Blog by Tag: Chestnut Class

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…

What a wonderful and busy week we’ve had in Chestnut Class!

As part of our topic, ‘In the Toy Box’ we have been exploring teddy bears through Attention Autism Stage 2 reveals, creative tasks - we created our own bear faces and during Food Tech we have been followed instructions and expressed…

Welcome to Chestnut Class!

We have had a wonderful first week back in Chestnut Class, welcoming 3 new learners to Astley Park and getting to know lots of new friends and teachers.

We have been busy enjoying Attention Autism sessions, exploring the activities in the continuous provision and…

Well, what a year it has been in Chestnut Class.  On behalf of the class team, I want to say thank you the to the pupils and their families for another great year.  The pupils have had great time exploring and developing their attention, social and emotional regulation skills.  It has been a…

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 &…

Good afternoon Chestnut followers,

It has been another busy 2 weeks in Chestnut Class. Last week was sports week and this gave the Chestnut pupils the opportunity to practice different fine motor skills activities, inflatable & bouncy castle challenges, made healthy snacks using fruit and tried…

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…

Well it’s been another busy 2 weeks. Last week we had sharing our learning and hosted ‘Farm Fest 2023’ and this week we have celebrated rainbow day across school.

As always the pupils have been busy working on their play skills, engagement and communication. 

We hope you enjoy our…

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…

Good afternoon, 

The Chestnut pupils have been very busy this week learning about the three little pigs - linked to our topic of ‘Down On The Farm’. The pupils have enjoyed ‘pig’ themed attention autism activities, participated in a sensory story and made piggy cakes and biscuits. The pupils…

Good afternoon all,

Well it’s been another busy and action packed two weeks. Despite the shortened weeks the due to the bank holidays the Chestnut pupils have been very, very busy. Last week we celebrated Earth Day by looking at the Creation story which was adapted into a sensory experience for…