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Recycling in 7P

This week 7P looked at different materials that we have to recycle. 

Firstly, the learners took turns and played a recycling game on the laptop. They had to drag each item of rubbish into the correct bin. 

Next, we went outside and looked for hidden recycling…

Paint printing the circus in 7P

On Thursday afternoon we had Miss Anderton doing her My Creativity lesson. Firstly the learners watched a PowerPoint of different animals in the circus. They enjoyed making the noises of these animals. We had lions, elephants and cheeky monkeys in…

VE Day in 7P

On Thursday morning the learners listened to a story about VE Day and watched a video about it. The class watched a news report that was 80 years old celebrating the end of the Second World War. The video also showed a picture of a lady who was 15 years old at the time and…

PE in 7P

Wednesday mornings are 7P’s PE slots and as our topic is the circus, we had some circus activities to try out.

Our first circus activity was walking the tight-rope. The learners had to use their balancing skills and walk along the bench. 

Next was marching. They had to…

Summer term in 7P

This summer term 7P’s topic is “We are going to the Circus”. To start off this topic, the learners watched a little video of a circus which has acrobats doing different activities like jumping in the air and type rope walking. 

Then the learners used bright colours…

Celebrating Eid in 7P

On Monday 7P celebrated Eid. The learners watched a PowerPoint explaining what Eid is and how muslim’s celebrate this day. 

We learnt that Eid means festival or celebration. Some Muslim families celebrate Eid by putting on new clothes and sharing meals with…

Mother’s Day treats in 7P

This week 7P was getting ready to celebrate Mothers Day. We talked all about the special ladies in our lives which included aunties, grandmas, sisters, mothers etc. 

The learners had a few jobs to do. Their first job was to colour in a Mother’s Day…

Comic Relief 80s theme

Today at Astley Park it was Comic Relief day and we had an 80s theme. 

It was great seeing the learners in their own clothes, especially the brightly coloured T-shirts, leg warmers and tutus. The staff also joined in with their dress wear!

The school…

Holi Celebration in 7P

Friday afternoon at Astley Park was a little bit different. 

Instead of the normal Friday afternoon Golden Time, the whole school celebrated the “Holi” festival. 

The secondary team started off the celebrations with an amazing dance. After that Mr Welsh…

Sharing our learning in 7P

This week we invited parents and carets to share 7Ps learning and to have a look at what we have been getting up to. Thank you to those that were able to come along. We understand that we all lead busy lives. 

This week we have been looking at plants…

This week at Astley Park it’s been Careers Week and 7P got involved with this. 

The class looked at a PowerPoint about different jobs the learners could do when they get older. 

We looked at what chefs do and doctors just naming a few.

You will be interested to know that in 7P we…

Well done 7P. Today we learnt all about the NSPCC in line with NSPCC number day. First we listened to a story all about the NSPCC and then watched a video all about a child that needed extra support and how this charity helps them. We then were very sensible and chatted all about the different…