10/05/2020
I absolutely love this!!
I’m sure everyone would like to get back to “normal” but how is this going to work!!
Is it safe? Do we know? Who knows?
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As a Reception teacher with 28 children in my classroom and up to 60 parents/family members at my door every morning, all I’ve been hearing about in the media is how getting children back to school quickly is beneficial for their mental health and development. This is despite there being no evidence to say that it is safe to do so. We’ll just have to enforce a two metre rule.
Of course I’d love to be back in my classroom with the children, but our instinct is to protect their wellbeing, whether this means sticking by the two metre rule or not.
As the decision is being made about when to send children back to school, I’ve decided to write this poem to show how the two metre rule is both impossible within a school setting, but also potentially damaging to the wellbeing of the children.
Two metre rule
It’s lovely to see your face today,
It’s been a while since we’ve been in School,
Please don’t try to hug me though,
We have a two metre rule.
I bet you’re glad to see your friends,
They’re glad to see you too,
Please don’t share the toys with them,
We have a two metre rule.
Let’s go outside and play some games,
We’ll go on the climbing frame too,
But I can’t help when you hurt your knee,
We have a two metre rule.
You’ve worked so hard building your lego tower,
You’ve asked me to build the roof,
But we can’t share the blocks today,
We have a two metre rule.
At dinner time you can load your plate
with lots of lovely food,
But I can’t help you with your knife and fork,
We have a two metre rule.
I can see on your face that you’re worried,
I can see that you’re confused,
Things are different in here now,
It’s not the classroom you once knew.
But this would never happen,
We care too much for you,
Wiping tears, making you feel safe,
It’s what we’re there to do.
It’s not your fault this happened,
It’s not what you would choose,
So know that we’re right here with you.
What two metre rule?
Siobhan Cunliffe,
Reception Teacher
