PUPILS at Cold Norton Primary School buried a time capsule on the school grounds to mark the end of its centenary year.
The youngsters buried a number of items from school life, a DVD, and samples of their work to show any future generations of schoolchildren what primary school life was like in 2014.
The school, in St Stephens Road, has also held a summer fair, created a mural with local textile artist Nicola Hughes and performed in a Dancing Through The Decades show.
Kay Turner, Year 1 teacher, told the Chronicle: "We have had a great time commemorating our centenary year.
"Burying the time capsule was a nice way to finish our celebrations and an exciting end to our term – hopefully the children will remember this week for a long time as some are leaving this year too.
"The children really enjoyed burying the time capsule and so did we."
Cold Norton Primary School was opened on January 5, 1914, with just one classroom and a handful of pupils.
Some of the classes still retain original Edwardian features, but the school has been added to significantly over the years and now has 154 pupils.
Mrs Turner, who has taught at the school for the last ten years, said: "The school has changed a lot in the past 100 years and maybe in the future another group of schoolchildren will be amazed at the findings."
The children read some old school logs and saw pictures of the building as it was in 1914 before the capsule was buried on July 11.
Drew Symonds, 11, said: "It was a lot of fun, we put in some school work that some of us had done in class.
"There are lots of things in the capsule that I'm sure they will enjoy. The DVD we included was funny and I think whoever finds the capsule will like it."
Gloria Gold, a parent governor who helped to co-ordinate the events, said: "It's important to celebrate the school's history, particularly as it opened at the start of 1914, a year which is being commemorated all over the country.
"I think events like the centenary bring together the community and give our pupils the opportunity to experience live history. I also think it's right that our children are aware of the bigger picture. A hundred years is a really long time."
