Blog Author: Mrs Down

We have enjoyed lots of activities this week to celebrate Rainbow Week/Day as part of Pride Month.

We made some lovely rainbow pizzas in cookery, and took them home to share with our families. We shared a lovely story, "And Tango makes Three", and created some fantastic sentences about…

Rowan Class have had a fun and busy first week of Summer 2.

We have enjoyed exploring the bluebots, giving them demands to move in different directions. In PE we have been learning new skills, including egg and spoon and relay racing, we had lots of fun in the sunshine.

This week we have…

Astley Park School attended the Lancashire Primary Swim Gala today at Accrington Academy. 

We took 8 pupils from Rowan, Sycamore and Willow Class who competed against 7 other schools. We took part in 25m individual/relay races, 10m individual/relay races and 3 team challenges: Slam Dunk Shuttle…

Rowan Class have had a great day celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and enjoying the funfair. We have been on the helter-skelter, rode donkeys, had fun on the bouncy castle and we especially enjoyed the Monster Truck Ride. We had a special lunch and wore our crowns that we had made earlier…

Rowan Class have enjoyed celebrating Eid this week, and exploring the Muslim religion.

We read stories about Eid, and discussed other religions and their special days/celebrations.

We decorated some traditional lanterns, and designed some lovely Mehndi patterns. In cooking we made some…

This week Rowan Class have enjoyed lots of different activities for Me and My Body. Sorting and making healthy foods, Bike-ability, swimming, climbing and walking. Our independence skills have amazed our teachers, especially dressing and undressing without help. 

We continue to enjoy our very…

Rowan Class started their new topic this week, "Fun at the Fair". We enjoyed exploring our own funfair outside, with a coconut shy, candyfloss stand, hook a duck and hoopla. Our story this week has been The Singing Mermaid, and we have made some great sentences about the different parts of the…

Rowan Class have enjoyed a lovely last week of the Spring term, exploring Easter.

We have made Easter nest cakes, Easter cards and Easter baskets (which had a chocolate egg in this morning!). We have planted cress heads and enjoyed an Easter sensory story. We then created some amazing sentences…

Rowan Class enjoyed the sunshine this week, with lots of team games outside. We did very well at taking turns and cheering on our friends. We continued with our topic of Into the Woods by looking at the story, Superworm. We had a Superworm challenge, making different size worms with play dough. We…

Rowan Class have had a super busy week! Spring colour hunt, swimming, making fruit salads, bikes and scooters, reading, number work, writing, raising money for Red Nose Day and being all round superheroes!!

Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the Spring sunshine.

Mrs Down and the Rowan…

To celebrate International Women's Day, Rowan Class had fun exploring the story, "Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?" by Carmela LaVigna Coyle.

A very busy but fun week in Rowan Class. We all enjoyed swimming and our independence skills, getting dressed, are really improving. On Pancake Day we all helped to add and mix the ingredients for some very yummy pancakes. We watched a short video of a young girl in Wales getting ready for St…