Burns Lunch

All of the children learnt about Robert Burns this week, ready to celebrate with Burns lunch on 25th. During writing they shared some of the facts they have learnt about Robert Burns.

Ruth very kindly gave us a giant turnip so we read ‘The Gigantic Turnip’ which was a fun story.

Tara recited the Selkirk Grace before our delicious lunch.

Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns

Magnus loved the Burns lunch and says that he like it all “especially the haggis! I had so much fun making the lunch because we got to peel the carrots and we got to wash the potatoes and we got to peel potatoes!!!!!!!!!!” Heather said “I thought it was so amazing. I didn’t like the haggis but I tried it anyway but I really love turnip now and I knew I liked carrots and mashed potatoes”.

Alex says “I really liked the mashed potato and doing the carrots. It’s cause I had to cut them up into little slices”. Tara says “it was really fun cutting, peeling and preparing all the vegetables. and when it came to eat them they were really delicious, but the haggis was the best”.

The children performed ‘The Blethertoun Vet’ by Ali Christie which is a poem in Scots. The children found the new words interesting. They chose their favourite Scots words:

Heather really likes the word ‘Overwecht” it’s in my bit of the poem I just like it.
Alex’s favourtie word is “deith” which is in his verse of the poem and he like sbecause of the sound of it.
Magnus loves the word puggled which means… “tired, exhausted actually”.
Tara likes the word ‘muckle’ which means big.

Tara has worked hard to learn the ukelele accompanyment for Ally Bally Bee (Coulters Candy) by Robert Coltard. We like singing this song. It is also in Scots like Robert Burns poems.

Tara learnt Ally Bally Bee on the tin whistle as well, in only two days! Well done Tara. She learnt how to make the notes stand out by using her tongue.

We had fun weaving tartans in the afternoon. We took our tartans home but made funny pictures of ourselves doing the Highland Fling, using our tartans to make kilts for dancing (in the pictures).

Happy Burns night! Sláinte Mhath!