He was a teacher at Greenhill Junior School

I was there 1975 to 1981?

Anyone know what happened to him

I went to that school from when it first opened in 1952-56, did he walk around the classroom with a vic,s nasal spray attached to his nose, if it,s the same teacher, i never learnt anything as he spoke down his nose all the time.

He retired due to ill health in the 90's . Liked the man !

or how about Mr Taylor
Miss rotherforth
Mrs Haynes .
Mrs hemmings
and Miss Maynard

Don't recall any of those names . A lot of the older and more experienced teachers at Greenhill School have moved on over the past few years - probably due to the Head teacher who is in charge now ! A real bar stool who cares very little for the happiness of the children in the school and more about targets etc.

is that where the deputy was Miss Keyhoe?? she was brilliantand he needs to go not her
BRING HER BACK:hihi:
i left Greenhill school in 1975 , i ;liked the school but the head was called mr wooffit and she was a cow to all as well

I remember him too! :D

Ms Kehoe also left following a bout of ill health ! -is there a pattern emerging here ? She was brilliant - but rumour had it that her great love of music and her inspiration of a lot of pupils to take up playing musical instruments didn' t ' fit in ' with the current Heads ' targets and interferred with the curriculum - so she had to go ! What a shame - Greenhill School musical concerts were second to none !

I also liked Mrs. Calvert & Mr. Hawksworth (amazing teller of stories! :) ) too. And lovely Mrs Thorpe. Awwww I'm feeling all sentimental now.

I also liked Mrs. Calvert & Mr. Hawksworth (amazing teller of stories! :) ) too. And lovely Mrs Thorpe. Awwww I'm feeling all sentimental now.
Mrs Calvert and I think Mr Hawksworth are still there - but sadly Mrs Thorpe retired - hence the new Head !

Awww I miss them all now! You think they'll take me back aged 27? I am utterly fabulous at finger painting. I'd so beat those kids when the gold stars are given out. :D

It used to be such a friendly school - but sadly things have changed ....

Really? How sad! It was a lovely little school. Why do you think things have changed?

or how about Mr Taylor
Miss rotherforth
Mrs Haynes .
Mrs hemmings
and Miss Maynard

Methinks that could be Miss Mary Haynes whom I believe moved on to Westways Junior and could be still there?

or how about Mr Taylor
Miss rotherforth
Mrs Haynes .
Mrs hemmings
and Miss Maynard

I remember a Mrs Maynard I think? :huh:

Things changed after Mrs Thorpe left and the new Headteacher arrived . He is very focused on results and targets and league tables - as all Heads are these days - but to the point of obsession ! He can't interact with children very well either and has made some very strange choices of promotion within the school . So many of the older and more experienced teachers left soon after he arrived - which speaks volumes ! Yes , it is a shame because Greenhill School was, in my opinion, the best Primary school in Sheffield and I was proud for my children to have gone there.

Things changed after Mrs Thorpe left and the new Headteacher arrived . He is very focused on results and targets and league tables - as all Heads are these days - but to the point of obsession ! He can't interact with children very well either and has made some very strange choices of promotion within the school . So many of the older and more experienced teachers left soon after he arrived - which speaks volumes ! Yes , it is a shame because Greenhill School was, in my opinion, the best Primary school in Sheffield and I was proud for my children to have gone there.

I am really sad to hear this. I had kind of hoped that my children would go there too once they reach school age. I guess the good times left with Mrs Thorpe then? :(

I think so sadly - but the school still has a good reputation locally I think . I am told that people still move into the area so they are in the catchment area - so it can't all be bad ! I am just remembering how things used to be and I suppose nothing stays the same for long ! Shame though !

There was only ever one teacher that I actually disliked and her name has completely gone out of my head now. But she was pretty scary! I think she was only there for a year.

Mrs Finbow was lovely but Mrs Calvert was my favourite ( I was soooooo her little pet ;) ) x

All my kids were taught by Mrs Calvert and they all loved her ! Mrs Finbow was one of the ones who left soon after the present boss arrived . I think she had a lot of input with the children with SENs

Miss maynard taught french and was a great story teller , a really nice person , no mrs haynes was elderly and retired in 1984, i think she lived o westwick road and drove an old triamph car:)

Oh and Mrs Yates with that lovely long hair!

Mrs Calvert really was lovely, very maternal and always fair (and dished out gold stars like they were going out of fashion).

Yes she is lovely - and Mrs Yates has still got her long hair - she did the last time I saw her !

I even liked Mr Wright even though he screamed at me when my map of the world was utterly wrong. Ahhhh memories .....

Still trying to remember the name of the scary lady, it's killing me!

Was it Mrs Francis ?

Because if it was - and I can understand why a small child might be scared of her - she was actually a pussycat and a really sweet person. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago.

Was it Mrs Francis ?

She was quite stern but no, definitely not her. It was Mrs B.... Mrs B.... Mrs B..... Hell I cannot remember! :huh:

All my kids were taught by Mrs Calvert and they all loved her ! Mrs Finbow was one of the ones who left soon after the present boss arrived . I think she had a lot of input with the children with SENs

When were your kids at Greenhill School?

