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A World of Wonder!
Posted on May 19, 2026 | By lmccannvsp
Foxdown have been learning about lifecycles this half term and the children have enjoyed seeing so many wonderful changes happen. We have been busy planting, broad beans, sunflowers, potatoes, radishes and carrots, Some enjoying hand picked radishes for snack! We have also enjoyed watching the lifecycle of frogs and butterflies…….although we are still waiting for butterflies […]
Parkham’s mini marathon
Posted on April 22, 2026 | By lmccannvsp
Parkham showed great resilience, determination and teamwork while completing the mini marathon today.
Marble Jar Reward
Posted on March 25, 2026 | By lmccannvsp
Foxdown filled their marble jar last week by using good learning behaviours as well as being helpful in class. The children discussed and then voted for their reward. They chose ‘wheely day’ and had a wonderful time, even if it was a little windy!
Foxdown are preparing for Christmas!
Posted on December 4, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
Foxdown were super excited to decorate the classroom ready for Christmas. While decorating they spent time developing their fine motor skill, by wrapping presents, making their own decorations and of course unwinding and detangling! Communication was also key, the children sharing their views and opinions and listening to others, while they negotiated how and where the […]
Preparing for Remembrance Day
Posted on November 6, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
Foxdown have created their own poppy field in preparation for Remembrance Day next week. Each poppy is individual, the children choosing from a variety of resources and techniques to create
Our Visit to the Post Van
Posted on October 21, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
We finished our Geography learning today with a visit to the post van! The children in Reception and Year One securing their understanding of what an address is and how they are used, while Preschool
Our busy week!
Posted on October 16, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
This week the children have focused on developing fine motor skills. They have refined their pencil and scissor control and enjoyed using a hammer to nail golf tees into a pumpkin! On Monday Foxdown was visited by Harold the Giraffe and his friends. These characters helped the children think about how we look after ourselves […]
Foxdown’s week of creativity.
Posted on October 9, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
This week the children have expressed their wonderful imagination and creativity. Alongside many other things, they have enjoyed exploring Autumn through leaf rubbings, extending their learning on spirals by cutting coiled snakes and have become engrossed in emergent writing – giving meaning to the marks they make.
Preschool’s very physical week!
Posted on October 2, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
Preschool have been developing their balance, coordination and stamina this week. They started the week with their very own cross country event! Working as a team to draw the track. They also worked collaboratively to make their own obstacle course and tried hard not to wobble off when going round.
Posted on September 25, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
Foxdown has dived into their learning of spirals in art. We explored how to form a spiral and how they looked different when we used different media. We focussed on pastels, handwriting pens and sketching pencils. To develop our learning further, we then used spirals to draw continuous line drawings of shells.
80th Anniversary of VE Day
Posted on May 9, 2025 | By lmccannvsp
At midday Parkham joined in with national two minute silence to remember VE Day. The previous week, every child made a poppy which we turned into a collective piece of artwork. You may have seen this on display in the village hall over the weekend.
Parkham’s Painting Competition
Posted on October 25, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Today Parkham was very excited to welcome Sir Geoffrey Cox, Roger French and David Butterworth to our Friday celebration assembly. Our visitors were here to announce the winners of the Parkham Parish painting competition. The winners were very excited to received their prizes.
Harvest Festival
Posted on October 10, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Thank you to everyone who supported Parkham’s Harvest Festival . Your donations will be given to Harbour in Bideford.
Harold bounces back! – SCARF Visit to Foxdown.
Posted on October 8, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Today Foxdown welcomed some special visitors to their class – Harold and Helen from SCARF. The children had a session all about resilience and “bouncing back” which is their new superpower. The children helped Harold to build his resilience and learn to throw and catch a ball, and learnt all about Harold’s special word “yet”. […]
An Author Visit
Posted on September 27, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
On Wednesday, John Towsend an author came to visit Years 1 2 and 3. He shared some animals facts from his books with us. We found out that although a polar bear’s fur is white its skin is black. This helps the polar bear absorb the heat from the sun and stay warm. He also […]
Foxdown’s Autumnal Walk
Posted on September 24, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Last week we went on a walk around the village to look for signs of Autumn. We found red, orange, yellow and brown leaves. We also found conkers and blackberries. While walking we also used our senses to look, listen, hear and smell what was around us. We heard and saw an aeroplane flying high […]
How to we keep our teeth healthy?
Posted on September 13, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Today, Foxdown learnt about how we keep our teeth healthy. We spoke about how we brush our teeth correctly and how often we should brush them. We also spoke what it is like to visit the dentist. Year One then thought about which foods and drinks are healthy for our teeth and which are unhealthy. […]
A visit from the Dog’s Trust
Posted on September 9, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Dog’s Trust Visit September 9th 2024 Today, Emily from the Dog’s Trust came to visit our school. In our workshop we learnt to understand how a dog feels at different times and how we should behave, for example at mealtimes or when they are sleeping. We learnt how important it is to think about […]
Rainbow Bubble Snakes
Posted on July 4, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
We continued Science Week by making rainbow bubble snakes. First, cut off the bottom of the water bottle. Then, slide the sock over the cut hole on the bottom of the water bottle. Secure the sock tightly to the water bottle with a rubber band. Next pour dish soap into a shallow dish, filling the […]
Growing A Rainbow
Posted on July 3, 2024 | By lmccannvsp
Today we grew a rainbow as part of our Science Week experiments. First we got some kitchen roll and used felt tip pens to draw a rainbow on both end. Then we filled two cups with water and put the coloured ends of our kitchen roll into the water. To our amazement, we noticed that […]
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