Pirnmill School’s Centenary

On May 16th, Pirnmill Primary School celebrates its first hundred years of life – a time spanning two wars and countless changes. It promises to be a festive occasion, with a hog-roast and children’s performances, plus music from the Jazz Café Band. Hazel Gardiner, the Head Teacher, sends us the following words:

‘The Centenary Year at Pirnmill School is a wonderful opportunity to combine and expand the curriculum through real-life events and occasions. As Head Teacher, I feel honoured to be guiding the school through a calendar of events and experiences that are so educationally and socially rich for our children and our community. If you would like to find out more, a calendar of the year’s events is available by contacting the school. Scanned copies of photographs of past pupils are being collected now for an historical display so please get in touch if you have relevant photos that we can use. I’d like to take this opportunity to say through the Voice, “Thank you very much indeed” for all the support we are being shown in our special year.’

The children, too, have things to say. One of them commented, ‘School Centenary Year is a great event because it only happens once in a life time. It is part of history.’ Another said, ‘It’s been a lot of fun to design things for the events, like the Pirnmill Primary School tartan and the centenary logo.’

Miss Gardiner says the event Ben is most looking forward to is the Centenary Olympics in June. Catherine loved the Curim in February because she recited the Address to the Haggis. Nicol likes the fact that ‘the community comes to watch us perform.’ Gordon liked getting to perform in front of a crowd of more that 100 people at the Burns Supper in January.

Everyone agrees that the Centenary year is a good chance to celebrate 100 years, but for some, there is a trace of regret. Meagan, a P7 pupil, observed, ‘I’m leaving in the centenary year so it’s like a long big goodbye party for us.’

We at the Voice wish the school and all those who work in it every good fortune as its second century of happy learning begins.