Blog Author: Mrs McShane

We all know the importance of looking after our mental health in 11R- however this week we have been focusing on our worries and anxieties, looking at how they show themselves in in us- and some strategies that we use to help us!

We looked at positives, rather than things that we struggle…

The order forms are coming home today- for this years Valentines Disco- which will be held on Thursday 9th February- 5-7pm! Please fill in your slip and return to school as soon as you can! These events are great fun and raise valuable funds towards Prom/School funds!

Today myself, our School councillor and deputy from 11R  delivered all of the donations that we had collected during advent to our local Food Bank!

We had planned to go as a class- but unfortunately due to the weather we couldn’t!

A big Thank You to everybody that sent in donations-…

Last year we did our first ever Reverse Advent at Astley Park School- and it was such an amazing success that we are doing it again!

Every day during Advent - we brought in donations of tinned food/ toiletries etc- and placed them into Christmas boxes- thanks to everyone’s generosity- by the…

Wow! What an amazing lesson we had at Preston College today!
We found our way to the studio- passing quite a few familiar faces (past Astley Park pupils) on the way!

Sarah our tutor certainly put us through our paces- after a warm up, were we stretched our muscles, we performed a quick Zumba…

Over the next couple of weeks Year 11 will be coming around to classes each day selling poppies and other Remembrance day items- we are suggesting a  minimum £1 donation for paper poppies- and £1.50 for the snap bands, key-rings, zip pulls and wrist bands- ( these items are very popular and go…

Halloween Goody Bags and Disco!

A Massive Thank You to everyone who supported our recent ‘Fundraising for Prom’ events!
We made over £250 towards our end of year prom!

And whilst this is amazing we were also ticking valuable boxes off our ASDAN qualification- working as a group- we had to…

Today launched our first board games club at lunchtime- we all enjoyed playing a variety of table top games- we played Uno, Snakes and Ladders, Keep the Polar Bear Safe, Snap- to name but a few- we all had a lovely time- and are looking forward to going again next week!

As part of our Duke of Edinburgh award we are learning dance- this week we had a visit from Danni from Chorley Schools Sports Partnership.

We talked about the musical theatre production- Hairspray- and started to learn a dance routine to the song - ‘You Can’t Stop The Beat!’ 
Despite some…

A day for amazing teamwork-we created our own pasta bake.

After we put the pasta on to cook- Alex M chopped the onion, Alex L the red pepper, Mason the redone and Calum the green one, Dylan chopped the courgette, Faith chopped the mushrooms, Hayden chopped the pepperoni and Amelia added…

All of us in 11G are very good at accepting that every person is unique and special!

This week we have been concentrating and learning all about LGBTQ+ and celebrating diversity and the fact that everyone is different and together we all create a rainbow! 
We have found out lots of…

After celebrating the Queens Jubilee over the last few days- we are all getting used to partying and today we carried on at school as our teacher -  Miss Robertson was celebrating her birthday- and a birthday isn’t a birthday without yummy chocolate cake!