Maple Class

Welcome to Maple Class!

Mr N Kent (class teacher)

Mrs A Breeze (TA)

Mrs F Dawson (TA)

Welcome to Maple Class, home to Years 3 and 4 at Wickhambreaux.

Just as maple trees change beautifully with the seasons, we encourage the children to embrace change, lead by example, and learn from their mistakes. Our class saying, "Making mistakes is how we learn!", reflects our belief in growing stronger and more vibrant with each new challenge.

Mr Kent, Mrs Dawson and Mrs Breeze aim to make learning fun, accessible and memorable. We hope your child enjoys the new challenges and approaches to learning that Key Stage 2 has to offer.

On this page you will find links to useful documents and resources that will give you an insight into the Lower Key Stage 2 curriculum. The unit overviews give a summary of the units of work that we cover over the year. You can also read our latest class news and see photos of what we've been getting up to.

Latest Class News (updated 17/10/25)

This week, our final week of term, we learnt about identifying unit fractions of a number, and writing and identifying non-unit fractions of groups of objects – including when there’s more than one object in each equal part. Quite tricky, but we got there!

In English, we wrote our fantastic recounts of Marcy’s journey into the sphinx, using suspenseful language, exciting verbs, and vivid adjectives. We focused on editing, re-reading our work, and upscaling vocabulary – really brilliant work by all.

In history, we explored trade on the Nile and learnt about deben weights. We even made our own from clay, carving them with hieroglyphics and Egyptian numbers. In art, we completed our Egyptian god portraits – check out the gallery below!

In PE, we created some fantastic gymnastics sequences. Working in pairs, the children devised their own routines and performed them confidently to the rest of the class.

Wishing everyone a well-deserved rest next week!

Homework

This week’s homework is set on maths.co.uk and focuses on non-unit fractions.

Once again, there have been lots of TTRS Rock Status certificates this week! All children can achieve a rock status by playing studio at least ten times. Regular practice at home is really beneficial: just 3–5 minutes, 4 or 5 times a week, makes a real difference!