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Primary pupils get a bird’s eye view of hatching chicks
Positive Swindon

Children at Liden Primary School pupils a first hand understanding learning about life cycles and
have welcomed a clutch of new of the beauty of nature and helps developing nurturing skills by
chicks into their classrooms as part them learn about handling animals taking on the chicks as their own
of an annual project to broaden responsibly.” responsibility.
their education. When the chicks are stronger, the Once ready to leave, the chicks
The scheme enables Foundation pupils are able to handle them, as are offered to the staff and students
stages 1 and 2 to become actively well as have the opportunity to take for adoption or returned to the farm
involved in caring for the chicks – them home for the weekend. where they came from.
and children can keep a constant The scheme, in association with Liden School has developed an
check on the progress of the specialist company Living Eggs, ongoing programme to take the
hatching via a webcam. also provides engaging learning project further, so the pupils’
Acting assistant head teacher activities for the pupils by helping experiences continue to feed into Liden School pupil Jodi Mercado, 8,
Emma Chapman said: “It gives the them practice their counting, their daily classes. surveys the new hatchlings ©Calyx
Schools around Swindon celebrate World Book Day in style

Youngsters from
Liden Primary
School take part
in the fun and far
left, Commonweal
School celebrate
the day with guess
who’s hiding in the
library competition.

Characters sprang from the pages and dozens of Harry Potters and themselves into the fun by taking titles of the book.
of well-known books at schools Hermione Grangers were joined by part in a ‘Guess Who’s Hiding in the To support the event, the National
around Swindon to mark the 20th a glitter of fairy tale princesses, a Library’ Competition. Book Tokens organisation will be
World Book Day. snarl of pirates and an exaggeration Members of staff had their photos handing out more than £15 million
Youngsters at Liden Primary of Roald Dahl characters. taken hiding behind their library £1 book tokens to inspire school age
School were encouraged to dress Secondary school children at books and the pupils had to guess youngsters to put down their iPads
as their favourite book characters Commonweal School also threw who they were using clues in the and curl up with a good read.

‘A Love of Learning for a Lifetime of Opportunities’

We are a village school situated in a favourable rural area a few miles south-west of Swindon. We were founded
in 1743 by Thomas Bennet and taken over by the LEA about 100 years later. Over recent years we have extended
our facilities to accommodate four mixed-age classes, a large hall where hot meals are served, a multi-purpose
unit housing a pre-school facility and a conservatory area for individual or small group teaching, including a
multi-sensory learning library for parents and carers to access resources for learning at home.

OFSTED February 2012:
“A good school where pupils achieve well” ... “promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
outstandingly well” ... “pupils’ behaviour is exemplary” ... “excellent, well-planned support for disabled pupils
and those who have special educational needs” ... “examples of outstanding teaching in all classes” ...
“outstanding cross curricular provision”

Parents say: “amazing grounding, both educationally and emotionally”

Everyone knows each other throughout the school, from the oldest to the very youngest, staff, parents and
children alike, giving us a warm family atmosphere. Our professional and enthusiastic staff provide a safe and
secure environment and a creative and stimulating curriculum.

You are warmly invited to make an appointment to visit our school and we look forward
to welcoming you. Applications from outside our designated catchment area are welcome.
Please find out more about us from our website.
Mrs E Floyd, Headteacher 01793 731262
[email protected] www.broadhintonschool.org

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