Rotarians' dictionaries presentation to primary school leavers
WORDS of wisdom were spoken by the new president of the Rotary Club of Babbacombe and St Marychurch at a Bay school leavers' ceremony.
President Steve Holdup visited Warberry C of E Primary School to present dictionaries to Year 6 pupils.
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BOOKS GIFT: Warberry primary leaver Dean Byrne, 11, Rotarian Peter Williams, president of the Babbacombe and St Marychurch Rotary Club Steve Holdup and head teacher Rhona Griffin with other school leavers, all showing off their new dictionaries Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
He said: "We hope the dictionaries will be a much-used companion for many years to come at their new schools."
The Usbourne Illustrated Dictionary is aimed at children aged from nine years old to encourage and improve literacy.
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The Rotary Club of Babbacombe and St Marychurch invested in a number of the dictionaries to give to pupils in their final year at local primary schools.
Warberry C of E Primary School is one of several local schools involved in this project and Rotary hopes to extend the scheme to other primary schools in the area.
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