What 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 you all about it!

Another exciting week ahead. We will be swimming every day this week! Each group will spend 30 minutes in the pool every day, and I am sure they will enjoy the lessons as much as the classes who swam last week.

Maths – in maths, we will be finishing our multiplication and division unit and moving onto the first fractions unit.

In Art, we will be starting 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