15 Jan

Week 1 6 Star Challenge

What a great week you have all had. Everyone at Astley Park School has done an amazing job at completing our first 6 star challenge of 2021. We have had some great pictures of what you have all been getting upto. The challenges were how many squats can you do in one minute, colour in the…

8 Jan

Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow in 9R

What a strange start to a new term - snow and entering into another lockdown. This week 9R have been busy in school. We have had to get used to being only half a class and while it’s been quiet we have definitely missed the chatting and laughing that comes when we are all in school. We have used…

17 Dec

Holidays are Coming in 9R

What a busy week we’ve had in 9R. Mrs Cobham finished reading Holes and we were able to watch the film - it was brilliant. We’ve been busy doing Christmas crafts too, we’ve made a Christmas tree bauble and a snow globe with our photo in. On Monday we had the opportunity to use the photo booth and…

11 Dec

Frederick the Elf has to quarantine

 

When Mrs Cobham arrived in school on Monday there was an envelope addressed to class 9R under the door. John and Caron didn’t know where it had come from and said it wasn’t there on Friday when school closed. Frederick the elf was sat in the celebrations tub with his face covered in…

5 Dec

9R Sprinkle Kindness Around Like Confetti

This week we have focussed on being kind. As a class we had a discussion about Islam and what is meant by Sadaqah, it was a new word to the class so we discussed how it means being kind, being kind to each other, kind to family and kind to others. We discussed different ways that we are all kind…

28 Nov

9R Autumn 2 Week 4

9R have worked hard in all their learning this week. Producing some fantastic writing based on the story The Iron Man, exploring different ways to use chalk to create a galaxy picture, and learning about nutrition values of different foods. We made 2D and 3D shapes out of playdough and created a…

25 Nov

Reading Takes You To Infinity and Beyond in 9R

During this term we have had a story every lunchtime before we go outside. Our first book was The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackey. In this story we learned all about friendship and looking out for each other and knowing it’s ok to be different. We like the pictures in the…

20 Nov

9R Autumn 2 Week 3

This week 9R have created some great pieces of work. We have continued with a book review of the Iron Man, using amazing adjectives, then creating fantastic interview questions which we recorded on the Green Screen.  In computing with have been exploring different types of coding devices - making…

19 Nov

9R Are Challenging Stereotypes

 

We used our 1:1 iPads and the Padlet app to answer some questions about stereotypes.The first thing we did was send Mrs Clarke a picture of a girls toy and then a boys toy.

We looked at some different jobs including, nurse, beautician, electrician, footballer and we wrote on our iPads who…

13 Nov

9R Autumn 2 Week 2

9R have had a very busy week. Creating sensory planets and drawing aliens, as we continue to explore space. We have been working on our spellings and comprehension skills. We have been looking at the weather on other planets and have been working hard on our multiplication skills. We discussed…

11 Nov

9R - Remembering Our Heroes

We listened to Dame Vera Lynn singing “We’ll Meet Again”and discussed about how the song was sending out a positive message of all being together again. As a class we watched the story of Remembrance  Day and we learnt about the significance of the poppy. Then we sat quietly and respectfully as we…

6 Nov

Green Screen fun in 9R!

9R have had great fun learning new skills with the iPads and green screen this week, allowing them all to explore space in person! We have looked more in depth at the solar system and discovered some great facts about the different planets. We have worked hard in English, creating a leaflet about…