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Memories - P.7 (2000 - 2001) Write About Leaving Elmgrove

Memories - P7 Pupils Write About Life at Elmgrove and Leaving

Mrs. Chambers' Class

Everyone loves this School
Because it is really cool
Children running and laughing
Having lots of fun
But when it comes to English and sums
The children are so glum
Listening to what the teachers say
Children pratising for sports day
Everything is just so cool
This is our school

I've been in this school for the last six years
And when I leave I'll be in tears
I'll miss my friends and teachers too
When I go to my new school
This is Elmgrove Primary School
By Natasha

I've been at Elmgrove primary schoo! sInce I was five
I like it because it makes me feel allve .
The teachers are workIng like bees in a hive.
To help us to do somethIng with our Ilves.
We work hard and do our best to get resulls in all test.

Elmgrove Prlmary School
The Good times & the bad

I remember my first day,
I couldn't wait for the fun.
I had my schoolbag and my pencils,
My sandwiches and my bun.

We wrote and drew pictures,
Each and every day.
At lunch and breaktime,
We went out to play.

As the work grew harder,
My skills expanded too.
Multipilication, Division,
I learned how to do.

In P.6. I did some thIngs,
I thought I could never do.
Fractions and decimals,
But my teacher helped me through.

Then finally In P.7
Came the TRANSFER TEST!
I was accepted by my new school,
Along with all the rest.

And now In my final year,
Of my Prlmary school.
I remember the good times & the bad,
I hope you do too.
By Philip

ELMGROVE IS THE NO1 SCHOOL
LEARNING SUBJECTS ISN'T THAT COOL
MANY APPLICANTS FOR NEW KIDS
GOT TO FASTEN THEM BOTTLE LIDS
RUNNING FAST ON THE PITCH
ONLY PEOPLE WHO LEARN DON'T MITCH
VERY NICE UNIFORMS, NOW ARE CHANGED
EVERYONE CHEER THE TEAMS ARRANGED
JENNA

A Poem On Elmgrove
I've been in Elmgrove since primary one,
now Gm in p7 I have so much fun.

When I started there I was young and small
Now six year's later I am very tall.

Iunch and break our always great
that's when I meet up with my best mate.

I 1ove it best when I do art
At that subject I am very smart.

I will be sorry to say good bye'
But up to Lagan College I shall fly.

A Poem For Elmgrove

Elmgrove is our local school and IearnIng things is our tool.
Lets teach our children well and be in before the bell.
Maths and music are a few of the sublects wehave to do.
Great teachers they're the best but Mrs. Chambers beats the rest.
Reading,writing lots of fun and then Its time to play in the sun.
Orchestra, choir after school lets join in and we'll be cool.
Very good behaviour we all have to try our best to get the best results in our class tests.
Everyone come to Elmgrove it truly is the best
from primary one onewards you can join in on our quest.
By Laura

Elmgrove is fun
Learning things is cool.
Mr Hutchinson is the principal
Green grass surrounds the school.
Running round the playground
Outside playing football.
Very hard lessons during the day.
Elmgrove is the best school In the worId.

E. is for energy tor the football team
L. is for learning
M. is for Mr. Hutchinson our principal
G. is for great when you have a great time
R. is for running on sports day
O. is for over when you leave
V. is for verses in poems
E. is ror Elmgrove the best school in Northern Ireland

Elmgrove is a great schoo! with teachers who care and chiilden who share.
I am sad to be leaving but happy to be going to my new school.

ELMGROVE
E IS FOR ELMGROVE OUR COSY LlTTLE SCHOOL
L IS FOR LEARNING WHICH WE MUST DO.
M IS FOR MATHS MY FAVOURITE SUBJECT.
G IS FOR GIRLS WHO LIKE T0 SKIP.
R IS FOR RUNNING WE DO ON SPORTS DAY.
O IS FOR OAK TREES WHICH WE HAVE IN SCHOOL.
V IS FOR VANS WHICH BRINGS OUR SUPPLIES.
E IS FOR ENERGY OUR FOOTBALL TEAM REQUIRES

Elmgrove is fun from P1 to P3

Learning easy sums and playing games you see.

Multiplication you start in P4 ,I got so
nervous I dropped my pencil on the floor.

