Let's start the day with an art session. At Pennywell School in January 1990, pupils painted murals to help them with their history lessons. Were you among them?Let's start the day with an art session. At Pennywell School in January 1990, pupils painted murals to help them with their history lessons. Were you among them?
Let's start the day with an art session. At Pennywell School in January 1990, pupils painted murals to help them with their history lessons. Were you among them?

Is this what your Sunderland school day looked like in the early 1990s?

You painted, you fundraised and you held recorder sessions in these 1990s Sunderland school scenes.
By Chris Cordner
Published 25th Mar 2020, 16:45 BST

But were they typical of your day in the classroom or on a field trip.

We have 15 photos for you to enjoy and they all show typical scenes from Wearside schools around 30 years ago.

Take a look and see how many you remember. And then get in touch to tell us more.

Children from the school helped to raise more than £600 for a children's charity in 1991. Were you one of them?

1. So caring at Diamond Hall

Children from the school helped to raise more than £600 for a children's charity in 1991. Were you one of them? Photo: Sunderland Echo

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Did your day in school include fundraising for worthy causes? It did at Seaburn Dene Primary in 1990 where these pupils baked cakes for a children's charity. Remember this?

2. Doing a cake bake

Did your day in school include fundraising for worthy causes? It did at Seaburn Dene Primary in 1990 where these pupils baked cakes for a children's charity. Remember this? Photo: Sunderland Echo

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Writing is a valuable skill and these students at Westlea Junior School were busy writing letters to the troops in February 1991. Were you one of them?

3. Writing tasks in 1991

Writing is a valuable skill and these students at Westlea Junior School were busy writing letters to the troops in February 1991. Were you one of them? Photo: Sunderland Echo

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Diamond Hall Infant and Junior School pupils look fascinated by their books in this 1991 scene.

4. Concentrating on reading

Diamond Hall Infant and Junior School pupils look fascinated by their books in this 1991 scene. Photo: Sunderland Echo

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