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  • Term 1, week 4

    Published 28/09/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    I was very impressed with the children last week, as they worked so hard on the various baseline assessments. This week we are back to normal! English: this week, we will be starting a new unit, using the book ‘Stone Age Boy’, by Satos
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  • Home Learning wc 22nd September

    Published 21/09/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Maple Class Homework – Tuesday 23rd September 2025 (To be handed in by Monday 29th September) 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
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  • Term 1, week 3

    Published 21/09/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    This week will look a little different, as we will be completing some baseline assessments. These will take place in the mornings, with our normal, wider curriculum subjects during the afternoons. Whole Class Reading: this week we will use lyrics
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  • Home Learning wc 15th September

    Published 14/09/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Maple Class Homework – Tuesday 16th September 2025 (To be handed in by Monday 22nd September) 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
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  • Term 1, week 2

    Published 14/09/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Welcome to this week’s blog post. After a great week last week, here is an outline of the learning for the coming week. English: this week, we will continue to base our learning on the book, ‘The Boy Who Loved Maps’, by Kari Alle
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  • Wider Curriculum Matrix

    Published 08/09/25, by Moira Duncombe

    Please find attached the Wider Curriculum matrix for term 5 and 6.  We would love to see what you have completed...

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  • Term 1, week 1

    Published 07/09/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    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
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  • Welcome to Year 3!

    Published 31/08/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Welcome to Maple Class! I am really looking forward to seeing the children on Wednesday, and to meeting those children who were not able to visit Maple Class at the end of last term. During the next two weeks, we will mainly focus on
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  • Term 6, week 7

    Published 13/07/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Welcome to the last week of the school year and the last week in year 3! It has been a fabulous year, with the children building their independence and making great progress with their learning. This week will obviously look very different, wit
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  • Home Learning wc 7th July

    Published 06/07/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Maple Class Homework – Tuesday 8th July 2025 (To be handed in by Monday 14th July) 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 6

    Published 06/07/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    The week ahead in Maple Class: Whole Class Reading this week continues with The Dark, by Lemony Snickett. We will investigate the vocabulary, retrieve information and make inferences, working in pairs, individually and as a class. In English, w
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  • Home Learning wc 30th June

    Published 29/06/25, by Rachael Smallcombe
    Maple Class Homework – Tuesday 1st July 2025 (To be handed in by Monday 7th July) 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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