Blog by Tag: Oak Class

Oak class have been very busy in food tech! One half of Oak class made rice crispy cakes and the other half of oak class made tortilla pizza! 

When our food was ready to eat, we all sat together at the table at snack time and enjoyed the delicious snack we made…

Thank you to the 6 parents who enrolled and completed the National College Annual Award in Online Safety for Parents and Carers 2023-2024!

I am sure you found this super helpful- there will be more courses for parents and carers on here in the future!

The wheel has been spun and the…

For the past couple of weeks, Oak class have been exploring habitats. We made our own igloos, using glue and cotton wool, we tore the cotton wool and then used the glue to stick it down. We also cut some pictures out of animals that live in the cold and stuck them in the artic, some of these…

Astley Park School are proud to be celebrating World Religion Week next week (15/01/24-19/01/24).

Each class has been allocated a different religion to learn about though a variety of lessons and experiences across the week. Please see the list below to see what religions individual classes…

This week Oak class celebrated the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. We looked

at a picture of a Menorah. In Hebrew the word Menorah means lamp and some of us did did some cutting and sticking, we cut out the candles and stuck them onto the menorah. 

We also did some Hanukkah colouring pages and…

On Friday, Astley Park School participated in Remembrance Day activities and traditions.

Throughout school, learners were presented with many fabulous activities and learning opportunities to support them experience and learn all about Remembrance Day.

Our Explorers, had ample…

We’ve had a busy couple of days in oak class this week. 

Some of us visited the park. We did great turn taking with our friends, and super sharing! We played on the see-saw, we went on the swings, we had a great time spinning on the roundabout and we loved taking turns, going down the…

Last year 11G made a Makaton video showing lots of spooky signs.

Have fun practicing your scary signs and share them with your class team.

Happy Halloween 

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…

We have been very busy this week in Oak class! 
We have been in the Sensory room, we have made some yummy angel delight, we’ve been to Asda, we’ve been to the park, we’ve dressed as superhero’s, we have taken selfies with our friends, we have done some Halloween painting. Despite all the fun we…

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…