1 Apr

Year 11 Sponsored Swim


Well done to everyone who took part in yesterday’s Sponsored Swim!
We swam a total of 139  lengths of Brinscall Baths- Mrs McShane joined in and swam 10 lengths taking our total to 149 lengths!
Thank you to everyone who have supported this event - raising vital funds for our end of school…

31 Mar

Saturday Run in The Park


 

Chorley School Sports Partnership Astley Park Run 26th March 2022.

After being prepared to train each week at school, the day of the run at Astley Park arrived for Alex, Mason, Noah and Alex M. Their Challenge was for each to compete in the run, represent APS and finish without stopping…

31 Mar

An egg-citing afternoon in 8A!

This half term for Me and My Body, we have been doing Outdoor Adventurous Activities. We have practiced our team work skills and learnt that good teamwork means good talking and good listening to each other. We have practiced this through lots of games and some of us have also worked on our…

25 Mar

Football Champions

It was a pleasure on Wednesday to take 13 pupils and 3 staff members to represent Astley Park School at Lancashire Special Schools U14 and U16 football league playing 8 competitive games in very warm conditions. Both teams played each game with a positive team spirit working hard for each other…

4 Mar

Strengthening Our Bodies and Minds in 10R

This week 10R visited the gym for the first time. Some of us were a little nervous as it was new place but we were ready for the challenge.

We were able to try lots of different equipment including the treadmill, the rowing machine and the stepper. We all worked really hard and listened well to…

4 Mar

A week with World book day in 7 a !

A very busy week in 7a ! 
In maths this week we have been exploring measurement. We used a ruler to measure our friends hands. We needed to think about where the ruler needs to be placed and from which number we start the measurement from. 
We prompted the children to start at 0 at the bottom of…

11 Feb

7 a jump into maths , ready to roll in to half term !

This week 7 a have shown positivity and willing whilst working through some multiplication this week . They have explored building and analysing the array method. 
All the children have impressed all the staff with their determination to understand and complete their work. 
This week we have…

21 Jan

10G Boss Boulder UK

What an exciting time we had at Boulder UK this week. 
We put on our special climbing shoes and listened to the safety rules. 
We were put into two groups with Keith and Sadie as our leaders.

Our first job was to see if we could stand on the climbing holds safely.

We all managed this…

21 Jan

A productive week in 7A !

This week has been a little different in 7A , but that didn’t stop them . 
This week we have engaged in lots of fun activities and even had a go at some challenges . 

We have enjoyed some leaping and landing gymnastics in PE . Some of this felt a little but scary for some children on the…

10 Dec

The festivities continue in 8A ☃️

We are ready for Christmas in 8A. The countdown is certainly on! 
 

Yesteday we joined in with the Be Internet Legends Google assembly. This was an assembly streamed via YouTube with lots of interactive questions. We even got a shoutout! Mrs Crouch, Mrs England and Mrs Taylor were so impressed…

9 Dec

Maple Class visit the new playground and join in with a Boccia and Curling Festival

This week has been a busy week for Maple Class! 

On Monday we all visited our new playground for the first time. We all had our own favourite things to do including the climbing frame, the slide, the swing and the musical instruments! 
 

On Wednesday it was time for a trip on the bus! We…

3 Dec

First Signs of Christmas in 11R

This week we have had our first taste of Christmas activities. Firstly some pupils visited Runshaw College where they made some gingerbread and other festive treats and had a look around the facilities. Then class visited Four Seasons Leisure Centre to visit the gym where they worked out using the…