Was it Mrs Behan or something like that? Was she the one who used to complain that everyone sounded like a bunch of wet cabbages when they sang, or am I mixing schools up..?!

I really liked Mr Hawksworth, Mrs Finbow, Mrs Thorpe and Mrs Jones. Mrs Baker the school secretary was lovely too :D

It's a shame if the school's changed as you say, I always liked it there. I didn't want to leave to go to Meadowhead at all!

Forgot to say... yes, I do remember Mr Gundry, he was my teacher in the last year. I always remember when he sat down on a chalk drawing (of fireworks I think) one day and when he stood up, he had them all over his bum... oops.

I was their the very first day it opened and it was marvellous, everything spanking new, and the school dinners were wonderful, on Coronation Day we ate ice-cream and were given presents of mugs,pencil cases etc. Cannot remember any of the teacher,s except a Mrs. Parker who we had to go and read to every week as a test, she was very frightning, a lot of the children would be sick or wet them selves, Oh happy days!!!!!!!

[QUOTE=sugarnspice]When were your kids at Greenhill School?[/QUOTEThe oldest started in 1992 and the youngest left in 2003

anyone here about my age ie nearly 42, i went to Greenhill from Christmas of J2 and i sat with Susan Buckley, victoria crabtree, michelle snell, Paul Jenkinson and Howard saunders

Was it Mrs Behan or something like that? Was she the one who used to complain that everyone sounded like a bunch of wet cabbages when they sang, or am I mixing schools up..?!

I really liked Mr Hawksworth, Mrs Finbow, Mrs Thorpe and Mrs Jones. Mrs Baker the school secretary was lovely too :D

It's a shame if the school's changed as you say, I always liked it there. I didn't want to leave to go to Meadowhead at all!

Forgot to say... yes, I do remember Mr Gundry, he was my teacher in the last year. I always remember when he sat down on a chalk drawing (of fireworks I think) one day and when he stood up, he had them all over his bum... oops.

Just realised I was having a bit of a brain block when I wrote that.... I think the music teacher who compared the choir to wet cabbages was Mrs Alder. I'm sure there was a Mrs Behan somewhere though, just don't remember if she was at Greenhill or Meadowhead!

mrs Behan was at Jordanthorpe and is a fantastic person , i think shes still around

Thank you, I just couldn't think which school I knew her from! Surely my memory shouldn't be deserting me this early on in life..?!

mrs Behan was at Jordanthorpe and is a fantastic person , i think shes still around

Didn't see marry one of the science teachers (i can only remember him as jungle jim ?)

One of my lads was at Greenhill from 1993 and one of my daughters from 1996. The lad was in Mr Gundry's class. Think he was a first aider at the time. My lad had an accident in the yard and Mr G said it was nothing. I wasn't convinced when I went to pick him up. Turned out he had broken his ankle!!! Still, we all make mistakes.

Cheers, Jass

Top man though - even though he didn't have x ray eyes !

As far as i know Mrs Behan was and still is married to Mr behan !!!

my previous paragraph deleted itself so i will have to start again.. i myself went to greenhill, Mrs finbow was present while i was their but she left, as many other teachers did, the head at the moment was a ex-Ofsted inspector which may explain his obsession with targets. i myself thought the school was on a slope while i was there, there were arguments about the adventure playground that parents put money into, which was ignored and used to create a yard. charity events such as non uniform days for red nose day, it is £1 and 50p goes towards the school, doesn't the school get enough funding from the council? parents had felt left down and i did not want to move to Meadowhead, when i did move, it was incomparable to greenhill, and now with Meadowhead building a new school it will be even better

or how about Mr Taylor
Miss rotherforth
Mrs Haynes .
Mrs hemmings
and Miss Maynard

oh my god. i remember them all, if a bit hazy. who was the fantastic guy with the curly hair, hang on possibly Mr Dent? I was at Greenhill up to 79 when i went on to Jordanthorpe. i seem to remember a french teacher too who i think i liked. Didn't Mr Gundry have a bit of a B O problem?! ahhh how it's flooding back!

was anyone around in my era - 63/65? Mrs Starkey,Mrs Cole, Mr Sowerby, Mr (Peter) Williams (had a girlfiend called Susan). Shaun/Sean Barnes, David Longley/field?, David Brown.


Pinocchio - the play, Mr Sowerby's Christmas speech about not expected major Christmas presents (stayed with me forever!).

4B 1964/5

The current head is leaving this Summer !

oh my god. i remember them all, if a bit hazy. who was the fantastic guy with the curly hair, hang on possibly Mr Dent? I was at Greenhill up to 79 when i went on to Jordanthorpe. i seem to remember a french teacher too who i think i liked. Didn't Mr Gundry have a bit of a B O problem?! ahhh how it's flooding back!

MR Dent with his curly locks, great teacher always had a smile and never lost his temper. No one took advantage of his good nature though. Kids respected him because he respected us. Best Teacher I have ever had! :thumbsup: