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 29/3/25)

The highlight of this week was undoubtedly our DT project: designing and making a new dessert for Café Des Amis in Canterbury. You can read all about this here: https://www.wickhambreaux.kent.sch.uk/News/Tropical-Treats-Children-Create-Rainforest-Inspire/

In English, we looked at the poem I Am The Rain by Grace Nichols. We thought about her use of personification, and we look forward to using this literary device when writing our own free verse poems next week.

In maths, we consolidated our learning on multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit. Next week we'll be building on this knowledge to multiply 3-digit numbers by 1-digit.

We have a busy final week of term ahead, what with our trip to Betteshanger on Monday and Aqualab on Thursday. Also, Dance will be on Tuesday this week, so please wear PE kit to school that day.

Many thanks to all those parents/carers who have booked appointments for parents' evening next week. I look forward to discussing your child's progress with you.

Homework

Keep practising on TTRS! Certificates are awarded every week.

A new homework has been set on maths.co.uk, looking at multiplying 2-digit by 1-digit numbers. Some questions use 'short multiplication', whereas others use the distributive law. We are currently exploring both approaches in class.

Check out the gallery below to see some photos of our learning!