Blog by Tag: 2023-2024

This week the staff and pupils in 8P have been extremely busy, practising for our part in the Christmas production, finishing work off and doing lots of Christmas activities. 

We have worked hard in our usual lessons, as well as learning how to make a nutritious meal, baked beans on toast,…

After our visit to Bendrigg the class have been writing their own personal diaries about their experiences. 
We had a chance to reflect on the time at Bendrigg and what exciting adventures we had, we wrote about what things we liked and disliked, what we found challenging and what we found…

This week 9A we’re lucky enough to visit the pantomime at Victoria Hall in Bolton. We travelled with some other classes to see Cinderella and Mr Welsh kindly drove us in the school minibus whilst some travelled on the coach. Everyone found the pantomime very funny with lots of silly jokes. The…

Christmas has begun in Beech class!

On Monday, we decorated our Christmas tree with Santa lights, shiny tinsel, and lots of baubles. We also started the countdown to Christmas Day with our chocolate advent calendars.

In our adult led activity on Wednesday, we made some beautiful tree…

On Thursday afternoon 11G talked about the Christmas Story.

Mrs Cobham found a story called “The Impossible Promise” and we watched it on You Tube.

Then we learned some Makaton signs to go with the story.

Well done 11G 

Chestnut class have been busy getting into the Christmas spirit!
We’ve have enjoyed Christmas themed Attention Autism, learning key words, sprinkling frost on trees and creating twinkling stars during Stage 3. We loved tracking the exciting Christmas toys during Stage 1 and communicating for…

This weeks blog in learners own words. 
 

On Monday morning we did maths. We all did some different number work and problems. Then we did my communication, we wrote the conflict and resolution parts of our science- fiction stories. In the afternoon we did relax and then we did understanding…

On Tuesday we talked about friendship and what makes a good friend.

We watched a PowerPoint and we completed a cutting and sticking activity - “what makes a good friend” we all had similar ideas and enjoyed talking about our ideas.

Then we all had the opportunity to write something and put…

11G have had the best time at Bendrigg Trust from Wednesday to Friday this week. Thank you so much for everyone who came, staff and kids. We hope you all enjoy hearing about their adventures this weekend. Mrs Fisher will share the proper blogs and photographs following our Sharing our Learning…

Children in Need in 8A goes all dotty. 

Today is “Children in Need” day in Astley Park School. 

We started the day in 8A by doing some Pudsey colouring. Lovely use of the colour yellow and what fantastic spots, well done! 

The learners then watched a video of different schools…

A very busy week in 8P, with lots of learning through fun activities. 

During our Attention Autism session we created a snowman, using white paint and glitter.

We completed lots of children in need crafts, making Pudsey Bear plates, and colouring some lovely Pudsey Bear pictures. We also…

11R have just got back from their Duke of Edinburgh residential at Bendrigg Lodge in the Lake District! We left Wednesday morning and have just arrived back at Friday lunchtime.

On Wednesday everyone was really excited to get going, but we were a little nervous as well. We got all of our…