Elmgrove Primary School

Elmgrove Primary School is a large Primary School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1932 as Elmgrove Elementary School. In 2008 Elmgrove celebrated its 75th anniversary. Special medals made from Mambco, were given to all the pupils. Special balloons were also present and two students from each year group got a balloon and released it into the air with a note attached saying that, when found, contact the school, to see how far the balloon travelled. The farthest known distance was to Scotland.HistoryElmgrove opened in 1932/3 as Elmgrove Elementary School. Pupils from near-by schools were all moved into Elmgrove. Several famous/well known people from Belfast attended the school. In 2008 Peter Robinson visited the school and several P7 pupils got to ask him questions about his childhood and career. In 2009 Henry Winkler (The Fonz) visited the school to talk about reading books and his new book. During Elections, the school is used as a polling station.2012 Bomb scares12 MarchOn 12 March 2012, a pipe bomb was left yards from the school gates in the street opposite, Flora Street. Homes around the area where evacuated and so was Elmgrove and near-by Avoniel Primary School, due to the close proximity of the bomb.13 MarchOn 13 March 2012, another pipe bomb was found in the area, near the Conn O'Neill bridge on the opposite side of the road where the other bomb had been found the day before.2015 Malicious ThreatOn 21 January 2015, an e-mail was sent to the school which prompted the school to close on 23 January for the safety of those working and attending the school. However, despite the fact the threat was reported to the PSNI on Wednesday, the public had not been notified until Thursday evening. Throughout the evening and night of 22 January, police patrols were set up in the area. Police stated they were working with An Garda Síochána. Later on that night a 33-year-old man was arrested under suspicion of sending 'malicious telecommunications'.