Breakfast with Santa in 8A
This morning 8A enjoyed breakfast with Santa. We enjoyed some of our favourite breakfast foods - Coco Pops, croissants, pain au chocolat or toast before our video call with the big man himself! Santa’s elves delivered our presents and Santa revealed the names of those of us who were on his good…
The festivities continue in 8A ☃️
We are ready for Christmas in 8A. The countdown is certainly on!
Yesteday we joined in with the Be Internet Legends Google assembly. This was an assembly streamed via YouTube with lots of interactive questions. We even got a shoutout! Mrs Crouch, Mrs England and Mrs Taylor were so impressed…
8A have fun on the new playground
8A had a brilliant time on the playground this afternoon. We hope it’s dry tomorrow for more fun in golden time!
Solar System Superstars in 8A
This term in My Communication we have been learning all about space as part of our Bright Sparks theme. In Autumn 1 we focussed on the Hidden Figures and NASA, and in Autumn 2 we have been focusing on finding out more about the planets. We have learnt that the planets in our solar system orbit the…
St Andrew’s Day Celebrations at Astley Park School!
On Tuesday 30th November, we will be celebrating St Andrew’s Day in classes. Some classes will be celebrating this through sensory play with water, some will be focusing on the story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand, whilst others while be exploring the life of St Andrew using information…
Happy Diwali from 8A!
Today we are celebrating Diwali in school. 8A thought about what we had learnt last year about Diwali as part of our Year 7 “celebrations” theme. We could remember that Hindus celebrate Diwali and that they get presents at Diwali. Mrs Crouch reminded us that Diwali was the festival of light and we…
8A Zones of Regulation
8A have been learning all about Zones of Regulation this half term. We can now recognise which zones we are in at different times of the day. Last week we took part in a circle time activity to think about strategies that will help us return to the green zone from different zones or stay in the…
8A build a business inspired by our very own entrepreneur!
This week in 8A, Annie brought her business “Annie’s dog treats” into class. We have had a great time helping Annie create dog treats to give to Coco the dog. We had to work as a team to follow the recipe to create the treats. We took Coco for a walk and then rewarded her with a treat that we had…
What will 8A be learning about in My Communication this half term?
This half term in My Communication, as part of our Bright Sparks theme during Black History Month, 8A will be learning all about the three inspirational black women who helped build NASA. We will be learning all about the lives of Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson & Christine Darden…
8A Enjoy Macmillan Coffee Afternoon
We had a wonderful afternoon celebrating Macmillan coffee afternoon. We worked together to get the classroom ready yesterday, decorating cakes and biscuits, hoovering up and making bunting to decorate the room. We then made drinks for our family members and enjoyed a brew and cake with them before…
Hockey in the Sun ☀️
This half term in our Me and My Body lessons, 8A will be developing skills to play team games. We haven’t played hockey before in 8A so we are starting to learn to control a ball using a hockey stick and we will be applying these skills to simple hockey games. We had so much fun in the sun today.…
7A are looking forward to Year 8
Well our last full week in 7A has come around so quickly. We are looking forward to a few days of celebrations next week but this week in My Communication we have been thinking about what we are looking forward to in Year 8. Most of us are looking forward to moving to a new classroom and…