Blog archive

When we refreshed our website I did not want to lose 5 years of blog posts with all these great memories, so take a look to see our journey.

These previous blogs from our old website will give you a taste of life at Sparkwell.


Looking for a school for your child? — Jul 19, 2020 11:10:09 AM

Stay safe! — Apr 25, 2020 11:13:34 AM

Keeping active! — Mar 19, 2020 3:12:19 PM

Science week — Mar 11, 2020 7:52:33 PM

Children's mental health week — Feb 9, 2020 7:25:52 AM

Hedgehog visits Hedgehogs class — Feb 9, 2020 7:18:19 AM

Climate Change awareness — Jan 14, 2020 8:13:15 AM

Eco Rangers visit the Aquarium — Dec 6, 2019 3:53:32 PM

How do people help us? — Nov 1, 2019 8:44:25 AM

Down on the farm — Oct 9, 2019 3:03:58 PM

Climate change protest — Sep 20, 2019 2:46:00 PM

Eco Schools Green Flag award — Sep 18, 2019 4:24:19 PM

Child due to start school in 2020? — May 23, 2019 8:09:11 PM

Delamore Arts — May 17, 2019 4:10:48 PM

Awesome Robin explorers — May 4, 2019 5:00:42 PM

Wherefore art thou KS2? — Apr 26, 2019 7:40:00 PM

What happens to our waste? — Mar 22, 2019 5:28:53 PM

Marine champions — Mar 21, 2019 7:38:47 PM

Stover Park Adventure — Mar 20, 2019 8:25:05 PM

Marine Biologists — Mar 13, 2019 6:53:14 PM

Classroom officially open! — Mar 13, 2019 6:48:02 PM

New EYFS classroom — Feb 15, 2019 11:47:07 AM

MP visit — Feb 8, 2019 4:28:21 PM

Chinese New Year — Feb 1, 2019 4:33:31 PM

Musical moments — Jan 30, 2019 8:17:15 PM

Resilience in action! — Jan 18, 2019 8:48:13 PM

Arts week — Jan 17, 2019 10:06:20 AM

Christmas! — Dec 21, 2018 10:15:25 AM

Christmas art afternoon — Nov 30, 2018 8:54:03 PM

Children in Need — Nov 16, 2018 7:59:34 PM

Judo Club — Sep 28, 2018 8:13:38 PM

Drumming — Sep 17, 2018 7:26:25 PM

Happy Birthday! — Sep 7, 2018 11:58:08 AM

Starting School 2019? — Sep 6, 2018 7:28:19 AM

End of year — Jul 25, 2018 7:55:00 PM

A day out at Saltram — Jul 21, 2018 7:00:14 PM

Sparkfest 2018 — Jul 1, 2018 7:57:39 PM

Photography Club — Jun 29, 2018 11:15:21 AM

Sunny sports day! — Jun 29, 2018 10:33:55 AM

Dockyard tour — Jun 27, 2018 6:13:50 PM

Curling Champions — Jun 23, 2018 5:59:30 PM

Ocean Ambassador champions! — Jun 19, 2018 6:21:44 PM

Big Blue Day — Jun 14, 2018 8:43:44 PM

The Daily Mile — Jun 4, 2018 7:31:40 PM

Delamore 2018 — May 22, 2018 11:12:46 AM

Royal Wedding — May 19, 2018 7:57:14 PM

Super Slapton — May 4, 2018 7:05:06 PM

Beach Clean — Apr 28, 2018 8:00:48 PM

Easter traditions — Mar 29, 2018 1:54:20 PM

STEM Week — Mar 17, 2018 8:42:19 PM

Super swimmers — Mar 8, 2018 6:12:20 PM

Snow much fun! — Mar 1, 2018 7:11:52 PM

Sugar Free February — Feb 28, 2018 3:07:34 PM

Exploring science — Jan 26, 2018 2:24:22 PM

Let it snow! — Dec 20, 2017 3:13:58 PM

Christmas dinner — Dec 17, 2017 5:12:39 PM

Theatre trip — Dec 15, 2017 6:58:33 AM

Christmas show — Dec 7, 2017 9:18:49 AM

KS1 sports stars — Nov 30, 2017 10:31:53 AM

Children in Need Day — Nov 18, 2017 6:29:24 PM

Remembrance Sunday — Nov 12, 2017 8:31:43 PM

Apple Day — Oct 12, 2017 8:59:49 PM

Cross Country Champions — Oct 12, 2017 8:22:25 PM

Simon James — Oct 5, 2017 8:25:40 PM

New Hedgehogs Class — Sep 15, 2017 8:06:59 PM

Learning Challenges — Sep 6, 2017 1:36:26 PM

