Blog by Tag: 10A Class

During the week we have studied poems by Rudyard Kipling “The Magical Woodland” and “A Sensory Stroll” to develop our understanding we then took a class visit to Roddlesworth Reservoir. Whilst we walked around the reservoir we discussed the poem and what things we could hear and see. The sounds,…

10A and 11G took part in a Colour Dash today. We had great fun climbing through foam being sprayed by water pistols and getting covered in lots and lots of coloured paint. We all had a great time whilst we remember that we are raising lots of money for such a good cause ‘Rosemere Cancer…

On Thursday 10A took part in a treasure hunt around the beautiful village of Whalley, we had to work as a team to  read and solve clues. We had to listen really well as the clues were really difficult, we had to use our numeracy skills, and our reading skills to decipher the codes to find the next…

Firstly we learnt about the different types of flags we may see when around water they were 4 flags orange windsock, black and white water sports area, red danger, red and yellow lifeguard on duty.

We then listened as the instructor explained how we would help ourselves and others if we…

As part of the school sports week activities Ashley from Nuffield Health Club kindly came to school to deliver a PT for the secondary pupils. 10A are pictured enthusiastically following the training circuit prepared by Ashley, the battle ropes and the body boards were a favourite!! 

After…

Another fun day at The Anderton Centre. This week we took to the water to learn paddle boarding. We firstly had to collect our water safe clothing this included a wet suit, waterproof jacket, life jacket and helmet.

We listened to our instructor Robin who gave us our safety information and our…

First week at Nuffield Health Club for the latest group of pupils to take advantage of the PT sessions from Ashley. The pupils were introduced to the routine they will be following over the next six weeks which includes:

. Treadmill  . Rowing Machine  . Ski pull  . Hand weights  . Bunny…

On Friday we visited The Anderton Centre, we were introduced to our group leader Robin. To familiarise ourselves with the centre we began the day with some team games, we had great fun and used some great listening to our team mates who were giving us the instructions and giving each other some…

As part of our ongoing learning about independence and independent living we have been working on our social eating skills, practicing skills such as setting the table, serving each others lunches, eating together as a group and socialising with our friends.

To extend this we had a visit to…

Over 2 days last week some pupils in 10A took part in Bikeability. 

As part of the qualification the pupils were asked to identify and respond to hazards

Start and stop on-road journeys

Maintain suitable riding positions

Comply with signals, signs and road markings

Communicate with…

After a short warmup activity with Ashley the group started their circuit of gym equipment. Ashley observed that the group have made great progress in both using the equipment and in the level of intensity. The sledge posed an excellent challenge and each member chose the additional weight they…

On Thursday we enjoyed an afternoon orienteering around Worden Park.

Before we left we learnt compass markings and how to orientate the map.

Once we got to Worden Park we split into our groups and had a great time in the sunshine using our maps to locate the stations

We then took it in…