Meet the Team 

​Mr Cronin- Class Teacher 

I am a patient, enthusiastic and optimistic person. I particularly enjoy teaching Primary Education as it allows all children access to a variety of activities and experiences which help to target particular talents or interests. I am a firm believer that all children deserve to right to the plethora of experiences that Primary Education allows. My hobbies are singing and playing my guitar (which I taught myself at the late age of eighteen and have loved ever since). I grew up in the town of Loughborough in the East Midlands (most notably known for ‘The Sockman’ statue in the town centre. I became and indoctrinated Yorkshireman when I went to university and have remained here ever since. My favourite children’s books are ‘Skellig’ by David Almond and ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ by Michael Morpurgo. Both stories give very different reactions for children reading them for the first time. 

Mrs Lee - Class Teacher

Mrs Smith - Teaching Assistant 
​
Hello, I am Mrs Smith and I have loved being a teaching assistant at Wellgate for 25 years. I have three beautiful daughters Emma, Lucy (Mrs Haywood) and Beth and I also have a little cockapoo called Daisy. 

​
​1. Describe yourself in three words: Friendly  Happy   Caring 
2. What are you most proud of?:  My family 
3. What is your favourite children’s book to read?:   Mrs Pepperpot was my favourite when I was younger 
4. What do you enjoy about education? Why?  I love helping  the children learn because the look on a child's face when they understand is priceless. 
5. What is the hardest thing you have ever accomplished?  Raising my three daughters because unfortunately they don’t come with instructions and sometimes you get things wrong.  
6. Who inspires you?  My dad inspired me he was my hero. 
7. Which city would you most like to live in?  This one is easy ST IVES ​

Mrs Alvarez - Teaching Assistant
​ 
I have been a teaching assistant at Wellgate for 20 years, and have worked in every year group throughout school.  I am married to Fernando,  who is a doctor, and I have 1 daughter called Liz. I also have 5 dogs called Lily, Rosie, Tottie, Tilly and Darcey, who are very naughty.

​1. Describe yourself in three words. Caring, helpful, noisy
2. What are you most proud of?  My daughter – she’s great!
3. What is your favourite children’s book to read?  Meg and Mog books – I loved to draw the illustrations when I was little.
4. What do you enjoy about education? Why?  So many things. Working with Team Wellgate; all the children past and present that I have worked with; passing on my knowledge and experience and learning new things personally.
5. What do you enjoy learning? I am currently learning to drive. 
6. Do you speak any languages? Ein bisschen Deutsch und Spanish ​

Days to Remember ...

Monday – PE
Monday – New spellings to be given and spelling activity taken home
Thursday – Spelling activity given in and Spelling test
Friday – PE kits and swimming equipment 
Maths homework handed in and new homework given out
Reading records & reading books can be returned to class and changed throughout the week.

What do we learn about in Class 6BC/CL?

Each day we will complete our Reading, Writing and Maths Lesson.
​
During the Autumn Term, our class text will be Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick

Autumn Term -

Science – Light and Electricity
History - Ancient Maya
Geography - North America and Trade
Art & Design – Painting and Drawing: Claude Monet
Design Technology (DT) – Structures: Textiles and creating our own pencil case
Religious Education (RE) - Christianity
Computing –  Communication and Web Page creation  
​Music – Developing melodic phrases and Understanding structure
P.E. - Games:Basketball and Gym: Flight
Personal, Social, Health, Economic Education (PSHEE) - Health & Wellbeing and Relationships
French - Phonetics (Core Vocabulary, Regular and Irregular Verbs) and At school 

Spring Term
​ 
Science – Living Things and Evolution
History - Civil Rights
Geography - Rivers
Art & Design – Painting: Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art 
Religious Education (RE) - Buddhism
Computing –  Programming and Game variability 
​Music – Performance and Rotation
P.E. - Dance, Outdoor Activities and Games: Rugby
Personal, Social, Health, Economic Education (PSHEE) - Keeping Safe and Friendships
French - Healthy Lifestyles and The Weekend 

Summer Term
​ 
Science – Animals
History - Monarchy
Geography - Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Art & Design – Sculpture: Islamic Art
Design Technology (DT) – Electrical Circuits: Fairground RIdes
Religious Education (RE) - Islam
Computing –  Programming and Spreadsheets
​Music – Chords and Composition
P.E. - Games: Tennis and Cricket
Personal, Social, Health, Economic Education (PSHEE) - Responsibilities and Growing Up
French - Moi dans le mode and Viking

You can see our learning by visiting our YEAR 6 Blog.