Grammar in PS came with a bang, to my
disappointment I couldn't use slang

Rototated instead I was motivated in P6 by Mr Livingston.

Obviously yet influenced I worked my fingers to the bone

Visions of the future and how its going to be.

Every day is easy but its entirely up to me.

Elmgrove School Poem

Elmgrove is the best
It is better than all the rest
The kids have fun
They like to run
For our school dinners are yum.

When you are bad
The teachers get mad
And the children are sad
They go home to tell their mum and dad.

Sometimes the children are good
They like to eat all thier tood
They like to play games
Chasing the dames
Trying to find out their names.
Jonathan

Exiting school leaving school
Leaving is so sad
Maybe I wIll stay then again maybe I won't
Going home is the best part
Running round Iike mad
Only people who try succeed.
V is for victory that's in Mr Hutchisons dIctionary
E is for everyone who Ioves our SChool.
Marc

ALL ABOUT ELMGROVE

Elgrove is very good,
Learn your spellings every night tor homework.
Maths is my best subject
Growing children everywhere.
Reading is the thing I Iike doIng best,
On our chairs working hard.
Very small people start our school every year,
Everything is important in our school.

School is good
School is fun
School is where
I meet my chums

Elmgrove is the best
It beats all the rest
so I am sorry to say good-bye

MY ELMGROVE POEM

E Is for Elmgrove on the Beersbridge Road
L is for learning whIch in school you have to do
M Is for maths my favourite subject of the day.
G is for girls who run skip and play
R is for reading Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
O is for over which school is for me
V iS for vocabulary whIch increases every day
E Is for Elmgrove and I will always remember
by Michael

Elmgrove
E Is for an excellent school
L ls for Iearning each day
M is for music
G Is for great teachers
R is for rurning on sports day
O is for the orchestra who practse very hard
V is for Van Morrison who went to our school
E is for election of the prefects.
By Caleb

E is for everyone who does as they're told.
L is for leaving when you get too old.
M is for Mr Hutchinson who's introduced a new cap
G iS for Geography, we study the map.
R is for running not allowed inside school.
O is for obey the number one rule.
V is fo victory, a goal in the net.
E Is for excitment which all pupils set.
Jamie .

E.Im tree where the name came from
L.earning the subjects is fun
M.any friends
G.ood teachers who get us through the worst
R.ed which is one of the colours in the tie
O.verall the best school
V.ery well educated
E.njoyed by everyone
Raymond

My School Elmgrove

E very day I get closer to leaving.
L ibrary books are what I read
M aths is what I hate.
G ood luck to the football team next year
R ead out loud our teacher says.
O n the day I leave I'll miss everyone
V arieties of different sorts of work.
E Imgrove is the best school around for miles and miles and miles
James

Elmgrove Primary

Elmgrove is a primary school
Look at the way it's been run
Many a head but Hutchinson's the best
Gee what good work he has done
Rules are his game some children afraid
Others they don't really care
Y is for victory thats Hutchinsons dictionary
Either that or he's just really weird
By Joanne

Elmgrove School

E is for Elmgrove, the best prlmary school in the world
L is for lots of work, which we do each day
M is for Mr Hutchinson, the headmaster of our school
G is for Grosvenor, the school I'm going to.
R is for running when we have our school sports
O is for doing work over and over
V is for very good which we like to see in our homework books
E is for ending, sadly leaving Elmgrove School

E is for early to get up for school
L is for leaving or you will be late
M is for morning we have a assembly
G is for geography a test that we had
R is for reading over a test
O is for over, all our work is done
V is for very hard work
E is for Elmgrove the best school in the world

Everything is such great fun.
Learn Maths, English and Science.
Masses of lovely things to do.
Great fun in art and sport.
Ready for trips and outings.
Over to the dinner hall for lunches
Yoices singing in the choir.
Elmgrove has been such fun Fun FUN.
KATHRYN

AN ODE TO ELMGROVE.

Our wee school is Elmgrove
The greatest of them all
Its teachers are by far the best
The pupils worst of all.

Our headmaster is a cool guy
School dinners they are rough
You know that when we eat them
They get us off our work.

Mrs Chambers - what a lady
Mrs Beattie she is too
Mr Livingston a master teacher
Miss Steel, she has the flu.

