2025/26

Science – Teeth and Digestion

During the next two weeks, Maples will be learning all about teeth and digestion. We will begin by looking at teeth and the types of teeth different animals have, including humans who have canines, incisors, premolars and molars. We will then model the four types of teeth out of salt dough. We will then look at the digestive system and how it is the process of breaking down food and absorbing it into the body to use energy. We will have great fun modelling this.

We undertook a experiment about enamel, using eggshells and various liquids with sugar and acid. Check it out below.

Look at our model of the digestive system

We had a look at our own teeth.

Check out our salt dough teeth

English – Planet Omar

This term we have been reading and writing about Planet Omar. We have specifically been looking at writing to entertain. We created our own characters inspired by the planet Omar universe and our own mini stories. Check them out below.

Omar Mini Stories Part 1 Omar Mini Stories 2

Re - Christians

During our two-week RE learning experience about Christians, we will be looking at stories in the Bible and what some Christians believe about Creation, the Fall and Salvation. We will then go on to look at how some Christians view life as a journey and the important milestones they might celebrate. Finally, we will look to answer these three questions –

Why is the Bible important for Christians today?
Why do some people think life is a journey?
What can we learn from Christianity about deciding right and wrong?

Maples will also get to go to Canterbury Cathedral. During the visit, we will take part in an engaging costume trail and enjoy a guided tour of the cathedral, helping us learn more about its history and importance to Christians today.

Christians Knowledge Organiser

Finally, Maples had an amazing time on our trip to Canterbury Cathedral. We started by dressing up and taking a guided story-telling tour around the Cathedral. The children were fascinated and asked some amazing questions.

After lunch, we took part in two activities, where we created our own stained-glass windows and practised writing with ink and quill pens.

Maples explored some events that a person might experience in life. We looked at events that some Christians value and how everyone values different things, and might experience life changes at different times in their life. Maples then made a road map of some events you might experience in life.

Then we looked at the stories of Creation, the Fall and Salvation from the Bible.

First we worked out what we already know about Christianity.

Art - Block Printing

During our art learning experience, we will be learning how to block print. We will begin by looking at these three artists – Claire Willberg, Kevork Mourad, Shepard Fairey. Next, we will explore how to create stamps, and different materials we could print onto, as well as explore how we could use multiple colours in one print. Finally, we will create our own tile design. Check them out below!

Block Printing Knowledge Organiser

Then we tested our final design.

Next, we practised printing on different materials.

Maples started by exploring the artists: Claire Willberg, Kevork Mourad, Shepard Fairey.

PE - Dance

This term we have had a dance teacher come in and teach us lots of different dances. We have all loved it. Check out a couple of our dances below.

Music – Glockenspiels

This week Maples will be learning how to play the Glockenspiels. In particular, we will learn to play and read the notes C, D, E + F.

Glockenspiels Knowledge Organiser

Watch us playing!

We had lots of practice!

Science - Living things

Over the next two weeks, Maples will be looking at living things in Science. We will start by looking at living things and their habitats. We will then go onto grouping and classifying animals and plants. Finally, we will look at how humans can impact habitats and the effects of this.

Living Things Knowledge Organiser

We spent a lot of time learning, practising and then classifying animals and plants.

Then Maples sorted invertebrates and vertebrates.

Children looked at grouping and classifying animals.

Maples began by looking at animals, their habits and their needs for survival.

Geography - Rainforests

Over the next three weeks, the children will learn about rainforests and how humans impact the environment. They will explore where rainforests are located, investigate the four rainforest layers and the animals that live there. We will also discuss deforestation, climate change and what we can do to help protect our planet. Maples will be building biome models, creating rainforest artwork and using maps and atlases. As part of our learning, we will be visiting Wingham Wildlife Park, where the children will have the opportunity to experience rainforest animals up close and explore the rainforest SOS section.

Rainforests Knowledge Organiser

Check out our books all about our Rainforest learning!

(click the link to see the full book)

Rainforest book 1 Rainforest book 2 Rainforest book 3

Rainforest book 4 Rainforest book 5

Maples had an amazing day at Wingham Wildlife. We had a great talk all about rainforest animals and then had lots of fun looking at all the animals.

Look at the big food web we created!

Maples created our very own rainforest, with four distinct layers.

Next, we explored maps to locate where rainforests in the world were.

First we looked at what a biome is and created some in trays.

Paddington Bears Suitcase

We had a very exciting bag left in Maples Class! We explored all the items and talked about what they told us about Paddington Bear.

Attendance Treat

As part of Maples' attendance treat, we had a great time exploring Key Stage 1 and the Early Years garden.

PSHE – Environment

During our next learning experience, we will be learning about how humans affect the global environment, including climate change, pollution and deforestation. We will explore what sustainability means and consider ways we can reduce waste and look after our planet. We will also discuss how our choices can have a positive impact on the world now and in the future, and understand the consequences of poor environmental care on people, wildlife and communities.

Environment Knowledge Organiser

Check out our amazing posters on deforestation, recycling and pollution in the ocean!

Look at our sequence of events for climate change.

PSHE - Healthy Eating

During our next learning experience, we will be looking at what constitutes a healthy diet. In particular, we will be looking at nutritional content and understanding calories. We will be planning a range of healthy meals, and we will look at the risks of unhealthy eating.

Healthy Eating Knowledge Organiser

Maples explored where we can find calorific value details on packaging.

These are the children's balanced lunch boxes, all under 600 Kcal!

The children created their own eat well guides.

Art – Water Colour (Landscapes)

During our Learning Experience, we will be creating a piece of art inspired by Paul Klee, Georgia O'Keeffe and David Hockney landscape pieces. We will start by using some of those as inspiration and annotating the pieces of art. We will then look at landscapes through primary and secondary sources. In particular, we will look at scale and proportion. We will then practise a range of brush techniques and colour manipulation. Finally, we will use all of our knowledge to create our own landscape using watercolours.

Water Colour Painting Knowledge Organiser

Creating our amazing final water colour landscapes!

Science – Electricity

During our next Learning Experience we will identify common appliances that run on electricity and appliances that run on batteries. We will then be constructing simple circuits, identifying and naming basic parts. Next we will identify whether a light bulb will light in simple circuits. Maples will have lots of time to experiment and create circuits.

Electricity Knowledge Organiser

Have a look at us exploring and creating lots of different circuits.

Our experiment findings!

PSHE - Online Relationships and Being Safe

In our second Learning Experience we will be exploring Online Relationships. We will discuss and explore how people can act differently online, how information and data are shared online and how to report if needed. We will then go on to look at appropriate boundaries in friendship, the right to privacy and our support systems.

Online Relationships and Being Safe Knowledge Organiser

Have a look at our leaflets, all about staying safe online.

History - Ancient Egypt

During our first history Learning Experience, Maples will answer the key enquiry of, 'What did the Ancient Egyptians believe?' To answer this question we will start by studying where Egypt is, who the Ancient Egyptians were and when they lived. We will go on to look at: Gods and Goddesses, the Pyramids, mummification and what they believe about the afterlife. As part of the experience, we will be visiting Maidstone Museum – where they have a real mummy!

Ancient Egypt Knowledge Organiser

Watch our videos we made all about Ancient Egypt, to showcase our learning!!!