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16 The Link Magazine • October 2006
Mystical King helps Red Oaks have a fantastic opening

King John the Eleventh was discovered asleep in a room by children soon after they arrived on their first day at Red Oaks Primary School
at the North Swindon Learning Campus. Within moments they were enthralled and engaged in a day long story that culminated in the
planting of a magic silver acorn - a seed of learning - at the school's front entrance which, next morning, had grown into a 12 foot tree of
knowledge.
Ina day of calm chaos, children learnt different roles and were drawn school hall ready for the seed plant. After magic dust and special water
into a fantasy which climaxed in a frenzy of excitement when children's was poured into the pot, every child let off a red balloon into the skies
TV personality Dave Benson-Phillips joined the King's court in the above North Swindon.

Right, King John and Daze Benson-
y
Phillips read / to cut a first day cake.
Unfortunately it peter arrived, perhaps
lost in the maze of North Swindon roads.
Below, King John presented Year2 pupil
Finlay Skelton with Order of the Silver
Daisy, to be kept for a year and passed to
another who completes a quest
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Family centres surrounded by books
Swindon Family fun day on Friday 13 October. 10am to 3pm.
*College West Swindon Library
Calling all parents, grandparents and carers - join in with your
under 5s for a day packed with activities and fun to celebrate
Families love Libraries Day, writes children's librarian Rebecca
See you there! 5;-S m Bolton.
It s a national campaign to highlight the role libraries play in providing
safe, welcoming places for families to spend time together. There will be
craft activities all day, along with the chance to speak to experts about
healthy eating, child development, literacy skills and services for chil-
dren in the area. In addition to the usual Friday storytime at 10.30am
there will be another at 1.15pm focussing on bedtime stories.
There will also be baby massage workshops at 11 am and 12 noon.
For details of the day or to book a free massage workshop place, call
Rebecca Bolton on 464202 or mail: [email protected]
Mums help design new children's area
A group of young West Swindon
mums have been working with li-
brary staff on a 'Partners for
Change project funded by the Paul
_.R r 1 Hamlyn Foundation.
They've been making story
sacks, right, for use at library story
ti mes and also helped choose fur-
niture and shelving for the new
look children's area to be unveiled
on 13 October.

Family Learning Week, 7 - 14 October
Barnado's Children's Centre, Robert le Kyng Primary School
Nature walks. outings, messy play, swimming
on the theme of 'discovery'.
LFor details call 525830 or mail: [email protected]