I suppose we're like the Bash Street Klds
Full of fun and mischief too
But our teacher wouldn't swap us
Of that you can be sure.

Misss BIack is now going
I think she's had enough
Mrs Martin had a baby
Oh what wonderful stuff.

Mr Gray takes Scripture Union
He takes the football too
He aIso takes us swimming
And scares us all too.

The orchesstra are playing
The choir is out of tune
We aIl sit here with straight faces
But it is really gloom.

Our ears they suffer greatly
With at! this terrible din
And then before you know it
You've started to join in.

I'll end my littIe ode now
I think I've said enounh
But that's thanks to all our teachers
Our head, our friends and us.
BY MEGAN

I started P1 and look at all the
work I've done Through the years
look where I've got.

I got into P7 the 11+ just fIew in,
all those tests weren't the best
but troubling us was the resuIts!

All those years behind me now
what will become of me?
At ti~e end of the year I had
to pick a favourite teacher and thats
you MRS CHAMBERS!

ELMGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL.

E is for energy for the football team.
Listen and learn in the cIass.
My friends are in my cIass.
Great school
Read your books in school
Our teacher is called Mrs Chambers.
Very good teacher.
EImgrove Primary School. Andrew

Mrs Hutchinson's Class

Elmgrove was my school for 7 years
Lovely buildings lovely grounds
My P3teacher was Miss Hogg
Great school great teachers
Right at the minute I don't want to move
Over the years I have liked Elmgrove more
Very strict but very fun
Everyone should go to Elmgove. By Martyn

^ Mrs. Hutchinson's Pupil's Poems
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I. Angry Teacher.
2. Stuffed cupboards filled with books.
3. Large notice board stucked to the wall.
4 Library sheIves filled with lovely books.
5.Tables filled with pupils.
6. Pupils sitting at a table each.
7. Lights, one not working.
S. Pieces of work on the wall.
9. CIassrooms in each corridor.
10. Piece of chalk sitting in the box.
By Stuart

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Elmgrove is named after the Elm tree,
Lots of people come to our school.
Many children work hard. and do well here,
Gotta get into school early before the bell
Rough work comes all the time but we always get through it.
Other children come in every year,
Very hard work comes every day,
Every body meets new friends.
BY JEMMA

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1 P7H in our school
2 O1d cupboard in our corner of P7H
3 Boys at every table
4 tables in our classroom
5 Belfast zoo t-shirt on the classroom wall
6 People at every table
7 teachers in my 7year at Elmgrove
8 letters in Elmgrove
9 Emotion poem on the wall
10 Oliver Twist books on the wall By ROY

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Elmgrove is the best school in the world
Leaving in June
My favourite Teacher was Mrs Manson
Groovy Dudes come here
Round the playground the Children run
On September we go back to school
Van Morrison used to go to Elmgrove
Ever lasting memories.

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Elmgrove is the place to be

Elmgrove is really good
It has oh so gorgeous food
Elmgrove was made for me
Elmgrove is the place to be

Elmgrove is the best
It is better than the rest
Elmgrove isn't wee
Elmgrove is the place to be.

Elmgrove has fantastic art
In everything you can take part
Elmgrove is the key
Elmgrove is the place to be.

Elmgrove's orchestra and choir
Can go lower and go higher
They can do doe ray me
Elmgrov is the place to be.

Elmgrove has a brilliant S.U
Everyone can join even you
There are bible stones and cups of tea
Elmgrove is the place to be.

The teachers in Elmgrove are so so great
They help you learn in a quite good rate
Elmgrove as you can see
That Elmgrove is the place to be.

^ Mrs. Hutchinson's Pupil's Poems
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7 YEARS OF UNIFORM,
7 YEARS QF WORK,
7 YEARS OF HARD LABOUR,
7 YEARS OF SAFE CHILDREN,
7 YEARS OF KINDNESS,
7 YEARS OF THE COLOUR RED, GREEN AND BLACK,
7 YEARS OF FRIENDS AND ENEMIES,
7 YEARS OF P . E,
7 YEARS OF FOOLISH THOUGHTS,
7 YEARS OF TRIPS,
7 YEARS OF ASSEMBLY,
7 YEARS OF MY PRIMARY SCHOOL,
7 YEARS OF SORE FINGERS,
7 YEARS OF FUN AND LAUGHTER,
7 YEARS OF SCHOOL,
DO I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE ?

