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Well done to everyone who took part in yesterday’s Sponsored Swim!
We swam a total of 139  lengths of Brinscall Baths- Mrs McShane joined in and swam 10 lengths taking our total to 149 lengths!
Thank you to everyone who have supported this event - raising vital funds for our end of school…

We have had such a fantastic week in Oak class celebrating all things Easter! We have made Easter cards and followed instructions to make delicious rice crispie cakes. We have followed clues to find hidden Easter eggs and learned all about why we celebrate Easter. We have looked at daffodils,…

Chorley School Sports Partnership Astley Park Run 26th March 2022.

After being prepared to train each week at school, the day of the run at Astley Park arrived for Alex, Mason, Noah and Alex M. Their Challenge was for each to compete in the run, represent APS and finish without stopping…

This half term for Me and My Body, we have been doing Outdoor Adventurous Activities. We have practiced our team work skills and learnt that good teamwork means good talking and good listening to each other. We have practiced this through lots of games and some of us have also worked on our…

This half term, as we have continued our Our Planet theme, 8A have been reading stories from around the world in My Communication.

First, we read a story called Lila and the Secret of Rain. This story was set in Africa and we thought about what it would be like to live somewhere without rain,…

This week the weather has been glorious! In 10G we have really made the most of the lovely weather. We have had lessons outside and had our lunch al fresco too. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful outdoor area next to our classroom. Fingers crossed this weather continues so we can carry on…

Today 8A have been learning about epilepsy. We learnt what tonic/clinic seizures, absence seizures and focal seizures look like and talked about how we can help people who are experiencing seizures. We took part in a short first aid session where we learnt how we can keep somebody safe if they…

This term 11R have taken part in an enterprise activity to raise money towards year  11’s prom.  We produced some lovely homemade soap that were sold as gifts for Mothers Day gifts this weekend.
First pupils had to cut up the soap base in and then melt it in the microwave. Pupils showed us how…

Beech class have had lots of fun preparing for Easter!
We’ve been super creative and made yellow handprint chicks, chocolate crispy nests and homemade Playdough. In our tuff trays we have explored eggs, chicks, and bunnies in a variety of different sensory mediums. We’ve also enjoyed tasting some…

On Monday it was odd sock day to celebrate Down syndrome. 

Miss Brophys lesson was about how everyone is different and this is ok. 

9G discussed all our different hair colours, our different skin colour, all our different pets and how we all have different family members we live…

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…

It has been a very busy day in Maple! Pupils have worn purple and explored purple themed activities to celebrate International Epilepsy Day. Attention autism was the delivery method of choice, pupils then created purple pasta bracelets and explored the purple tuff tray. We had a big 7th birthday…