What my child will be learning this year
Phonics and Spelling
We are passionate about spelling at Ash Grange as this is the gateway to reading and writing. Scroll down this page to see the programmes for different age groups.
Children are taught to play with and understand sounds from their early years throughout primary school. We use the revised Little Wandle scheme, which teaches children sounds, digraphs and tricky words so that they have the phonics and word recognition knowledge and skills to read and write.
Nursery, Reception and Year 1 are following it from the beginning of their relevant year. This year Year 2 are using it for any gaps that have arisen due to loss of learning time from Covid interruptions in Year 1. Children in higher years will only be using Little Wandle if they have a significant SEN need and it will be identified as an intervention on the IPP that the Classteacher shares with parents/carers.
Here is the parent guide to Little Wandle
and some useful videos
Summer 1 
Spring 2 
Spring 1
Autumn 2
Autumn 1
Reception Learning Overview 2023-2024
Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2
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Creative Learning Project Title | Do you want to be friends? | Why do squirrels hide their nuts? | What happens when I fall asleep? | Will you read me a story? | Do cows drink milk? | Are we there yet? |
Creative Learning Project Focus | Relationships Rules and routines | Plants and Animals Seasonal changes Hibernation | The solar system Nocturnal animals People that help us | Fairytales Traditional Stories | Foods and farm animals | Travel and Transport |
Books the children will experience | Guess How Much I Love You? Same But Different Too Handa’s Surprise Little Red Riding Hood
| Goldilocks and The Three Bears The Gruffalo Owl Babies | On The Way Home Ssh Goodnight Moon Night Monkey, Day Monkey Whatever Next | The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Elves and The Shoemaker | Rosie’s Walk Come On Daisy The Gingerbread Man Farmer Duck | Mrs Armitage On Wheels Mr Gumpy’s Outing The Three Little Pigs |
Curriculum | All of the learning experiences relating to the different areas of the Early Years Development Matters curriculum are mapped to the children's needs and interests. The Cornerstone curriculum offers ideas for staff to consider but the basis is always the children's interests and the next steps in their learning. Reception Class also work on units from the RE Locally Agreed Syllabus | |||||
RE | What makes something special? | Why do we have celebrations? | Who am I and where do I belong? | What can we learn from stories? | What makes our world wonderful? | What makes a place special? |
PE | Gross motor skills and balance spatial awareness | Gymnastics | Movement skills | Ball skills | Athletics
| Team games
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External Trips |
| Local walk |
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| Bockett’s Farm |
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- Ash Grange
- Nursery and Primary School,
- Ash Church Road,
- Ash,
- Surrey,
- GU12 6LX,
- office@ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk
- 01252 328589