Don't Tell the Teacher
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Authors: Gervase Phinn
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Don't Tell the Teacher
Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, educational consultant, school inspector, visiting professor of education and, last but by no means least, father of four. Most of his time is spent in schools with teachers and children.
He is the author of the bestselling books for adults
The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales
and
Up and Down in the Dales
, three volumes of children's poetry and three fiction books for young children.
Books by Gervase Phinn
For children
IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
THE DAY MY TEACHER WENT BATTY
DON'T TELL THE TEACHER
FAMILY PHANTOMS
BAD BECKY
BAD BECKY IN TROUBLE
DOMINIC'S DISCOVERY
For adults
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DALE
OVER HILL AND DALE
HEAD OVER HEELS IN THE DALES
UP AND DOWN IN THE DALES
THE SCHOOL INSPECTOR CALLS
A WAYNE IN A MANGER
Gervase Phinn
Teacher
Illustrated by Chris Mould
PUFFIN
âSoThere!' on page 53 is taken from
Up and Down in the Dales
(Michael Joseph, 2004).
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2006
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ISBN: 978-0-14-192973-6
For Nina and Richard
You Are Not Going Out Like That!
Matthew saw a grey squirrel,
Poking a curious face
Though the branches of the tree,
Which stood outside the classroom window.
âLook!' he said to Andrew,
âLet's tell the teacher.'
âDon't you say a word,' replied his friend.
âShe'll have us write about it!'
Dear Mrs Auchterloonie,
I'm writing just to say,
That I'm really really sorry
That you are still away.
The supply teacher has told us
That we have to write this letter,
Hoping that you're on the mend
And that you'll soon be better.
Our new teacher's called Miss Merriman
And she used to teach my mum,
And although she's pretty old now,
She's such a lot of fun.
She reads us super stories
And we paint and draw and sing,
And she's brilliant at outdoor games â
In fact, she's great at everything.
I've got really good at number work
Since Miss Merriman showed me how,
And my writing's so much neater
And my reading's better now.
Miss Merriman's put our work up
All down the corridor.
The headteacher says he's never seen
A display as good before.
We do poetry and pottery
And spellings on a Friday.
Oh, and she's reorganized your storeroom
Because Miss Merriman likes things tidy.
She's packed up the computers,
And the pictures from the wall,
And taken all your potted plants
And put them in the hall.