^ Mrs. Hutchinson's Pupil's Poems
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1 BLACK HORRIBLE BLACKBOARD,
2 CUPBOARDS FULL OF HARD,BORING WORK,
3 COLOURS IS ON OUR TIE,
4 BORING MATHS BOOKS ON THE SHELF,
5 TABLES OF HARD WORKING CHILDREN,
6 DISOBEDIENT PUPIIS PUT IN DETENTION,
7 PROJECTS DONE 23 MORE TO GO,
8 EMOTION POEMS PUT IN THE CLASSROOM,
9 FIERCE TEACHERS GETTING VERY ANGRY,
10 HARD SUMS WAITING TO BE ANSWERED. BY KIRSTY

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One ticking clock hanging on the classroom wall.
Two tall cupboards stuffed full of books.
Three coloured classrooms along the front corridoor.
Four luxury library shelves crammed full of books.
Five tiny tables in the classroom.
Six sizzling sausages in the canteen.
Seven long tiring long school years.
Eight windows above the classroom wall.
Nine computers in the computer room.
Ten out of ten for ELMGROVE.
Christina

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Evil teachers blowing the roof off with noise
Likeable teachers giving easy work
Mothers and fathers coming up for interviews
Girls and boys screaming in the playpround
Roll time,everyones here
Out we go for lunch
Vegetables and chips in the canteen
Eagerfor school to finish.

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1. Computer hiding away in the corner .

2. Cupboards full of books for us to do.

3. Shelves full of books to read.

4. Pictures of Victorians houses.

5. Tables full of fierce children.

6. Kind teachers talkinq about our work.

7. Little animals stuffed at the back af the room

8. Emotion poems stuck up on the window.

9. Chairs sitting at the front of the room for the people.

10.Arms up in the air waiting to answer the question.

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1. Angry teacher
2. Stuffed cupboard full of books
3. Large notice boards stuck into the wall
4. Library shelves full of books
5. Tables full of fierce pupils
6. Pupils doing poems
7. Lights one not working
8. Pitures of rainforest seenes
9. Zoo T-shirt just waiting waiting to be bought
10. Rude people just waiting to go to detention.

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SEVEN years of hard work
SEVEN years of nice teachers
SEVEN years of nice and funny friends,
SEVEN years of teachers shouting
SEVEN years of fun and Iaughter
SEVEN years of pack lunch,
SEVEN years of dinners,
SEVEN years of fights,
SEVEN years of make ups,
SEVEN YEARS OF ME NOT WANTING TO GO BY CHELCIE

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MY TIME AT ELMGROVE.

In P1 we learnt about circles and squares,
But unlike now we sat in tiny chairs.

In P2 I felt a little older,
But our teacher gave us harder work,
so I should never have told her.

P3 was our last year in the small playground,
Then we'd be stuck with older people all around.

In P4, was I ever late,
I didn't care, neither did my teacher Mrs Tate.

In P5, joint writing, I learnt it,
But all those rewards, we didn't deserve it.

In P6 our teachers were plotters,
Planning hard sums for us to do in our jotters.

But then in P7, the transfer test,
But we were helped through by the teacher we liked the best.

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Evil teachers shouting
Little infants crying
Maths books getting used
Geography comes next
Roaring children heard everywhere
Over we go to the dinner hall
Varieties offood all munched and chewed
Eager faces waiting for the bell to ring.
MARNIE

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SEVEN YEARS AT SCHOOL

SEVEN YEARS OF VERY HARD LABOUR.
SEVEN YEARSOF CHANGING CLASSES.
SEVEN YEARS OF MOOD CHANGING TEACHERS.
SEVEN YEARS OF WEARING UNIPORM.
SEVEN YEARS AT SCHOOL.

SEVEN YEARS OF D1FFERENT HEADMASTERS.
SEVEN YEARS OF CARRYING SCHOOLBAGS.
SEVEN YEARS OP WRITING IN BOOKS.
SEVEN YEARS OF PLAYING ON COMPUTERS.
SEVEN YEARS AT SCHOOL.

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Every morning maths would start the day,
Loving every minute that we are out to play.
Many people start each year,
Gunged with excitment, joy and fear.
Running, skipping, jogging and jumping,
Oh yeah but before that we did some chomping.
Very good your teacher would say,
Exuberant teachers but not today.

