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Onwards and upwards. The first Catherine Wayte pupils who will join the first
Isambard intake, holding a picture taken by The Link in 2000
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school’s code of conduct. that’s part of our job and we hope
Catherine Wayte opened with they take away happy memories.
only 90 children on the roll under We think the school has some good
the headship of Gaye Ching. The traditions and there’s a strong fam-
numbers rapidly increased as the ily ethos.”
school expanded beyond its in- In their last few days as primary
tended capacity of 210 pupils to school pupils, Year 6 enjoyed a
accommodate the growing popu- residential trip to Lyme Bay, the
lation. Some 330 are expected to summer fete and a celebratory meal
attend in September. at Pizza Hut.

Taste of India at Greenmeadow
A day of Indian activities spiced up money week for Greenmeadow
Primary youngsters, ending in a bazaar where they sold their wares.
The cultural awareness day, dur- Poonjeri charity in Southern In-
ing a week focussing on money, dian which works with gypsy fami-
brought a new dimension to learn- lies. Traditionally nomadic hunt-
ing. In a series of workshops run ers they find it difficult to make a
by Sangita Kapatia the children living in the 21st Century. The
turned their hand to Indian crafts project is working with the com-
and learned Garba dancing. There munity and encouraging them to
was a chance to try on traditional send their children to school.
clothing and the whole school “It gave a real life context for our
moved outdoors for a lunch of on- money week projects, especially
ion bhajiis, samosas, chicken tikka for KS2 pupils, who costed every-
and poppadoms. thing to make sure they were mak-
“The children brought in Indian ing a profit,” said Ms Kromer.
themed lunch boxes,” said
teacher Sarah Kromer. “They
made a placemat each and
had a picnic sitting at white
tablecloths on the grass.”
Craft items and food made
during the day, were sold
the following week in a ba-
zaar raising £317 for the
Oliver Matthews and Amelia
Dallaway trying out Indian
ways with Sangita Kapatia

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