Lion Class

Year 5 and 6

Miss Wheeldon, Mrs Powdrill, Mr Mallender, Miss Chapman and Mrs Leivers

Welcome to Lion Class 2026-27!

We are a mixed year 5/6 class full of fabulous learners who try our best every day. Our class teachers are Miss Wheeldon and Mr Mallender who are supported by Miss Chapman and Mrs Leivers as teaching assistants.

In maths, we follow the White Rose scheme and have a mixture of practical, active and written lessons.  At Brockley Primary School we know that the basic skills of mathematics are vital for the life opportunities of our children. In year 5 and 6 we encourage our children to think mathematically, enabling them to reason, solve problems and to confidentially use mathematical language.  We want our children to be able to recognise the importance of maths in everyday life, in science and technology, financial literacy and employment and to use their mathematical skills in a range of everyday contexts. We use a range of resources to aid our learning.

In English we follow the Write Stuff by Jane Consadine. Children have written a narrative and a persuasive letter so far. This term, children will be writing a narrative.

We love reading in Lion class! Our class novel at the moment is 'The Boy with Big Decisions.'

In Science we are learning about Light. 

Our Geography topic this Autumn is all about what life is like in the Alps. 

Our value in PSHE is Drug Education. Children will discuss, listen and share their thoughts with the class around this valuable topic.

In R.E children will explore the question: What can we learn from religions when life gets hard?

In P.E, we follow Beyond the Physical PE scheme, putting children at the heart of the learning. It is a unique, child centred approach that includes, challenges and support EVERY child. 

Children are learning how to say, recognise and read about weather and directions in French and in music, children are exploring dynamics, pitch and texture. Children will be learning about blogging in computing. In Art, children will explore different artists who use paint and mixed media.

There is a lot of exciting learning coming up in Lion class and we will update as we go.