A group form P.6 visited the Necropolis. None of us had ever been before – and we will never forget it! We travelled by subway from Shields Road to Buchannan Street and then walked past lots of famous Glasgow buildings to get there.

We enjoyed:

• seeing new parts of Glasgow
• being on the subway
• scaring Mr McCormack
• the views from the graveyard of the city
• making movies
• writing the poems and sketching
• taking photos

What we learned:

• where lots of famous buildings are – the cathedral, Strathclyde University, Glasgow College and the oldest house in Glasgow
• the word “crypt” and how it was a fancy tomb like a stone hut
• the stones and graves were all designed differently
• we didn’t expect the Necropolis to be so big
• we researched Halloween poems – we didn’t know them before and also some of us didn’t realise poems didn’t always rhyme
• we practised reading our poems in public

  

Why would we recommend it to other people to go?

• it’s educational and fun!
• you can learn about the past
• you can practise using your maths by working out people’s ages on their gravestones
• you will see the best views of Glasgow!