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E is for Elmgrove which is the best school in the world.

Listen ears all year round.

Mr Hutchinson is our headmaster.

Groovy dudes come here.

R is for Ryan who came here for seven years.

Other children come every year.

Verus yapping all around.

Elmgrove is massive.

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Elmgrove is the best school in the worId
Lights in each room to help us see our work,
Many of children arein the school,
Green grass at the front and back of the school,
Right and wrong we have to learn in school,
Outdoor homework we get to do at home,
Violence is not allowed in our school Elmgrove,
Eat our lunch and we eat our break.
BY KYLE

Elmgrove is best school in the world
I was in Elmgrowe for 7 years,
My best teacher is Mrs Hutchinson,
Green is my tie with,
Red stripes
Orangefield is the high school,
Very good work at Elmgrove,
Elmgrove hes the best teachers in Belfast

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1. Clock dangling on the wall.
2.Art boxes stuffed with art shirts.
3.Curtains covering the windows .
4.Book shelves filled with books.
5.Annoying people sit at my table.
6.Chairs at each table .
7.Years of hard work.
8.Shelves in each cupboard.
9.Trampolines in the P.E hall.
lO.Sour cartons of milk.

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Elmgrove is the best school that you could ever find
Let's go we're going on a tnp to Castleward.
Many people are in our amazing,outstanding school clubs.
Getting homework isn't the best of fun.
Right now! you should try your hardest everyday
Only good children won't get in trouble.
Very funny moments happens through the years,
ELmgrove I'll remember you but for nowGOODBYE :(

People in the choir sings to old age pensioners
Running footballers run to kick the ball.
I've been picked for the football team
Mountains of work we did for the 11+
Angry teachers shouting at bad little children
Raising money for children who are poor and
Yell hor-ray it's time to play.

Summer homework in P6 for everyone to study for the big hard tests,
Computers are one of my favounte subjects.
Home time,time to do my maths homework,
Only thing I've forgotten my maths book I'm going to be in trouble.
Our new headmaster is very nice to everyone,
LonelLy,heartbroken P7's leave Elrogrove Primary School.

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Elmgrove
E is for excellent pupils in Elmgrove
Librarian is what I am and other people too.
Multiplication and adding in our school books.
Groovy girls and cool boys and trendy teachers.
Running around having fun in the playground.
Oranges, apples and sandwiches are in our lunchboxes
Violins and trumpets is what our school plays in orchestra
Elmgrove is better than the rest.

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Everyday of my green uniformed life I tried my hardest not to be my badest.
L istening to lectures from my teachers believe me wasn't easy.
Many tests ,yap, yap, yap you've got that wrong again.
Green ,black, red is rny tie, dinner ladies baking pie.
Reading was hard in p 1 but when I grew older I got the hang of it.
Over my seven years I enjoyed maths, English, art and p.e.
Very noisy and bod children getting the class extra homework.
Elmgrove has got to be the best definitely better than the rest.

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Evil teachers giving us detention.

Leaving us to give them the attention.

More and more their voices grow bigger.

Giving us information to do things right.

Rising up to be so bright.

Often we cry when we fall or get hurt.

Various reasons to treat them like dirt.

Ending is sad and alone, thats a reason not to moan.

BY SARAH

Mr. Gray's Class

The Elmgrove Rap

Elmgrove is really cool,
It's the best ever known primary school
When we are really good and sweet,
We always get a lovely treat.

We watch T.V. when we are good,
And sometimes we even get some food,
But when we are really bad,
We get no treats and that is sad.

The brilliant choir and orchestra,
Have all got the great stamina,
They help each other to get things right,
And practice every day and night.

When you join Elmgrove Primary school,
You meet new friends and that is cool,
You go on trips and residentials,
And in the shop you can get some pencils.

We have sports day and we have lots of fun,
As we play all day in the bright warm sun,
We have assembly and we sing a song,
The teachers even sing along.

But when you leave your Primary school,
To go to a school with a fancy pool,
You’ll never forget the lovely time,
You had when you were making this rhyme.

My primary life is over
Only weeks to go
Van Morrison once went through this
I know mum told me so
Nervous leaving Elmgrove
Grosvenor seems so huge
Oh I hope I don't get lost there
Now I'm a new first year stude.

