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14 The Link Magazine • May 2003
Older people return to school for a day Turning on the science
Westlea School had the largest turnout ever to its annual grandpar- Children at Brook Field School were into all things scientific in early
ents day on 4 April with dozens of older people being shown round April, with experiments using bread, bikes and eggs going on in
school by eager children, sitting in class, enjoying performances, and every classroom.
having cups of tea as a welcome break from the hectic activity. Science coordinator Carol been a fantastic amount of learn-
Mukhtar Sheikh T' Sampey said, "the aim of the week ing going on, but also a lot of fun."
from Toothill said 0 was to involve children in think- A highlight of the week was
she had really en- ^ ing about problems by testing out whole class demonstrations by
joyed the visit. "M-\ different approaches to work out a staff from the @Bristol science cen-
grandchildren T A solution. The children also looked tre who demonstrated a range of
Zahra and Hassan at the way things change if the experiments designed to be done
conditions alter, for example what at home with household materials
have been so ex-
cited about the day happens when you add water to and food ingredients.
dried yeast and flour, or the effect Physicist and father Dr David
and they have
looked after us so of friction when brakes are applied Lane, who works at the Cranfield
well. They woke me on a bike. Institute, Shrivenham, also came
up very early this "Every class worked at their own into school to talk about the work
morning to make level and brought in other areas of of a scientist and created a few hair
sure I was still com- the curriculum such as literacy and raising moments with his Van Der
ing to school." art into science activity. There's Graaf generator.
Her daughter Experiments to go home with, Amanda
Rizvana said she France and Claire Bell from @Bristol
was impressed by with, from left, Bradley Tuttlebee, Nicola
how the school val- . Jordan, Alastair Wal elissa Rowse
Mukhtar Sheikh and her daughter Rizvana
ues older people
with children Zahra and Hassan
and encourages
children to appreciate their impor- well behaved."
tance. Jeanette commented on the posi-
The grandmothers of five year tive atmosphere. "The facilities are
old Lewis Harris travelled to lovely, so different to when we
Westlea to enjoy the day, Jeanette were at school. The children really
Harris from Newport in Wales and love being at school, but have such
Mary Hinton from Malmsbury. a lot of fun at the same time."
"We'd like to compliment the The day ended with an Easter
school for a wonderful day," said egg hunt organised by the Friends
Mary. "We've been looked after so of Westlea School to raise funds
well and the children have been so for the school.

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