51 Valley News February 2010 Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Aided Primary School In January 2010, the panto- Valley Schools LOOKING backwards at the Pupils help autumn term… school hall was a treat for the to develop this link through an Cooked lunches are popular Haiti relief whole school. exchange of letters and learn with the children! The meals The older children learned what we can do to help. Avisit are delivered as we no long- about life in the Sudan and to Bristol is planned which will er have cooking facilities. All of efforts wrote letters to children there. include the SS Great Britain, a the food is freshly-prepared lo- month. Reminders are fre- Our pupils were surprised to Hindu Temple and the science cal produce with no additives or quently given to parents to park hear the school had no furniture museum. preservatives and no fried food! and drive carefully and, in their or electricity or running water or Amanda Macey Oak class, our youngest defence, the vast majority do. even reading books. We hope Headteacher class, had several visitors for Some of our Tisbury parents - took the initiative and have or- ic such as the postman, police- ganised for the local Tisbus to transport children to and from loved meeting these visitors, school, and 14 use the service, pretending to do their jobs as reducing the number of cars on part of their work and their play! the road and outside of school. Oak class have also been en- We were all saddened to joying their wonderful new out- learn about the Earthquake in door area which was completed Haiti and held a fund-raising over the summer holidays. event in school on Monday, January 25, to help the relief the school is, we know, an on- effort by giving money towards going issue and one which fea- Shelter Boxes through Shaftes- tured in Valley News last bury Rotary Club.

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Westwood Fovant Salisbury MEMBER Tel: Fovant (01722) 714370 52 Valley News February 2010 WILTON AND BARFORD (VC) Primary School received an School News Ofsted Inspection which rec- Hindon ognised the progress made By Sylvia Keefe by the school during the past Associate Governor Nursery year. moves on Another improving school SOUTH HILLS School is - The Inspectors commented is good, and assessment has favourably on the focussed, tion set by Hannah Ryan at Hand in Hand Nursery at effective and sometimes tough progress is vigorously monitor- leadership of the head teacher, Hindon School. ed, and pastoral care is good. “We have run an early years vindicated by improved attain- Day by day, the children make ment. setting for more than 14 years good use of their sound knowl- in Wilton, with an enviable The head, staff and gover- edge of healthy life styles. nors were recognised as dem- reputation throughout Wiltshire, One strength is the work the being among the top 2% in the onstrating a good capacity school does with partner agen- to improve the school. The cies to support the more vulner- governors are well-trained and able pupils. All pupils are mak- The nursery is unique in prov- do a good job challenging the ing progress normally expected school. iding more than 60% of its of them. activities outdoor and having Pupils work steadily in less- Staff and governors were ons, and the Inspectors noted pleased with the report, and examples of intense concentra- Here the children feed the ani- many helpful observations and mals on a daily basis and also tion by the children, and of qui- comments included in it. They et satisfaction when they had breed from their pigs, sheep, achieved the correct answer or goats and poultry. even further improvements in They have the opportunity of result. Lesson planning thefuture. 01722743329. riding the donkeys and pony, We are already open 42 weeks and selling the eggs they col- of the year for children aged Seasoned Dry Firewood lect and the vegetables they grow. We hope to be able to in- are offering before-school care volve the children from Hindon from 8am to 9am, and after- Garden Cuttings and Nursery in the school farm on school care from 3pm to 6pm. a regular basis. It is a fantastic Holiday Fun Club will also aid to their learning and devel- be available during half term W opment as well as great fun. breaks. Free Quotes South Hills is also an Investor On Monday afternoons, we from Shaftesbury to Wilton in People and has achieved 01722 714310 the Bristol Standard. It is our parents with younger children. email: [email protected] aim to establish comprehensive childcare in Hindon opening meet while the children play. Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm For more information visit and, eventually, being available www.southhillsschool.com DINTON PRE-SCHOOL 51 weeks of the year. or telephone 01747 820255. (Established 1975)

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Tel: Alison on 01722 716011 for more details/brochure email: [email protected] www.dinton-pre-school.co.uk 53 Valley News February 2010 Three in School News a row for specialist school APPLEFORD, the Shrewton school for children with dys- lexia and associated learning its third consecutive “Out- standing” OFSTED report for its ‘Care.’ The school was inspected by OFSTED at the end of the year. The report, which has just been vides outstanding care for its Care staff demonstrated a good pupils. awareness of this aspect of the The report stated: “The in- condition and of the individual spection found that children are protected by good systems “Each year, OFSTED has of care which directs the prac- raised the bar in their grading tice of a well-trained and super- vised group of care staff. Chil- teacher, Lesley Nell. “So, the dren feel safe and happy and free from bullying. been awarded just goes to The staff ensure the children prove what a fantastic job the develop to the best of their abil- care team and all the staff at ity within a supportive and nur- Appleford do for the pupils in their care. We are thrilled to The report went into detail about how Appleford helps chil- Appleford has an ‘Outstand- dren achieve well, and enjoy what they do. For further information about Appleford School, Shrewton, is on addressing the education- Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 4HL al needs of young people with call: 01980 621020 or visit the dyslexia and in improving their Appleford School website at: www.applefordschool.org 54 Valley News February 2010 òòò¿ © ¿ § ¬±

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