A great session with our artist in residence Chris Mould and our writer in residence Nik Perring. Year 4 roman project @appletonacademy.bsky.social

A lovely session @appletonacademy.bsky.social with Book Start Bear. Singing our nursery rhymes and meeting Bear was wonderful.

We loved celebrating Shakespeare Day @appletonacademy.bsky.social focussing on The Tempest and Macbeth. Thanks to @chrismould.bsky.social and @nikperring.bsky.social

Reading Group students @appletonacademy.bsky.social have enjoyed their trip to the @royalsociety.org science book awards.

A wonderful, evocative story weaving history and romance. Thoroughly readable. Our @appletonacademy.bsky.social staff reader for April. Many thanks @readingagency.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social

Kicking off @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social with our festival theme and a visit from Story Magic Theatre

Our @readforgood.bsky.social book boxes have arrived @appletonacademy.bsky.social we are very excited!

We celebrated National Storytelling Week @appletonacademy.bsky.social with Amy and Grant from The Book Stop

Getting ready for Number day @appletonacademy.bsky.social There are loads of books featuring numbers

Our National Storytelling Week celebrations @appletonacademy.bsky.social have started with Amy and Grant from The Book Stop. Soundtracking our story with rhymes and Puff The Magic Dragon

Our @appletonacademy.bsky.social readers group have begun judging the @royalsociety.org science book prize. Its a hard decision!

Just starting our latest project with Never Such Innocence and our writers and artists in residence @nikperring.bsky.social and @chrismould.bsky.social . This year's theme 'In someone else's shoes'

Lego club @appletonacademy.bsky.social has produced some great models. Following instructions requires great patience!

A great session @appletonacademy.bsky.social today with class 3EB. Creating our poems about the Stone Age with our writer in residence @nikperring.bsky.social

@appletonacademy.bsky.social secondary book group ate enjoying their proof copies of #NewYouForever by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social .Thanks @readingagency.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

@appletonacademy.bsky.social children from primary art club have been working with @chrismould.bsky.social looking at ideas for their canvas designs

Our @appletonacademy.bsky.social artist in residence @chrismould.bsky.social has been working with Year 7 art looking at A Christmas Carol designs

Our latest staff read @appletonacademy The Time Hop Coffee Shop by @phaedrapatrick thanks @readingagency.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social

Looking forward to welcoming RAP artist Wilko Wilkes tomorrow @appletonacademy.bsky.social to help celebrate ##NationalPoetryDay. Bring on the bars!!

Our summer staff read @appletonacademy.bsky.social is #GettingAway by @katesawyer.bsky.social thanks to @readingagency.bsky.social @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social

More minibeast photos @appletonacademy.bsky.social

2JB @appletonacademy.bsky.social have had a fantastic start to our Ugly Bug Ball Day. We had an Ugly Bug Parade, we performed a minibeast song and dance for year 1. We are also doing minibeast sums, minibeast wristbands and masks, going on a minibeast hunt and writing some minibeast fact files.

2Jb @appletonacademy.bsky.social had a wonderful trip to Hornsea beach. We had great fun playing in the sand, paddling and having a picnic on the beach.

Our @appletonacademy.bsky.social #CarnegieMedals chose their favourite book #TreacleTown by @ConagahanAuthor

Our students @appletonacademy.bsky.social loved sharing their work with parents and carers at the launch of our latest anthology' Let Silence Teach you' Thanks to @nikperring.bsky.social @chrismould.bsky.social

6SL @appletonacademy.bsky.social enjoyed using microscopes in a Secondary science class to look at plant cells.

Delighted to have received our copies of Super Unicorn Princess @appletonacademy.bsky.social Thanks to @simonandschuster.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social @mikehartigan.bsky.social

Our latest anthology launch @appletonacademy.bsky.social takes place this Thursday. 3.15 for primary students and 4.45 for secondary. Contact Mrs Parr if you would like to attend.

Our latest staff reading group reads @appletonacademy.bsky.social #YoungLove and #TheSingleNeighbour Many thanks @uclanpublishing @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest resources with readers @appletonacademy.bsky.social #TheDoughnutClub Thanks to @nosycrow.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social

Just read Edgar and Adolph. Another @philearle.bsky.social masterpiece for @appletonacademy.bsky.social readers. Brilliant

Our @carnegiemedals.bsky.social shadowing continues @appletonacademy.bsky.social with our PE teacher, Miss Storey chatting about what she loved about #LittleBang by @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social

Our Draw with Chris session @appletonacademy.bsky.social for parents and students is focussing on the alphabet

Our South Asian Poetry and Art project is coming to life with the wonderful @chrismould.bsky.social @bd25.bsky.social

Students @appletonacademy.bsky.social took part in a county lines writing project with author Christina Gabbitas. Their work has been featured in a special anthology.

Students @appletonacademy.bsky.social took part in The Young Poet Laureate programme with @literacy-trust.bsky.social . Ffyon was shortlisted and features in the latest anthology

The Grand Depart is at 9.15 if you want to come and watch.

Our Chatterbooks club @appletonacademy.bsky.social are enjoying #UsbornePuzzleAdventuresTheGoldenDragon thanks to @usborne @readingagency.bsky.social

@appletonacademy.bsky.social continue our #CarnegieShadowing with our science teacher Mr Sroka telling us why he enjoyed #TheFinalYear by the wonderful @mattgoodfellow.bsky.social

Draw with Chris session @appletonacademy.bsky.social for Key stage two families is Thursday 22nd May from 3pm not 23rd!! contact Mrs Parr if you'd like to attend

Our latest 'Draw with Chris' session @appletonacademy.bsky.social will be for families of Key stage 2 children on Thursday 23rd May from 3pm in the library. Contact Mrs Parr to book your place

@appletonacademy.bsky.social loved entertaining our very special guests for #VEDay thanks to all our armed forces past and present. Tea,poetry and song. A lovely afternoon.

2JB @appletonacademy.bsky.social have had a wonderful day celebrating 80 years since VE Day. We have learnt all about why we celebrate VE day, learnt a poem, done blow painting for a poppy picture, worked as a team doing an assault course, had a sing a long and then finished with a 'tea party

Our VE Day celebrations @appletonacademy.bsky.social have begun with a day of VE creativity with @chrismould.bsky.social @nikperring.bsky.social

Changed my life. Thanks for everything 💙

I am so proud of our Yr 9 rugby team. We lost to Cockburn in the county Cup but never gave up and our students were praised by their manager for our resilience and efforts. Liam was our player of the day and Declan was our captain.

Appleton Academy will host a VE Day party for invited guests on Thurs 8 May between 1.30pm & 3.00pm. If you know a member of our local community who has served in the armed forces, particularly during WWII, who may like to attend please email Mrs Parr via [email protected].

I am so delighted to say our badminton team won again beating Beckfoot Oakbank and now progress to play Bingley Grammar in the next fixture. We are just one win away from reaching the final game!!! I am so delighted. Lucas and Jenson were our pair of the day and William was the captain.

Our top 5 readers this half term @appletonacademy.bsky.social were treated to a visit toThe Thoughtful Spot. Hopecthey enjoy their Easter reads!

Early years @appletonacademy.bsky.social loved meeting Bookstart Bear. They've worked really hard to complete the rhymetime challenge.