Some questions to help you expand on the school memories you share with us…
Were you looking forward to the first day or apprehensive?
Who went to the school with you?
Can you remember what you did during the day?
What time did school start?
What did you usually wear going to school? Was there a uniform?
Did you bring a packed lunch? If you did , what was in it?
If the school provided dinners what did you get there?
Did your school provide milk for the pupils? How did it arrive?
How did you get there? Were you brought by your parents or did you go with friends?
Was it fun going to and from school?
Describe your school building as you remember it as a child .
Is the school still there?
Describe your classroom.
For example, what was on the walls?
What sort of desks did you have?
Did pupils share desks?
What was the blackboard like?
Was there a special smell in the room?
Was it heated, was there a stove?
Did each class have their own room or did several classes share the same room?
What was the playground like?
What names can you remember of pupils in your class?
Who were your particular friends?
What teachers’ names can you remember?
Did you have a favourite teacher or can you remember a teacher who had a big influence on you?
Did the older students help the younger ones in your school?
What was discipline like? Was the school strict?
What subjects do you remember studying at school?
What was your favourite and your least favourite of these?
Do you have any particular memory of something that made an impression on you? Like maybe a story or a poem or finding out something about nature or science?
Did you always get homework? Was It a burden?
Do you still have any of your old school books or copybooks?
What sort of copybooks and pens did you use?
Were there activities in your school like drama, sport, art, music and singing?
Did you enjoy any of these?
Were there school trips organised or days out?
If you had outings, were any of them memorable for any reason?
Did the school run any special events like prizegiving, sports days, plays, concerts or competitions?