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Moredon Primary and Nursery different types of rubbish. The
School have had a term packed workshop proved to be a valuable
with fun, excitement and valuable lesson, as on a local walk to the
lessons. Manor Garden Centre the children
‘People Who Help Us’ has been were disappointed to spot so much
part of a recent focus this term for litter down the pathways. Whilst
the nursery children. They’ve been at the Garden Centre, the children
on outings to various places and discovered all different types of
have been lucky enough to have plants and bought some to help
visits from many different people. brighten up the outside of the
Their first visitor was a police nursery.
officer, she explained how her The last visit the children made Youngsters took part in a rich variety of learning experiences
job involved keeping everybody was to the local post office, where
safe and showed the children her they bought stamps and posted
uniform and badge. The following Mother’s Day cards.
week the children had the chance This term has been really busy for
to dress up in firefighter suits. the children, but has been packed
When Davina Sparks from the with fun experiences and lessons,
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service provided at Moredon Primary and
came in - she spoke about the Nursery School. The ‘outstanding’
serious dangers of playing with nursery, led by a qualified teacher,
fire. A nurse was the next exciting has space for up to 52 children
visitor, who taught the children a year, offering 15 hours a week
how to find their pulse and listen in either morning or afternoon
to their heartbeat. A particularly sessions.
enjoyable activity the children took If you are interested in registering
part in this term was a recycling your child for Nursery to start
workshop, carried out by Pam Jones in September 2017 then do not
from Swindon Borough Council. hesitate to contact Moredon
The children learned about why Primary and Nursery School on
we use different types of bins for 01793 600344.

UWE Bristol has strong links with many schools in the Swindon area, so it is possible to have school placements close to home

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