Our class teachers are Mrs Scott, Miss Rawlings (currently on maternity leave) and Mrs Hill (maternity cover)

Mrs Scott Monday - Thurs morning. 

Mrs Hill Thurs morning - Friday

We also have the lovely Mrs Blundell supporting our class too. 

At St Mary’s we have a mixed Year 5 and 6 class. We aim to create an enjoyable learning environment where each child can acquire knowledge, skills and practical abilities through a variety of topics. Our curriculum is carefully planned as a whole school to ensure continuity and progression for all. The children are regularly taken on journeys to new worlds through the books we read, covering a wide range of genres and cultures.  

In Priory Class, we understand that all children learn at different paces and in different ways. Lessons and resources are chosen carefully to support all children to become independent learners. We celebrate marvellous mistakes and are courageous in asking for help when we need it. Our learning and class-based discussions are linked to our four school values: courage, curiosity, community and compassion – values we aim for all children to leave our school with a good understanding of. Additionally, St Mary’s School is linked to the nearby Church and we attend regular worship and whole school celebrations there. 

In our class, we enjoy working as a team and learn to share, take turns, help each other and always use kind words. We feel it is very important that the children feel happy and safe in the classroom. We discuss how we can all work together to understand what makes a 'good listener' and how we can look after ourselves, our classroom and each other. 

Term 1:

We spent the beginning of term getting to know each other and settling into our new year groups and new routines. At this time of year, we always select new Captains and Vice Captains. We had lots of brave children write inspiring speeches and then they shared these in their houses. From this, 4 Captains and 4 Vice Captains were selected and are now the representatives for their teams. We look forward to their input throughout the year. 

We have already enjoyed lots of fun and gripping books including: Ten Tiny Tales, The Dam and The Lost Whale. They have all helped to inspire our writing. One of our big writing projects this term (linked to the Dam) was writing an information text about the Kielder Dam. We have worked hard to publish these and Mrs Scott then sent them in the post. We are excitedly waiting for a response. Additionally, we have been learning a lot about grey whales in order to write a non-chronological report about them. Again, we had to work incredibly hard on these, as they will be sent off to the WDC charity (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) to help support them to raise awareness of this incredibly and majestic creature. 

In PE, we have been honing our skills in hockey. We have developed our passing, dribbling, attacking, defending and shooting skills amongst many others. PE lessons are a great opportunity to strengthen our team work skills and build effective communication. We have really noticed the children all getting involved and representing their team each lesson. We are now able to hold lots of mini-games - with most teams working on a 'game plan' beforehand. 

Our Art topic last term was Space. We compared the work of Peter Thorpe and Julie Perrot. We learnt about how they use colour pallets, and techniques such as blending. Then we experimented with shades, tones and blending pastels to create 3D effects. We then designed and created our own planet to go on our class Space display.