Autumn Term 2025

Welcome to the Autumn term. My name is Mrs White and hopefully I'll get to meet lots of families this half term. I'm really excited to be joining Whitechapel this year. We've had a great start in Maple class. 

I'll be regularly updating this page as we establish routines in Maple so please check back regularly.

Please get in touch if you have any concerns or queries. 

Learning Timetable 

This will be our timetable for the Autumn term. 

Curriculum

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Reading 

All children now have a school reading book and planner. Please try to read regularly at home and sign the planner to show which pages have been read. Ideally aiming for 3-5 times a week. Please can planners and books be kept in bags as we may need them for reading throughout the week.

All planners and books will be checked on a Monday. If a book is completed before then children can pop it into the basket in class and they will be changed throughout the week.

When reading please encourage:

• Reading the text at a steady pace, re-reading to gain understanding
• Talking to you about what the text is about- summarising
• Discussing unknown words and strategies to work them out
• Answering questions about the text.

Extra tasks?

Here's some things to do that can further support your learning while at home.

Maths

• Go to our times tables page and practise your times tables. Year 3s you must learn your 3x, 4x and 8x tables. Year 4s you must learn them all. 
• Head over to Mathletics for some educational fun. 

English

• Grab your reading book (either one from school or one from home) and have a read. Find 5 words you don't know the meaning of and find the definition using context or a dictionary. Draw a picture of your favourite character from what you picture in your mind. Write a different ending to the story you are reading. Write a book recommendation or review to share with the class. 

Additional Links

Below I have attached some links to useful websites where lessons can be found.