New term — Sep 5, 2017 7:48:47 PM

End of another year! — Jul 26, 2017 9:50:28 AM

Sparkwell's Got Talent — Jul 25, 2017 6:32:46 PM

Mount Edgcumbe — Jul 25, 2017 8:43:15 AM

Bat Buddies — Jul 21, 2017 7:56:35 PM

Super Squirrels — Jul 13, 2017 3:53:52 PM

Marvellous musicians — Jul 11, 2017 8:37:58 AM

Marvellous Mires — Jul 7, 2017 8:14:43 AM

Music is fun! — Jun 30, 2017 3:02:46 PM

Sparkfest 2017 — Jun 27, 2017 7:12:50 PM

Dads in school — Jun 20, 2017 8:21:20 PM

Den Day — Jun 16, 2017 8:10:30 PM

Sports day fun — Jun 16, 2017 8:03:03 PM

Art at Delamore — May 23, 2017 2:56:15 PM

Outdoor Learning Day — May 18, 2017 7:38:49 PM

May Day — May 5, 2017 4:52:49 PM

Robins residential 2! — May 3, 2017 8:32:31 PM

Easter Parade — Mar 31, 2017 11:21:31 AM

Red Nose day fun — Mar 24, 2017 11:13:58 AM

More from STEM week — Mar 19, 2017 10:31:52 AM

STEM visit to Dartmoor Zoo — Mar 14, 2017 6:21:51 PM

Dancing Robins — Mar 8, 2017 5:25:17 PM

World Book Day Thought for the Day! — Mar 2, 2017 7:48:46 PM

World Book Day — Mar 2, 2017 6:54:32 PM

World Book day 2 — Mar 2, 2017 12:15:43 PM

Amazing Artists — Mar 2, 2017 11:47:42 AM

Remarkable Robins — Feb 9, 2017 9:19:18 PM

African Day — Jan 20, 2017 12:08:43 PM

Happy 1st Birthday! — Jan 6, 2017 9:23:44 AM

Christmas dinner — Dec 15, 2016 12:13:51 PM

Super Singers — Dec 12, 2016 8:37:30 PM

Stars of 'Lights, Camel, Action'! — Dec 11, 2016 10:01:03 AM

Trip to the Theatre — Dec 3, 2016 7:15:29 PM

Pudsey Bear! — Nov 18, 2016 11:40:38 AM

Remembrance Sunday — Nov 13, 2016 3:56:54 PM

Apple Day — Nov 5, 2016 5:59:34 PM

Rockin' Robins — Nov 3, 2016 8:03:17 PM

Cooks at the ready — Nov 1, 2016 8:30:00 PM

Day in the sun at Saltram — Oct 13, 2016 7:31:17 PM

Autumn in the woods — Oct 8, 2016 7:45:32 AM

House building! — Sep 26, 2016 7:40:42 AM

School admission 2017 — Sep 7, 2016 1:45:25 PM

Wet and wild! — Jul 21, 2016 1:52:10 PM

Sparkfest 2016 — Jul 10, 2016 6:26:57 PM

Wembury Beach — Jul 8, 2016 12:20:35 PM

Sunny Sports — Jun 27, 2016 5:46:28 PM

Honk Honk! — Jun 21, 2016 1:11:31 PM

Forest Tots — May 18, 2016 4:26:08 PM

Chicks — May 13, 2016 9:28:52 AM

Photos — May 12, 2016 8:36:02 PM

May Day — May 3, 2016 5:47:31 AM

Gardening day — Apr 16, 2016 7:54:30 PM

"Our school is unique" — Apr 15, 2016 5:51:06 PM

Art collaboration — Apr 14, 2016 8:09:57 PM

Easter fun! — Mar 24, 2016 12:15:27 PM

Butterflies, trains and farm animals — Mar 14, 2016 7:33:50 PM

Easter Trail — Mar 9, 2016 10:41:20 AM

Clean for the Queen! — Mar 4, 2016 7:48:29 PM

Fun at the Zoo — Feb 11, 2016 7:58:09 PM

'Oh no, we'll have to go through it!' — Jan 29, 2016 3:53:03 PM

Time capsule — Jan 15, 2016 4:55:03 PM

We're in!! — Jan 5, 2016 8:59:58 PM

Our new school — Dec 26, 2015 9:38:39 PM

Last minute Xmas present? — Dec 21, 2015 7:47:44 PM

Our new school — Dec 11, 2015 12:48:17 PM

Angel Express — Dec 10, 2015 4:04:03 PM

Christmas lunch — Dec 10, 2015 2:35:43 PM

Singing — Nov 19, 2015 8:27:03 AM

Tesco Team! — Nov 16, 2015 6:55:05 AM

Pudsey Ramble — Nov 14, 2015 11:53:02 AM

Sports champions! — Nov 11, 2015 3:40:52 PM

School update — Nov 4, 2015 8:34:26 PM

Road trip! — Oct 15, 2015 4:29:31 PM

A head for heights! — Oct 9, 2015 8:03:10 PM

