12 Jan

Exploring winter in Beech

Beech class has had a lovely first week back!

As part of our “colour my world” topic, this week we have been exploring winter.

In our adult led activity sessions, we’ve made paper penguins, water bottle snowmen, and potato masher snowmen. On Wednesday we made our own snowstorm using a…

21 Dec

Beech class meet Santa!

Beech class have had a very exciting final week of term.

At the start of the week, we dressed up in Christmas costumes and finished our Christmas crafts. We made beautiful salt dough Christmas tree decorations and mixed together our own reindeer food.

On Thursday, we had our breakfast with…

15 Dec

Christmas dinner and festive fun in Beech

We’ve had another wonderful Christmassy week in Beech class!

We’ve decorated baubles, explored shaving foam trays, printed christmas trees, and made hand prints for our reindeer Christmas cards. We also made reindeer headbands and posed for selfies in them!

On Wednesday we had our Christmas…

8 Dec

On the first week of Christmas…

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…

17 Nov

Children in Need 2023 in Beech

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…

13 Nov

Remembrance Day 2023

 

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…

10 Nov

Diwali celebrations and Remembrance Day in Beech

This week Beech class have explored Diwali and Remembrance Day.

We started the week celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. We made salt dough tea lights, decorated them with paint and glitter, and decorated Mendhi handprints.

For remembrance day, we made poppies with paper plates,…

3 Nov

Beech celebrate Halloween and bonfire night!

Beech class have been celebrating Halloween and bonfire night!

For our belated Halloween celebrations, we painted spiders, dressed up in fancy dress costumes, and explored shaving foam cobwebs.

In attention autism on Friday, we made a pretend bonfire and roasted marshmallows over the top. We…

31 Oct

Halloween Fun

Last year 11G made a Makaton video showing lots of spooky signs.

Have fun practicing your scary signs and share them with your class team.

Happy Halloween 

 

19 Oct

Autumn crafts in Beech

This week in Beech class we have completed our Autumn topic. 

We’ve rolled conkers, made leaf men with Googly eyes, painted with Autumnal spices, and made playdoh impressions using leaves, conkers, and pine cones.

We’ve had a wonderful half term in Beech and are so proud of how well everyone…

19 Oct

Black History Month

Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK and Astley Park School is proud to celebrate Black History Month with a focus on, 'Saluting our Sisters'.  This is intended to build awareness, educate and share lived experiences of Black women.  The theme of ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights…

13 Oct

Exploring Autumn in Beech

Beech class have had a busy week exploring all things Autumn!

We’ve enjoyed lots of creative activities this week, making sun catchers, playdoh hedgehogs, leaf paint prints, and finger print trees!

With the changing of the seasons, we’ve been on lots of Autumnal walks around the school field…