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9P had so much fun learning about Sikhism this week.

We learned about the five K’s and the core values of Sikhism: pray, work, give.

We explored some of the Sikh resources in school and some of our learners had fun trying on traditional Indian clothing. Well done to everyone in class for…

This week Astley Park school celebrated world religion week. Each class got their own religion to explore. Oak class were given Hinduism. We did lots of activities based around Hinduism, we matched pictures, we designed henna in a tuff tray filled with icing sugar and cocoa powder and we also…

World Religion Week in 8A

This week at Astley Park School, it’s been “World Religion Week”.

8A looked at Buddhism religion.

The learners watched a PowerPoint about what Buddhist beliefs are. 

8A listened to a story about how Siddhartha Gautama became a Buddha and what he taught…

7P have had another great week and have coped well with different adults in class.

7P have worked hard in their usual curriculum topics as well as our work on Judaism this week. 7P had their first week back at swimming for Group 1 and they swam very well, changed independently and travelled…

Maple class have had a very busy week this week, we are enjoying being back at school!

On Monday, we enjoyed making jam sandwiches in our cookery session! We have been working on our cutting and spreading skills. We all enjoyed tasting the jam and did brilliant listening when following…

For World Religion Week Rowan Class have been exploring Hinduism.

We enjoyed lots of multi-sensory activities: practicing Bollywood dancing, tasting traditional food, practicing saying hello, and we made some traditional Hindu sweets called Barfi in Food Technology.

Well done Rowan Class and…

This week 11G have learned about the religion Hinduism.

On Tuesday we did some cooking with Mrs Fisher and Mr Crofts. We made samosas using filo pastry and the filling inside consisted of potatoes, onions, peas with cayenne pepper and cumin to season. We all tried them and most of us liked…

What a busy week in 10A.  Welcome to Mr Murphy who has had a very busy first few weeks getting to know 10A.

This week we have been discussing ‘World Religion” we have be doing lots of various activities around various religion and discussing the difference in the religions. 
We have also as a…

Chestnut Class have loved the snow this week and spent lots of time outdoors exploring, scooping and throwing snow balls!

In PSHE we have been focussing on identifying and recognising facial features through songs, mirrors and matching activities and creating collages.

During Food tech we…

It has been a very snowy and cold week for 8P, but we have kept warm by getting involved in lots of activities. 

A visit by a P.C.S.O. from our local Police force was extremely interesting. This was arranged as part of the ‘My Community’ curriculum - Employer encounters. 
We were encouraged to…

This week in Beech class we have explored nature in a variety of environments in the world around us. 

On Monday, we explored “farmyards”- we played with lots of farmyard animals and made an angel delight mud bath for the pigs!

On Tuesday, we explored the snow and icy weather with a lovely…

Willow class have been learning about Islam as part of World Religion Week. Everyone engaged well in a special “What’s in the box” session which was all about Islam.  We listened to the Call To Prayer and the children could choose to try on a hijab or a taqiyah and kneel on a prayer mat. We…