6 Oct

11R Chorley in Bloom Week 3

11R had their third session at Chorley in Bloom this week! When we got there we met David and Mrs Broughton. We sat down with David and he told us all about different types of flower bulbs! We looked at the different sizes and shapes of lots of different flowers and plants, including rosehips,…

2 Oct

Macmillan Coffee Morning with 11R

On Friday morning we had Macmillan Coffee Morning in school. As part of their Young Enterprise ASDAN unit, 11R were helping to run it, doing various jobs and roles throughout the morning.

We helped serve both the drinks and the cake to our learners and their parents and guardians. We had talked…

29 Sep

Jeans for Genes Day 2023


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…

29 Sep

Astley Park have been Smashing Stereotypes!


 

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…

22 Sep

11R Go to Chorley in Bloom

Yesterday 11R had their first visit to Chorley in Bloom! We walked from school to the main site and met the volunteers who would be helping us during our sessions.

Iris sat us down and talked through some basic safety instructions we would need to follow whilst on site; including no running and…

19 Sep

11R Make Breakfast for 11G!

This morning 11R made bacon butties for 11G as part of their Young Enterprise PSD unit. Last week we planned out what we would need; both the equipment and the ingredients, and talked through the method of making a bacon butty.

Yesterday afternoon, we had a practice go at making them, learning…

21 Jul

Graduation & Leaving Day July 14th 2023

On Friday 15th July 2023 we celebrated our Year 11 graduates.....

Parents and carers were invited to watch our wonderful ceremony. 

Graduates received their certificates & awards in the cap and gowns! 

It was an emotional day all around!

We then celebrated with refreshments and…

13 Jul

Secondary Awards Assembly Friday 7th July 2023

On Friday 7th July 2023 we celebrated our Secondary Award Winners!

Parents and carers came to watch our assembly where children received their awards. Afterwards everyone was invited to stay for a refreshment and cake. 

Congratulations to all our award…

10 Jul

Screen Time Awareness

11R leave this week and before they do, they would like to share a message to you all:

 

Over summer it may be easy for us to let our children sit on devices all day long, why not? It keeps them quiet, it allows us to get our jobs done. 
 

Please be mindful of the dangers which can occur…

6 Jul

11R visit the park- and go out to lunch!


What a lovely day we’ve had!
We took a football, rounders equipment and scatch to Astley Park- and also had the chance to play on the playground, luckily the weather was kind as it has been very unpredictable recently!

We then wandered down to The Astley where we enjoyed a lovely lunch…

28 Jun

11R Chorley in Bloom Comes to an End

Wow, we have come to the end of our time volunteering with Chorley in Bloom.

 

We have had a blast! 
 

Today we were spoilt, we had samples of what we had grown; cake and drinks.
 

we would like to thank the Chorley in Bloom team for everything they have done for us over the past 6…

23 Jun

PROM 2023

WOW! 

What a day! 

Pupils had an amazing day yesterday, celebrating their end of an era. Everyone looked amazing and very grown up. 

We started the day with some nibbles and photos from the professional photographer, we then showed off our glam and glitz with a parade around the track…