Welcoming our New Eco-Councillors
This morning, our Eco Councillors introduced themselves in our first meeting. After that, we talked about the Environmental Review, which...
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Jul 23
Green Flag With Distinction!
Today was our last Eco Assembly of the year (and Miss Shepherd's last Eco Assembly at PDP)! 🥲 We recapped all of our eco actions for the...
Jul 19
Sensory Garden
"Our Sensory Garden is finally finished and I am so pleased with the final outcome. It has been a huge team effort. Special thanks to the...
Jul 12
Our Year of Eco Actions
Well, I think it's safe to say our Eco-Committee smashed it again this year! They've been an informed and enthusiastic bunch with lots of...
Jul 9
Glitter Amnesty
Boo! Down with glitter! This week, we collected up the jars of glitter left in reception for our Glitter Amnesty. There were 3 boxes...
Jul 5
Plastic Free July
On Tuesday, Miss Shepherd led an assembly about Plastic Free July, encouraging us to think about the amount of single-use plastic we...
Jun 18
Jonathan Jungle's Amazing Creatures!
Year 5 had a very exciting start to their week as Jonathan Jungle and his amazing collection of creatures came to visit. The children...
May 24
No Mow May
During the month of May, Parsons Down has left areas of grass to grow wild to support wildlife. Our wildflower meadow is starting to look...
May 24
30 Days Wild
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual challenge, encouraging everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June....
May 24
Outdoor Classroom Day 2024
It was so lovely to to see all of our children making the most of our outdoor spaces yesterday for Outdoor Classroom Day! The children...
May 7
Hedgehog Awareness Week 2024
This week is Hedgehog Awareness Week and the children have been learning, in assembly, about how to help them: Take a look at the British...
May 3
Eco-Schools Update
"We were very proud of ourselves and everyone at school for being awarded an Eco Champion Award from Thatcham Town Council. We were quite...
Apr 26
No Mow May Challenge
It's No Mow May very soon and our Eco-Committee would like to challenge you to take part in any way you can this year....
Apr 25
PDP Wins Environmental Champion Award
We were so proud to be joined today by councillor Mark Lillycrop, Mayor of Thatcham. The Mayor joined us for a special assembly to...
Apr 19
Single-Use Plastics and Micro Plastics
Our Eco-Committee have been working hard this year to raise awareness of the effect single-use plastics and micro plastics can have on...
Mar 25
Scooter Heroes Training Programme
West Berkshire Council is in the process of developing a new scooter training programme called Scooter Heroes and Parsons Down has been...
Mar 15
Loose Parts Play Area
Our new Loose Parts area is starting to take shape under the trees. This will eventually be available at lunchtimes but, as it is still...
Mar 12
Ocean Protectors Day
Today was our Ocean Protectors Day. Everyone came to school dressed in blue and donated money to the Marine Conservation Society. We...
Feb 1
Eco-Schools Update
In our Eco Committee Meeting today, we wrote letters to our MP and local paper to ask them to join us on our Ocean Protectors Day. We...
Jan 25
Mass Unwrap At Co-op - Single Use Plastic Demonstration
Plastic Free Thatcham would like to invite our families to join in a Mass Unwrap at the Co-op this Saturday. Mass Unwrap is an awesome...
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