Welcome to Ash class

Nestled at the heart of our small village primary school, our Reception classroom is a warm and inviting space where children quickly feel at home. We are proud to offer a nurturing environment where every child is known, valued, and encouraged to explore, discover, and grow.

Our play-based curriculum provides rich, hands-on learning experiences each day. Whether children are building, creating, imagining, or investigating, every moment supports the development of confidence, curiosity, and independence.

Each week, children enjoy a wonderful variety of activities, including Woodland School, where they explore the natural world and take part in outdoor adventures, and PE sessions led by our specialist sports coach, helping them develop physical skills in fun, active ways.

Daily phonics and maths sessions, along with adult-guided group work, ensure that every learner is supported and challenged. Our curriculum is thoughtfully planned to equip children with the knowledge and skills they need to become kind, inquisitive, and reflective young people.

Learning is delivered through continuous provision, whole-class teaching, and small-group activities that specifically target key developmental areas. The opportunities we provide are engaging and enriching, with a strong focus on physical development, vocabulary growth, and helping children make meaningful connections across their learning.

Our classroom environment is carefully designed to offer a wide range of child-led learning opportunities, inspired by children’s own interests as well as our half-termly topics.

 

Further information regarding our Callow End EYFS Curriculum can be found below.

EYFS Curriculum Overview

Woodland School

What kind of activities do we offer in Woodland School?

The activities are varied throughout the year as they are very much child initiated and seasonal. Activities may include:

  * Mini beast hunting

  * Den building

  * Mud painting

  * Story telling

  * Creating clay tree sculptures