This afternoon P6 and P7 held a Tea Party for their parents, grandparents and members of the community from Meadowlark and Cameron Court in order to find out more about school life in the past.

The Tea Party was an opportunity to put their interviewing techniques to good practice, having been given tuition from the Scotland’s Urban Past team earlier this term. Rebecca Murray rang her great great grandmother’s school bell to signal the welcome given by Maija Jones. The pupils partnered up and armed with their clipboards and questions set about chatting to their guests over tea and biscuits.

There was soon a buzz in the hall as the generations mixed and it was lovely to see so many happy faces as memories and experiences of school life were shared.

The pupils had also created a ‘pop up’ museum with the artefacts they had gathered. Many guests enjoyed seeing these and used them as prompts to reminisce.

Rebecca again rang her bell and David Creaney thanked everyone for coming.  As they left many guests commented on the exceptional manners of the pupils as well as showing real interest in what they were being told.