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African flower provides wise inspiration for school logo

Three owls have been chosen for the new “I was really excited when my name was
logo for Haydon Wick Primary School read out as the winner in assembly. It’s exciting
thanks to an idea from nine year old An- to know my picture will be used on uniforms
nie Pinchen. at Haydon Wick.”
New headteacher Simon Cowley asked the Mr Cowley said he was delighted with
children to update the old logo of school build- the design. “Annie had a wonderful leap of
ings to reflect the school’s mission statement imagination, her design really sums up our
‘working together, playing together.’ aims at Haydon Wick.”
Annie said her idea came from her mother’s Swindon Council graphic designer Rachel
1980s school uniform. “My mum went to Freeguard added the school’s name to An-
school in Zimbabwe and I’ve always liked nie’s work and prepared it for use in different
the picture on the cloak which she wore. She ways. It now appears on school headed paper
told me it was an African flame lily but the and will be embroidered on uniforms from
flower seemed to be flying. I thought they September 2008.
looked like owls. They are very clever - like There were over 60 entries and Annie re-
all the children at our school. ceived a book voucher for her design.

Poem to battle
the bullies
Two young poets from Nova Hreod
School read their work at a confer-
ence at Dorcan Technology during
Anti-Bullying Week from 19 to 23
November.

Sending a message to those
who might be bullied Amy
Mead and Charlotte Diss

The competition for Year 7 and 8
pupils took place in early November
and Charlotte Diss and Amy Mead’s
moving evocation was chosen as
the winner.
You’re Not on Your Own
If you’re being bullied
Hold your head high
Make sure you tell someone
And don’t feel bad to cry
Bullies make you feel small
But really they’re smaller than you
There are big cowards
And have nothing better to do
Don’t hold it in
You’ll feel better when it’s out
You are not on your own
There is nothing you should doubt
Don’t retaliate
You’ll be in the wrong too
Don’t get worried
I’ll always be here for you!

Four runner up poems will also
be read by Amie Brown and Lilly
Hogg, Robyn Jarvis, Kate Iremon-
ger, Sammy Whittington.

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