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 Thursday (swimming)

We hope you've had a lovely October Half Term break and are ready for a fun-filled half-term!

English

This term we are continuing with our Loch Ness Monster English unit. We have completed our non-fiction writing and will now move onto our narrative writing.

The children will be writing their own story about the Loch Ness Monster with some interesting character changes.

Guided Reading

Guided Reading will be done using a whole class approach.  We will be reading our class novel 'Charlotte's Web'.

We have a real passion about 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 continue with addition and subtraction before moving on to multiplication and division.   

Year 4's will be looking at addition and subtraction with 4-digit numbers including exchanges.   They will need to apply what they have learnt to answer problem-solving questions.   

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 2024.

Science

In science we will be looking at 'animals including humans'. This will include looking at bones, teeth and muscles, the digestive system, food chains, skeletons and nutrition.

Geography

Our geography topic this half-term is 'Investigating India'! We will be looking at India’s climate and physical geography with detailed maps and resources. We will also explore the major mountains and rivers that dictate India's population and climate patterns, locate major cities in India and investigate the human and physical features found there.

 

P.E

PE will continue to be taught in mixed year groups with PE  taking place on a Tuesday 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. We will be carrying on with swimming on Thursday afternoons.

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