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

Week 3 in Willow class

It’s been another busy week in Willow class. Unfortunately a couple of our fabulous teaching assistants have been unwell, but we are so proud that all the pupils have coped well with lots of new faces helping in class. We’ve done lots of assessments all week, so today we enjoyed making chocolate…

22 Sep

9A To Infinity and Beyond.

9A continue to work hard on their termly topic To Infinity and Beyond. This week we  have completed our planets to make our own solar system. We have had lots of compliments on our final display. We made model rockets and aliens in My Creativity. This lead to a discussion about whether aliens…

15 Sep

9A Goes Bananas

We have had another fantastic week in 9A this week. On Monday we painted our papier-mâché  planets and they are looking great. Tuesday we went on a wet walk through the woods at Haigh hall where all the pupils loved looking out for woodland creatures and exploring. On Wednesday we had our first…

8 Sep

8A is back in business

Welcome back to the new 8A 2023/24. I hope you are all looking forward to a new school year. It was lovely seeing all the children returning with smiles on their faces. 

 

Our first week has been a nice chilled one, easing the learners (and staff) gently back into a school routine. 

On…

8 Sep

Welcome to 9A

Welcome to 9A. We hope you’ve all had a restful break and enjoyed some family time together. The sun has started to shine just in time for our return to school. We’ve begun our community visits this week. We have visited Haigh Hall and had a great time on the play area. Our learners have…

21 Jul

Hurrah for the Holidays in 8A!!!!

Another wonderful week to end the year in 8A Our tomatoes were picked and sent home to ripen. The sunflowers grew taller than our learners. We celebrated one learners birthday that is in the holidays and they were treated to some Stagecoach freebies.

Mrs England joined us this week to help with…

14 Jul

Beetroot Brownies n Chippy Lunch Out for 8A!!

Well as the end of term gets closer, 8A enjoyed their last trip to Lytham St Anne’s. This week the learners all enjoyed a chippy lunch at the Cafe on the Pier and an ice cream from the kiosk later. Everyone had great fun playing on the beach. Some of us flew a kite for the first time ever. 
In…

10 Jul

Busy, busy, busy in 8A

8A have had a very busy 2 weeks. We have continued to go on our visits to Lytham St Annes, Hindley Swimming baths and our local Asda. Gemma swam a full length of the pool and achieved her 25m award. Well done Gemma.

Miss Bentham has been teaching us all about capacity in Maths. We really…

9 Jul

What the ladybird heard party in Willow class

In Willow class this half term we have been reading the story ‘What the ladybird heard.’ We planned our own party for the end of term. We dressed as animals or in our favourite colours, we had our face painted, we decorated biscuits with red and black icing to make ladybirds, we played pin the…

23 Jun

8A Rainbow Week and Sports Week.

Apologies for the missing Blog last week. 8A had such a busy week that it completely slipped by without us posting so this week we are covering both weeks. 
We hope you enjoy our Rainbow Flag design incorporating the AP logo. We enjoyed the parade around school looking at everybody’s designs. We…

19 Jun

Astley Park celebrate Rainbow Day

Astley Park School have a had a very colourful week as they explore rainbows, families and diversity as part of Rainbow Week celebrations! 

Rainbow week is a joyful and colourful display of love, unity, and respect, with lots of activities to promote inclusivity, opportunities to educate, and…