Blog by Tag: Beech Class

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…

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…

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…

Beech class have had another fab week exploring bears. 

We’ve cut Goldilocks’ hair, put teddy bears on a parachute, shaped playdoh on our bear playdoh mats, and explored lots of sensory trays with shaving foam, flour, and cereal!

Now that we’re well settled into our class routine, this week…

Beech class have had another lovely week exploring bears.

This week we have focused on Goldilocks and the three bears. We’ve painted daddy bear’s face, counted the three different sized bowls, chairs and beds, and mixed together some porridge for them!

On Friday, we wore our jeans in honour…

On Friday children and staff were invited to wear jeans or blue clothing to help raise awareness and funding for  genetic conditions. Classes all across school engaged in ways meaningful to them, from Jean based crafts and sensory stories, coloured themed Attention Autism to circle time…

This week classes at Astley Park have been focussing on smashing stereotypes. Stereotypes restrict the ways in which we see ourselves, others and the world around us. They make us jump to conclusions, which can stop us from getting an accurate picture.  We have been learning…

This week Beech class have been on a bear hunt!

In attention autism, Mrs Barrand first led us through the sensory story. Then, we all had a turn at exploring the obstacles from the story ourselves. We swished through the grass, splashed through the water, squelched through the mud, stumbled…

This week Beech class have been exploring all things bears! 

We have looked at lots of different types of bears; polar bears, koala bears, panda bears, and of course teddy bears!

For our Attention Autism sessions this week, everyone has done “good sitting” to watch Mrs Barrand create bear…

Beech class have had a super first week back! 

We have enjoyed welcoming and getting to know our new classmates. They are all settling in wonderfully and have had a lovely time exploring the classroom, sensory room, and playground. We’ve had lots of fun exploring our bear topic for this half…

We’ve reached our final week in Beech class! What a lovely year we’ve all had! To celebrate, we’ve enjoyed spending time together exploring all our favourite activities and playing on the playground.

We’ve have also celebrated three birthdays this month with lots of cake and sweeties. 

Hope…

On Friday 30th June we celebrated our Primary Awards and Year 6 Graduation.

Parents and carers were invited to join in the celebrations! The event was streamed in school so pupils and teachers from other classes could also watch. 

Our Year 6 graduates were given certificates, goody bags &…