Blog by Tag: Rowan Class

We have had a very busy first week back in Rowan Class. 

Our topic this term is Down at the Farm.

We have been exploring plants and flowers, planting our own cress and getting the Rowan Class Garden ready.

We have made jam sandwiches in cooking, and explored picnics.

Some of us…

Rowan Class have had a fantastic end of term trip to the zoo this week.

We enjoyed seeing lots of lovely animals, big and small! 

When back in school we used fantastic communication to comment on the photographs from our trip!

Well done everyone, have a lovely break!

Mrs Down and the…

Rowan Class have continued the topic, 'Emergency Emergency Emergency' by exploring the work of Lifeguards.

We were shown equipment in the pool and how it is used to keep us safe. We then matched words to the equipment in class. We had lots of fun dressing up as Lifeguards, and exploring role…

Our topic Emergency Emergency Emergency continues this half term, and we have had fun learning and exploring the work of dentists.

The learners have enjoyed lots of fun and multisensory learning activities including: a sensory stories, cleaning teeth, exploring the dentist role play area and…

Astley Park School had a fantastic time on Wednesday 8th March as we celebrated the Hindu festival of Colour known as Holi.  Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates Spring, Love and new life. Holi is a colour festival, with dancing, singing and throwing powder paint and coloured water. It marks…

We had lots of fun exploring different science experiments today!

We used pipettes to mix colours, made fizzy explosions with vinegar, washing up liquid and baking powder and then went outside to make cola rockets!

We look forward to exploring other areas of science in future.

Well done…

This week Group 2 have had lots of fun!

On Tuesday, we went to Brew and Buddies for a morning of play. We were even lucky enough to have our lunch there - we had a choice of pizza, sandwiches, crisps, chips and biscuits!

On Thursday, we had the bouncy castle and AllDay Farm visited with lots…

Another amazing Safer Internet Day at Astley Park School.

Many pupils learned the importance of understanding of reasonable and healthy time on iPad. Something we can all struggle with is recognising when we have spent too long on a device. Many of our pupils are working hard with this…

This week we have continued with our topic, "Emergency Emergency Emergency" by exploring the work of vets.

We enjoyed an Attention Autism session and Sensory Story based on the zoo vet. We have explored the vet role play area, looked at animal patterns and made fantastic sentences about the…

We had lots of fun celebrating Chinese New Year in Rowan Class, this year is the year of the rabbit.

We made some great Chinese lanterns, practiced Dragon dancing, tasted noodles and spring rolls and made the sign for "rabbit".

Kung Hei Fat Choy all!

For World Religion Week Rowan Class have been exploring Islam.

We have looked at different Mosques and what is inside them. We listened to call to prayer and tasted dates.

Some of us practiced Mehndi patterns and made a crescent moon and star mobile.

We all really enjoyed the jigsaws and…

Rowan Class have had a great start to 2023!

We did some brilliant balancing and throwing in PE, following instructions well and trying really hard.

We made some lovely fireworks with paint,choosing different colours to print with.

We enjoyed a Sensory Story about the Colour Monster and…