E is for Elmgrove the best school in the world
L is for laughter we have everyday
M is for mothers who take us to school
G is for grass which surrounds our school
R is for reading we do each day
O is for orchestra ours is the best
V is for victory over all the rest
E is for everlasting joy I had at Elmgrove

You come to school on your first day making friends and having fun.
You are in p2 you have a new teacher and more work to do.
In p3 you have lots of fun and play outside with your friends.
Now you are in p4and you have made some new friends.
In p5 you have more work to do and lots of homework.
You are in p6 and you learn something new every day.
You are in p7 and you are leaving school soon

I am in p1 life is hard for me
I can’t get used to saying goodbye to my mum.
I’m in p2 I’ve got used to saying goodbye to my mum but there’s only one thing
It’s not good but from to time I still hate school.
I’m in p3 the work has started but it’s not hard.
P4 is when the work gets harder but now I get used to being away from my mum.
P5, 6 and 7 are all fun but the work gets harder still.

My first day at Primary School,
I didn't know what to expect,
I knew as I walked up the path,
There would be no turning back.

There stood a great big Elm tree,
Beside the entrance gate,
I must hurry up the path,
I didn’t want to be late.

My first teacher was Mrs Horner,
A lady with silver grey hair,
I always did what I was told,
And my teacher was always fair.

As I did my work each day,
I always did my best,
When I needed help I raised my hand,
And put the teacher to the test,

I always have enjoyed the school,
And wore my uniform with pride,
But something's cannot stay the same,
And I must take the stride.

I had many different teachers,
And I loved them everyone,
We had our good days and our bad,
But most of them were fun.

My final teacher was Mr. Gray,
He's simply was the best,
He helped me through my 11+,
And every single test.

So Mr.Gray I'd like to say,
A very big THANK YOU,
For all you've done for me this year,
And what you've put be through.

Goodbye To Elmgrove

The years have flown
So quickly by.
It's time for me to say "Goodbye"
To Elmgrove my favourite school
I'll not be leaving as a fool.
They taught me well everyday
From Mrs Holmes to Mr Gray.
To set and guide me on my way
GOODBYE ELMGROVE!

What is school?
A place where teachers boss you about all day If you be good you'll be A okay.

What is a teacher?
A brilliant person who helps you learn if you talk he / she will gurn.

What are students?
Children who just want to play. There really not that bad .Are they?

What is work?
Something that student's dislike, when they don't finish it teachers get uptight.

What is break and lunch time?
A time that's fun for everyone, when we have to go in it's really dull.

Elmgrove, Elmgrove how I will miss you?
Going to a new school will it belike going back into P1.

Elmgrove, Elmgrove how will I do in my new work and what about P.E. and all my old teachers too, so what will I do?

Elmgrove, Elmgrove so this is goodbye I think I do not like it, do you?
I hope my children come here too.

Elmgrove Primary School

End of nursery no more playing and crying for my mum
Laugh you may it wasn't very funny back then
Monday the start of school I was very scared
Going home such a relief
Rolling with fun in P1
Out of P1 it wasn't the end
Viewing P2 and it was starting all over again
Ending now and when I look back such fun I had on my journey at Elmgrove.

In P1 I sucked my thumb
In P2 I tied my shoe
In P3 so merry were we
In P4 harder than before
In P5 we all thrived
In P6 I feel sick
In P7 Oh seventh heaven
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Goodbye Mr Gray.

A Poem about School

Early in the morning having to get up for school,
Late sometimes when the teachers marking the roll,
Must do this, must do that, must do everything,
Get packed and now I'm off to school oh how boring,
R.E. with the teacher, Maths and P.E. too,
On and off we change and do a different subject,
Vice Principal Miss Brown telling us to be quiet,
Every day we have to go to school to learn to read and write.

Pupils in P7 are leaving ‘ oh how sad'
Raining all day no option you still have to come,
I don't want to leave because I am so used to it,
Mr Gray our teacher is one of the best teachers,
As soon as I leave I know I will want to come back,
Resting and relaxing I do that when I go home,
Young children will be starting Elmgrove in September, travelling the same road we did.

I know that I have really enjoyed being at Elmgrove it is so sad that I'm having to leave so good luck to the Teachers and all my friends.

