Welcome to Ash Class! 🌿
Welcome to Ash Class – a true home from home where every child is valued, respected, and nurtured.
Our classroom is a calm and cosy space, inspired by the natural world, where children feel safe to explore, grow, and be themselves. We believe in the power of kindness, compassion, and respect for one another, creating a warm, supportive environment where everyone belongs.
Here in Ash Class, we’re like a little family – learning together, caring for each other, and celebrating all the wonderful things that make us unique. We can't wait to share our journey with you!
Where the magic happens.... have a peek inside of Ash Class!
Big Smiles, Fresh Air, and Fun! We love exploring in our new outdoor area!
Ash Class in action! Take a peek at what we have been up to!
Victorian Day!
Having fun in the sun (and trying to keep cool!)
Ash Class Goes Wild! A Day to Remember at Flamingo Land 2025
Things to remember
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Reading Packs- Please return your childs reading pack every Thursday so their book can be changed on Fridays.
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PE- Tuesdays and Fridays (Autumn 1) - The children can wear plain navy shorts/joggers, white/navy t-shirt and navy sweatshirt with trainers, no jewellery, long hair tied up, and they must have a water bottle in school.
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Drinks & Snacks - Please send your child every Monday with a clean, named water bottle. The children always have access to a fruit bowl, but you can send an additional healthy snack if you wish. Please be vigilant with food allergens.
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Beginning/End of the School Day - Gates open for drop off between 8:35-8:55am, and Ash Class finish school 3:15pm. If you are running late for any reason, please drop off/collect from the office, as the gates will be locked for the children's safety. Please inform the office if someone different will be collecting your child, or if they will be absent from school for any reason. You can do this via telephone or email.
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Name everything! - Please name everything coming into school including jumpers, hats, coats, shoes. This makes it much easier for us to return any lost belongings. If they are unnamed you may need to check the lost property box at the front of school. Please do not send any toys in from home to avoid any upset.
Curriculum Overview
Phonics
We are proud to be a Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised school.
Phonics is recommended as the first strategy that children should be taught in helping them learn to read. It runs alongside other teaching methods such as Guided Reading and Shared Reading to help children develop all the other vital reading skills and hopefully give them a real love of reading. At Coppice Valley we use a programme called Phonics Bug to support early reading.
So what is phonics?
Words are made up from small units of sound called phonemes. Phonics teaches children to be able to listen carefully and identify the phonemes that make up each word. This helps children to learn to read words and to spell words. These might help to understand phonics jargon...
Documents to support learning at home
Useful Websites and Apps
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
- White Rose Math White Rose Maths Team has prepared a series of five maths lessons for each year group from Year 1-8. Every lesson comes with a short video showing you clearly and simply how to help your child to complete the activity successfully.
- Active Learn: Read online Bug Club Books and visit the Math Factor.
- Numberblocks: Sing along and learn all about numbers with the Numberblocks!
- Alphablocks: Watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and make words using phonics. Play the learning game, watch clips and print colouring pages.
- Epic Phonics: One month free membership.
- Phonics Play: You will find lots of games and ideas to explore with children at home. Free membership.
- Stay at Home Story Time: Oliver Jeffers will be reading one of his books every weekday and talking about some of the things that went into making it.
- Time To Come In, Bear written by Kim St. Lawrence - A story explaining social distancing to young children
APPs for EYFS
- Meet the Numberblocks: Can you count the Numberblobs? FREE
- Numberblocks: Hide and Seek: Find and add the Numberblocks!
- Numberblocks: Card Fun!: Learn with the Numberblocks!
- Meet the Alphablocks! FREE
- Alphablocks: Letter Fun: Learn to read with phonics
- CBeebies Free Apps for Kids
