A day in the life of a Reigate Priory School child


  8:50 Priory children get to school bright and breezy (sometimes). Each day there are different teachers on duty outside in the playground. At 8:50, this teacher rings the bell once to make everyone stand still and silently, and after a pause the bell is rung again, and the children go into the school.

 
  8:55 The register is taken. Most children can read at this time or change reading books.

 
  9:10 The first lesson of the day unfolds. This may be a literacy lesson or maths.

 
  10:20 On a Monday, the next lesson is a Whole school assembly in which Mrs Cox talks to us about a particular subject and gives huge certificates out. On other days, this time may be taken up by R.E., science, P.E., Hymn practice or other lessons.

 
  10:50 Playtime - the time that children go out and play for 20 minutes.

 
  11:10 Normally this time is used for Maths Groups in which the whole year splits into 5 so that the best and worst are in their own classed section.

 
  12:15 Lunchtime. Priory children eat their dinner. First a bell goes, and they show up a board, with 3, 4 ,5, 6 and C on it. The board shows which year is currently going into the dining room for their dinner. "C" indicates the children who are doing lunchtime clubs, so need their lunch early. The numbers on the board are swapped around on a weekly basis. During this time, when we are not eating our dinner, we can play in the playground, or in the classroom if it is wet.

 
  13:20 Afternoon classes start. Religious education or P.E. is done by year 3's and 4's, and literacy for year 5's and 6's.

 
  14:30 Play time for year 3's - other lessons for the rest of the school.

 
  14:50 Year 3's have a gold book assembly on a Tuesday, or story time for the other days of the week. The rest of the school are finishing their current lessons.

 
  15:30 The end of the school day for priory school children. The classes troop out into the playground to find mum's and dad's, but year 5 and year 6 class pupils can go out on their own.

 
    After school clubs are run - see our clubs page for details.

 
  20:30 Long after the last child has left the Priory, the weiry teachers go home to bed, ready to be up at the crack of dawn for the next day for school.

 



    By Sam of 3JB, Christopher of 5DT and Sam of 5SB.


Back to Diaries