Blog by Tag: Explorers and Adventurers

Willow class have had an especially musical week this week! 
As part of our pirate topic we looked at sea shanties! We have learnt a lot about how pirates communicated and how lots of pirates couldn’t read so they had to use different means of communication. We looked at some examples of pirate…

This month Willow class has been learning all about Ramadan and how Muslims practice their faith during this time. We also took part in the Ramadan kindness challenge of daily activities to spread kindness and happiness. 
On Thursday it was Eid so the children learnt all about what Eid is as a…

In Willow class our digital leader is Luca and he was set a new project for this week by Mrs Tolan- teach his class how to use “Whisper”.

Whisper is an app on the school website where children can send messages to Mr Welsh or Mrs Patterson from home if they are worried about anything. They can…

This term in Willow class our topics is sail the seven seas and our first book had been Peter Pan!

In Willow class we try our best in every lesson but our teachers especially wanted to celebrate our English work in this weeks blog. 
 

The children have been doing some amazing imaginative…

Today Willow class learnt about racism and equality- treating all people the same. 

Willow class discussed what it means to be racist and everyone knew this was a bad choice. We talked about how it would make us feel to be treated differently to everyone else. Willow class said treating someone…

Thursday 22nd April was Earth day so Astley Park school celebrated in style!

The children learnt about ways in which we can look after our planet, making artwork and posters to inspire  others to keep our world clean and look after it.

Please have a look through a selection of fantastic work…

In Willow class we have been learning about Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community observed by Muslims worldwide. 
 

Miss Riley explained what Ramadan is and what it means to Muslims. We looked at how Muslims practice their faith during this time and what extra…

Willow class want to wish a happy birthday to Alfie and Hasan who both had birthdays on Sunday! We enjoyed hearing all about how they spent their birthdays with their families and enjoyed having the day off to  celebrate and see loved ones.

On Monday we had a party for the boys with pass the…

This week Willow class have been giving back to our community helping people and nature.

Willow class put their knowledge about British birds into action by designing and creating some fantastic bird feeders. They make sure the feeders were camouflaged to blend in with the environment and all…

What a week for Willow Class! It has been so lovely to have all children back together again and seeing excited faces coming through the door.

Everyone has worked so hard this week in all lessons and we are so impressed with what kind friends Willow class have been supporting their peers back…

World book day in Willow class!

Willow class enjoyed celebrating world book day both in school and from home this year.

The children in school talked about our favourite books and how they made us feel when we read them. We told our friends what they are about so that our friends could…

What a fantastic week in Willow class! 
This week we have been celebrating Rainbow Families week as part of LGBT history month.

Willow class enjoyed looking at our families and who lives in our houses- we talked about how all our families were different but all were great. We enjoyed listening…