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                   Youngsters get ready to go into print


   Year 1 children at Westlea   The main project this term in  pers and magazines and had dis-  be a lot of fun; we're looking for-
   School are learning how to be- teacher Dale Burr's class is to pro- cussions about a name and a logo,"  ward to seeing the work in print."
   come publishing moguls this  duce a newspaper. "We've been  said Dale. "There's obviously a lot   He said the project will develop
   term.                      looking at the content of newspa-  of work involved, but it is going to  language skills and the ability to
                                                                                     write in different styles. There
                                                                                     will be science work when the class
                                                                                     has a go at making paper, and they
                                                                                     hope to visit a paper recycling
                                                                                     plant.
                                                                                       With help from  The Link,  the
                                                                                     eight page A4 size newspaper will
                                                                                     be printed free of charge thanks to
                                                                                     sponsorship by UDO in Old Town.
                                                                                     Year I children examine the April
                                                                                     Link before folding and trimming for
                                                                                     delivery. From left, Leah Staples,
                                                                                     Hannah Willoughby, Vincent Heifer,
                                                                                     Jessica Samm, Jemal Stevens-Kamal,
                                                                                     Natasha Jeviet, Tom Roberts,
                                                                                     Christina Miller, Gary Singh
                                                                                      Westlea School headteacher Neil
                                                                                     Griffiths is to take a one year se-
                                                                                     condment with the Basic Skills
                                                                                     Agency from September.

                                                                    Strange noise answer
       ,~N .V, pDOWP4.                                    Over the last few months The Link  minutes. It turns out that mainte-

                                                          has made appeals on behalf of nance engineers at the Bible Soci-
                   NURSERY & PRE-PREP     -_              Gordon Crabbe from Whittington ety in Westlea carry out a weekly
                                                          Road, Westlea to explain 'a low test of the diesel engines that oper-
      Individual Care                                     noise early on Friday mornings.' ate the high pressure pumps serv-
      Individual learning at                               Gordon finally contacted the ing the emergency sprinkler sys-
      Prior Park Preparatory School                       Environmental Health Depart-   tem.

                                                          ment at Swindon Council for help.   "My curiosity is satisfied," said
      Cricklade, Wiltshire                                Jim Richardson made an early Gordon. "We can see the building
                                                          morning visit in April and discov-  across the school field and the noise
      For children aged 6 months to 7 years (out of school   ered the noise source within 30 comes directly towards us."
      and holiday provision 745am - 630pm)
      Please contact Shelagh Hanbury B.Ed (Hons)
      Rajvindar Kular B.A (Hons)
      Telephone (01793) 752600



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