1979: Two big log constructions have appeared in the adventure playground of Aberdeen's Greenfern Primary School and they were built by a former lumberjack! The two wooden bridges were constructed in about four days by Mr Jim Cumming, who works in Aberdeen district Councils leisure and recreation department.
Will you be jumping for joy like one of the youngsters in these pictures as we head back to the classroom at Greenfern primary school?
From fond farewells to valued members of staff to children enjoying learning, The Aberdonian takes a look back at school life during the eighties, nineties and noughties.
Do you recognise any familiar faces in the photos?
1985: Five-year-old Sandie Duthie presents a cheque for £170 to Mrs Joyce Westaby, a committee member of the Save the Children Fund. The nursery class and Primary 1 and 2 pupils at Greenfern School raised the cash with a carol concert
1992: Mrs Mutch’s primary one pupils at Greenfern Infant School.
1989: School cleaner Doris Thom of Arnage Drive, Aberdeen, is given a big cheer by youngsters at Greenfern Primary School to mark her retirement after 32 years service. Pupils Shaheen Salarapur and Ross Borthwell (pictured centre with Mrs Thom) handed over gifts of flowers and a cheque from pupils and parents. Doris also received chocolates and a cheque from staff.
1994: Mrs Stephen’s class.
1988: Roll on break-time say these youngsters of Greenfern Infant School, Mastrick, Aberdeen, as they watch student nursery nurse Kim Watson making sandwiches for the mid-morning break. Looking on is nursery nurse Maureen Ritchie.
1994: Mrs Mutch’s class.
Pupils Lewis Reynolds, 6 and Katie Morris, 7, say goodbye to their head teacher Mrs Aileen Pettitt.
2002: Art teacher and creator of the tapestry, Jean Moncrieff, with some of the children whose work helped create the piece look on. From left, Lewis Howarth, 7, of Greenfern Primary, Nikki Ross, 9, of Hanover Street Primary, Martin Raitt, 8, of Danestone Primary, (left) and Alexandra Pickthall, 6, of Victoria Road Primary.
1988: Its time for tea in the Greenfern Infant Schools class one castle as princess Shaheen Salarapur, 5, serves up a cuppa for handsome prince William Gray, 5, as thirsty classmates look on.
2003:. Pupils of the closing Greenfern School play tunes during the school’s open day.
1993: Mrs Mutch’s Class at Greenfern.
1988: Class one children look on with physical education specialist Mrs Janette Graham (right) as Michael Ellington, 5, clears a jump in fine style on the fitness course in the Greenfern school gym.
1988: The skeletons hanging from the ceiling which they made for a project with teacher Mrs Anne Stephen seem to be giving these members of class two at Greenfern Infant School a touch of the shivers.
