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So far this half term we have made some leave in the stule of stained glass, cut wood and made mini bug hotels and made fossils with dinosaurs. We have also had a few games of capture the flag, stuck in mud and eagle eyes. They have worked so well together exploring different ways to […]

Goldworthy Class~ Safer Internet Day

This afternoon, Goldworthy Class thought about how to be safe on the Internet. We looked at different persuasive devices used on games and on the Internet and then discussed what they were and the effect of them; giving examples of each of them.

Sports Festival at Atlantic Academy

Goldworthy Class went to Atlantic Academy this morning to take part in Sports Festival ran by the youth sport leaders there. We thank them and Mr Davies for organising this great event. Everyone enjoyed it and we loved meeting up with the children from the other schools.

Northam care Trust visit

Some children from Parkham had fun today at Northam Care Trust in Bideford helping them clear an area for their very own log circle area and fire pit. We also got to have fun holding and feeding their chickens Omlette, Hero, Hey Hey.

Crafty piggies

Today we had a visit from Horace, Boris and Percy and foxdown had to make a potion to make them big again!. We had fun bird watching and making bird feeders, making trees with ours hands and feet and woodland scene pictures from items they could find in our forest school area.

The third little pig and potions

Last week in forest school we had a visit from the three little pigs but unfortunately the wolf left a magic potion around that he got from Alice in wonderland so Percy and his brick had shrunk!!!! We also explored clay modeling with natural materials

Northam care trust visit and cooking

On Friday a group of children from Melbury and goldworthy were lucky to do some cooking with clients from Northam care trust. They decided to show them our Stone pot soup story. There was even first times s’mores that were had! Amazing work and they can’t wait to visit the caretrust on Friday.

Young Writer’s Competition

Congratulations to these members of Goldworthy Class, who all entered a Young Writer’s competition before Christmas and their writing has been chosen to be published.

A visit from one of the three little pigs

Today foxdown were surprised when they had a letter from one of the pigs asking for help with his stick house. They’re a bit worried now that next week we will get a visit from the final pig to build his brick house!!!!!

Archery Club

Another fantastic turn out for morning archery club. Well done to the girls group who won for the second week running. All good practice for the upcoming family group archery competition.

ice drilling was fun today as well as leaf rubbing. We also had a visit from the first little pig he had left Foxdown some straw so they could help him build his house. They did a great job.

Pete from Asda

Thanks to Pete from Asda for coming to our school to allow our children to make and eat their own sweet and sour.

Real Gym

In Foxdown this week, we have been developing our physical skills and learning how to take off and land with control and thinking about our body position during flight.

Christingle Service at Parkham~ 11th January 2024

The children from Parkham Primary School went to St James’ Church on Thursday to celebrate Christingle with Rev Jane. Here are some photos:

Sports hall Athletics

Well done to our year 6 athletes who competed in the Sports Hall athletics at Kingsley School. They demonstrated excellent determination, teamwork and support for each other and their competitors throughout the morning. All 12 children showed great athletic ability in the long jump, vertical jump, chest push, speed bounce and relay runs and performed […]

Alice The Musical

We are so proud of Parkham children’s performance of Alice The Musical last night at The Alladrice Hall. Thank you to parents and friends who supported the children so well, and to the Allardice Hall for the use of their fantastic facilities. Here are some pictures of the show (click on images to enlarge)…  

Pine pitch glue and forest school buddies

Today we looked at pine resin and made it into pine pitch glue. The children estimated how long it would take to melt. They were fascinated when the solid resin turned into a liquid. They had fun making magical sticks and learning the cobra knot for their forest school buddies. We had a fire and […]

Real Gym with large apparatus

Yesterday, in Real Gym the year 3s had time and space to really develop their gymnastics skills. They challenged themselves, worked together and helped each other improve through encouragement and giving ideas to help improve performance. Focusing on the 5 main gymnastic shapes (tuck, star, straddle, pike and straight), they all show great strength, balance […]

Real Gym

During Real Gym this week, we were thinking about how we can use the 5 gymnastic shapes (straddle, pike, tuck, straight and star) to create movements and sequences in rhythmic gymnastics. We focused the session on developing our listening and negotiating skills working with a partner to create each movement.  We discussed the challenges we […]

We didn’t get to many photos this week at forest school we were so busy learning how to do a cobra knot for our dragonflies. The class was amazing and so persistent when trying to remember how to do this knot. They did so well and taking it step by step listening carefully to instructions. […]

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