Welcome to Maple Class

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Hello everyone and welcome to Maple Class. This year will be filled with many exciting opportunities and experiences for our children.

Class Teacher: Miss Wilson

Class Teaching Assistant: Miss Crowther

PE DAYS: Tuesday and Friday

We hope you've had a lovely Easter break and are ready for another brilliant half-term ahead.

English

This term we are beginning a new poetry unit using the book Frankenstiltskin by Joseph Coelho. We are going to be learning the story of Rumpelstiltskin, writing our own verses and performing our own poetry to an audience.

Guided Reading

Guided reading will be done using a whole-class approach.  We will be reading our class novel 'The boy who grew dragons'.

We have a real passion for reading at Water Primary School, and we encourage our children to have a love of books and reading also.  

Maths

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In Maths, we will continue to use Power Maths and the children will be taught in year groups.

Year 3 children will finish their unit on capacity before moving on to their second unit on fractions.

Year 4 will finish their unit on fractions before moving on to decimals.

Timetables are also a very important part of maths, and we will continue to develop our understanding of this by using TT Rockstars daily.  It would also help the children considerably if they practise at home. 

Please note that Year 4 will carry out a timetables check in July 2025.

Science

In science, year 3 will be focusing on light, whilst year 4 will be looking at states of matter. Year 3 light will include looking at what light is, mirrors and reflectors and shadows. The year 4 states of matter unit will include looking at solids, liquids and gases, what evaporation and condensation are and how the water cycle works.

Geography

This half-term we will be learning all about the USA. We will be looking at comparing American states, identifying different landscapes, finding out about national parks and having a look at different natural phenomena.

P.E

PE will continue to be taught in mixed-year groups with PE taking place on Tuesday afternoons and Friday afternoons for all children in Maple Class. Please could you ensure that children come to school wearing the correct P.E. kits on the day of their session. 

Family Forest School

Our family forest school session will take place on Friday 9th May from 1:15pm -2:45pm.

Readers

We expect children to be reading at home most nights for around 10/15 minutes. We want to encourage a love of reading as much as possible so that children can understand the key aspects of reading.

Snack

If you wish for your child to have snack, this will need to be paid via Parent Pay.

A note from Miss Wilson

If you have any questions or concerns, my door is always open.

I look forward to a great year in Maple Class.

Miss Wilson