s Priory Lower…
Interviewing on Fitbits Thursday 21st September saw television cameras at St Augustine’s Priory when Sky News came to interview pupils on the use of Fitbits, the physical activity trackers which track how many steps are taken each day. Sky News was covering a report by the University of Birmingham (https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/02/fitbit-turns-teens-off-exercising-study-finds/) concerning the use of Fitbits…
Serena Gray, Travel Scholar Serena Gray, Upper VI, is this year’s recipient of the St Augustine’s Priory Travel Scholarship, part of our vision of enabling girls to look outwards beyond their school lives to explore the contributions they can make to the global community – to make a difference in the world. So far recipients…
Game Changers of the Future On Saturday 16th September Olivia Sparks, Form IIIA, achieved an impressive result in the Nike Mile Run, held in Richmond. She came first in the Year 7 girls’ category and second in the Year 7 – 8 category, overall. Mrs Sparks reports, ‘Olivia battled hard against the Year 7 –…
Getting the Ealing Feeling One of the main events that amplify the strong sense of community the Borough of Ealing residents feel is coming up this weekend – the Ealing Half Marathon. Social media is buzzing once again this year with messages of preparation, motivation and anticipation as we count down to the annual race…
Fieldwork Expeditions The Geography Department undertook two days of fieldwork last week, on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September, when the Upper V Geography students travelled far and wide to conduct their experiments and research. Here Molly Agnew, Upper VA, reports on the visit to Brighton: ‘On Thursday 14th September the Upper V Geography students…
Sennen Powell shortlisted We are pleased to announce that Sennen Powell, Upper IV Alpha, has her photograph shortlisted in the Ealing Wildlife Group’s photography competition – to have reached this stage in the competition is a great achievement. The winner’s photograph will be displayed in an exhibition in Walpole Park on Saturday 30th September from…
