Over the last couple of weeks we have been preparing for our class assembly, all about the Highland Clearances.

These took place in the Scottish Highlands in the 1700s and 1800s, and forced many people to leave their homes in the Scottish Highlands for the cities or further afield, such as across the Atlantic Ocean to America or Canada.

We have been reading Kathleen Fidler’s novel, ‘The Desperate Journey’, which tells the story of the Murray family and their move to the city of Glasgow before they go on to start a new life in Canada.

We have been learning some Scottish songs that are about this period of history and we have been learning our script too – we can’t wait to show our work to our parents.