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And just like that, the 6 weeks holiday is up and we’re now welcoming you all back to Astley Park school. What a great first day back it has been in Willow class. We have had a day full of fun and games to help us get to know our new peers and teachers. It’s been so great to see you all! Welcome…

Welcome back after a lovely 6 weeks break. 
This term our topic is ‘whatever the weather’. We will be exploring all things weather alongside working on ALI targets. 
This week we will be focusing on getting to know the children and ensuring all pupils are settled and happy. 
Look out for…

Our last day of Summer Holiday Club whizzed by in a flash.

Our younger children enjoyed the following activities:

• Bouncing fun on the Jungle Run inflatable
• Bikes in the outdoor sports area
• Sensory room and sensory integration room sessions
• Fun and games on the adventure playground…

It's hard to believe we're in the last week of Summer Holiday Club - the weeks have whizzed by so quickly, it will be back to school day on Tuesday 2nd September in no time! There are a few less children attending Holiday Club this week as there were less staff available to work - today we had 27…

We've had another action packed day in Holiday Club. 29 children were booked in today and we had lots of activities for everyone including:

• Animal Therapy sessions from Little Zoo To You
• Sensory room and sensory integration room sessions
• Inflatable fun on the giant assault course…

Welcome to week 3 of Holiday Club - we’re officially halfway through the summer holidays now! We’ve had a very busy day with 40 children booked in. The younger children were happy to see our animal friends from Little Zoo To You, this weeks animals included a giant African snail, a millipede, a…

We've had another fun packed day in Holiday Club today, the sun was shining so everyone enjoyed sessions outside on the bikes, adventure playground, climbing frame and the inflatable assault course. We also had a visit from a potter who showed us how to use a potter's wheel and everyone had the…

Welcome to week 2 of Holiday Club. We've had another busy day with lots of happy children. Our animal friends from Little Zoo To You came for another visit - this time they brought a guinea pig, a bearded dragon, a snake and a giant African snail! The children enjoyed stroking and touching the…

It's been another busy day in Holiday Club with 33 children, split into 4 groups. The giant inflatable assault course was a big hit with everyone! The younger children also enjoyed sessions in the sensory room and sensory integration room and riding the bikes and didi cars. The older children…

Welcome to the first blog of Summer Holiday Club 2025! 

Today we welcomed 33 children into Holiday Club, they were split into two lower primary groups plus one upper primary group and one secondary group. We had a visit from Little Zoo To You this morning and the animals went to see all our…

Just wanted to share some photos from our last couple weeks in Chestnut class 2025.

We’ve had such a lovely time exploring all things summer! Well done everyone!

What a fantastic year we’ve had together! 

We had a brilliant day at the zoo on Tuesday!

We saw lots of animals, we especially enjoyed seeing the elephants, giraffes and monkeys!

All learners were amazing all day!

Have a lovely Summer everyone.

Mrs Down and the Rowan Class Team