"Where's the coffee machine going?"! — Oct 5, 2015 7:28:15 PM

Forest School Training Day — Oct 2, 2015 8:07:36 PM

School progress — Sep 21, 2015 8:43:47 PM

VIP visit! — Sep 3, 2015 8:53:45 AM

VIP Invitation! — Aug 29, 2015 8:15:57 AM

OPEN MORNING — Aug 6, 2015 8:27:36 AM

New school — Jul 10, 2015 7:24:10 AM

Camping fun! — Jul 5, 2015 5:40:04 PM

Another busy week at Sparkwell! — Jun 24, 2015 6:42:19 PM

A helping paw! — Jun 20, 2015 1:14:08 PM

Out in the woods — Jun 19, 2015 2:33:21 PM

Fiver Challenge — Jun 8, 2015 7:25:48 AM

Farm to Fork — Jun 4, 2015 2:45:28 PM

View from the sky — May 25, 2015 7:32:42 AM

Delamore Gardens — May 16, 2015 7:31:55 AM

Is it only Wednesday?! — May 13, 2015 5:30:12 PM

VE Day — May 8, 2015 7:06:14 PM

Woodworking! — May 8, 2015 11:54:38 AM

Super scientists! — Apr 24, 2015 8:58:56 AM

Author visit — Apr 21, 2015 7:45:07 AM

Secret Gardens — Apr 17, 2015 12:44:19 PM

Cheep, cheep! — Mar 24, 2015 4:59:11 PM

Eclipse! — Mar 20, 2015 11:27:56 AM

MP visit — Mar 19, 2015 6:05:31 PM

Make Your Face Funny for Money! — Mar 13, 2015 7:10:02 PM

Mothers Day — Mar 12, 2015 8:51:36 PM

Creepy Crawly staff INSET! — Mar 2, 2015 7:07:10 PM

Dancing Lions! — Feb 24, 2015 9:39:10 PM

Our new amazing chairs! — Feb 24, 2015 8:43:33 PM

Medieval Banquet — Feb 13, 2015 5:25:22 PM

A visit to Crownhill Fort — Feb 11, 2015 8:07:17 PM

Additional Funding? — Feb 5, 2015 7:15:34 PM

Forest School — Jan 28, 2015 7:39:24 PM

Questionnaire results — Jan 26, 2015 8:19:13 PM

Last day for questionnaire! — Jan 20, 2015 8:51:38 PM

Survey — Jan 9, 2015 11:07:52 AM

Meet and Greet — Jan 6, 2015 8:30:05 PM

Letters! — Jan 6, 2015 2:49:19 PM

Happy 2015 — Dec 29, 2014 10:49:47 AM

These previous blogs from our old website will give you a taste of life at Sparkwell.


Autumn Term 2019 — Dec 18, 2019 4:47:06 PM

New Autumn Term adventures — Sep 13, 2019 3:38:13 PM

Forest School chefs — May 4, 2019 6:35:29 PM

Wet days are fun too! — Apr 5, 2019 6:55:18 PM

Hedgehogs' Autumn learning in the woods — Dec 4, 2018 12:07:01 PM

Autumn discoveries — Sep 28, 2018 7:52:27 PM

Spring Term Explorations — Mar 23, 2018 7:11:35 PM

Autumn adventures — Jan 21, 2018 8:22:08 PM

Let's go fly a kite — Jun 9, 2017 11:12:42 AM

Muddy fun — May 17, 2017 12:25:12 PM

Forest Chefs at work! — Mar 19, 2017 10:22:55 AM

STEM week in the woods — Mar 16, 2017 8:44:25 PM

Hedgehogs fun! — Jan 13, 2017 12:22:54 PM

Soup and Santas — Nov 24, 2016 1:41:30 PM

Autumn leaves — Oct 14, 2016 6:27:14 PM

Autumn weather! — Oct 8, 2016 7:29:12 AM

Den Day — Jun 24, 2016 2:22:26 PM

Tools — May 24, 2016 9:03:04 AM

Forest Tots — May 18, 2016 4:29:43 PM

Lucky the starling chick! — Apr 22, 2016 1:30:01 PM

April Showers! — Apr 15, 2016 5:32:10 PM

Year 1 art session — Nov 24, 2015 5:59:33 PM

More Forest School Learning — Jul 14, 2015 8:26:42 PM

All sorts of activties in the forest. — Jun 27, 2015 9:00:51 PM

Dads (and others) in the woods — Jun 26, 2015 3:56:08 PM

Chinese Tree Dragon — May 9, 2015 6:42:20 AM

Secret Gardens — Apr 22, 2015 7:35:10 AM

Sticky maths! — Mar 4, 2015 8:08:38 PM

Wind and rain don't put us off! — Jan 31, 2015 8:08:20 AM

Lighting a fire — Jan 10, 2015 2:46:42 PM