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Remembrance of life in a community
Maths Tuition
Get the best results with YOUNGSTERS at Brook Field information of the lives of ordinary number of the children said they
Dr Chris Farrar Primary School in Shaw made a people, particularly women in the looked at the list of soldiers and
special study of World War One village. discovered a relative. The project
✔ GCSE last term by looking closely at the “But we know people worked prompted a lot of discussion
✔ AS/A Level village of nearby Lydiard Millicent. on local farms, including in class and out of
✔ Further Maths A Level They received help from retired where Brook Field Jellytots playgroup, school investigation
✔ Pure / Mechanics / Stats teacher Carolyn Savory, who had is now built, and in the grounds of Brook as pupils found
been asked by Lydiard Millicent workers would Field Primary, has retained out more about
✆ 01793 273481 Parish Council to research and walk to and from its Ofsted ‘good’ status, in members of their
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[email protected] illustrate the 100 men from the the factories in recognition of effective care family a century
village who went to war. Sixteen Swindon six days a and wellbeing of children. ago.”
During a
Free did not return. week. Visit jellytotsplaygroup.org.uk special display day
“My research
Children studied old photographs
for further
1st lesson and biographies of the soldiers was limited as many information. children were able
written by Carolyn, and looked at villagers took up the offer to go inside a ‘trench’
her 3D map of the village to locate of assisted passage to Australia built in the school hall and
where each of them lived. and Canada in the years after the had a slice of trench cake made to
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Fundraising for South American expedition
Swindon RIDGEWAY School student
College Sana Mahmood from Shaw is
planning an adventure in 2016
and is hoping readers will
Start your degree in 2015 support her project.
Currently Sana is in Year 10
with Swindon College. but at the end of her GCSE
studies in 18 months she
Degrees, closer than you think! wants to undertake voluntary
work in Peru with Camps
Courses include: International. She needs to
Graphic Design, Media, Photography, Fashion, raise £3,800 to make the
month long trip.
Computing, Business, Early Years, Health & Care, She said: “I love working
Teaching, Engineering, Construction and much more. with kids, especially those
less fortunate than us. It’s
always been a dream of mine
to do volunteer work and help
people in other countries.
“Camps International
provides extraordinary Sana Mahmood plots her journey
opportunities to discover life
in a supervised environment involve trekking in the Andes,
that cannot be replicated in the visiting the mountain city ruins of
classroom. Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. It
“The Peru trip will involve our will be a challenge and will test our
group doing community, wildlife leadership and team working skills.”
or environmental projects which Sana is organising a range
Contact us TODAY to discuss your future... will give us a unique chance to of fundraising events such as
discover different cultures and gain sponsored walks, jumble sales
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Tel: (01793) 491591 Visit: www.swindon.ac.uk communities. and cake bakes. Help her gain a
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