Portpatrick Primary had a special surprise assembly today. A visitor had travelled from Glasgow with a special announcement for all in school. In November pupils in Ms Whorlow’s class entered a letter writing competition, organised by Poppy Scotland. This competition was open to all schools in Scotland and was judged by a panel including TV presenter Kirsty Wark.
A video of Kirsty Wark announcing the winner was played to the school and parents – announcing Rowan Harbottle as the national winner! This announcement was a fantastic surprise to all the pupils and parents. Rowan was given a beautiful framed certificate and a mini I pad as his prize. His letter was read out to all – demonstrating why he was a worthy winner, before many photographs were taken to mark this achievement.
One visitor to the school remarked as they left ” I thought the surprise could have been George Clooney coming into school – but this was way much better!!”
This letter writing competition happened during the term in which p5/6 were studying World War Two as their project. So combined with this knowledge, and a fantastic vocabulary, Rowan put his literacy skills to very good effect.
Congratulations Rowan – we are all very proud of you!
