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 first half of the Summer Term:

Reading - The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond

Maths - revision of all key concepts for SATs in May

English - revision for SATs; Creative Writing once SATs are completed.    

History - The Titanic: the children will look why the sinking of Titanic was a significant event in British History, learn about primary and secondary sources, give reason why passengers were on board and carry out independent research based on inquiry questions. 

Computing - Spreadsheet Basics

Art & Design - Shadow art

RE - Christianity: Bible Stories

French - Food

PE - Rounders, and Athletics with the PE coach on Fridays

Science - Evolution and Inheritance: the children will learn about characteristics, how these are inherited and why organisms are adapted to their environments. They will also learn about the process of evolution.

PSHE - Being Our Best

Music - Ukelele

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 and water bottles in school
• 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

Our brilliant show this year is Aladdin Trouble, a panto-tastic version of the classic 1001 Arabian Nights tale. You all have your scripts, so please spend some time at half term learning your lines to Act 1 so we can get going with rehearsals as soon as we get back to school on Monday 1st June. I have put all the songs on the Children/Video Resource Centre part of the website so that you can wow your family as you sing along to them.

Have a happy and well-earned week off. See you on Monday 1st June. 

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/