Blog Author: Miss Cross

8A invited parents, family and carers to join us this afternoon for some activities as part of our Children’s Mental Health Week activities.

We themed our Sharing our Learning session around feelings and emotions. We had a variety of activities looking at labelling feelings, thinking about…

Last Monday, 8A learned about Martin Luther King JR. 8A had never heard of Martin Luther King before and enjoyed learning about him, his important work and why he is famous.

8A participated in a Circle Time session where we shared stories and facts about Martin Luther King JR and watched a…

For World Religion Week 2025, 8A spent time across the week learning about Buddhism.

We explored various elements of the Buddhism religion, including religious values, key beliefs, key symbols and artefacts and we learned the Story of Buddha.

8A participated in an array of activities…

We have been very quiet on the blog front during the Autumn Term but that does not mean we have not been super busy. We have lots to share and show from the Autumn term!

Our theme this term has been ‘Bright Sparks’ and we have explored, encountered and developed skills across the curriculum.…

8A have had a wonderful afternoon celebrating the end of the Autumn Term, with our very special guest, Mrs Crouch, our class governor and the Assistant Head Teacher for KS3!

As a treat for all our hard work we chose a special lunch of McDonalds – Chicken Nuggets were a very popular choice…

On Monday 11th November, Astley Park School participated in Remembrance Day activities and traditions.

Throughout school, learners were provided many learning opportunities and activities to experience and learn all about Remembrance Day.

We saw learners enjoying various activities from…

Yesterday, 8A were welcomed back to school after what sounds like a wonderful 6-week holiday for everyone!

Yesterday we had a calm day focusing on our class routine and some on the changes from 7A to 8A. During the morning, we looked at the rules we had in 7A and had lots of discussions about…

We have had a fantastic year in 7A and are so proud of all our learners for settling in so well into our Key Stage 3 Phase.

The last few weeks we have participated in lots of fun activities across our timetable including, a visit to Massa’s ice cream shop, a class party and a very special KFC…

On Monday, 7A headed to Blackpool Zoo. (Shout out to Mrs Devlin for driving us!)

We were not the most fortunate with the weather - but this did not stop us having a great time. 7A applied their community safety skills and social skills throughout the day - walking carefully, waiting for their…

Yesterday afternoon 7A hosted their summer term Sharing our Learning. Parents were invited into class to join us for a ‘Potions Class’ lesson. In ‘Potions Class’ we have been exploring the properties of materials and grouping them by category and features.

This afternoon, our lesson was…

We have had a very busy start to our last half term in 7A. 

In Week One, we had a school based week, recapping learning and skills from Summer 1. We had big learning focus in surrounding our creative thinking and creative writing skills. We worked in groups to design a group ‘monster’.…

We’ve had another busy couple of weeks in 7A. We have been working on our Aspirational Learning Intentions and our Curriculum Learning Goals. 

In Wizard Workshop, we finished our wands following our initial design plans and using a range of tools and materials.

In PE we have been developing…