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The Link Magazine • May 2004 15
Art week work on show Skills quality award for school
Parents and grandparents of children at Catherine Wayte School in A West Swindon primary school has been recognised for its work to
Abbey Meads were treated to an end of term art display and musical boost children's reading, writing and numberwork.
performance to complete the school's art week which took place in On the last day of term Peatmoor School received the prestigious
March. Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark. To be able to display the mark, the
school had to show that it has a clear strategy and an action plan to
deliver basic skills to its children and has targets for continued im-
provement. This includes knowing what individual children require to
improve their skills and providing staff with the means to teach better.
Headteacher Terri Peacock said, "we're delighted to have qualified
for the Quality Mark. It has meant a great deal of hard work by staff
across the school, particularly Rachel Brittain who has coordinated our
application and liaised with the assessors."
The school can use the Mark for three years when it will be inspected
for improvements to see if it should be awarded again.
Right, Rachel Brittain receives the award from Pat Collard from the Basic
Skills Agency with Peatmoor children

Reception children stick on their mosaic tiles with help from
Rachel Emms of the Jain Tart Company
Last month's Link pictured Year World.'
1 children at a drumming work- On the last day of term every
shop. The week included paint- child helped make a mosaic of faces
ing,bannermaking,windowdeco- with the Catherine Wayte logo
rations and visits to the library on which willbe sealed and displayed
the theme of 'Our Wonderful in the school's entrance.

Stick figures for Salt Way
Youngsters in Year 6 at Salt Way School rolled up their sleeves at the
end of last term and got to grips with wire and modrock to create
figures in the style of Giocometti
Working with Toni Robinson "So many original ideas came
from No Added Sugar, and artists through from very little instruc-
Lucy Rosewarne and James tion and hardly any one-to-one at-
Aldridge, creativity and colour tention," said Toni. "Everybody
flowed into a wide range of inter- went for it and enjoyed getting to
pretations. grips with the artist's work."
Year 6 artists show off their work with, back right art coordinator Lisa Skeene,
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centre, Toni Robinson, and 1clom 1c t Lucy Rosewarne