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Japanese day at Shaw school
Take to Brook Field School in Shaw was taken over by Japanese mums on 25 June to give children an
idea of Japanese life, language and culture.
Thirty-five mothers came into teacher Melanie Bath started talking and around Swindon and they or-
the Skies school, many in traditional Japanese to mothers of Japanese children at ganised an action packed day with
costume, along with Japanese chil- the school in September about a day our teachers. The mums demon-
dren from other primary schools in to learn aboutJapan. "The Japanese strated traditional arts and crafts
the Swindon area to run a day's ac- children who come to us adjust and and got all the children involved.
tivities with Brook Field teachers and fit in with our ways so quickly, so Everybody enjoyed themselves a
children. we decided to discover a little about great deal."

Language teaching, dancing, tra- where they come fromand celebrate A classroom was turned into a
ditional games and ceremonies, ori- their culture.
display area for Japanese school
gami and Japanese tug-o-war were "Two of the mothers, Mrs Kuro- books, magazines, house hold items
all part of the programme. moto and Mrs Hashimoto, quickly and crafts which children were able
Headteacher Roger Nicholas said pulled in their friends who live in to inspect.
Toshiko Igarashi, who lives in Stratton, with children from Brook Field School
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Music Week Entertainment
INTRODUCING TWO NEW PIZZAS Shaw Ridge Primary School held a Musical Evening in June.
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• M On Friday 25 June we had a musical percussion. There was also a choir
evening to celebrate National Music there. It was good fun singing!.
Week. Over a HUNDRED people came, so
There was a choir, recorders and we were very nervous. Once we
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Little Ladybirds Parent and Toddler Group meets on Wednesday after-
por%v peppers & noon,1 .30pm to3.3opmatRoughmoorSocialHail,Swinley Drive, Peatmoor.
All under fives welcome accompanied by mum and/or dad. £1 per
session includes raffle ticket and refreshments.
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Gorlic Ch FREE Kay Twyinan reports: the method, I've been using it for
In May we were the only branch in about four years now.
& pepP 5 In our July meeting on 21st, we'll
Swindon to enter the annual Inter-
DELIVERY
Organisational Craft Competition be given a talk on Consumer Protec-
to all West Swindon areas (WI, Towns womens Guild and tion by Mr Taylor. It's a subject we
Z Young Farmers Association). This need to take very seriously. I'll re-
year the theme was 'A Nursery port on the evening in the next edi-
Regular Thin Crust £5 Super Thin Crust/Regular Story' and we chose Goldilocks and tion.
Deep Pan £6.50 Super Deep Pan £8 the Three Bears. I can report we Our meetings are held at Sun-
I- came 7th out of 38, which I think is shine Room, Westlea School and we
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Z pretty good. Well done to Alison are next there on 20 September,
0 and Sue. 730pm. We'll be given a demon-
Pizzarama, Shaw Village Centre For our June meeting we had a stration of Crafts of many kinds by
demonstration of Sugaring, a Rosemary Jamieson. Why not join
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Z Tel: 874844 method of hair removal which origi- us? For further information please
nated in North East Africa yonks call Kay Twyman on 871614.