Stackpole School Goes 'Dotty' for the Day

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 Teachers at Stackpole School could be forgiven for seeing spots in front of their eyes last week.

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It was a day when pupils came to school dressed in clothes covered in dots and spots to raise money for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.

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This was inspired by their theme this term where Foundation Phase pupils have been learning about eyesight. They have transformed a section of their classroom into an optician's room courtesy of Rayners of Pembroke Dock who loaned some of its equipment.

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Pupils have been reading eyesight charts and matching each other with the most attractive spectacle frames while class teacher, Sandra Bryant, contacted Mrs Eva Rich from Saundersfoot and asked her to visit with her guide dog, Angie.

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The children were fascinated to meet both of them and afterwards decided they wanted to do something to help other blind people.

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Recently they have been painting and carrying out simple tasks blindfolded and this has helped them to realise the many difficulties blind people face in their daily lives.

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The idea of a 'dotty day' was conceived following a study of Braille and a sum of £173 was raised on the day.

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Pupils are now looking at ways in which they can support the disaster in Haiti and will be concentrating on this in the next few weeks.

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Headteacher Jane Rees said: "We are very proud of our pupils and the way in which they consider, and are eager to help, those less fortunate than themselves."

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Pictured with Stackpole's 'dotty' pupils are Higher Level Teaching Assistant Karen Blunsden; Learning Support Assistants Lisa Mackenzie, Katie Richards and Lynne Goodfellow and headteacher Jane Rees. Sadly after organising the whole event, Mrs Bryant was unable to be present following the death of her grandmother, Mrs Connie Brown, at the marvellous age of 102.