26 May

8P end another great half term!

Our learners have been working hard again this week!

On Tuesday we went to Aldi to top up our snack box and everyone was fantastic at using the checkout to put some items through and pay for them.

Wednesday was Luca’s 13th birthday and we celebrated with some cakes that he had very kindly…

12 May

8P make mocktails !

In 8P today the children have obsevered how a mock tail is made. 
Then as a class we discussed the equipment and ingredients we will need to make our very own mocktail. 
The class all worked super hard independently to write a list of Ingredients and instructions how to make the perfect…

27 Apr

We are independent in 8P !!

Today in 8P we have been working on communicating instructions. 
 

The children needed to give precise instructions to Mrs Chaloner on how to make a jam sandwich. 
The children started at basics - get the bread out of the bag , use the knife spread the butter etc 

When the children…

11 Mar

8P Holiday celebrations and fun in the snow

We have had another busy week in class 8P.

The whole school experienced colourful celebrations for the Hindu festival of Holi on Wednesday. We revisited the meaning of the festival in class and we had lots of fun decorating our classroom with colourful handprints and paper chains. In the…

8 Mar

Astley Park celebrate Holi

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…

4 Mar

8P’s busy week - World Book Day, belated pancakes and more…

This week we were pleased to welcome our new Teaching Assistant, Mr Staziker, to our class team.

 We have had a very busy week! A big thank you goes out to our wonderful families for providing early childhood photos for our Brilliant Bodies lesson about growing up - this really helped us to…

11 Feb

8P investigate tooth decay

As part of our Brilliant Bodies topic, 8P have been learning about how to look after our teeth and avoid tooth decay. We used the Human Body app to digitally explore the effects of different foods and drinks on teeth. Using the app we found that we could use the toothbrush to brush away food and…

11 Feb

Food, Glorious Food in 8P!

This half term 8P have been learning about healthy eating, including identifying the main food groups and what these foods do for our bodies. We have enjoyed tasting some different fruits and vegetables, such as mango, lychees and pomegranate. We also sorted the foods into their groups and…

8 Feb

Safer Internet Day @Astley Park

Another amazing Safer Internet Day at Astley Park School.

 

Many pupils learned the importance of understanding of reasonable and healthy time on iPad. Something we can all struggle with is recognising when we have spent too long on a device. Many of our pupils are working hard with this…

6 Feb

8P Spring Term Swimming

We have loved getting back into our swimming lessons this term!

Please enjoy this collection of photos from the last few weeks…

 

31 Jan

Valentines Disco 2023

The order forms are coming home today- for this years Valentines Disco- which will be held on Thursday 9th February- 5-7pm! Please fill in your slip and return to school as soon as you can! These events are great fun and raise valuable funds towards Prom/School funds!

18 Jan

Gujarat Hindu Temple visit

8P visited the Hindu temple this morning with our friends from 7P. 
Our host showed us each shrine in the temple, telling stories about each God  that was represented in each shrine. We also had the opportunity to explore some of the artwork in the temple and Chris found an interesting new…