Mrs Coles has been a volunteer helping with reading for 20 YEARS, she started volunteering with us back in 1997 and has been here almost every school week since then and she now reads regularly with children in Class PLKV.
Yesterday the children presented her with a wonderful 'Thank you' card and a beautiful plant. They also asked her a few questions.. find out her answers below.
Here were the questions that the children asked Mrs Coles, along with her answers:
You
have been at this school reading for 20 years, which you must have enjoyed. Why
did you start to read with us?
This is such a
happy school to be a part of and I have enjoyed every class that I have read
with. The children are so polite; you are a credit to your school.
What
was your former job?
I worked for many
years as a nurse.
Have
you just read with Mrs Lord’s class, or have there been other classes as well?
I began reading
with Mrs Greenacre’s class, and then I read with Mrs Dwyer’s class, so I knew
Mrs Dwyer such a long time ago it was before she was married. During the time
that I was helping in the class Mrs Dwyer was married and had three children. I
also helped Mrs Lord, as she and Mrs Dwyer taught the same class between them.
What
was it like when you were at school when you were a child?
When I was at
school children weren’t always treated well and sometimes got hit with a ruler.
You children are so fortunate that your teachers look after you well and do
interesting lessons for you. When I was at school we spent a lot of time
learning our times tables and we were taught how to read.
Have
you always lived in Framlingham and gone to the high school or the college?
No, I came to
Framlingham 25 years ago, with my husband; I have moved to several different
places in England, working as a nurse.
What
is your favourite book or author that a child has read to you?
I can’t really
choose a favourite, as I enjoy hearing all the children who read to me, and
like listening to all the different books.We will be inviting all our volunteers to our annual 'Thank you Tea' on Thursday 22 June.
