I started at Elwood Central in 1947 in 'Bubs' as it was called then & went right through to 6th grade.

Things I can remember are...
In the central large room there was the alphabet displayed in large letters , along the wall, with a corresponding object beside it for each letter.     I remember the 'u' vividly with a umbrella drawn in chalk, beside it!  Yes it was slate, chalk and dusters to do your work and later lined paper and pen and ink in Inkwells in your desk.  Selected pupils were 'ink well monitors ' to fill up your inkwell.
Every morning we would drop our leather school bag, worn on our backs, on our marked place in the school ground, of our nominated classes, for assembly.   After playing we would then assemble at 9am & have roll call, and then recite ' Oath of Allegiance' (" I love God and my country..I will serve the King & country, obey my parents, teachers, etc...)  National Anthem....then  'salute the flag' .   We would march into class with Colonel Bogeys March? over the loud speaker. 
Morning tea time we were given free 1/2 pint milk, non refrigerated, so was warm in summer and freezing cold to drink in the winter. There was no heating but sometimes a fire in the fireplace to keep you warm.   I remember a teacher sneezing once in class and his false teeth landed on the mantle piece over the fireplace!  We all got the giggles.
GAMES we played were 'Jacks' (knuckles bones from Leg of Lamb sometimes painted), basketball, hopscotch, skipping ropes, folded paper games, wool on fingers game, (the cat & the cradle) swapping cards. Boys played marbles and footy. 
At lunch time we had shelter sheds to go and eat our lunch if it was raining.
There was so much land in front of the school and there was a tuck shop on the side street where you could buy pies,(3 pence) hot soup, milkshakes, lollies & icy poles.   My friend, Cathryn Wright, bought a pie every day and I was so envious as I only had sandwiches.   I would swap a sandwich with her for a bite of her pie!  Friday was a happy day for me as I could buy my lunch (a pie) and we would have sport in the afternoon before home time.
If you misbehaved the boys would get the leather strap ( '4 cuts' ) and the girls a slap with a wooden ruler,  on their hands.
I had to walk to school from Kingsley Street near St Kilda St. and jump the canal every day on the way to school as no bridges.    One day, on the way home, I landed on my knees, and ran all the way home crying with grazes , and seeping blood running down both legs.  I never owned a bike to ride to school but the magpies still attacked in breeding time..
The 24th May was celebrated as Empire day for our ties to the British Commonwealth.
We were getting free entry to the "pictures" every Empire Day and seeing the film "The Four Feathers".   I think I saw  the movie 4 times...which was a great treat as no T.V. then.