Welcome to Ash Class!​​

Our Class Teachers are ​Mrs Stradling and Mrs Carter.

Miss Dare supports our class throughout the week.

Ash Class is where our EYFS (Reception) children learn all about school life and enjoy exploring and playing. Mrs Carter teaches at the beginning of the week and Mrs Stradling teaches at the end of the week.  We are very lucky to have the support of Miss Dare every day of the week!

During the summer term, we will begin to think about building our confidence and independence for our learning in Year 1.  We will also work closely with Beech Class to begin the transition process.

Our journey in phonics is ever-growing, and we will be continuing to learn all about the adjacent consonants in Phase 4, using Unlocking Letters and Sounds. This will continue to support our fluency in reading and writing.  Throughout each day we will immerse ourselves in a variety of worlds and contexts through a lovely range of books. These will include The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, as well as traditional tales like Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

In Maths, we will continue to develop our knowledge of numbers to 10, but also begin to learn about numbers 11 - 20, with a range of mathematical resources including base 10, counting sticks, ten frames and Rekenreks. 

Our focus this term during our afternoon sessions will be on Expressive Arts and Design, where we will develop our skills even further.  This will include expressing our feelings through art and music, developing techniques with different mediums and sharing our work.  During the first half of the term we will also visit Montacute House to observe, draw and paint their beautiful plants and flowers.  

As part of this learning, we will also discover what plants need to grow and observe caterpillars turning into butterflies.

It is going to be so much fun! 

Our PE day is on Tuesday during the summer term with Yeovil Town Football Club.  Our time to explore the Forest School area is also on Wednesday, when children are also expected to wear PE kit.

Our Christian Values for this term are:

Summer 1: Service

Summer 2: Truthfulness

Best wishes,

The Ash Class Team