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The Kirsty Farrow Oakhurst build on track for September
Dance Academy In the early part of the year the building of Oakhurst Primary School was 16 weeks behind schedule,
Classes for children but contractors have poured in more workers and the progress looks good for children to move from the
and adults mobiles on the adjacent site into their brand new school in September.
Pre School • Ballet “All the snow delayed the brick-laying but the builders tripled
Modern Tap • Musical Theatre their workforce and caught up,” said headteacher Dale Burr. “Some
Adult Jazz/Fitness and Tap of the scaffolding is now coming down, the children have made
Street Jazz visits to the site and we are about to assess some mock classrooms
Now in our own premises so we can be sure the building is completed exactly as we need it.”
at Headlands School Abbey Meads councillor Vera Tomlinson said rumours that the
with branches in Hook Village school would not be fi nished on time were totally incorrect. ”There
Hall and Lechlade Memorial Hall are always people who voice their concerns or are quick to criticise
First class FREE of charge but everything is going extremely well and the school will be up
Tel: 07980 918192 and running on time and to budget.”
(Miss Kirsty ISTD CDE) From September Oakhurst will triple in size from the present 49
Email: [email protected] children to over 200 in reception to Year 6. Call the school offi ce on
www.thekirstyfarrowdanceacademy.com 734754 about enrolling for places and arranging a visit.
www.oakhurst.swindon.sch.uk
• Oakhurst’s temporary buildings will be dismantled in late July
and rebuilt during the summer holidays to provide extra space at
Catherine Wayte Primary School in Abbey Meads. Oakhurst headteacher Dale Burr

Learning through the practice of science
The Blackthorn School
of Photography Youngsters at Catherine Wayte Primary School were sent on a voyage of discovery in March after teacher
Kamal Miah received a message from afar.
Digital image-making “I explained in assembly that an The hive of activity saw chil- observing incubated eggs hatching.
and black and white printing alien had said I should ask children dren conducting temperature ex- “It was an inspirational week
based at our specialist to fi nd out how things work and periments, working with magnetic with a great deal of learning,” said
teaching centre near Cricklade why, and this became the theme for fi elds, investigating gravity and Mr Miah.
Evening, day and weekend our science week,” he explained.
courses for beginners and “Each class were given the task Reception children handling day old chicks with help from Year 2 teacher Rachel Farmer
advanced photographers of making observations, testing
www.photography-courses.com how things behave under differ-
Tel: 01454 416937 ent conditions and recording the
or 07920 116492 information.”

Rendcomb College
& Junior School

A co-educational boarding & day school for 3-18 year olds
Catherine Wayte Primary School Open Morning
Open An opportunity to look around the school and see the tranquillity room,
Monday 26 April, 9am to 11.30am
Morning refurbished classrooms, new equipment and the new multi-use games
area and see children in class and assembly.
Friday 7 May Book a place to visit by calling 727405.
th
www.catherinewayte.swindon.sch.uk
9 am - 12 noon
Inventing to impress across Europe
Children from the eight schools partnered with Tregoze Primary
School through the pan-European Comenius programme were set
the task of thinking of new inventions for a gathering of teachers in
Educating the Poland in March.
Whole Child Youngsters from
Tregoze came up
with handles for
plastic bags, heated
clothing, bird feed-
ers and secure box-
es to keep secrets in.
Comenius coor-
dinator Sue Adkin
said there was a
fascinating spread
of ideas from chil-
Means tested bursaries and scholarships available at all levels of entry dren from across
Tel: 01285 832306 / Email: [email protected] the schools.
Web: www.rendcombcollege.org.uk
The Tregoze inventors

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