Maple Class

It is our Harvest Celebration on Friday this week and we are all getting very excited about it and are busily doing final rehearsals. We have invited our families to join us in the celebrations and have asked them to provide donations of produce. After the celebrations, we will be passing on the…

In English this week, the children have been writing non-chronological reports about themselves! Mrs Baker and I are really enjoying reading them and finding out more about the talents and hobbies of Maple Class. What a talented bunch you are!

In our topic lesson, we looked at old sepia…

Where has September gone???

In Maths this week, we have been learning how to do column addition. Great to see the smiles when the children realise that they can add big numbers quickly!

In Science, we have been thinking about how best to keep healthy including having a balanced diet. Next…

Well September really is whizzing by as the children get stuck in to their learning. It's great to see them growing in independence and confidence day by day. As part of our local study topic, the children have shown a particular interest in finding out more about Whitby Abbey. We have lots of…

A BIG WELCOME BACK TO YOU ALL!!!! We have welcomed a new group of children into Maple Class this term to begin their journey through Year 3. We have been delighted with how quickly the children have settled in and are already developing in independence. We have welcomed a new friend to our school.…

Well I'm not sure what happened to the month of June but it appears to be already almost over! Maple Class are so busy and time is just flying by. Our Family Celebration Assembly went very well last week, Mrs Baker said that Maple Class really did make her proud. I'm sure that all the family and…

I can't tell you much about what we've been up to in Maple Class this week as I don't want to spoil the surprise! Let's just say that the children have been busily preparing for our Family Celebration on Friday and you're in for a treat!

Today, we welcomed some special visitors to school. They…

In the last week, we  have done lots of follow up work from our trip to the Ryedale Folk Museum. We have also been writing 'Thank you' letters to the staff and volunteers at the museum which will be posted off soon.

Did you know...that Iron Age people used natural plant dye to colour the wool…

We hope you've all had a lovely half term holiday and are ready for what is always a busy and fun packed end to the school year.

At the end of last half term our Superstars were Sophie K and Evan. Well Done to you both! We are already looking out for this week's star and two more Superstars for…

This week we have been rehearsing our class dance in readiness for Stakesby's Musical Event next week! Our families have been invited to watch us perform and we are all eager to show off our talents!

Using ipads, we have used the pic collage programme to create attractive posters incorporating…

This week we have begun to read 'Stig of the Dump' which was one of Mrs Leather's favourite childhood books. After only one chapter, we are already hooked! As a class, we have been exploring the character of Stig and have been searching the text for noun phrases connected to him.

We have also…

Last week we had an amazing time getting involved in our 'Tour De Yorkshire' topic work. The class were split into teams of four and competed against other teams to gain points. Our first task was to come up with a team name. We had to design jerseys and logos for our team, plan routes for the…