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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
Old painting gives new insights Inspirational eggs

into studies Another eggciting event took place
on the last day of term at Tregoze
Work by year 6 pupils at a Windmill Hill primary school has so School when the judging of the
impressed art historians at London's National Gallery that they annual Egg Decorating Competi-
sent a photographer to make a record during April. tion took place.
There were eggs decorated as
aliens, swans, pirate, soldiers,
kings and queens, and of course
humpty-dumpty. One inspira-
tional entry was an egg painted as
the planet, 'The Oeuf.'
Deputy headteacher Penny
Purvis, returned from maternity
leave for the day for the difficult
task of judging some very inven-
tive entries.
Egg entrants, rear from left, Emma Price, Amber Graham. Front, Daniel
Marriott, Gemma Wilson

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Windmill Hill pupils with their own versions of a dyptych,from left, Richard Freshbrook
Cooper, Kelly Gaskin, Paul Black, Sadie Cranis, Kimberley Moore DECORATOR
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children had make their own cop- their work."
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Choir continues singing success Sichuan, Peking (Beijing)

Freshbrook School's popular choir coached and conducted the 52 chil- Canton, Hong Kong
has produced success once again, dren aged 9 to 11 years to success
this time in the Swindon Music in the AJ MayCup forJunior Choirs
which they won with distinction
Festival on Friday 31 March.
Teacher Charlotte Boyes marks.
Choir line up. Emma Tanner and Christopher Fisher hold up the winners cup sôôz:
in front of the Freshbrook School choir, with teacher Charlotte Boyes on the left
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