Elmgrove is a very good primary school, I don't want to leave

Leaving this school is going to be the hardest thing I will have to do, also I will miss all the primary school teachers I've had in the past.

My two sisters will be going into p2 and p7 I hope they enjoy Elmgrove as much I did.

Glastry is the high school I will be leaving to go to, I hope I meet nice teachers but they won't be as nice as the teachers in Elmgrove.

Running schools must be very hard but I know this school must be the best, all the teachers, helpers and the headmaster.

Older and older we get as in the next 6 or 7 years or even more than that we will be leaving school to get a good job.

Very soon p7's will be leaving it will be the summer holidays p1-p7 teachers will be getting a new class as another year goes past.

Elmgrove is a school I don't think any other is as good as ours.

In P1 I sucked my thumb
In P2 I did my maths
In P3 I started hard work
In P4 I entered the big school
In P5 two more years to go
In P6 Mrs Lynas is the best
In P7 good and bad treats or detention.

Elmgrove is my primary school which I will always remember.
Lots of good memories at Elmgrove which I will never forget.
Mr Gray is my p7 teacher who I've liked a lot.
Good teachers who help us do our work
Raging teachers who shout at bad boys and girls.
Our work has improved through the years.
‘Very good' our teachers write on our books
Everybody from p7 is leaving Elmgrove and I'm gonna miss it and all my schoolmates.

I wake up every morning
I jump out of my bed,
I dress my-self very quickly
And out the door I head

I run into the school
And sit down on my seat,
I always know the morning ends
With a special break-time treat.

We come in from the playground
And we're ready for our work,
We have English, Maths and Science
Boy this is harder than I thought.

We have our dinner at a quarter past 12
Then we play outside,
At 1'o clock we all hear the bell
Then line up in a nice neat line.

We all come in to the classroom
And do a little more maths,
The bell will ring at 3'o clock
And we will all go home at last.

As I started p1 in 1994,
I was a little bit scared as I went in the door
We soon settled down, the next thing I knew
The year had gone by I'd moved on to p2.

Looking back p2 and p3 were such fun
Learning, reading and writing and doing our sums
Having stories read to us and watching T.V.
Being in the play area making pretend cups of tea.

Then it was time to leave the wee end behind
On to our teacher Miss McBride
Now in p4 we stay an hour longer
Our school work improved, our minds got stronger

One year later here I am
with my sandwiches filled with ham
Would you believe it I'm in p5
To think I'll soon be old enough to drive!

P6 started off like all the rest and from Easter we got ready for our Transfer Test
Even when school stopped at the end of year, we had work to do it and I couldn't cheer
Working instead of going out with all our friends I think we will be glad when the test ends!

September 2000 our last year at Elmgrove begins
We get lots of test papers our heads start to spin
Roll on November when the test will be over
Then maybe our brains will start to recover

The rest of p7 was great to be in
With are trips to places we'd never been
I only hope that wherever we go to
We will be as happy as we were at Elmgrove Primary School.

Every child out of P7 is
Leaving Elmgrove Primary School
My mates think Elmgrove was really cool
Good little children is teachers want but when they're
Really grumpy they huff and pant
Our teacher is really good
Very cross he is when he's in a bad mood
Elmgrove will always have special memories for me.

Debbie-Lee's Elmgrove Memories

Elmgrove is the best school around
Laughter and happiness can always be found
Musical talents from the orchestra and choir
Generations of children made to inspire
Remembering our teachers who have shown us the way
Opportunities new will be coming each day
Visions of the future and also the past
Eternal in my mind and they will always last

In P1 I sat and cried
In P2 I lost my shoe
In P3 I giggled with glee
In P4 I came in the door
In P5 I could almost jive
In P6 I learnt to spell fix
In P7 it's time to go....
....and we sadly leave, having to say a final goodbye.

Every year I've had a ball,
Lead the way so we can play.
More space to play with not so much people,
Get your trainers, lets go and play.
Remove the bad boys so we can have fun,
Overall it's great teachers and all.
Very hard work it's worth in the end.
Every year I've been happy
So I'd like to thank everybody.

Through The Years

It doesn't seem like seven years
Since I started Elmgrove School
Through those Years I learned a lot
And how to obey the rules.

