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TITLE: Seven christchurch schools to close.
WHEN: February 19 2013
WHO: Seven Christchurch schools, affects around 670 children.
The schools are: Branston Intermediate, Glenmoor, Greenpark, Kendal, Linwood Intermediate, Manning Intermediate and Richmond.
WHERE: The schools are in Christchurch: Branston Intermediate, Glenmoor, Greenpark, Kendal, Linwood Intermediate, Manning Intermediate and Richmond. In Christchurch.
WHAT: The Government has announced that seven Christchurch schools will close and twelve more will merge as a result of the 2011 earthquake. The schools were told by Education Minister Hekia Parata that they will have to close by the start of the next school year.
WHY or HOW it happened: This was a result of the 2011 earthquake.
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What do you think the author wanted you to learn from this article? To let the schools know what's happening and if you were thinking of moving to Christchurch to go to a school there that you can’t.
List 2 new words you have found in this article, then write their meanings.
Merge: To cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
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