Trio of twins is hat-trick for school
Three sets of twins have started lessons at the same school in Dudley – but there is no difficulty telling them apart as they are all brother and sister sets.
Mollie and Joseph Haden-Curtis, Bradley and Summer Carter and Kara and Sam Ralph, all aged four, are settling in well at the foundation unit at The Straits Primary School in Lower Gornal.
It's the first time three sets of twins have enrolled at the school in Longfellow Road.
Deputy head Helen Birch said: "I think they have all made friends with each other and are settling in well.
"I think the fact they have come in as a pair will have been comforting for them.
"Although they are twins, as a school we like to treat each child as individuals."
Emma Haden-Curtis, aged 32, is mother to Mollie and Joseph from Eaton Crescent, Lower Gornal, and has an older son Harry, aged six, at the same school. Miss Haden-Curtis, a teacher, said: "They have settled in well and like P.E and doing activities outside. I think the fact they went to school every week over the summer holidays as part of a starter programme has made the transition easier."
She added: "Mollie is very independent and Joseph is more quiet. They really love each other and I think it is nice they have the support of each other if they need it but I also think they need to learn to be independent and make their own friends."
Nurse Clare Carter is mother to twins Summer and Bradley. Mrs Carter, aged 30 from Addison Croft, Lower Gornal, said:
"There were a few tears and tantrums on the first day but now they are really enjoying going.
"Summer enjoys writing and Bradley enjoys playing in the sand.
"I think the fact they started school together was a comfort for them but I have asked them to be put in separate classes as I want them to stand on their own feet."
