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HONOUR: Torchbearer Simon Laing with the chil dren, right,' fixHn Oakhni Preparatory Scdiool. (s)
. teaching staff. Every Thursday we will be showcasing the success stories from our schools and colleges. If you have something to shout about then contar Julie Magee on 01200 422324, or e-mail;
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YOUNGSTERS from Row land Montessori Pre-school visited beehives on the lower slopes of Pendle Hill. The' visit was the culmina
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OAKHILL preparatoiy and senior pupils held a special assembly to welcome Si mon Laing, who was recently an Olympic
good It was to do this and what a differ ence it can make to people’s lives. He asked the children to pledge to help
ge about helping other people and how
someone that day, be it a friend, a teacher or their mums and dads. And at the end of
of Olympic history. Lpwn business?^ starting thinking about your
the wonderful assembly, the pupils all got torch, an amazing piece
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FINISH LINE: Children, top and above, who took part in the sponsored walk enjoy their cool rewards,
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torch and was amazed by the cheers and support he got along his route. sa In closing, Simon left his personal mes
100 and when the flame was handed from number 99, it was known as “the Mss”.
Simon.then ran 300 metres with the-
at home with a celebration with all the family. ■ They then heard that he was number
help and support he had given to his local - community. The children were thrilled to hear about his wonderful day which he started
hrad girl at OalduU (ZoUege, had nominat ed Simon to be a torchbearer for all the
Torchbearer on day 28 in Newcastle. His ^ e Maiy (nee Whowell), a former
tion of a topic on bees, where the children painted bumble bee pebbles, tasted local honey and studied the honeycomb.'‘ The hives were reached by
a pleasant walk through the surrounding fields, and were set within a stunning wild . flower meadow. Bee expert John Zamorski welcomed the 10-strong party and showed ' them the inside of a beehive, and let the children try on the beekeeper suit They were also allowed the run of a beautiful garden and had a lovely time exploring before it was time to go home.
' • Pre-school leader Naiicy
Bigmofe said: “Many thanks to John and all involved in making this special visit possible.’’ • A group of 17 children from Rowland Montessori Pre-school braved the ele
ments to raise money for
Barnado’
s..This was in the form of a sponsored walk-Thp Big Toddle - a circular route
of two miles from Newton-in- Rowland. It was a day for waterproofs and wellies with plenty of pud
dles to splash through alone theway.; ■'
..yimto and biscuits and an op portunity to play in the garden or rest iip for the second leg.
There were no complaints
from the,children and all re turn^ to Newton in high spir its haying raised in excess of £300 for the charity.- •
Pre-school leader Nancy Bigmore expressed many
thanks to the Little Red Bus Company for providing an excellent return service to St James’ CE Primary School. ■ _Also,- a
big.thank you to
Richard and Justine Whitaker, of Northern Lymphology, for their generous hospitality at Dunnow Hall.
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SOME children managed to complete 15 laps of Chatbum village field within an hour to
ing part in the sponsored walk organised by The Friends of Chatburn School (FOCUS) were also wearing wellies, mak ing the going that bit tougher. Medals and lollies were pre
sented to all the children by members of FOCUS as they completed their final lap.
CHAMPIONS: Edisford Primary School athletics’ team outper formed eight other teams to win the Olympics Day athletics tour nament organised by Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Notable victories were secured by the Year 5/Year 6 handball and Year 4 rounders teams. The Year 5/Year 6 team were also runners-up in their rounders final.
Primary's hard work impresses inspector
that good-quality, determined lead ership from the school’s head teach er has “effectively tackled former areas of weakness so that pupils’ progress has improved over the past two years and is now good”. She added that the current Year
mented, “all the adults really care about you. You can tell by the way they speak to yoii”. Ofsted inspector Sarah Drake said
Six group of pupils was working at above average levels in English and mathematics. Teaching was found to be mainly
of good quality and underpinned pu pils’ good progress and enjoyment of teaming.
OFSTED inspectors found Clit- heroe’s Brookside Primary School to be a “good” school where pupils achieve well academically anti grow in self-confidence. This is because, as one pupil com
ed providing pupils with clear guid ance on how to improve their work, including how to use their targets as well as increasing the challenge pro- ■vided for more able pupils in order to further accelerate their progress. The inspector also suggested that
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