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The Link Magazine • January 2003
Reinforcing Africa connections
Four teachers and two governors from Peatmoor Community Primary
School will be travelling to South Africa in February half term to
build on contacts made last Easter.
Last year head-
teacher Terri Peacock
and teacher Donna
Bloomfield visited Dih-
labeng School in the
mountainous Clarens
district where they took
part in school activities
and taught classes.
Together with Swin-
don Family Church,
Peatmoor children and Children at Dihlabeng School, linked with Pcatmaor
parents raised over
£1,000 for much needed educa- Terri Peacock. "We would like to all h ^TTER
tional resources. spread our appeal to the wider ( a
Since then a computer has been community to help Dihlabeng 4► ! j Was be CJ
purchased to create e-mail links which is a lively school doing ex-
and Peatmoor is raising £3,500 cellent work. Our exchanges have
through a sponsored brick scheme already helped global awareness
for two classrooms which will be and creativity at Peatmoor and we z^ ^^^ ^ !^ £224 ^
ready in January. Other fund-rais- want these to develop."
ing projects included filling smartie The trip to South Africa is partly
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tubes with pocket money and a car funded by a teacher's international
boot sale in the Autumn. development grant.
"We have had magnificent sup- To buy a brick and for details,
port from parents, governors, chil- drop into Peatmoor School for
dren and staff," said headteacher more information or call 887473.
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Japanese dimensions at Westlea
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Youngsters at Westlea School have been enjoying the company of a
Japanese classroom assistant who will be helping out there until the
end of January. _
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Fumie Kami-
jima,26,isaquali- 9 I " ^ S' a eo fter
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fied pharmacist
but decided she
wanted to see the 1j
world and im-
prove her English. ,494
She joined
Westlea School at vi. JFr.
the end of Sep-
tember and has
been hosted by
Wanda Allen and
her family, where q^b O 4r C'T ^J
she enjoyed
Christmas. r' war t t °' Li

Of several Eng-
lish speaking Trrnn O ^ v
y
Kimono kids, Fumie with Emma Russell
countries, Fumie C O ,, Z9
and Ben C allaghan, on screen and in person e Q
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chose Britain be- eX tra bye
cause of the culture and the chance ered what school used to be like.
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to improve her hobby of drawing She also enjoyed the school's
and painting in an English setting. Guy Fawkes night show, went to
However she is a proficient pho- see Wind in the Willows in Bristol in
tographer and brought a compu- December and took part in Christ-
ter loaded with images from Japan mas plays and parties. Huge choice of Cane
and has been taking lots of pic- At Westlea she has talked about
tures for her return different aspects of life in Japan
"I had no experience of working and introduced children to the three Pin Cane
with children so I spent some time styles of Japanese calligraphy.
in a Japanese primary school," said "At first I could not understand _^1'own High St 34 WOOD ST.
Cenhe
Fumie. "Children sit in lines and what people were saying, but I Pine &Cane Q 8 OLD TOWN,
learn different subjects. It is very have got used to the speed and the n 3 Cenhe SWINDON
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strict and different from here." pronunciation," said Fumie. "Eve- Devizes Road Tel: (01793) 535320
Soon after she arrived Fumie rybody has been very helpful." 4'icto ria Rd Wrnughton—♦
dressed in period costume and ac- She will return to her pharmacy Town o" EASY OPEN : Monday to Saturday
companied Mrs Winterburn's year and hopes to become a volunteer centre s mI PARKING 9.00am till 5.30pm.
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5 class to the Victorian classroom in a Japanese school. Sunday : 10.30 am till 4.30pm.
at Semmington where she discov- • Haydon French link - page 39.