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14 The Link Magazine • December 2003
Westlea celebrates twentieth year
An outdoor sculpture called 'To- Headteacher Suzanne Seaton greatjoborganisingevents impaired fully inte-
gether' depicting an adult and said the most important feature of which both raise a lot of grated into school life
child by Gordon Dickenson from Westlea was its caring ethos. "As money and bring the corn- may gives a special dimen-
Purton was unveiled outside there are no local facilities we've munity together. , \\\ sion to Westlea."
Westlea School at the end of Oc- always been at the centre of our "We've always tried to ': The school built for 270
tober to mark its twentieth year. community. This is very much en- broaden the curriculum for ... currently has 350 chil-
Close by is a welcome arch at the hanced by the tremendous sup- our children no matter dreninpermanentbuild-
school entrance which was put up port the school receives from par- what their ability. Having - ings and mobiles. Num-
on the tenth anniversary. ents, and also grandparents. children from our special- bers peaked at 420 in the
"The Friends of Westlea do a ist unit for the physically early 1990s.
reveal the real you at Tregoze head leaves to take on third school
Slimming World After 32 years in teaching, and teachers lived with families in the
twenty as a headteacher, Steve Gambia and an RAF helicopter on
Monday: 6pm & 7.300
Menham has decided that it's time the school field arranged by a pupil.
Rodbourne "Our tenth anniversary a couple
Community Centre to move on from the school in of years ago was great when so
Kathryn 871430 Grange Park to become head of
Wroughton Junior School from many former pupils and staff re-
Tuesday: 9.30am & 6pm turned and I'm also particularly
Toothill Community Centre January. pleased that several teachers from
Sharon. 527332 Mr Menham, right, was pictured
in The Link in early 1991, just be- Tregoze have moved on to become
Tuesday: 6.30pm & 8pm fore starting at the still-to-be-com- deputies and heads in other
Abbey Meads School schools."
Paula. 701442 pleted Tregoze which opened in
September that year. He said that Mr Menham explained the time
Wednesday: 9.30am the vigorous campaign by parents was right to move on so that the
Gorse Hill Community Centre for a primary school in the late momentum of the school could be
Chapel Street 1980s laid the foundation for the dential weeks have always been so developed. "Tregoze is a school I
Samantha, 723416
school. "We have built on the real enriching for children and staff, would be happy to send my chil-
Thursday: 6pm & 7.3opm sense of ownership that had al- dren to. And as I'm not far away I'll
St John's Church. ready been built by the commu- and the parents have organised be keeping in touch."
some amazing fund-raising events.
Haydon Wick. Peter, 764684
nity for their school; with the ab- There have been exchanges by Deputy headteacher Helen
£10 membership. £3.75 a week sence of facilities in the neighbour- teachers to Australia, an unforget- Swanson takes over as head from
Phone for hood, Tregoze has become the fo- table week when I and four other next term.
special offers -, cus for the area.
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wuHio "We've had so many memorable
www.slimming-world.com moments. School trips and resi- Catherine Wayte head departs
Gaye Webb takes her leave as headteacher of Catherine Wayte School
in Abbey Meads at the end of term, three years after she opened the
school with 125 children and twelve staff.
Now there are 332 children and had a wonderful opportunity to
35 adults working in the school build a strong team to take the
and following a good Ofsted re- school onwards, and to make so
port last December, Mrs Webb has many positive relationships.
decided this is a good time to move "Parents and children are proud
Pre-Prep Schf^ol 4-7 yrs
on. She said, "there are no negative of their school and their support as
.
Nursery School 2 4 yrs
reasons for leaving Catherine well as the goodwill of so many
Baby Nursery 0-2 yrs Wayte but after 28 years in teach- people beyond has been very re-
ing and a head for fourteen, I'd like warding."
Prior Park Prep School
7-13 years to do different things. Deputy headteacher Celia Mes-
"Opening a new school is always senger will be acting head from
Holiday School a tremendous challenge and I've January.
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Gaye Webb with the oldest children who started with her at Catherine Wayte in 2000
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Contact
Mrs S Hanbury or A Come and see why past and present
Mrs R Kular parents believe we are unique
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