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- Read MorePublished 01/06/25, by Rachael SmallcombeMaple Class Homework – Tuesday 3rd June 2025 (To be handed in by Monday 9th June) There are two ongoing activities on Purple Mash, to be completed weekly. One is a chapter from a book, with online activities, and the other is a recurring
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Term 6, week 1
Published 01/06/25, by Rachael SmallcombeI hope you have all enjoyed the half-term break and welcome to Term 6! The week ahead in Maple Class: In Whole Class Reading this week we will be using lyrics from the Disney song, ‘The Bare Necessities’. We will listen to the song - Read More
Home Learning wc 19th May
Published 18/05/25, by Rachael SmallcombeMaple Class Homework – Tuesday 20th May 2025 (To be handed in by Tuesday 3rd June) There are two ongoing activities on Purple Mash, to be completed weekly. One is a chapter from a book, with online activities, and the other is a recurrin - Read More
Term 5, week 5
Published 18/05/25, by Rachael SmallcombeSwimming last week was a great success, with all the children saying that they felt they had made progress and were loving the time in the pool. Again, this week, each group will spend 30 minutes in the pool every day, and I am sure they will continue to enjoy the lessons this week.
Maths – in maths, we will be continuing the fraction unit, with the children comparing unit fractions and then looking at non-unit fractions.
In Art, we will be continuing work on our still-life project.
PE will be on Monday as usual, but swimming will take priority on Friday. We will be continuing with athletics this week.
Science – our science will be all about plants for the remainder of this term, and moving into term 6.
Time and Place – we will continue with our Ancient Egyptian topic.
Homework will be issued on Tuesday and is due back the following Monday. If you have any questions about the homework, or if your child is having difficulty completing the work, please email, or leave a note in the homework book.
Reading Records can come in every day, but should always be sent in on a Monday and Thursday. Books will be changed on those two days, but we will also do our best to change books every day if necessary. If you have any questions about your child’s reading level, please get in touch.
If you have any questions, at any point in the year, please email the class email: maple@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk. For any urgent messages, please email the main office email.
Kind regards
Mrs Smallcombe and the Maple Team
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Home Learning wc 12th May
Published 11/05/25, by Rachael SmallcombeMaple Class Homework – Tuesday 13th May 2025
(To be handed in by Monday 19th May)
There are two ongoing activities on Purple Mash, to be completed weekly. One is a chapter from a book, with online activities, and the other is a recurring maths activity. There should be a notification each week on the individual Purple Mash opening page, with the Monster Multiplication game resetting each week. If the schedule for the reading task is not showing, please find via the Serial Mash option. Purple Mash log-in details can be found in the front of the Home Learning books.
This week’s main homework is a Maths sheet - please see attached.
There is also a Wider Curriculum Matrix for terms 3 and 4, which you will find in the home learning book.
In addition, please learn times tables and spellings.
Spellings - This week we will be learning the following spellings.
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Term 5, week 4
Published 11/05/25, by Rachael SmallcombeWhat an amazing week we had last week! The children worked so hard to make the show a huge success, and we are very proud of them all. I hope you were able to come along and see the show for yourself, but if not, I am sure your child will have told y - Read More
Term 5, week 3
Published 05/05/25, by Rachael SmallcombeThis week is all about the ‘Show in a Week’! Please do check your emails regarding ticket sales for Thursday. It would be great to see as many of you there as possible. Another quick reminder: you will have received advice about cos - Read More
Home Learning wc 28th April
Published 27/04/25, by Rachael SmallcombeMaple Class Homework – Tuesday 29th 2025 (To be handed in by Tuesday 6th May) There are two ongoing activities on Purple Mash, to be completed weekly. One is a chapter from a book, with online activities, and the other is a recu - Read More
Term 5, week 2
Published 27/04/25, by Rachael SmallcombeThis week, we will continue focusing on the ‘Show in a Week’, joining forces with year 4 to build on the amazing results we have had so far. Another quick reminder: you will have received advice about costumes prior to the Easter holiday, - Read More
Home Learning wc 21st April
Published 22/04/25, by Rachael SmallcombeMaple Class Homework – Wednesday 23rd April 2025 (To be handed in by Tuesday 28th April) There are two ongoing activities on Purple Mash, to be completed weekly. One is a chapter from a book, with online activities, and the other is a rec - Read More
Term 5, week 1
Published 22/04/25, by Rachael SmallcombeFirstly, sorry about the delay in uploading this week’s blog post and homework will be issued tomorrow (Wednesday), due to the bank holiday yesterday. This week, we will be focusing on the ‘Show in a Week’, joining forces with ye - Read More
Home Learning wc 31st March
Published 30/03/25, by Rachael SmallcombeMaple Class Homework – Tuesday 1st April 2025 (To be handed in by Tuesday 22nd April) There are two ongoing activities on Purple Mash, to be completed weekly. One is a chapter from a book, with online activities, and the other is a recurr