Blog by Tag: KS4

This week we all returned to school refreshed and ready to find out what being in year 10 is like. We were welcomed into class by Mrs Tolan, Mrs Cobham and Mrs O’Reilly.

It was really nice to see each other again after 6 long weeks at home, to catch up and just chat.

We have spent some time…

Hi all. Hope you are all enjoying your summer holidays. Mrs Linde and I have loved having a sneaky peek at your photos from prom. Miss Bamber is busy finishing the rest of the photographs, but we thought you'd love to have a look at a few.

As soon as we get all of the photos back we will email…

10G had a fantastic time on Wednesday afternoon. The instructors discussed with us how to stay safe on the water whilst canoeing and we got dressed into the safety clothes to ensure we would be okay whilst on the water. We helped one another to put the canoes in the water and got the chance to go…

Well what a week it has been. On Wednesday we celebrated all our achievements whilst being at Astley Park School through our Graduation Assembly. Our parents loved the assembly and there were tears all round. 

It was fantastic to see everyone in their suits and dresses. They all looked so grown…

Wow, what a busy week you have all had 10G. This week has been sports week in Astley Park School. We have taken part in a variety of different activities and had so much fun trying them out. This week we have done the egg and spoon race, football and rugby, orienteering, the rainbow run…

Wow! What a week. 11R have worked their socks off over the last year in Maths and as a result have achieved the accreditation they deserve. 

As a reward we went to Haigh Hall Country Park. We went for a walk in the woods and used the wooded dens. We thoroughly enjoyed playing on the park and…

This half term we are learning all about how to make the most of our leisure time as part of our ASDAN curriculum. Yesterday we all had a chat about what we thought this topic would be about and came up with some fantastic suggestions such as: bowling, swimming, running, playing games,…

For our last day 10R planned an end of half term treat of a picnic. Pupils were asked to help with the organisation by firstly doing a spot of online shopping. Each group was given a budget and chose the foods they would like. In maths they totalled up the shopping to make sure the had spent…

Well done 10G what a super week you have all had. This week we have been looking at how we can take care of our mind/mental health. We talked about the fact that to keep our bodies healthy we have to also keep our minds healthy. We practised meditation, yoga and had a hot drink and chat about…

11R fully engaged in all activities over the week. We examined what mental health was and addressed any misconceptions. We spent time looking at fixed and growth mindsets and what it looked/felt like for others as well as ourselves. We discussed scenarios of when we had used our growth mindset and…

This week in 11R we have been learning about the Muslim festival, Eid. 

Together we learnt that Eid is also known as 'The Festival of Breaking the Fast'. Eid celebrates the ending of a month long fast called Ramadan. 

We found out that the date of Eid changes each year and is dependent on…

10G have been learning all about how to stay safe online and what we can do if we ever have any problems. Our digital leader had a very important meeting with Mrs Tolan all about whisper, what it is, how we use it and why we use it. He then helped to lead a session all about…