Happy New Year from Primary 4!

We have had a great first week back at school and even managed to get an unexpected early finish on Monday! In class we have been talking about the new year – we have been discussing and writing about our goals and resolutions.

Our topic this month is Scotland and we have been talking about what we already know about Scotland and what we would like to learn. We have started our new book study ‘The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster’ by Lari Don and went to the library to choose a new book to read.

In numeracy we have been dividing by 2 and 3, in literacy we have been writing about our prior knowledge of the Loch Ness Monster and in art we have been creating beautiful winter pictures.

Ellie was the winner of a Ruby Reward ticket today and chose Harper to sit with her at the Ruby Reward table. Well done Ellie!

As part of our Scotland topic this term all classes are learning a Scots poem. Paper copies of the poems have been given to all pupils to learn at home and are also shown below.

The Primary 4 poem is The Magic Pizza by Ali Christie which was chosen by the pupils.

THE MAGIC PIZZA

by Ali Christie

Eh’m a pizza, a magic pizza,
Bein stuck in the freezer’s a scunner –
So Eh grew twa legs an oor ago
An fae Tesco Eh did a runner.

Eh’m a pizza, a gaun-ma-dinger pizza,
Eh’m skitin doon the street,
An giein a muckle cheesy grin
Tae the dumfoonert fowk Eh meet.

Eh’m a pizza, a please-mehsel pizza,
Eh can dae whitiver Eh like –
Fleh wi cheese and tomatae wings
Or gae dancin doon a dyke.

Eh’m a pizza, an oan-the-rin pizza,
The polis are efter me –
But they needna think that ony o them
Are haein me fur thir tea.

Eh’m a pizza, a thumb-yir-neb pizza,
Eh’ll tell them tae git loast.
Oh jings – Eh’m a puggilt pizza noo –
Eh’ve stertit tae defroast!

We have discussed in  class that we will pronounce the ‘Eh’m’ as ‘Ah’m’ and ‘Eh’ as ‘Ah’ as this is how we would say these words with an Ayrshire accent!

Pupils should learn their poem and be ready to present it to the class by Wednesday 21st January . Pupils will be chosen to perform their poem in front of judges and the winners from each stage will then perform at our Scots Verse Celebration on Wednesday 28th January.