{"id":4009,"date":"2025-03-27T16:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:28:45","slug":"creative-writing-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/archives\/4009","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"paragraph_HVaPSIwlCj9\">English classes have recently been busy writing poems and stories for various competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"paragraph_HVaPSIwlCj9\"><strong>Many thanks to our S6 judges: Blair Mackenzie, Anthony MacInnes, Brooke MacDonald and Isla Beaton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S1 Class \u2018Animal Poem\u2019 Competition Winners!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"paragraph_HVaPSIwlCj9\">Mrs MacIntyre\u2019s S1 class entered the \u2018Animal Poem\u2019 competition with house points to be awarded for the prize-winning poems. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"paragraph_HVaPSIwlCj9\">Here are the winning poems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FIRST PRIZE \u2013 Elle Currie (Borgh<\/strong>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154524\/bats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154524\/bats-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154524\/bats-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154524\/bats-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154524\/bats-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154524\/bats.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bats!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Flying, flying in the sky<br><br>Bats are neat, I\u2019ll tell you why!<br><br> <br><br>Flying squirrels are the tallest<br><br>Bumble bee bats are the smallest.<br><br> <br><br>Bats are Yellow, Red and brown,<br><br>Bats sleep hanging upside down!<br><br> <br><br>Some eat bugs and some eat fruit<br><br>Some look mean and some look cute.<br><br> <br><br>Flying, flying in the sky<br><br>Bats are neat and now you know why!<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SECOND PRIZE \u2013 Sarah MacDonald (Scolpaig)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154402\/tiger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154402\/tiger-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154402\/tiger-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154402\/tiger-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154402\/tiger-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154402\/tiger.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tiger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Crick crack the grass snaps<br><br>as the tiger ploughs through the dead grass,<br><br>not an animal in sight nor creature to fight<br><br>just an empty field, no sign of life<br><br>in comes a lion ready to fight, no fear in its eyes just some might<br><br>The tiger in shock feeling tight, only one thing to do is to fight.<br><br>Both eyes now meet with some fear<br><br>both tiger and lion tear ear from ear<br><br>the victorious tiger wins the fight<br><br>and the unfortunate lion sleeps tonight.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THIRD PRIZE (1) \u2013 Sophie Campbell (Ormacleit)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154917\/chickens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154917\/chickens-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154917\/chickens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154917\/chickens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154917\/chickens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27154917\/chickens.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Last night I dreamed of chickens,<br><br>There were chickens everywhere,<br><br>They were standing on my stomach,<br><br>They were nesting in my hair,<br><br>They were pecking at my pillow,<br><br>They were hopping on my head,<br><br>They were ruffling up their feathers<br><br>as they raced around my bed.<br><br>They were on the chairs and tables,<br><br>They were on the chandeliers,<br><br>They were roosting in the corners,<br><br>They were clucking at my ears,<br><br>There were chickens, chickens, chickens<br><br>for as far as I could see...<br><br>When I woke up today, I realized...<br><br>there were eggs on top of me!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THIRD PRIZE (2) &#8211; Ewan MacLean (Borgh)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27224014\/CB91F4BA-5B9A-4C94-B273-A7AC687AF64D.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27224014\/CB91F4BA-5B9A-4C94-B273-A7AC687AF64D-1024x585.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27224014\/CB91F4BA-5B9A-4C94-B273-A7AC687AF64D-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27224014\/CB91F4BA-5B9A-4C94-B273-A7AC687AF64D-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27224014\/CB91F4BA-5B9A-4C94-B273-A7AC687AF64D-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27224014\/CB91F4BA-5B9A-4C94-B273-A7AC687AF64D.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creatures under the sea to the top of a mountain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">On top of a mountain, or under the sea.<br><br>Away in a desert or alone in a barn,<br><br>Or tucked in a tree trunk.<br><br>Hiding from all the harm.<br><br>On Bright, sunny grasslands,<br><br>Or in a dark cave.<br><br>In jungles and forests<br><br>Where all must be brave.<br><br>On ice in the Arctic,<br><br>Or holed underground<br><br>There are so many places<br><br>Where creatures can be found.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S2 Literacy Class Competition Winners!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The S2 Literacy class entered another competition where they had to come up with a 100-word story on the theme of \u2018Grim Tales\u2019. The winners were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph_VAYgp8jtUv6\"><strong>FIRST PRIZE \u2013 Archie MacPhee<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27163046\/pig.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27163046\/pig.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4023\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph_i3Ygp8TtUv6\"><strong>The Bricklaying Pig<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\" id=\"paragraph_vyXgp8DtUv6\">After the big bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew all over the houses of the three little pigs the final pig decided to make a business out of the brick laying, advertising the strong brick house among the village of pigs that feared the mighty wolf. The bricklaying pig made a fortune and once he\u2019d made every house in the village he had gone to many villages, but once the wolf had figured out the trick of the brick he knew another food needed to be eaten, maybe a mole? A rabbit? But not a pig for a while.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph_6sXgp8zsUv6\"><strong>SECOND PRIZE \u2013 Orla Steele<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27163226\/shadow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27163226\/shadow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27163226\/shadow.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27163226\/shadow-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph_hbYgp8juUv6\"><strong>The Shadow<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\" id=\"paragraph_uUYgp8TuUv6\">I woke up to a shadow coming from my door, I was shaking really badly. But then they left, I heard my door close, so I got up. Everything was the same, nothing had changed. I looked out the window and saw a tall dark figure looking at me. It only had eyes on its face nothing else. I ran downstairs to lock all the windows and doors, but I wasn\u2019t quick enough. The figure was in my house. I hid in my wardrobe. I heard it looking for me. It came inside the wardrobe and then everything went black.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph_5OYgp8DuUv6\"><strong>THIRD PRIZE \u2013 Peter MacGillivray<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27162437\/lobster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27162437\/lobster-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27162437\/lobster-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27162437\/lobster-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27162437\/lobster-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/public\/roinnnancanan\/uploads\/sites\/3533\/2025\/03\/27162437\/lobster.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph_IHYgp8ztUv6\"><strong>Grimmle the Lobster<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\" id=\"paragraph_7KXgp8jrUv6\">My name is Grimmle the lobster. I am someone you know nothing about. I am an evil lobster you don't know the truth about. I am an evil lobster owner of north lobster sea, and I kill anyone who challenges me. I have an army of 60 blue lobsters that nobody can defeat. I own over half the North Sea, and it all belongs to me. I don't have children for I am an evil lobster and nobody likes me. I am a bully in lobster city, and nobody knows the proper truth about the real me.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English classes have recently been busy writing poems and stories for various competitions. Many thanks to our S6 judges: Blair Mackenzie, Anthony MacInnes, Brooke MacDonald and Isla Beaton. S1 Class \u2018Animal Poem\u2019 Competition Winners! Mrs MacIntyre\u2019s S1 class entered the \u2018Animal Poem\u2019 competition with house points to be awarded for the prize-winning poems. Here are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/archives\/4009\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Creative Writing Competitions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1429,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","eportfolio_category-none"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4009"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4034,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009\/revisions\/4034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/roinnnancanan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}