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What great fun 8A have had this week. We have celebrated Holi as a whole school and had an amazing celebration on Wednesday afternoon. We had bags of different coloured powder paints which we threw into the air. Lots of the staff and pupils were covered in powder paint and looked amazing. Even the…

This Wednesday afternoon, 9A looked at what is Holi and why people all over the world celebrate it. 

We learnt that it marks the beginning of spring. And during Holi, people celebrate the story of Prahlad. 

Prahlad’s father was a cruel king that wanted everyone to worship him, but Prahlad…

Sycamore Class absolutely loved celebrating Holi on Wednesday!

What a busy week 10R have had!

On Monday we continued or topic of forces in science with Miss Anderton, where we made paper helicopters to look at how gravity works and how we can affect gravity by adding weight to something to make it fall faster. 

On Tuesday we carried on looking at bar…

Maple class love stories and books so we were excited for World Book Day! Harrison brought one of his favourite books to class ‘Superworm!’ (I love this one too!) and shared it with myself and his friends. Maple class enjoyed lots of activities linked to The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss in the…

Yesterday we celebrated the Holi also known as the Festival of colour.

It is one of the most popular and significant festivals in Hinduism.

7A were extremely excited alllllll day!!

In the morning they made pictures using colourful handprints to go on the classroom door. They enjoyed…

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Today the Chestnut pupils and staff immersed themselves in activities to celebrate Holi. Holi also known as the Festival of Colours, Festival of Spring, and Festival of Love, is one of the most popular and significant festivals in Hinduism.

The pupils were provided with a…

Yesterday Beech class celebrated Holi. 

Holi celebrates the arrival of Spring in India, the end of Winter, and the blossoming of love. 

At Astley Park School it definitely wasn’t the end of Winter as we celebrated in the snow!!! 

Beech Class had a great time getting very colourful and it…

What a fun packed week we’ve had in Oak class this week. We have enjoyed playing with some Paw Patrol toys as well as practicing our first aid skills on the dolls in our continuous provision areas. We’ve engaged really well in our Attention Autism sessions and love seeing what’s in the box. We…

As you are probably aware, 11R are taking part in a sponsored swim in a couple of weeks time.

All funds raised will go towards our end of year prom, so please, please, please get those sponsorship forms filled in, as every pound counts!

Today we learned the story of Holi, the Hindu colour festival. We learned the meaning of different colours and with our coloured glasses we mixed coloured powder. Pupils enjoyed learning about this different culture. 
 

in English we looked at Holi facts and opinions. Pupils enjoyed marking…

Astley Park School had a fantastic time on Wednesday 8th March as we celebrated the Hindu festival of Colour known as Holi.  Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates Spring, Love and new life. Holi is a colour festival, with dancing, singing and throwing powder paint and coloured water. It marks…