20 Sep

7A Week 3

Another fantastic week in 7A!

This week we have tried grapefruit as our new food in class. We were really impressed that so many learners decided to try this new fruit, especially because some people have never tried it before. There were mixed reviews, ranging from 0/10 up to…

15 Sep

Welcome to 7A!

We have had a fabulous first fortnight in 7A! There are 6 learners in our class who have joined Astley Park in September, so we have taken every opportunity to get to know each other. 
So far we have found out that together we have lots of siblings, lots of pets and that pizza is a firm favourite…

7 Feb

Safer Internet Day 2024

On Tuesday 6th February we celebrated Safer Internet Day at Astley Park School.

Our dedicated team of Digital Leaders have been meeting regularly this term to discuss ideas for the day. The Digital Leaders have also spoken to their classmates to find out what they are worried about online, and…

19 Jan

World Religion Week in 9P

9P had so much fun learning about Sikhism this week.

We learned about the five K’s and the core values of Sikhism: pray, work, give.

We explored some of the Sikh resources in school and some of our learners had fun trying on traditional Indian clothing. Well done to everyone in class for…

26 May

8P end another great half term!

Our learners have been working hard again this week!

On Tuesday we went to Aldi to top up our snack box and everyone was fantastic at using the checkout to put some items through and pay for them.

Wednesday was Luca’s 13th birthday and we celebrated with some cakes that he had very kindly…

11 Mar

8P Holiday celebrations and fun in the snow

We have had another busy week in class 8P.

The whole school experienced colourful celebrations for the Hindu festival of Holi on Wednesday. We revisited the meaning of the festival in class and we had lots of fun decorating our classroom with colourful handprints and paper chains. In the…

4 Mar

8P’s busy week - World Book Day, belated pancakes and more…

This week we were pleased to welcome our new Teaching Assistant, Mr Staziker, to our class team.

 We have had a very busy week! A big thank you goes out to our wonderful families for providing early childhood photos for our Brilliant Bodies lesson about growing up - this really helped us to…

11 Feb

8P investigate tooth decay

As part of our Brilliant Bodies topic, 8P have been learning about how to look after our teeth and avoid tooth decay. We used the Human Body app to digitally explore the effects of different foods and drinks on teeth. Using the app we found that we could use the toothbrush to brush away food and…

11 Feb

Food, Glorious Food in 8P!

This half term 8P have been learning about healthy eating, including identifying the main food groups and what these foods do for our bodies. We have enjoyed tasting some different fruits and vegetables, such as mango, lychees and pomegranate. We also sorted the foods into their groups and…

6 Feb

8P Spring Term Swimming

We have loved getting back into our swimming lessons this term!

Please enjoy this collection of photos from the last few weeks…

 

18 Jan

Gujarat Hindu Temple visit

8P visited the Hindu temple this morning with our friends from 7P. 
Our host showed us each shrine in the temple, telling stories about each God  that was represented in each shrine. We also had the opportunity to explore some of the artwork in the temple and Chris found an interesting new…

16 Jan

Millie’s 13th birthday!

8P had a very special treat for lunch today because Millie treated her friends to a McDonalds lunch to help her celebrate becoming a teenager. Millie also brought in a basket of delicious cupcakes to share. Everyone loved their special treat, and we hope that Millie had a fabulous 13th…