27 Jun

Year 7 Bendrigg Residential 2025

Day three at Bendrigg

 

Well, it’s our last day of making amazing memories at Bendrigg and what a fantastic time we have had. 

Another yummy breakfast of cereal, fruit, toast, croissants and pancakes.

 

For a lot of our Year 7s it’s been their first time away from people they…

26 Jun

Day two at Bendrigg

Day two at Bendrigg.

 

The day started for some of us at 6 am and others a little earlier !

We then all went for a lovely breakfast of toast, cereal, fruit, cups of tea, hash browns and pork or vegetarian sausages. 

After this we got ready for our first activity of the day,…

25 Jun

Day one at Bendrigg

Day one at Bendrigg.

Wednesday morning, the learners came in very very excited. We tried to keep it as normal as possible. We had lots of visitors coming in , wishes us all a good time. Mr Welsh even came onto our coach and gave us all a high five. 

They were amazing in the coach and we…

20 Jun

7Ps Sports week

Sports week in 7P

 

This week it’s been Sports week at Astley Park school. The learners followed a within-task schedule on what activities they were getting involved in. 

On Monday, 7Ps first Sports activity was zorbing on the field. They did good listening on how to get into the…

13 Jun

Rainbow Day in 7P

Rainbow Day in 7P

Friday, Astley Park School Celebrated Rainbow Day. Rainbow Day is a celebration of LGBTQ+. 7P watched a video from the Pop and Olly channel on YouTube. This channel covers lots of child friendly videos that talk about same gender relationships amongst other things. The…

13 Jun

Fathers Day card making in 7P

Fathers Day card making in 7P

 

This week we talked about Father’s Day. We chatted that this day was to celebrate a special male in their life. The learners did good listening about how Father’s Day can be for a grandad, uncle, cousin, brother or just a good friend and it’s to say thank…

9 May

VE Activities in 7P

VE Day in 7P

 

On Thursday morning the learners listened to a story about VE Day and watched a video about it. The class watched a news report that was 80 years old celebrating the end of the Second World War. The video also showed a picture of a lady who was 15 years old at the time and…

1 May

Circus PE in 7P

PE in 7P

 

Wednesday mornings are 7P’s PE slots and as our topic is the circus, we had some circus activities to try out.

Our first circus activity was walking the tight-rope. The learners had to use their balancing skills and walk along the bench. 

Next was marching. They had to…

25 Apr

Summer term in 7P

Summer term in 7P

 

This summer term 7P’s topic is “We are going to the Circus”. To start off this topic, the learners watched a little video of a circus which has acrobats doing different activities like jumping in the air and type rope walking. 

Then the learners used bright colours…

4 Apr

Celebrating Eid in 7P

Celebrating Eid in 7P

 

On Monday 7P celebrated Eid. The learners watched a PowerPoint explaining what Eid is and how muslim’s celebrate this day. 

We learnt that Eid means festival or celebration. Some Muslim families celebrate Eid by putting on new clothes and sharing meals with…

28 Mar

Mother’s Day fun in 7P

Mother’s Day treats in 7P

 

This week 7P was getting ready to celebrate Mothers Day. We talked all about the special ladies in our lives which included aunties, grandmas, sisters, mothers etc. 

 

The learners had a few jobs to do. Their first job was to colour in a Mother’s Day…

21 Mar

Comic Relief Day 80s theme

Comic Relief 80s theme

 

Today at Astley Park it was Comic Relief day and we had an 80s theme. 

It was great seeing the learners in their own clothes, especially the brightly coloured T-shirts, leg warmers and tutus. The staff also joined in with their dress wear!

 

The school…