My Nana

1. 1960 age5

2.first sit on mat then reading,math spelling.

3.yes kids mayed the art work, and there was a map 4.start at 9:00 End at 2:00 lunch 1 hour

5. nut ball, bars , miniball

6. 1 techer

7.no, i never got punished.

8. out side

9.yes

10. in books

11.groups

12. yes

13.sat at disks 14. school holidays

Grandfather's answers

1.5
2.reading, writing and geography
3.no
4.hour lunch, 9:00am, 3:00 pm
5.yes. full of asphalt
6.1.that's the way they did it
7.no
8.we didn't have them
9.no
10.rote system
11.whole class
12.didn't have it
13.no
14.sports
By Ruth

Max's interview questions

I interviewed my Nana

1. When did you start school?

at six years old

2.What was your timetable like at school and what subjects did you have?

reading maths and writing

3. Did your classrooms have art work on the walls? If yes how was it decorated?

No

4. What time did school start and end and how long was lunch?

started at 9am lunch for an hour then ended at 3pm

5. Did you have a playground and if so what was it like?

concrete playground

6. How many teachers did you have?

1 teacher

7. Did you ever get punished at school?

Yes with the strap on the hand

8. Where was your school assembly held?

Assembly was held in the playground. We had to stand and we sung the National Anthem

9. Did you have student teachers?

No

10. How did you lear math, reading and spelling?

Repetition, read journals and had printing books

11. Were you taught in groups?

No taught as a whole class

12. Why weren't girls allowed to do woodwork and boys allowed to do cooking?

That's just the way it was

13. How did you sit in class?

Always sat at our desks. The desks were long with bench seats and had ink wells.

14. What was your favourite thing about going to school?

Learning maths and playing with friends

max's interview questions

my homework

peach slices 820g a can
tomato can 400g
condense milk 100g
spatial 420g
baby beetroot 450g
baked beans 420g

Interview Questions for what was it like at school.

Hi Room 3,

I would like you to interview your parents or grandparents on what it was like for them at school.

Here are the interview questions we came up with as a class. Once you have interviewed your chosen person click comment and write the answers to the questions.

1: When did you start school?

2:What was your timetable like at school and what subjects did you have?

3:Did your classroom have art and work on the walls? If yes how was it decorated?

4:What time did school start, finish and how long did you get for lunch?

5: Did you have a playground and if so what was it like?

6: How many teachers did you have in the classroom and why?

7: Did you ever get punished at school? If so how were you punished, why were you punished and did it teach you a lesson?

8: Where was your school assembly held and did you have to stand during it?

9: Did you have student teachers when you were at school?

10: How did you learn maths, reading and spelling?

11: Were you taught in groups for reading and maths or were you taught as a whole class?

12: Why weren't girls allowed to do woodwork and boys allowed to do cooking and sewing?

13: How did you sit in class? Did you have different learning areas to work in?

14: What was your favourite thing about going to school?

Thank you for answering Room 3's questions about what school was like in the past.