9A Week 2- Term 2
On Monday morning we had maths. We finished off our Capacity work and played a game to test how much we remembered. In my communication we had a think of some questions about the police to ask the PCSO on Wednesday. After lunch we did yoga to help get us ready to learn again. Then we learnt about…
World Religion Week 2024
Astley Park School are proud to be celebrating World Religion Week next week (15/01/24-19/01/24).
Each class has been allocated a different religion to learn about though a variety of lessons and experiences across the week. Please see the list below to see what religions individual classes…
8A celebrating Hanukkah
Celebrating Hanukkah in 8A
Today 8A Celebrated Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light.
The learners watched a PowerPoint, telling them what this means, why and how it is celebrated.
Firstly the learners learnt that Hanukkah means “ rededicate” which in turns means to make something…
Hanukkah in 9A
Today in 9A we have been learning about Hanukkah which is the Jewish festival of light. We looked at how Jewish people might celebrate. We learned what the menorah represents and then we made our own menorah lamps. In food tech we had a go at making some Hanukkah sweets. Everyone thought they were…
It’s Hanukkah in Chestnut Class
Hanukkah or Chanukah means “dedication” in Hebrew, and the Jewish holiday, also known as The Festival of Lights, represents joy and celebrates one of the greatest miracles in Jewish history.
Today Chestnut Class have been exploring Hanukkah in our creative tasks and made some fabulous Star of…
Children in Need activities in 8A
Children in Need in 8A goes all dotty.
Today is “Children in Need” day in Astley Park School.
We started the day in 8A by doing some Pudsey colouring. Lovely use of the colour yellow and what fantastic spots, well done!
The learners then watched a video of different schools…
Thank you for being a friend in 8A
Thank you for being a friend in 8A
This week has been “Friendship week” at Astley Park.
We have been looking out for our learners being kind towards other.
We have seen learners looking after their friends whilst out walking to and from Asda in the high winds. We have also seen…
Diwali celebrations in 9P.
Today we have celebrated Diwali in 9P.
Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights. In the very old Indian language, Sanskrit, Diwali (or Deepavali) means 'row of lamps'. People light lamps at Diwali to show that light is more powerful than darkness, and good is more powerful than evil.…
Remembrance Day 2023
On Friday, Astley Park School participated in Remembrance Day activities and traditions.
Throughout school, learners were presented with many fabulous activities and learning opportunities to support them experience and learn all about Remembrance Day.
Our Explorers, had ample…
7P Get Celebrating Autumn 2
We have been learning about many different Celebrations in both Autumn 1 and autumn 2 in 7P.
We have got into the autumnal and spooky spirit of Halloween especially getting messy with the pumpkins and enjoying our witches kitchen making our own recipes.
Then we went on to learn about…
Diwali celebrations and Remembrance Day in Beech
This week Beech class have explored Diwali and Remembrance Day.
We started the week celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. We made salt dough tea lights, decorated them with paint and glitter, and decorated Mendhi handprints.
For remembrance day, we made poppies with paper plates,…
Week 7 in Willow class
It’s been another busy week in Willow class, we have reached the end of this half term and everyone in Willow class is very excited about the holidays (and Halloween)!
This week, we have continued our focus on money and have been practicing counting, adding and multiplying in our toy shop. We…