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 3/10/25)

It’s been another busy week in Maple Class.

In maths, we have been learning about unit fractions: naming, writing and identifying them. We practised using precise mathematical language with our stem sentence: The whole has been divided into _ equal parts. _ of the parts has been shaded/selected.

In English, we explored clauses by identifying the subject and verb, and had great fun writing Egyptian riddles linked to our book Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx. We also celebrated National Poetry Day by reading and writing poetry — thank you to everyone who brought in a poem to share!

In history, we learnt about the hierarchy of Ancient Egyptian society, and in art we created vibrant work inspired by Kandinsky’s concentric circles. We linked this to Egyptian mythology of Ra’s sun and moon eyes, experimenting with hot and cold colours.

In RE, we thought about when people make covenants (promises) today and explored how covenants are included in a Christian wedding ceremony.

In computing, Year 4 learnt about copyright and who owns what on the World Wide Web, while Year 3 investigated networks and even created their own network simulation in the classroom.

Homework

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

Our spelling focus this week has been the difference between where and were.

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!