Blog by Tag: 2023-2024

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…

Beech class have had a lovely day celebrating Children in Need! We’ve coloured in Pudsey bears, decorated spotty bear biscuits, and explored a kinetic sand pudsey.

The week have also explored cars, trucks, diggers, and trains this as a part of our toys topic this half term. We’ve pushed cars…

Thank you for being a friend in 8A

This week has been “Friendship week” at Astley Park. 

We have been looking out for our learners being kind towards other. 

We have seen learners looking after their friends whilst out walking to and from Asda in the high winds. We have also seen…

9A’s blog in the learners own words. 
 

On Monday morning we did some different number work in maths. Afterwards we had break time outside, it was windy and rainy but we still had fun catching the leaves. After break we planned some more of our planet stories in my communication. We looked at…

Today we have celebrated Diwali in 9P.

Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights. In the very old Indian language, Sanskrit, Diwali (or Deepavali) means 'row of lamps'. People light lamps at Diwali to show that light is more powerful than darkness, and good is more powerful than evil.…

This week the children have looked at the qualities in a good friend and together built a friendship wall . We then created a beautiful friendship wreath for our classroom door to show we are all different and each have our own qualities. 
In our lesson with Mrs Lane this week we started a new…

In 9P we have been remembering all the men and women who served their country in the different wars.

Remembrance Day is a significant occasion that is observed in many countries around the world. It serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by brave men and women in times of war.…

On Friday, Astley Park School participated in Remembrance Day activities and traditions.

Throughout school, learners were presented with many fabulous activities and learning opportunities to support them experience and learn all about Remembrance Day.

Our Explorers, had ample…