Welcome to Phoenix 2025-2026!

Hello! Welcome to Phoenix Class 2025-26. This year, we have 22 children from Years 5 and 6.

I am Mrs Prior, the class teacher. Mrs Townsend is our brilliant teaching assistant, and Ms Domoney will be teaching on a Friday while Mrs Prior is planning exciting things for us to learn.  

Each morning, the children complete a 'Quick Maths' challenge and work on their spelling and maths passports. This is a vital time of day so arriving and being organised by 8.45am is essential! 

We spend our mornings focused on our literacy and maths and the afternoons are Science or non-core subjects. 

Here is a snapshot of our learning for the second half of the Summer Term:

Reading - The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond

Maths - Year 5: continuing with Maths curriculum; Year 6: consolidation of key Maths topics in preparation for transition to secondary school. 

English - Creative Writing based on 'For The Birds'; production of our end-of-year play 'Aladdin Trouble'.    

Geography - Planning a Fieldwork Enquiry

Computing - E-Safety

PE - Swimming (Wednesday and Thursday), and Cricket with the PE coach on Fridays

Science - Animals, Including Humans (Describe the changes as humans develop to old age.) This Science topic links to our PSHE curriculum. 

PSHE - Growing & Changing (all parents were sent a letter about lesson content for this term. Please ask me if you need any further information.)

Music - Aladdin Trouble songs

The above curriculum areas gives you so many opportunities to complete additional work at home. Please bring anything in that you have done at home to show the class. 

Things you can do to help your child to learn well in school:

• have good routines in place
• encourage good organisation, e.g. making sure they have their PE kits, water bottles and hats in school every day, and swimming kits on a Wednesday & Thursday
• spend time reading together daily
• ensure your child does their homework
• enjoy conversations around any home activity or outing 
• be a curious role model

A little note on homework - reading daily will benefit your child in so many ways and is a lovely way to spend time together. Working on their passports and helping them to practise their times tables and spellings will have a great impact on how they feel in the classroom.

We hope you check this page frequently to keep up to date with the learning in Phoenix Class! 

Thank you for your support. 

Mrs Prior

p.prior@st-johntisbury.wilts.sch.uk 

Aladdin Trouble

Friday 26th June 2026

Thank you to all of you who have worked so hard to learn your parts for this show. 

With only just over 2 weeks to go until our first performance, everyone needs to know their lines and cues, as well as the words to the songs, by Monday 29th June. All the songs are on the Children/Video Resource Centre part of the website, so please make sure you sing along to them as often as you can. 

This is an external (YouTube) link to a version of the show put on by another school, in case you want an idea of how to bring your character to life! Please ask your adult for permission before clicking on the link: Aladdin Trouble

Let's make this a great show!

Mrs Prior

Shadow Art

Useful online safety websites:

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk

http://www.safetynetkids.org.uk/personal-safety/staying-safe-online/