Blog Author: Miss Buck

Today, Teddy had a fantastic time performing work experience in the ice cream van that visited school for the end of the school year. He did an amazing job and followed instructions well. 
 

He learnt how to: 

- dispense ice cream out of the machine (with support) 

- put sherbet or…

On Wednesday this week, we went on our end of term trip to the farm! 
We had an absolutely fantastic time.

We did lots of activities including: 

- pets corner (holding small animals and petting larger animals) 

- calves feeding 

- visiting the other animals and feeding them 

-…

9A completed their unit on Handball this week! 
 

This unit has included them learning handball skills, including: 

- defending e.g. making themself bigger so the attacker can’t get past 

(also learning how to protect the ball and the goal) 

- attacking e.g. how to shoot 

-…

As well as participating in the arranged Sports Week activities this week, 9A have also had in-class lessons focused on particular sports this week. 

This has included: 

Monday - focused on different sports 

Tuesday - Went swimming and then played football in the…

Astley Park pupils have had a fantastic time during Sports Week! 

We have participated in the following activities: 

Monday - Multisports 

Tuesday - Multisports/Fundamental Movement Skills/Football 

Wednesday - Multisports/Fundamental Movement Skills/Rugby 

Thursday -…

9A celebrated Rainbow Day by completing a carousel of activities in class linked to learning about different families. These tasks included: 

- being taught about different families by Miss Buck 

- researching rainbows 

- rainbow crafts 

We also participated in the parade on the…

On Friday afternoon this week, 9A enjoyed visiting the Creative Space Centre in Preston. They loved having a two-tier sensory room to themselves, which included:

• large slide
• dark den 
• ball pool 
• musical steps
• massage chair
• other comfortable seating 
• roller 
• calming…

9A enjoyed our end of half term treat today! 
 

They made really good choices during our visit to Burger King and we even got them a treat of ice creams at the end out of the class budget (and we got some for free, wow). 
 

Amelia had a lovely McDonald’s with Ms Carter and Miss…

9A enjoyed having Owen R’s mum and Teddy’s mum join us this week for our SMSC lesson on Buddha Day! 
 

We enjoyed learning about the Buddha and Buddhism by: 

- watching the Buddha’s story 

- learning about the Buddha, Buddhism and how Buddha Day is celebrated around the world 

-…

9A had their first Share Our Learning event of the Summer term this week! 
We had Josh’s mum and Daniel’s mum visit us. 

The pupils started off by performing their sensory regulation carousels. 
They enjoyed showing the parents how to use the resources. Josh even used the head massager on…

9A did absolutely amazing in their Tag Rugby tournament this week.

They got to the final and came 2nd place! 

Here is a brief synopsis of each game: 

First game -

We lost 4-3 in the last minute of the game! 

Jake scored 2 excellent tries with huge runs and he also passed…

9A has had a fantastic time celebrating the King’s Coronation this week! 
 

We enjoyed a range of activities in the hall, as well as in class activities, including: 

- compass work involving key words linked to the Coronation (as part of our My Thinking and Problem Solving learning) 

-…