12 May

Summer 1 Week 4 in Rowan Class

We have had a very busy week 4 in Rowan Class.

Exploring flowers and plants, commenting on stories, following instructions to plant seeds and make sandwiches.

We have enjoyed trips to Asda and followed the shopping list brilliantly!

We did some fantastic turn taking with the rocket - and…

5 May

Coronation Celebrations in Rowan Class

We have had lots of fun exploring and celebrating the King's Coronation!

We have enjoyed sensory stories, a Royal What's in the Box, a lovely street party lunch and lots of sensory fun, games and crafts in the hall.

Have a lovely Coronation Weekend Rowan Class - hopefully the sun will come…

28 Apr

Earth Day in Rowan Class

We had lots of fun learning and exploring Earth Day 2023.

Learning new signs for the animals, flowers and insects that we could help.

We followed instructions to make bird feeders, planted some sunflower seeds and went litter picking around school.

Well done all!

Mrs Down and the Rowan…

21 Apr

A busy first week in Rowan Class

We have had a very busy first week back in Rowan Class. 

Our topic this term is Down at the Farm.

We have been exploring plants and flowers, planting our own cress and getting the Rowan Class Garden ready.

We have made jam sandwiches in cooking, and explored picnics.

Some of us…

31 Mar

Rowan Class take a walk on the wild side!

Rowan Class have had a fantastic end of term trip to the zoo this week.

We enjoyed seeing lots of lovely animals, big and small! 

When back in school we used fantastic communication to comment on the photographs from our trip!

Well done everyone, have a lovely break!

Mrs Down and the…

24 Mar

Rowan Class become Lifeguards

Rowan Class have continued the topic, 'Emergency Emergency Emergency' by exploring the work of Lifeguards.

We were shown equipment in the pool and how it is used to keep us safe. We then matched words to the equipment in class. We had lots of fun dressing up as Lifeguards, and exploring role…

12 Mar

Rowan Class say Ahhhhhh

Our topic Emergency Emergency Emergency continues this half term, and we have had fun learning and exploring the work of dentists.

The learners have enjoyed lots of fun and multisensory learning activities including: a sensory stories, cleaning teeth, exploring the dentist role play area and…

8 Mar

Astley Park celebrate Holi

Astley Park School had a fantastic time on Wednesday 8th March as we celebrated the Hindu festival of Colour known as Holi.  Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates Spring, Love and new life. Holi is a colour festival, with dancing, singing and throwing powder paint and coloured water. It marks…

21 Feb

International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Rowan Class

We had lots of fun exploring different science experiments today!

We used pipettes to mix colours, made fizzy explosions with vinegar, washing up liquid and baking powder and then went outside to make cola rockets!

We look forward to exploring other areas of science in future.

Well done…

16 Feb

Holiday Heroes: Group 2 (Spring Term)

This week Group 2 have had lots of fun!

On Tuesday, we went to Brew and Buddies for a morning of play. We were even lucky enough to have our lunch there - we had a choice of pizza, sandwiches, crisps, chips and biscuits!

On Thursday, we had the bouncy castle and AllDay Farm visited with lots…

8 Feb

Safer Internet Day @Astley Park

Another amazing Safer Internet Day at Astley Park School.

 

Many pupils learned the importance of understanding of reasonable and healthy time on iPad. Something we can all struggle with is recognising when we have spent too long on a device. Many of our pupils are working hard with this…

3 Feb

The Zoo Vet visits Rowan Class

This week we have continued with our topic, "Emergency Emergency Emergency" by exploring the work of vets.

We enjoyed an Attention Autism session and Sensory Story based on the zoo vet. We have explored the vet role play area, looked at animal patterns and made fantastic sentences about the…