NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!
VERNON
Primary School pupil Luke Knight was thrilled to be the winner of a ‘guess the colour of the goat’ competition run by link school St James in
Uganda.
Luke, in Mrs Sallaway’s Year 1 class at
Vernon, sporting a Ugandan National Football Team shirt, can be seen holding his prize and a photograph of the goat in question. Through fund raising initiatives
Vernon has been able to donate money to St James’ for the purchase of goats and already many new kids have been born.
A great deal of hard work by Gerry Hambridge, a volunteer and close friend of both schools, has led to strong links for several years. Gerry has recently been working with the Year 1 children to produce a collage of friendship hands, drawings and messages for their counterparts in
Uganda, which Gerry has already personally handed over to the Head Master at St James’.
Mrs Joanne Glimmerveen, Head Teacher at Vernon Primary says ‘I am thrilled that we have these close links with St James’ in
Uganda. It is a extremely interesting and powerful way of raising the awareness of our children about different cultures and the issues they have to face. There is always great excitement when Gerry brings back news of her visits and when the children receive letters from and write to their Ugandan friends’
