Peter Murray Author Visit
Years 4 to 6 enjoyed an amazing, albeit slightly scary and spooky visit from author Peter J Murray. Telling fantastic stories about his life and also the inspiration for his new book ‘The Darker side of Wight’, the children were hooked in to his spooky tales. Peter talked to the children about his life growing […]
Proud Podium Update
3 more children have been nominated for an Aston Hall Proud award and had their picture taken in front of the proud podium: Frankie showed kind & caring behaviour to others in school and was helpful to staff when a little extra help was needed Theo has been so thoughtful and selfless by asking Santa […]
Careers in the Curriculum – December (Business and IT)
This month, our subject focus within our careers curriculum is Business and IT. Mrs Langley visited school last week to speak to the children about her career in HR. She explained it to the children in a child friendly way, linking to following rules (policy), supporting people (well-being), considering what makes people different (equality act) […]
EYFS & KS1 Pantomime Visit
On Wed 6th December, EYFS and KS1 were treated to a fantastic performance of ‘Cinderella’ by Chaplins Panto who visited school. The children were transported on a magical journey to the home of BARON HARDUP, where they met Cinderella and all her friends! The children laughed and cheered from start to finish. They loved cheering […]
Aston Hall Proud Podium
This week saw the launch of Aston Hall’s Proud Podium. As well as a range of other positive rewards in school such as dojo points, celebration assembly awards and notes home from the head, children can also be nominated by any member of school staff for our ‘Proud Podium’. Here are some of our nominees this […]
Simon Murray ‘Icky Doo Dah’ Illustrator Visits Aston Hall
Children from FS2 to Year 3 had the fantastic opportunity to draw with a real illustrator this week. ✏ Simon Murray, son of Peter Murray (the author who visited KS2), is well known for his ‘Icky Doo Dah’ series, with amazing illustrations by Simon himself. Simon delivered workshops in classes where the children watched his […]
Fuggle Raises Money for Aston Hall
THANK YOU to everyone who purchased a Fuggle keyring at our Christmas fayre. We made an amazing £72!! (He was being a little cheeky yesterday morning and wanted to join in with our crafts) 🐰🥰
MP Christmas Card Competition
Every year, our local MP, Alexander Stafford, holds a Christmas card competition, with the winning design featuring on his Christmas card that is sent to many people all over the country, including the Prime Minister. In recent years, pupils at Aston Hall have had great success in the competition, with the winning design created by […]
FS2 Visit The National Emergency Services Museum
FS2 had a brilliant time visiting The National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield to help support our learning question for this half term ‘Can you take care of me?’. 🚨🏥🚒 The children learnt more about the police force, fire service, ambulance service, RNLI, and the coastguard. They discovered what they do, and the equipment they […]
Maltby and Rother Valley Lions Advent Raffle
Each year, school supports the Maltby and Rother Valley Lions by raffling off a chocolate advent tree. This year we raised a fantastic £60 on the raffle. Well done to Harriet in Y3 who was the lucky winner this year. 👏
