Blog by Tag: KS4

This week has been a challenge for all pupils in class.

We have really raised the stakes for our independence. Pupils took part in a functional ICT lesson on Monday, editing a letter which had several errors, following instructions. We then learned about what an envelope should be…

Last year we did our first ever Reverse Advent at Astley Park School- and it was such an amazing success that we are doing it again!

Every day during Advent - we brought in donations of tinned food/ toiletries etc- and placed them into Christmas boxes- thanks to everyone’s generosity- by the…

This week we have been celebrating friendship week. We have been talking about what it means to be a friend and have discussed the different qualities that each of us have.

On Monday this week we wore odd socks to show that everyone is different. The learners in class designed and coloured…

10R have had a jam packed friendship week this week!

On Monday we went swimming, where we all supported each other and, at the end of the lesson, had a bit of fun swim time where we got to play a splash each other. On Tuesday we started our new topic in maths of time and in the afternoon we…

Wow! What an amazing lesson we had at Preston College today!
We found our way to the studio- passing quite a few familiar faces (past Astley Park pupils) on the way!

Sarah our tutor certainly put us through our paces- after a warm up, were we stretched our muscles, we performed a quick Zumba…

Today the 'R' classes in KS4 took part in their My Choices Day.  This is a collapsed curriculum day where option subjects are chosen by the pupils and they study their choices based on the theme. This term it is Remembrance Day and the option choices were: History, Geography, Art, Modern Foreign…

Wow 11G what a busy week back!!!!
On Monday morning we told our friends what we had been up to in the holidays, we all had a super week off and came back rested ready for lots of hard work. In the afternoon we looked at safety around the home, everyone had some ideas how to keep themselves safe…

Over the next couple of weeks Year 11 will be coming around to classes each day selling poppies and other Remembrance day items- we are suggesting a  minimum £1 donation for paper poppies- and £1.50 for the snap bands, key-rings, zip pulls and wrist bands- ( these items are very popular and go…

10R have a had a busy last week before half-term! We had our food tech lesson on Monday where we learnt to make savoury rice and in our PE lesson on Wednesday we continued our netball lessons and played a big game with the whole class. On Thursday we celebrated Give Racism the Red Card and we…

Today in 11G we have been getting ready for the Halloween Disco. Everyone in class has embraced the spookiness.

We have been pumpkin carving and some of us absolutely loved getting messy, slimy hands inside the pumpkin. Yuk!

We have had so much fun dressing up in spooky, scary Halloween…

This term we have been looking at Hairspray the musical. We have learnt about ‘Black’ and ‘White’ segregation in USA in the 1960s. 
 

Today we have proudly danced to ‘You can’t Stop the Beat’ a song from the musical - no matter who you are, if you want to get up and dance, don’t let anyone…

Wow! What another busy week in 11G. We have been continuing with our Duke of Edinburgh work this week. For the physical element we have been visiting the gym weekly. The learners never fail to amaze us with their perseverance and have shown huge improvements each week. The volunteering element has…