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First Class 2023: Primary 1 photos from Aberdeen schools, PART 1

From Abbotswells to Seaton, check out day one of our Aberdeen First Class primary 1 photo galleries.

By Kieran Beattie

November 9 2023, 5:00 pm

November 9 2023, 5:00 pm

First Class 2023 is here! It’s our annual celebration of the P1 pupils in our communities who are beginning their journeys at schools across the region.

We wish all P1 pupils the best as they start learning, playing and making friends in their new classes.

We’ll be publishing online galleries of schoolchildren all across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands from November 6 to 11.

Here is your first gallery of photos from Aberdeen schools.

Our Aberdeen City primary 1 school galleries continue tomorrow, and we’ll have photos from Moray schools too.

Photos: First Class P1 photos from Aberdeen

Class P1AS at Kingswells School arranged into three rows in the PE hall with their teacher standing next to them — Kingswells School. P1AS with Miss Skabara.

First class of 2023 at Kittybrewster School in the school library. The Aberdeen pupils are sitting in three rows, with teachers and staff members sitting beside them — Kittybrewster School.

Class P1LF arranged in rows in the PE hall with their teacher Miss Farmer — Kingswells School. P1LF with Miss Farmer.

First Class of 2023 at Seaton Primary School with two members of staff. The pupils are arranged in rows in the aberdeen school's gym hall — Seaton Primary School.

Class P1E at Kirkhill Primary School. The girl pupils are sitting on a bench and the boy pupils are standing in a row behind them — Kirkhill Primary School. P1E.

Class P1LP at Kingswells School. The children are in three rows with their teacher standing behind them — Kingswells School. P1LP with Miss Palmer.

Pupils from class P1N at Kirkhill Primary School in three rows in the PE hall — Kirkhill Primary School. P1N.

Class P1K at Kirkhill Primary School lined in three rows in the PE hall — Kirkhill Primary School. P1K.

Class P1RW at Kingsford School standing in two rows in front of a tree on the school grounds with their teacher — Kingsford School. P1RW.

First class of 2023 from Middleton Park Primary School in Aberdeen with two staff members — Middleton Park Primary School.

Mrs Stevens Class P1ST at Hazlehead Primary School. The children are in three rows outside, with bushes behind them — Hazlehead Primary School. P1ST.

Class P1A at Greenbrae School in three rows in their classroom, a rug with ladybugs underneath them — Greenbrae School. P1A.

Hanover Street Primary's Class P1B in two rows with their teacher standing behind them — Hanover Street Primary. P1B with Miss Bloomfield.

Class P1S from Heathryburn School. The children are sitting on a short brink wall outside the school in two rows, with a member of staff sitting to the left of the class — Heathryburn School. P1S.

Class P1-2 at Greenbrae School, three girls are kneeling at the front and four pupils are standing behind them — Greenbrae School. P1-2.

Miss Simpson's Class P1S at Hazlehead Primary School — Hazlehead Primary School. P1S.

First class of 2023 at Holy Family RC Aberdeen. The children are three rows with a red curtain behind them — Holy Family RC Aberdeen.

Class P1B at Greenbrae School. They are arranged in three rows with a ladybug print rug — Greenbrae School. P1B.

Class P1CW at Glashieburn Primary School in two rows in the gym hall — Glashieburn Primary School. P1CW.

Class P1TB sitting of a short stone wall outside Gilcomstoun School, there is a second row of pupils standing behind the first row. — Gilcomstoun School. P1TB.

Class P1F at Glashieburn Primary School. — Glashieburn Primary School. P1F.

Class P1.2 outside Forehill Primary School in Aberdeen, getting their First Class 2023 photo taken with their teacher — Forehill Primary School. P1.2. Image: Paul Glendell.

Class P1G at Gilcomstoun School. The five pupils are sitting on a short stone wall outside the school — Gilcomstoun School. P1G.

Class P1S at Gilcomstoun School. — Gilcomstoun School. P1S.

First class 2023 at Forehill Primary School in Aberdeen lined up in three rows with a staff member standing on either side — Forehill Primary School. P1.

Class P1NK at Kingsford School standing and sitting along an obstacle course in a park with their teacher — Kingsford School. P1NK.

Class P1W at Hanover Street Primary in three rows — Hanover Street Primary. P1W.

