23 Jun

Sports Week in Maple Class

Maple Class love being active and have had a fantastic time taking part in events for Sports Week! 
 

This week we have enjoyed sports themed Attention Autism revealing different sports apparatus and learning key vocabulary.

In the outdoor area we have been working on our throwing skills…

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…

18 Jun

Rainbow Week in Maple Class

Maple Class have enjoyed lots of colour themed activities as part of Rainbow Week!

We have looked at Rainbows through AA, parachute games, sensory exploration, creative tasks and Food prep.

Maple went on a family hunt in the outdoor area, searching for people who are special to us and…

9 Jun

Maple Class enjoy Farm Fest!

This week Maple have been busy getting ready for Farm Fest! We have been enjoying The Little Red Hen and making farm animals from the story including sheep and hens.

We have been counting spots on cows to help us with our accuracy and making sentences using Colourful Semantics to help us with…

19 May

Week 5 in Maple Class


Maple Class have had another lovely week enjoying our topic- Down on the Farm. We’ve explored the story of the Little Red Hen through Attention Autism, numbers songs and creative tasks and made the most of the lovely weather this week. During PE we have been accessing the balance  bikes, 3…

18 May

Astley Park Feel Zen!

Kelsang Pagpa came to school today to share the main beliefs of Buddhism and to lead meditation for pupils ahead of Buddha Day next week.

 Pagpa explained that the Buddhist way of life is very normal and that he feels at home when teaching at the Buddhist Centre in Preston. He expressed that he…

5 May

Maple Class celebrate the King’s Coronation

Maple class have had a smashing time celebrating the King's Coronation.  
This week we have made crown biscuits in Food Tech, explored being the King during our sensory story, learned some key vocabulary during our AA sessions and decorated crowns. Thank you to everyone involved in ensuring our…

5 May

Special visitors in Maple Class

This week Maple class had a special visit from Miss Clark and 3 chicks!  Becka, Fudge and Dec hatched last Tuesday and are being carefully looked after by the children and staff in Sycamore Class. 

Maple class have been working very hard to use our quiet voices around the chicks and some of us…

4 May

Earth Day in Maple Class

Last week Maple Class enjoyed the sensory story of Oliver’s Vegetables (a story about a little boy who only liked to eat chips!) Oliver visits his Grandpa’s garden to look for potatoes to make his favourite meal but finds lots of other vegetables which he tastes and really enjoys! Finally by the…

24 Apr

Eid Mubarak

On Thursday and Friday, we celebrated Eid across school.

Eid marks the end of the month long fast, Ramadan.

To celebrate each class held their own feast. Primary pupils used communication boards to request preferred items. Secondary pupils stepped out of their comfort zones and took the…

31 Mar

Maple Class enjoy a trip to The Space Centre


Maple Class have thoroughly enjoyed our trips to The Space Centre this term! We have been accessing Room 1 where we can relax in the lit den or heated water seats, climb or roll in the tunnel, gain calming input when rocking on the chair, climb and race on the slides with our friends or enjoy…

31 Mar

Easter fun in Maple Class


Maple Class have enjoyed a super week enjoying Spring themed activities including fantastic Attention Autism reveals of Spring animals and an Easter egg hunt! We have created beautiful sun catchers, followed step by step instructions to make chick paintings and made Easter nests!  Well done…