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This is Greendown • 3

No smoking nightmare goes out live

Wednesday, 9th March, was National No-Smoking Day, and "The Nightmare" was organised by Richard Williams, of the Wiltshire
Greendown marked the occasion with a week-long event, "The Youth and Community Service, who has an office at Greendown.
Nightmare". This was held in the Drama Studio and took pupils through Richard and a team of helpers, including young people he works with,
a journey, similar to the 'Crystal Maze'. The problems and challenges took Greendown pupils in all years through the no-smoking message.
they faced in the game were designed to get across to young people On National No-Smoking Day, BBC Wiltshire Sound came to
the dangers of smoking. Greendown and the afternoon show was broadcast live from "The
Nightmare". At Greendown, we are pleased that the message, which is
Greendown based youth worker Richard Williams and Dail reinforced by our Social and Personal Education programme, keeps
Sidebottom from Health Promotion Unit being Interviewed most pupils from smoking. The few still addicted to the habit will keep
live on BBC Wiltshire Sound on National No Smoking Day getting the message!

Homework club helps

pupils work for higher grades

For the third year, Greendown
is offering pupils opportunities of
extra study and support to help
them achieve their best results. As
a community school, teachers and
senior staff are in school in the
evening, and evening sessions
are on offer to advise pupils with
Maths, English and Technology.
The Maths department runs an
extra support session after school.
In the last two years, these
sessions dearly helped pupils who
attended them, and supported
them in achieving the grades they
needed. After Easter, there will be
Accelerated French for similar sessions to help pupils
prepare for the new national ex-
exchange pupils aminations. parents know, and they can do
All pupils can sign into the some of their 'homework' in a
Greendown is proud of the exchange through the 'En Famille' 'Homestudy Club' run in the Re- quiet atmosphere. The resource
ways in which it meets the needs organisation. Arranged by their source Centre for an hour after centre is available to them, as is
of individuals. parents, this was designed to 'im- school, Monday to Thursday. All the support of the Resource Cen-
Two of our pupils have ljved in merse' them in French language they need is a note to show their tre Senior Clerk, Mrs Eagle.
France for six months as part of an and culture.
Because their French is now so
Fluent In French: Rosemary fluent, they are being given extra Persistence
Ogle and Amy Phillippo help at Greendown to sustain the
effect of their experience. for stage struck graduate
Amy Phillippo, of 7Kb, has re-
turned this month from six months
in Alsace. She enjoyed "all of it" - Ian Moorhouse, who left Green-
"I could get rid of my brother and down last year, spent his summer
sister"! with the National Youth Music
Greendown is now host to Theatre rehearsing and perform-
Amy's French sister' Angelique, ing Whistle Down the Wind' at
who is finding the routine and the the Edinburgh Festival.
lessons different to home. The production continued for
Rosemary Ogle, now in year 8, over the Christmas holidays and
went to the Ardeche when she has a further run over Faster.
was aged 9 and attending Wind- Ian was one of 2,000 applicants
mill Hill Primary School. She for just 6 assistant stage managers
enjoyed the experience thor- positions with the NYMT.
oughly and has been receiving He will be making a renewed
accelerated work and time with attempt to gain a grant from Wilt-
French student teachers on place- shire County Council to enable
ment. him to pursue his dream of stage
school in London.