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Inter-School Basketball Tournament

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10 children across Years 5 and 6 got together this week to compete against 3 other local schools in a Basketball Tournament at Bonus Pastor! In the first game, they scored 3-0 against Downderry during the 1st half, but Downderry came back stronger and scored 8-0 baskets. They played against Our Lady, who won 5-2 against St. Augustine’s. However, after a quick regroup, they worked on a clear strategy and scored a whopping 11-3 against St. Winifred’s, taking St Augustine’s to the top of the leader-board, as they came 1st Place overall!!! Well done to all in Year 5 and Year 6 for playing so well as a team in representing St. Augustine’s at the competition, coming away with the winning medals and certificates!

  • Goal

  • Ally-oop
  • The Team

All Girl’s Football Tournament

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Years 5 and 6 have once again been very active this week! This time, 15 girls braved the cold as they took part in an All-Girls’ Football Tournament at St. Dunstan’s Jubilee Football Grounds on Tuesday 26th November, against Dalmain Athletic Girls Football Club. They played extremely well and showed great resilience despite the adverse weather conditions. Well done to Year 5 &6 for working so hard in representing St. Augustine’s at the competition. They came away with 2 trophies in 3rd and 4th Place.
Well Done Girls!

  • Girl’s tackling
  • Saved
  • The Team

Inter-School Sportshall Athletics Tournament

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Sixteen boys and girls across Years 5 and 6 competed alongside Holy Cross against St Winifred’s and St Joseph’s at this year’s Athletics Competition held at Bonus Pastor Catholic College. Also held on Tuesday of this week, the children participated in at least 2 Track and 2 Field events, including the Chest Push, Soft Javelin, Standing, Long Jump, Speed Bounce and several Relay Races. Well done to Year 5 and Year 6. The children did so well that the organisers of this event are still counting up the scores and are yet to announce the overall winners! Certificates will be given out this week, with medals to follow! Please continue to watch this space.

  • Long Jump
  • Jump
The Team

Inter-School Football Tournament

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Years 5 and 6 have been very active this week! Eight girls braved the cold as they took part in a Football Tournament at St. Dunstan’s Jubilee Football Grounds on Tuesday 19th November, alongside four other local primary schools. They scored 1-5 against Baring; 0-2 against St Mary’s; and 0-5 against Dalmain Primary School. The girls, though disheartened, came back stronger and fought hard to draw 2-2 with Kilmorie Primary School. Well done to all for working so hard in representing St. Augustine’s at the competition. We look forward to hearing about their upcoming tournament next week Tuesday, as the entire Girls’ Football Club go on to play in yet another tournament at the same location. Fingers crossed they will return with great news and excitement! Watch this space! 

  • The Team
  • Getting ready to save
  • Medals
Tackling

Game Challenge

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Year 5 have learnt how to play the ’24’ game. This game challenges children’s mental mathematical skills and sharpens their ability to quickly choose the correct number operation whilst under pressure.


  • Mental Maths Challenge

  • Mental Maths Challenge

  • Mental Maths Challenge

St. Augustine’s Year 6 visiting Holy Cross

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The Year 6 children had a fabulous time on Wednesday 30th October, when they attended a session in the mobile classroom – Life Bus, and met their year group partner at Holy Cross. They had a chance to get to know each other, to play games and to have lunch together at the end of a truly wonderful morning. 

  • Meeting the Teacher
  • New Friends
  • Playtime

Year 3 visit to The Horniman Museum

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We had a good look around the Museum and particularly enjoyed the section when we got to stroke models of a fox and badger.  Then it was time for our prehistoric workshop.  We were able to show our guide Emily, all that we already knew about the Stone Age.  Emily let us handle some artefacts from the Stone Age.  We had to treat them very carefully as they were so old.  Our favourite was a tooth from a wooly mammoth – it was huge!

  • Looking at artefacts
  • Looking closely at artefacts

On Tuesday 29th October, Year 3 visited the Horniman Museum.  We took a train from Beckenham Hill to Catford and then got the 185 bus straight there.  Many of us were asking when lunchtime was before we even arrived!

Year 5 Studies

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The Autumn Term has all been about setting the standards for our Year 5 studies.

Our first topic has been a study of the Tudors, including a fantastic song with Mrs Ley. We have learnt about Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII. We know that the Battle of Bosworth Field was the last battle in The War of the Roses and was fought between Henry Tudor and Richard III. Linking with our studies we are creating fantastic Tudor portraits.

In maths so far we have covered perimeters, time and we have looked for patterns within our maths calculations.

In English we have been reading a book called Treason. An adventurous story about a boy called William Montague, who started life in Montague Hall before his Aunt Carew prepared him for life in London as the page of Prince Edward (Edward VI).

Our RE studies have taken us to the subject of creation where we have compared the theory of Big Bang with the Bible beliefs of how our Earth was created by God in seven days.

We are lucky enough to have swimming lessons at Downham Pool and we are really improving our strokes.

We are looking forward to next term.

Year 4 Visits The British Museum

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On Tuesday 8th October, Year 4 visited the British Museum, where they explored the European Galleries as part of their topic work on the Anglo-Saxons. The children learned more about the discovery of the Sutton Hoo burial mound and were able to see the famous Sutton Hoo burial helmet, together with a collection of coins, purses, belt buckles, swords, shields, jewellery and many other gold embroidered artefacts. They were able to understand how we can learn more about the Anglo-Saxons’ way of life by studying these artefacts. Year 4 were also given plenty of opportunities to record their observations and develop their sketching techniques by paying attention to the intricate details of the objects on display.

Outside The British Museum