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 14/11/25)

This week in English, we learnt about the fascinating process of mummification. We even mummified Tomatokhamun — great excitement all round as we removed the organs, stuffed the body with straw, covered it in natron, and wrapped it carefully in “linen”. Afterwards, the children wrote clear, well-structured instructions, using fronted adverbials of sequence and adverbs to add detail and clarity.

In maths, we explored the composition of decimal numbers, including adding, subtracting, and multiplying tenths. The children used place-value counters and tens-frames to represent their thinking and deepen their understanding.

In history, we examined shabti dolls — small figurines buried with Ancient Egyptians to work for them in the afterlife. We had great fun imagining what we would want our shabti dolls to do for us!

In R.E., we looked at words in the Bible that describe the three parts of the Trinity, thinking carefully about how Christians understand Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

In computing, Year 3 had a brilliant time creating stop-frame animations using the iPads, learning how tiny changes between frames create movement.

In art, the children produced beautiful, detailed scarab beetle pencil drawings, showing real control and observation.

In science, we learnt about friction, using Newton metres to measure the force needed to pull a shoe across different surfaces. The children were excellent investigators, making predictions and discussing the results.

A busy and exciting week all round, and we’re very much looking forward to our Ancient Egypt sharing assembly next Friday!

Homework

This week’s homework is set on spag.com. It revises when to use a or an.

This week's spelling focus has been words where y makes a short 'i' sound: mystery, myth, gym, system, cymbal.

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!