Yesterday, 25th January, Leswalt Primary held their Annual Burns Lunch and what a great time we all had! Yummy food, good company and great entertainment made for the perfect celebration of Rabbie Burns!
Our four P7 pupils chaired, organised and led the afternoon’s events. Arden McIntyre took on the role of chairperson – and a very good job she made of this too!
Finlay Scott (P4) started off by saying The Selkirk Grace and then we were pleased to welcome Charlotte, Phoebe and Noah’s daddy (Mr Gaw) to pipe in the haggis. A very proud, tartan-trousered Noah followed his daddy in, carrying the haggis!
We were extremely lucky to secure a very busy Mr Douglas McClure to offer the Immortal Memory. It was an entertaining, and very interesting, account of those matters which Rabbie Burns held dear.
Following this, staff served the children their delicious Burns Lunch, washed down with Irn Bru or water and the meal was rounded off nicely with some homemade shortbread.
Arden then led us through the afternoon’s entertainment of Scots’ poem recitations and P1-4 delighted us with their rendition of ‘It if wisnae fir yir Wellies!”, followed by P5-7 performing their own version of ‘Donald, Where’s your trousers’ but with their own lyrics to suit!
Jamie Drennan offered his Toast to the Lassies and was ably met by Emily Cochran with her Reply. Jack Rickard gave some humorous and touching anecdotes about Leswalt Primary in his Toast tae the School.
A great afternoon was rounded off by Kayleigh Williams (P6) leading us all in thanking everyone for their contributions to our celebration. Then we all joined hands to sing Auld Lang Syne with Mr McClure’s piano accompaniment. Weel done to yis a’
