Blog by Tag: Beech Class

On Saturday 17th June 2023 we hosted our annual summer fair!

We are proud to say we raised over £2752! And we still have a final few amounts coming through! This was the most we have ever raised at an event! Thank you so much to all the families and staff who attended and helped us achieve this…

Thank you so much to the following business' for supporting us with our Summer Fair! Your generous donations were greatly received and we used as Bingo or Raffle Prizes!

* All Seasons Leisure Centre Chorley donated a family

* Bowland Wild Boar Park donated a family day pass

* Chill…

Astley Park School have a had a very colourful week as they explore rainbows, families and diversity as part of Rainbow Week celebrations! 

Rainbow week is a joyful and colourful display of love, unity, and respect, with lots of activities to promote inclusivity, opportunities to educate, and…

Beech Class have celebrated Rainbow Day this week.

We have had colourful tuff trays to explore and played with colourful toys.

Mrs Barrand did a fun Attention Autism where she made a funnel, filled it with colourful materials, and then blew the end of the funnel so that materials flew…

In preparation for farm fest, Beech class have been exploring farmyard animals this week!

We have made red hens and fuzzy sheep, sang “Old MacDonald”, and matched animals to the sounds they make. 

On Friday we had so much fun at farm fest! We all went on a walk to meet the farm animals on…

This term Beech class have been exploring our theme “journeys”.

We started with Mrs Barrand telling us the story “We’re going on a bear hunt” in attention autism before exploring the obstacles ourselves in trays! We stomped through the wavy grass, stepped carefully through the twigs, squelched…

This week Beech class have been celebrating the King’s Coronation!

In Attention Autism, Mrs Barrand made shaving foam cakes for the King’s guards and we all sang “5 currant buns”. We also used paints to create a Union Jack flag.

We have explored red, white, and blue sensory trays, had tea…

Yesterday, Beech Class celebrated Earth day. 
We did a What’s in the Box where Mrs Barrand made Earth, using paint, sprinkles and sand. 
We then all had a turn at making our own. 
Later in the afternoon we went for a walk down in the woods. We looked at our surroundings and explored the…

Beech Class have had a lovely couple of days celebrating Eid. 
We have had Eid themed sensory trays, coloured ‘Happy Eid’ cards, decorated Mehndi handprints with pen dabbers, and made a moon and stars picture with materials in Attention Autism. 
This afternoon, for snack we have had an Eid…

Beech Class have been getting ready for Easter with lots of fun activities. 
We have explored some fantastic sensory trays such as decorating a big Easter egg, a rice crispy bunny, a carrot patch, and surprise eggs. 

We have also been making lots of lovely things for our Easter bags to take…

On Monday, Beech Class packed up their buckets and spades and headed to the beach. 

We all enjoyed the journey to Southport on the minibus, and soon could see the sea. 

Luckily once we got to the beach the sun came out and we were ready for a fun filled day. 

Once on the sand we all got…

We have had a super busy week in Beech class. 
On Tuesday we made our Mother’s Day cards. We created lots of finger prints using green and pink paint and then turned these into a flower. 
On Wednesday we all worked together to make some yummy, heart shaped biscuits for our Mummy’s. We mixed all…