Most of Y6 children took part of a whole week cycle training offered by Lewisham Borough the week commencing the 4^th June. On the school playground they were taught about the different parts of a bicycle, steering, braking and manoeuvring around cones; mastered signalling to indicate their intention of turning left or right and practised sudden stopping using the brakes. Once they were ready the children experienced using the roads around the school, pedalling up the hill, cycling down, looking each way at T-junctions and crossing roads. The children are thankful to the instructors for their kindness and patience and cannot wait to put their acquired skills to good use.

 

Year 6 were delighted to welcome back their old friend Margaret once again . The children discussed how to move on from bad things and thought about what they could do themselves to help to make their  community a safer and better place. The children engaged in a mature discussion about why  forgiveness is a better choice than revenge . Margaret spoke of how God will always be there for them  and the morning  ended with a very moving spontaneous prayer session.

Margaret wrote ” Please thank the Year 6’s, they were truly amazing.”

Year 6 were invited to visit the Houses of Parliament , starting with a tour of parts of the building including the House of Commons and the House of Lords whilst they were in session. Everybody was awestruck by the splendour and vastness of the building and were fascinated by interesting facts such as the Queen is not allowed to enter the House of Commons!

The second part of the visit was held in the Education Centre when the class was divided into parties and had to present their manifesto to the constituents and persuade them to vote for them . There was great excitement when Ellie Reeves, our own MP for Lewisham West and Penge, arrived to meet us. She was most impressed by the quality and depth of the childrens’ questions to her and hopes to visit St Augustine’s very soon. 

What an amazing experience.

The children of Y6 had been offered a fantastic opportunity to take part of the BMX Legacy Programme, provided by Access Sport. The sessions commenced on the 21st of October and the children were very much looking forward to Thursday afternoon when they walked to Beckenham Place park to the new BMX tracks. They practised their steering, braking and balancing skills and became determined to do even better on the next session.

Year 6 had a very successful first ‘Go Ride’ cycle session with Nathaniel the instructor. They were taught how to conduct a bike safety check using ABC (Air, Brakes and Chain). The children then set off around the playground using their upper body strength to ride standing up. They were encouraged to level pedals when in their starting positions.

“It was really good – it helped us to control the bike using our brakes”                                              Che – School Councillor

Year 6 were taken to The Dumps adventure park for a fun afternoon out. The park is situated near to our school, so they had 2 hours of freedom to explore the park and burn off some energy. They played a game of ‘tag’, swung on the ropes, went down the zip wire and enjoyed a game of football on the field. If the children wanted to they were also allowed to play pool or table tennis indoors. An enjoyable day had by all and a lovely way to end SATs week.