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Parents come up with history at Brook Field
A history project for Year 5 at Brook Field School had families rummaging through their lofts and reminiscing as the pupils studied life in
Britain since 1948.
The children were asked to bring me about the '70s and I took in a
in artefacts from home and re- Wombles book and a Nookie Bear.
searched the changes in music, I liked finding out about Elvis be-
fashion, transport and technology. cause my Dad likes him."
The Beatles provided the inspi- Jack's mum, Angela Tyler, didn't
ration for the term's artwork which mind that her life was providing
was co-ordinated by teaching as- material for a history project. "It
sistant, Mrs Stanton. did make you realise how quickly
Pupil Jack Tyler explained how the time has gone since I was into
the whole family had been in- the Bay City Rollers and the
volved. "My granddad helped be- Osmonds," she remarked.
cause he could remember all the She thought that the children
decades. If we were stuck on some- had been so enthusiastic because it
thing in class, I could 'phone him was about something that felt real
up and ask about it. My mum told to them. "Jack liked it because it
was about me, and because we
^+ could look at photos of me and his
PANI' C KI'NG granddad."
Mrs Stanton said that the topic
ABOUT had been a great success. "The
parents were tremendously sup- A tour w i, recent history for Brook Field youngsters, from left, Andrew
MAT 'N S 'sl
portive with objects and photos. Edwards, Matthew Joncs, Laurent Grant, Maegarr Bryon, Emily Tidball, Jack
Study in your own home The project really came alive." Tyler
with a fully qualified
secondary maths teacher Exceptional Fleur wins award for attendance
Maths and accounts taught
Six year ago Fleur Perry from Freshbrook was told she would find life at Greendown Community School
at GCSE, AS and A2
too difficult but she just kept on going and in July received an award from Swindon Council for good
Coursework guidance attendance under exceptional circumstances.
Limited places available
Competitive prices Sixteen year-old Fleur and her cause of Spinal Muscular Atrophy,
mum, Liz Elliott, fought for her Fleur was determined to go to
Call West Swindon right to go to the same school as Greendown.
Home Tutors ` her friends from Westlea Primary. Liz explained that children in
on 870 495 Despite being in a wheelchair be- wheelchairs are encouraged to go
to Commonweal which has a spe-
ed c o
cial unit "The u ati nal 1, y
s -
chologist who came to see Fleur
six years ago said that there was a
different ethos at Greendown and
she may find it a little difficult." ^t
Fleur is sure that she made the
right decision. "I've met lots of
really nice people at Greendown. I
didn't want to go to a special unit
Team work wins through. Fleur Perry
because I wanted to be with my
with teaching assistants Janet Clarke,
friends from Westlea." she said. left, and Wendy Dukes
For the latest cut, Speaking after her award at a
special ceremony for school leavers aged to give her scribe Janet Clarke
colour or re-style
1 at the civic offices, Fleur was a blister.
call now for an unfazed. "It just meant that I've Fleur is now looking forward to
appointment been there more than they thought starting her A level studies in
or free consultation I would," she said. Maths, Chemistry, Physics and
Not only was Fleur's attendance Geology at New College. She has
with a member of our excellent, predictions are that she said goodbye to support workers
highly skilled team! will pick up a clutch of GCSEs Janet Clarke and Wendy Dukes
graded A and A*. To complete the who have been with her for the last
exams, she had to dictate her an- five years. "I'm going to keep in
swers and had so much to say in touch and let them know how I've
tel 874825 her history exam that she man- getting on," she said.

Shaw Village Centre, Another Swindon Council award win-
ner from Greendown was Naomi
Shaw, Swindon Henry from Freshbrook, left.
Diming her GCSE preparations her
mother Sharon's world collapsed
around her when she diagnosed with
breast cancer and started a course of
chemotherapy.
Schwarzkopf Naomi was nominated for the sup-
port she was able to give her mother
PROFESS I O N A L
whilst continuing her revision work.
In September she will start A levels at
New College.