Precious Memories

By Annaghmore & St. Clare’s Primary Schools

St Clare’S BiCentenary

• • • •

Present

Our School today was built in 1976.

It is co- educational We study Science, ICT and the senior classes study German The uniform is brown with a blue shirt.

• • • • Past Orphanage school opened in 1803.

It was a girls only school The orphans studied old Irish , Sewing and Knitting.

The uniform was navy with a white shirt.

Annaghmore Primary School

• • • • • • • Opened in 1901 85 pupils on the roll in 2003 Six teachers 3 mobile classrooms Resource room Large playgrounds Hot school dinners available

An Orphan’s Diary

Wednesday 12 th of January 1951 Hello my name is Orla Mac Laddy. I am an orphan in St.Clare’s Harold’s Cross.My mother died and my father asked the good sisters to take me in. He helps out whenever he can and takes me home for visits sometimes.

I get up at 6: 30 a. m. and dress before Morning Prayer in our Lady’s dormitory then go to mass. At breakfast I have porridge and a cup of tea or milk am old enough to help with the washing, sweeping and dusting but the younger girls go back to the dorm.After washing our hair and combing our hair I put on my school uniform –It’s a navy dress with pleated skirt and white collar. At 9am I cross the yard to San Damiano where I go to school. I learn History, Irish, English, Maths, Music, Sewing and Knitting. A nun comes over from the convent to tech us Religion.

We go to the dining hall for lunch. After school we have free time to play. Then I do my homework. Today is Wednesday so I have Irish dancing.

History of Annaghmore Primary School

• • • • • • • Annaghmore Primary School was opened in 1901 in what was the old

Police Station

.

Pupils brought

turf

to school.

Many pupils were allowed to take holidays during the busy

farming periods

, such as apple pulling and harvest.

Many pupils

walked

fields.

to school, sometimes 6-8 miles over Reading, writing, arithmetic and religion were the main subjects.

Many pupils wrote with

slate

pencils.

Some teachers travelled to school on

horseback.

Sport in St. Clare’s P.S.

We have camogie for the girls and hurling for the boys. The camogie is on Monday and hurling is on Thursday . The football is on Friday for the boys. The senior classes have basketball training.The junior classes have mini tennis training after school.

Sport in Annaghmore

• • • • • • We play

football

at lunchtimes in the playground. P4/5 play play the rest of the week.

football

on Tuesday and Thursday and P6/7 The girls have

hockey

practice on Wednesdays after school.

The boys have

football

Thursday after school.

practice on The boys play

rugby

in the springtime.

on Thursdays In the summer girls play

netball

a Tuesday afternoon.

on In the summer we have

athletics

school.

in

Playground Games at Annaghmore

We have two play areas, a tarmac playground and a grass pitch.

Games we play:-

-What time is it Mr. Wolf?

-Touch tig -Walking tig -Stuck in the mud -Football -Hopscotch -Clock stop -Sea, shore and land -Skipping games

Computer Room at St Clare’s

We have a computer room in our school. Ms. Downing teaches us . She takes half a class at a time . We have 14 computers, 2 printers, a scanner,a digital camera, a data projector and our new video phone. My favorite software is Carmen San Diego, Mighty Maths number heroes, Maths Circus and Type to learn. I like printing cards and stories.

St Clare’s Lollipop Lady

The lollipop lady helps us to cross the road. Her name is Rita. She is always smiling. She stops the traffic so we can get to the other side of the road. The rules of the road say that you should look left and right then left again when crossing the road.The school gates are closed with a buzzer.The school gates open for the cars and the children.I feel safe when the lollipop lady helps me cross the road. We went to traffic school to learn the rules of the road.

A digital photograph of Rita the Lollipop Lady

•

St Clare’s Survey on traveling to school

We have a walk to school week each year. The car’s fumes is bad for the environment. Walking is also good exercise. Some people in other classes use a scooter. They must wear a helmet. We went to the traffic school this year and learned the rules of the road.

16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 3rd class

Annaghmore School Transport

• • • • • • Our bus driver is called Martin.

15 people get collected every morning.

There are 24 seats on the bus.

There are 2 bus monitors.

The bus is yellow, blue and white.

Lots of people go home on the bus.

St Clare’S Halloween art

 This is my halloween picture of a witch on her way to a disco.I drew this picture. Then I stuck on fabric for her clothes and wool for her hair. Do you think she is groovy?

 By Tom

Lunches at Annaghmore

• • • • • • 12:20-1:00 pm 15 minutes playtime Hot school dinners and packed lunches Cooks-Mrs.Martin and Mrs.Willis

School dinner costs £1.25 and 20p for pudding.

School dinners eaten in dining hall. Packed lunches eaten in classroom.