P1CA at Kaimhill School with their teacher Miss Adams. — Kaimhill School. P1CA with Miss Adams.

Class P1R with their teacher outside Heathryburn School — Heathryburn School. P1R.

Kaimhill School's P1FH with Mrs Forrest and Mrs Hunter. — Kaimhill School. P1FH with Mrs Forrest and Mrs Hunter.

P1 and P2-1 at Fernielea School in three rows, in a hall with green curtains behind them — Fernielea School. P1 and P2-1.

Pupils from class P1MP at Ferryhill Primary School arranged in three rows on benches with their teacher Mrs Murray — Ferryhill Primary School. P1MP with Mrs Murray.

Cults Primary School's class P1M in three rows in the gym hall — Cults Primary School. P1M.

First Class of 2023 of Charleston School in Aberdeen, pupils from class P1B are in rows in the PE hall — Charleston School. P1B.

First class of 2023 at Cornhill Primary School in two rows in a classroom with the school crest on a projected screen behind them — Cornhill Primary School. Room 5.

Class P1B with Mrs Rose and Miss Bain from Dyce Primary School — Dyce Primary School. P1B with Mrs Rose and Miss Bain.

Ferryhill Primary School's class P1C in three rows with Miss Cruden standing next to them — Ferryhill Primary School. P1C with Miss Cruden.

First class of 2023 at Dyce Primary School in Aberdeen with their teacher Mr Andrew — Dyce Primary School. P1A with Mr Andrew.

First class of 2023 at Cornhill Primary School in Aberdeen. The pupils are in rows with their teacher standing next to them — Cornhill Primary School. Room 3.

Class P1GD in rows in Cults Primary School's gym hall — Cults Primary School. P1GD.

Class P1A in three rows of six in the gym hall at Charleston School. — Charleston School. P1A.

Pupils of 2023's first class P1W with Mrs Williams and Mrs Davidson at Culter School in Aberdeen — Culter School. P1W with Mrs Williams and Mrs Davidson.

First class of 2023 at Danestone Primary School in Aberdeen with Ms Smith. The children are in two rows, the front row are sitting on bench with their teacher sitting next to them — Danestone Primary School. P1 with Ms Smith.

Class P1G in three rows of six with Mr Gordon and Ms Sangster on either the side of the back row — Ferryhill Primary School. P1G with Mr Gordon and Ms Sangster.

First Class of 2023 at Cornhill Primary School in Aberdeen. Two rows of seven and three rows of eight pupils. — Cornhill Primary School. Room 4.

Class P1S at Countesswells Primary School. The children are arranged in three rows of six — Countesswells Primary School. P1S.

Class P1L at Cults Primary School in Aberdeen, sitting in three rows in the PE hall, they are smiling at the camera for their first class 2023 photo — Cults Primary School. P1L.

Class P1F at Countesswells Primary School. — Countesswells Primary School. P1F.

First class of 2023 at Broomhill Primary School in Aberdeen city. The pupils are in two rows, the front row are sitting on a bench — Broomhill Primary School. Room 5.

Class P1B at Brimmond Primary School sitting on large wooden stairs. One boy at the end of the front rows is in the teachers arms — Brimmond Primary School. P1B.

First Class of 2023 at Bramble Brae School in Aberdeen — Bramble Brae School.

P1 and P1-2 at Abbotswells Primary School in tree long rows in the hall — Abbotswells Primary School. P1 and P1-2.

Miss Durie's Class P1D at Airyhall Primary School — Airyhall Primary School. P1D with Miss Durie.

First class of 2023 Broomhill Primary School in Aberdeen in their classroom with their teacher — Broomhill Primary School. Room 4 with Mrs Lagray.

Class P1Mac at Brimmond Primary School, the pupils are sitting in two rows on a set of large wooden stairs with the teacher sitting next to the back row — Brimmond Primary School. P1Mac.

First class of 2023 at Brimmond Primary School. they are sitting in two rows, four pupils sitting on the floor and six pupils sitting on a bench behind them — Brimmond Primary School. P1-2.

More First Class galleries

First Class 2023: Primary 1 photos from Aberdeen schools, PART 2
November 10, 2023
First Class 2023: Primary 1 photos from Aberdeen schools, PART 1
November 9, 2023
First Class 2023: Primary 1 photos from Aberdeenshire schools, PART 3
November 8, 2023

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