I am so impressed with how quickly the children have settled into their new classroom! There are lots of new routines to learn and lots of new ways of doing things, but they have all embraced this, and I am very proud of them all.

In English this week, we will continue to base our learning on the book, ‘The Boy Who Loved Maps’, by Kari Allen. The children will be writing their thoughts and ideas, finishing some artwork, and building on creating their own stories, based on the text.

Our Whole Class Reading this week will continue with the lyrics from Moana, with the children discussing the vocabulary and answering comprehension questions, both as a group, in pairs and independently.

In Maths, the main focus will be Place Value, revisiting some of the year two concepts before moving on to the year three steps. By checking their understanding of the year two concepts, the children will have all the necessary underpinning knowledge moving forward.

In Science, we will start by identifying and grouping rocks, whilst in computing, we will begin learning about computer networking.

PE is on a Monday and Wednesday this term, and we will be looking at the ‘Fundamentals’ of PE over the next few weeks. Please ensure your child has their full PE kit in school.

Reading records will be coming home this week and, ideally, the children should read daily to an adult. If you feel a book sent home is either too hard or too easy however, please do get in touch. The levels will initially be based on the advice from the Year two team.

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