Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Traditions of SPS

During this year, as I have been researching and writing these jottings, I have become very aware of the fact that so many of our Traditional events have simply disappeared. Here are some which I have read about, and can also remember from childhood days at SPS.!

The annual Fancy Dress Ball, for the whole school.

The annual Pet day, with the accompanying show in the school hall of sand-saucers, miniature gardens, vegetable animals etc

Cocoa, in winter, in the school hall.

The Annual Athletic Sport’s day, for schools from all around Stratford. Green House, red House, Blue House, Gold House. Oh, how proudly we marched (yes, marched!) behind our house banner, after practising for weeks to military band music !

The exhibition of local school children’s stories, needlework etc at the A and P Show.

Please share your memories on our Blog site

We love to hear about them!

Lee Coles

1 Comments:

At 9:24 PM, Anonymous sonia neal (Robertson) said...

1970 the primary rooms wendy house, and around 1970-72 the new play equipment was set up,
Fish and chips for school lunches, or just chips at the cost of 10cents per bag, salad rolls, pies and sausages.
Jump robe, 4 square to 8 squares ball handling,primary school came and went so fast, with mrs maxwell as the primary head, The school was big and felt like it took for ever to reach the gates. Friday morning assemblys, as the lines went in standards to end with the form one and twos at the back you knew high school was close coming.
School Gala,s the love of toffee apples, and homemade fudges, Raffles and just a good ole family day out, The making of snowmans which brought all teachers out to play till lunchtime, And pretty much someone was related to someone in this school,traffic patrol, staff tea,school buses love it, I had some moments, but it was simple

 

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