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18 swindonlink.com • September 2011

Youngsters take Tesco to task and are rewarded for research
A year 1 maths class at Greendown has claimed a reward from the country’s largest retailer Tesco for
drawing attention to faulty goods.
The youngsters wrote to the
company saying that there was
a high failure rate in the fl exible
drinking straws bought by the box
load by their teacher Mrs Gilbert.
The straws are used a great deal
in maths classes but so many are
broken when they come out of
the box making them useless for
calculations.
On analysing a box of 225 straws
the pupils discovered that not only
was there a 20 per cent failure rate,
particularly green ones, the box was
two short.
The Kirsty Farrow They sent their statistical analysis,
Dance Academy including how much Mrs Gilbert Ruby and Callum make history
was out of pocket, to Tesco and asked
CLASSES TODDLER MUSIC AND for £5 in sweets for their research.
TAUGHT IN MOVEMENT Year 11 students Ruby Bees and Callum Smith are the fi rst ever head
FULLY EQUIPPED PRE SCHOOL (BALLET, Tesco customer service manager
DANCE STUDIOS BY MODERN AND TAP) Lesley Fraser promptly replied say- girl and head boy at Isambard School, having undergone a rigorous
QUALIFIED ISTD, BALLET MODERN TAP application process to secure the roles.
MUSICAL THEATRE
RAD AND LCM (SINGING, DRAMA, ing product quality investigations
TEACHERS DANCE) would take place and sent the class Not only did they
CONTACT US STREET JAZZ a £10 Tesco Moneycard for sweets have to teach a group
HIP HOP
NOW THE FIRST NATIONAL DANCE and replacement straws. of year 6 pupils dur-
CLASS IS FREE! PRIVATE OR GROUP Pupil Abigail Cole said, “we en- ing the Isambard in-
SINGING LESSONS
ESPRIT CENTRE, BOYS ONLY STREET duction day, write an
HEADLANDS GROVE, DANCE CLASSES joyed doing the work because it was
ADULT TAP
SN2 7HS ADULT JAZZ/FITNESS about using maths for something application form and
ADULT BALLET
BRANCHES CONTEMPORARY real. We were surprised to get an undergo a formal inter-
LECHLADE MEMORIAL PILATES view with head teacher
HALL, GL7 3AY DANCE PARTIES answer from Tesco and to receive Rachel Mattey, they
07980 918192 money from them. Mrs Gilbert held
[email protected] onto the sweets until our last class also had to make a
www.thekirstyfarrowdanceacademy.com before the holidays.” presentation to a panel
of school governors
on how they would
improve the student
voice.
“It was like applying
for a real job,” said Callum. proud of all the applicants. They
As head boy, Callum will insti- were very engaging and had a clear
English, Mathematics and Science gate drop-in sessions at lunch times message about what they wanted
Fully qualifi ed teachers for pupils to discuss their ideas for to achieve.”
Accelerated GCSE programme the school, while head girl Ruby in- Callum, who wants to pursue
tends to set up ways for the student a career in music, added, “as a
11+ training and preparation body to interact with the governors. drummer I’m usually at the back,
Free assessment and fi rst lesson “It’s important to be a good role but I wanted to speak out more. It’s
Boost your child’s confi dence model, and show how behaviour in good to show that we are reliable
school should be,” said Ruby, who and trustworthy.”
hopes to combine languages with • Isambard also made history in late
a career in journalism. August when year 10s received their
Head of year 11 and pastoral GCSE results, having pursued an
NEW
manager Pablo Gomez said, “we accelerated learning programme to
Childcare
vouchers
were really impressed and very take their exams a year early.
accepted

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