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Village Voice October/November 2020
SCHOOLS
NEWS ROUND UP
Tylers Green Middle School
Dear VV Readers, I am delighted that the
Autumn term has begun so smoothly as we
invited all of the pupils back on a full time
basis. It is certainly super to see our pupils and
how settled they are in school. Our new Year 3
pupils had an extra morning on Wednesday 2nd
September so that they could have a tailor-made
induction to the Middle School. Normally we
would have invited them in to spend at least one
day with us during the summer term. Alas, the
restrictions meant this was not possible.
We have had to put in a variety of measures
to ensure that the school complies with the DFE
guidelines. These include a staggered start, one
way system, routines for handwashing and Year
group bubbles. It has worked so well that the
children in each bubble (and staff) do not see
each other from one day to the next! I appreciate
that the new timings for the beginning and end
of the day have meant lots of juggling around
for parents in the village to make sure they meet
their children at the correct time.
The famous Tylers Green Bear has been
reintroduced as we have relaunched the Bear
Necessities. At the time of writing Year 4 have
been winners and the bear has spent a fortnight
in the Year 4 bubble. As part of the school
behaviour policy, the Bear Necessities is a class
reward system and supports outstanding
behaviour and collective responsibility from
everyone. We have also reintroduced the green
cards and will be awarding badges as part of the
Friday Achievements Assembly, which is
delivered virtually!
Over the summer we had lockers installed for
all of our pupils which was kindly funded by the
Friends of Tylers Green Middle School .
Everyone is very pleased with this and I must
admit the cloakrooms are so much tidier and
there is less lost property!
As the Autumn Term progresses, we hope
that the school can begin to return to normal or
whatever normal is! Vanessa Pinkney, Headteacher
Tylers Green First School
The children at the heart of the School, the
School at the heart of the Village
18 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk