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Tregoze sustains Euro links for 13th year

Although funding to carry out delayed its World Book Day
school exchanges across Europe is celebration until the visit to that
now much harder to obtain, Tregoze the visitors could join in wearing
Primary School in Grange Park has their own costumes.
embarked on another year long Headteacher Helen Tudor said:
project to promote educational and “The Erasmus exchange and the
cultural contact. Comenius project which preceded
The school is thought to be the it are a fantastic experience for
only one in Swindon which has the school. There’s always a huge
secured a grant under the Erasmus buzz when we learn about different
scheme and in March welcomed teaching experiences and the
8 teachers and 16 children from children love meeting teachers and
schools in Italy, Spain, Poland and pupils from different countries. Euro learning across different cultures at Tregoze Primary School
Germany which participated in the “I congratulate Frances Collins and
last series of exchanges. Sue Adkins for doing a wonderful Rocking at
The theme for this year is Fairy job submitting the applications for Tadpole Farm
Tales, Fiction and Friendship and financial support and doing all the
focusses on how reading is taught work to coordinate the contact with
in different countries. Tregoze our partner schools.”
Art spreads multi-cultural message

Children at Tadpole Farm Primary School took time out of class to enjoy
a lesson with DJ Harman, Andy Wraight and Hannah Butler of Swindon
Year 6 pupils Jakob, Shania and Olivia with one of the banners Music Cooperative Rock School. Pictured above, Year 1 pupil Briel had his
classmates clapping to his favourite Uptown Funk by Bruno Mears
Children at Oliver Tomkins Primary cultural environment and how this
School, Toothill have decorated the fits with British values.
school inside and out with banners “Art specialist Terry Menham
exploring what they think of living worked with the children to Peatmoor Community
in a Britain of many cultures and write poetry and create bright
faiths. colourful banners and the results Primary School
Headteacher Rhian Cockwell are fantastic. The children are
explained: “Our Church of England really proud to see lines of their
schools inspection found us poetry and art on display around School hall for hire
outstanding, but we felt we need to the school and we’ve had lots of Mondays 6.30pm – 7.30pm
explore Christianity within a multi- positive comments from visitors.”
Tuesdays 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Rocket Science project gets underway Thursdays 8.15pm – 9.30pm

Hundreds of schools
across Britain are now We are an established community facility
taking part in a Rocket
Science experiment, which already offers classes in Pilates,
having planted judo, aerobics, gymnastics and dance.
seeds taken to the
International Space We are keen to hear from groups offering
Station and stored in alternative activities. A reduced rate for hire
microgravity by British is available for the first six months.
astronaut Tim Peake.
Each school received
two packets of rocket Floodlit Astroturf pitch for hire
seeds to plant on 19
April (after the Link £10 per hour for adults/children’s groups
went to press). Peatmoor Year 1 pupils Neave and Jake dressed for
The children have space awaiting the arrival of Tim’s rocket seeds For further details please telephone
been given precise
instructions on how to grow and by the Royal Horticultural Society Caroline Bowles Tel: 01793 887473
measure their performance over 35 which is coordinating the project
days. However nobody will know with the UK Space Agency. Pepperbox Hill, Peatmoor, Swindon SN5 5DP
which seeds have been into space. Isambard School is also taking
At the end of the experiment part and The Link will report on the www.peatmoor.org.uk
results will be submitted for analysis outcomes in future editions.
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