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 13/12/25)

This week in Maple Class, we enjoyed reading the Christmas-themed story Red and Lulu. We learnt about New York City at Christmas and the famous Rockefeller Christmas tree, and the children wrote seasonal poetry and descriptive pieces inspired by the festive scenes.

In maths, we carried out an investigation into rounding decimals to the nearest tenth. The children rolled dice to generate different numbers, predicted how they would round, and then tested their ideas. This hands-on approach helped them explore patterns, think carefully about place value, and explain their mathematical reasoning clearly. They also created their own Christmas-themed maths colouring puzzles, thinking creatively about ways to make different numbers.

In science, we made rotocopters to explore air pressure and gravity, observing carefully how forces act on our designs.

We had a fantastic Christmas dance lesson, moving energetically to seasonal music, and in art, we produced beautiful Christmas tree tessellations, combining creativity with careful pattern work.

Reminders for next week:

Wednesday: Christmas dinner (children may wear a Christmas jumper)
Thursday: Class Christmas party (party clothes)
Friday: Christingle service (full school uniform)

Homework
A new homework has been set on maths.co.uk, focusing on rounding tenths to the nearest whole number.

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!