My scariest years were P1 and 2,
Finding out just what I had to do
But by P3 all had calmed down
I was one of the oldest girls in infant school town.

P4,5 and 6 get your head down and prepare
For the exams you face in the 11+ scare
But everything came out alright I can say
With thanks to my teachers, especially Mr Gray

P1 was a year when I still sucked my thumb
P2 was for dressing up in the playroom
P3 I thought I was moving up life
P4 meant no more playtime, just trying to count, read and write
P5 big hard maths sheets and lots of tests
P6 all hard work, it's will it ever end
P7 it was all worthwhile ELMGROVE,
.....thank you.

The Best Days Of My Life

The first day I stepped into the school
I wandered if it was going to be cool
I got scared and looked around
The next thing I knew I was on the ground

I thought I was brilliant
I was moving up
It felt like I had just won a cup
I got a new teacher through the year
We all give her a very big cheer

I thought I was big
I was one of the oldest
Until someone hit me a dig
And I knew they were the boldest

I moved to the big playground
I was so scared
I wouldn't make a sound
So many people, can my friends be found?

I was nine and felt very fine
In P5 I felt so alive
Everyday I would say
I love this school hip-hip hooray!

Every year it was getting harder
So much work it was out of order
I thought P6 was ment to be fun
I usually had all my work done.

Thinking of the eleven plus
It was so much of a fuss
We started to have a lot of fun
When the test was done

I loved those Elmgrove years
To think they started with many fears
Now this is my very last
To sum up, I've had a blast!

Elmgrove Memories

Elmgrove Primary School was the best days of my life
Little children running everywhere
Maths was fun and so was English
Geography and History are too
R is for running the races for sport
Our teachers are kind our teachers are helpful
Various teachers can be cross
Elmgrove I'll miss it all!.

Everybody's leaving for the school summer holidays.
Leaving P7's say their goodbyes to their teachers.
Mr Gray watches us walk out the school gates.
Goodbye Elmgrove, see you when we visit.
Remember all the good times I have had.
Our uniform we don't need anymore.
Very long times we have spent in this school.
Everyone's waving goodbye as they leaving for secondary school.

Through The Years

Primary One
I miss my mum
Finding lots of new chums
Up and down stairs children run

Primary Two
Books and pencils
Crayons to be used
In Primary Two
There's lots to do

Primary Three
We start P.E
Jumping with glee
Running and jumping
Dancing too Oh how I love P.E

Primary Four
Miss McBride shouts, "Silence please"
Heads down work to do
Reading, sums and tables too
Oh lots of hard work for me
Waiting for the bell to ring at three

Primary Five
Up the road I go with my friends
Wet cold days drenched from head to toe
Warm cosy classrooms to get dried out

Primary Six
Upstairs I go harder work more things to do
Playing lots more sports in super P.E

Primary Seven
Final year eleven plus to pass
New school visit
Tears shed children shout
First form here we come

Seven years ago I started primary 1
Children playing games, learning and having lots of fun
How long will it be until I am P2
Oh goodness me I am in P3
Over the years we have had to learn hard work
Leaving Elmgrove now it will really hurt

Daily tests, stories and sums, we always do our best
A second chance I'll get, when doing Orangefield tests
Yes how I'm off to secondary school
So I hope it's just as cool

It has been for many years
With a lot of history to tell
Some of my relations have passed through Elmgrove
And some famous people as well.

Times have changed through the years
Modern buildings and modern attitudes
Elmgrove has stayed in it's own time
Old fashioned, friendly and a happy place to be.

In the years to come when I am old
I shall think fondly of Elmgrove
I will look at photos and keep my tie
And remember the friends I had and
The happy times we shared.

Soon I will be changing school
Coming each day to Ashfield Girls
Holidays are between now and then
Our school uniform is not green anymore
Oh I wish I could stay because the work will get harder
Leaving school should be scary

Days are getting longer as we play after school each night
After primary school it will be like a new life
Yes only 2 months until I start my new school
Scared or excited, I don't know which.

Elmgrove School is really good.
Leaving I do agree much.
Might take the bus to school today.
Good morning I will say to the bus driver.
Reading, Spelling, Maths and English that's what we do mostly.
Other times its Science, RE, History and Geography,
Very easy subjects but can be hard.
Every day we will do something cool.

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