Blog by Tag: 11R Class

We have been waiting a while……but we are so pleased with our leavers hoodies. 

This week has been a challenge for all pupils in class.

We have really raised the stakes for our independence. Pupils took part in a functional ICT lesson on Monday, editing a letter which had several errors, following instructions. We then learned about what an envelope should be…

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…

Today the 'R' classes in KS4 took part in their My Choices Day.  This is a collapsed curriculum day where option subjects are chosen by the pupils and they study their choices based on the theme. This term it is Remembrance Day and the option choices were: History, Geography, Art, Modern Foreign…

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…

This term we have been looking at Hairspray the musical. We have learnt about ‘Black’ and ‘White’ segregation in USA in the 1960s. 
 

Today we have proudly danced to ‘You can’t Stop the Beat’ a song from the musical - no matter who you are, if you want to get up and dance, don’t let anyone…

We walked up to Chorley Theatre and managed to miss the rain!

We looked at lots of different things that you have to do to make it special when you visit to watch a show. 
We all went on the stage it looks so different when you are looking out into the audience. We found out…

Our first 'Chill and Chat' session took place yesterday. It was lovely for parents/carers to have the opportunity to chat together over a cup of coffee and slice of cake.

Our next get together will take place on 6th December at 1:00pm. Further details to follow.

Hope to see you all…

Dance club is in full swing on Monday lunches! We are really enjoying choosing our own just dance songs and following on the moves! I wonder what we will pick next week?

What an amazing day.

 We caught a taxi to Newman College for our visit today.

On arrival we met a member of staff. She took us to look at lots of different parts of the college. We saw lots of different rooms.

To get to some of the rooms we had to cross over a road as they were in…