18 Mar

10R Ebb and Flo and Coffee shop visit

This morning 10R walked to town to visit Ebb and Flo to get our World Book Day books. We all listened to the different book introductions and chose a book that sounded the best. 

The whole class then exchanged their tokens for their chosen book independently. 

We then walked to Massa’s to…

18 Mar

7a subtraction superstars !

This week in maths 7a have been working really hard with subtraction. The have been able to use number lines to work out subtraction equations up to 20. Some of the children worked in small groups and others independently. The teachers were super impressed with our subtraction superstars this…

18 Mar

Rowan Class - Spring 2 Week 4

Rowan Class have had a super busy week! Spring colour hunt, swimming, making fruit salads, bikes and scooters, reading, number work, writing, raising money for Red Nose Day and being all round superheroes!!

Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the Spring sunshine.

Mrs Down and the Rowan…

18 Mar

7P Celebrate!

7P have been doing a little bit of celebrating over the last few weeks! 

We took part in a yoga session arranged by Mr Murphy last week which taught us about strategies to help us when we are feeling sad or worried. Everyone participated and followed the instructions of the teacher well.

We…

17 Mar

Willow Class Celebrate St Patrick’s Day With Food & Dancing

As it is St Patrick’s Day, Willow Class have got into the Irish spirit!!!

We started by making Irish soda bread. We all had a turn at weighing out the ingredients, mixing them together, and then kneading the dough. 
Once it was ready we all smelt it, or tasted it. Some of us weren’t too keen…

17 Mar

St Patrick’s Day in Maple Class

This morning while half of maple class went to strawberry fields to swim the rest of us in Maple Class had fun celebrating St Patrick’s Day. 
First we did an attention autism, in our bucket was a spinning top, a rocket and a flashing spiky ball. Next for stage 2 we did a shamrock fall. Miss Woods…

16 Mar

9G safari adventure

9Gs wonderful Safari adventure.

 

So as you know, 9G were very lucky to be able to go to Knowsley Safari park today. 

 

We saw soooo many different animals! We managed to spot lots of deers, camels, donkeys, rhinos, wolves, tigers and we even got to see lots and lots of baboons! We…

16 Mar

Year 11 Sponsored swim

On Thursday 31 March our Year 11 pupils and some staff will be taking part in a Sponsored Swim- We have been practicing and perfecting our swimming techniques over the last few weeks at Brinscall Swimming Baths!
And also collecting sponsors from our families and friends! We are swimming as a…

14 Mar

10R Visit Newman College

On Friday 10R visited Newman College. We had a lovely day looking around the college and getting a feel for how busy it could get. We looked at the gym,climbing wall, nurture room and classrooms. 

We couldn’t quite believe how many different areas where we could get food and drink from. 

We…

11 Mar

10G visit The Cafe At Astley Park

On Wednesday we had a change from our usual morning Cafe in class. As it was a lovely day we went for a walk to the Cafe at Astley Park. We practiced our road safety skills whilst out in the community, finding safe places to cross and spotting dangers.

 

Once at the Cafe we looked at the…

11 Mar

7a go outdoors , PE with a difference !

This week in 7a we have enjoyed orienteering in PE. The children have shown great listening and communication skills in this terms PE with a difference. They have been working in groups independently to explore the grounds of school to find multiple musical instruments hidden around the forest and…

11 Mar

Astley Park take part in The School Games Baton Relay

To celebrate the Commonwealth Games being hosted in this country, and the Queen’s Jubilee year, the school took part in the Lancashire School Games Baton Relay. Members of the school council, together with participating classes, provided a welcoming party for teachers and pupils from St Mary’s…