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LAn education project between Peatmoor School and The Link magazine

We are

the Typeface Gang from Peatmoor
Community Primary School.
Eight children have been selected to publish two full pages
of the Link Magazine with children's interests.
We went to see Roger Ogle at his Link Magazine office to
collect ideas for our two page articles. We found out how a
reporter collects his stories and needs to keep to deadlines.
The stories are put onto the computer with big screen
monitors which show the magazine page layout.
Roger scanned our photos into the computer for this article.
The stories can be set out and edited on the screen. The
The team, from left, Michael Bowles, Kerrie Keene,
pages are then sent to the printers. We would like to be
Nathan Lane, Emon Majdabadi, Victoria Hill, Sarm
reporters too.
Falaki, Steven Cresswell, Amanda Richardson with
By Kerrie and Amanda Link magazine publisher Roger Ogle
Look out for the Big SPLAS1IYXY

Soon the big SPLASH poster will be coming into your school. Look out for it! This will tell you about summer
holiday activities happening all over Swindon. We have researched some of the activities for you.

1 l Learn how t6 juggle in
Playscheme Activity buses will travel to different IVET the summer holidc. s

streets and schools for children aged 5- 14 to By Steven Cresswell
have an exciting time. Some play buses will visit Step 1 - One Ball
The Holbeins in Grange Park, Bosham Close in WILV Start with a ball in one hand and
Toothill, Bloomsbury Close in Freshbrook and throw the ball to head height then
Peatmoor. At the Link Centre pool catch it in the other hand.
Best news, playschemes are all FREE!!! There will there is a fun session Step 2 - Two Balls
be lots of activities including arts and crafts, every day Monday to Hold a ball in each hand. Throw one
badminton, football, team games and rounders. Saturday called Wet n' ball to head height. Then as it
To find out more about playschemes, you can Wild. comes down throw the other ball
up and catch it in the other hand.
contact Jean Goncalves on 465413. In a fun session they
get all the floats and Step 3 - Three Balls
swimming toys out for Start the juggling with two balls like
before and then join in the third
kiddies to play with.
ball. JUGGLING IS FUN
Wet n' Wild is on from
2pm to 4 pm. Turn over to (find out about the
Sarm Falaki Peatmoor Heron holiday club

Some of us went to meet Jean Goncalves, the play officer for West
Swindon to find out what's going on in the holidays. She is standing
on the left, with our teacher Mrs Brough. Typeface gang members,
from left, Sarm Falaki, Steven Cresswell, Michael Bowls, Victoria
Hill
Stephen Welsh took the picture with the digital camera