Portpatrick Primary held our annual Burn\u2019s lunch in school today.\u00a0 Grandparents and family guests were invited to join us to celebrate our Scottish heritage and enjoy the traditional meal of haggis, neaps and tatties.\u00a0 P7 recitation winner, Rowan, was piped in on the bagpipes by Mr Colin Moderate.\u00a0 Rowan gave an impressive Address To A Haggis.\u00a0 P3 pupil, Amelia, then gave the Selkirk grace before everyone sat down to enjoy their delicious lunch prepared by Barbara.<\/p>\n
After lunch and refreshments, the poetry winners recited their poems with lots of actions and \u2018gusto\u2019. All the children then entertained the audience with their songs: \u2018Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Of A Bus\u2019 and \u2018Listen Tae The Teacher’.\u00a0 Next, everyone joined in for an energetic performance of the\u2019 Shooglie Wooglie\u2019: a Scot’s version of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Mr Moderate and Mr Harbottle brought proceedings to a close by providing further entertainment on the tin whistle and Irish drum. A fabulous afternoon was had by all!<\/p>\n
Our thanks to Barbara for a delicious meal, our parent and staff helpers for serving teas, coffees, homemade shortbread and tablet (kindly provided by Barbara).\u00a0 Also, thank you too to Mr Moderate & Mr Harbottle for their wonderful musical performances.\u00a0 \u00a0A final thank you goes to all of our guests for coming along to make the day so special.<\/p>\n
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