Blog Author: Mrs Crouch

We’re going on a lion hunt, 

We’re going to catch a big one, 

We’re not scared, we’ve been there before!

This week in chestnut class our story has been “We’re Going on a Lion Hunt”. We have had lots of fun swishing in the long grass, splashing in the lake and squelching in the swamp…

This week we have enjoyed lots of number songs in Chestnut class. We particularly enjoy the song “five currant buns” so today Mrs Crouch ran a very messy attention autism session based on the song. We made currant buns out of shaving foam and enjoyed splatting them when it was our turn to buy a…

We would like to wish Noah a very happy 8th birthday! We had a lovely time celebrating in Chestnut Class this afternoon!

Hi everybody,

Would you like to take part in an exciting competition as part of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month? Take a look at the competition below. If you take part, make sure you send Mrs Crouch a copy of your entry (crouchm@astleypark.lancs.sch.uk) as well as emailing it over to…

This afternoon we enjoyed a music themed attention autism session in Chestnut class. We watched Mrs Crouch drop different materials on a xylophone or tambourine to create different sounds and then we took turns to play the instruments. We had lots of fun! 

Hi everybody, 

Well done for another week learning from home! This week we have learnt about Mary Anning, a palaeontologist who is famous for discovering dinosaur fossils! What a cool job! We have researched Mary Anning and produced fact files using Purple Mash this week. Take a look at some of…

The learners in school in lower primary this week have been exploring the story, “The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson. We are enjoying exploring the sensory story and have used shapes to create different faces of characters from the story. We are also enjoying “Mental Health Awareness Week” and have…

Hi everyone, 

I thought I’d do another blog so that you can see what each other have been doing this week. You are all working so hard at home and I am so proud of you. I have a few special mentions this week:

Kristen - Well done for a fantastic piece of writing on dinosaur extinction, and…

Hi everyone,

Firstly, a huge well done for keeping up the good work. We have been learning from home for a really long time now and I am so proud of each and every one of you for keeping up the good work! I know your families are extremely proud of you too!

Now, let’s look back on this weeks…

Hi everybody,

I was on holiday last week but Miss Beck has been telling me about the fantastic work you all did at home and I am so proud of you all for trying so hard! Last week I set you some reading about dinosaurs and tasks which involved reflecting on what you had read to answer questions.…

Hi everybody,

I hope you are all enjoying our new topic - dinosaurs! I love the research you have done this week and look forward to hearing what else you find out over the coming weeks. Have a look at each other’s work below. Tyler and Kristen have added questions to their fact files for you…

Hi everybody, 

A belated Happy Easter to you all. It looks like you’ve all had lots of fun while staying safe at home and I’m so proud of you all for how well you are coping with a very difficult time. 

As a bit of fun, I set you all an Easter craft competition task for the holidays and the…