September 11, 2020
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We have been reading Table a poem by Turkish poet Edip Cansever translated by Richard Tillinghast. The class have been writing their own poem basted on the ‘shape’ of this poem. Click the titles to read the poems. The featured image on this post is Our Table by cogdog on Flickr shared as Public domain Continue reading
June 17, 2020
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Last week in teams we were looking at the poem Bluebottle by Judith Nicholls. We ended up by writing our own. Who dives and thrives, Who is always is wanting to chill, When scared, there invisible because they stop and stay still, They can go slow or full speed ahead, Some people like to keep … Continue reading “Riddle Poems” Continue reading
May 28, 2020
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Last Week we worked on the poem The Magic Box by Kit Wright in our Teams meetings, we came up with our own version, I think it is as good as the original. The Magic Box I Will Put In The Box, The First Great White Shark, A Great Green Tree, The Last Light Seen On … Continue reading “Our Magic Box” Continue reading
January 31, 2020
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A week ago we looked at the poem Sweetieraptors which as a lot of Scot’s words and is great fun. The biggies wrote their own verses, being careful to rhyme and follow the rhythm of the original. We put together the movie to show our poems. Each pupil made a keynote slide to cary the text and … Continue reading “The Bantiraptors” Continue reading
January 25, 2019
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For Scots Week the Biggies have been listening to and reciting poems and writing their own. You can read the Poems, listen to the poets read them and see their illustrations on the Scots 2019 project page. Continue reading
December 18, 2018
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The Biggies haves been writing poems about candlelight. We watch candles burn and made a list of great words to use. Then we wrote poems in one of several forms: Lunes, Haiku or Kennings. Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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The Biggies took advantage of the good weather to take some photos in the playground this morning. We then wrote poems to go with them. Continue reading
August 22, 2018
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I wrote a poem about being a duck hatching. Continue reading
June 27, 2018
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Mayfly Larva We live day and night, Holding on to rocks so tight. We camouflage to stay alive, Making sure that we thrive. We have no – melody. We just look – deadly. We eat algae stones and weeds, Because they are our own needs. Everybody makes a fuss, Because they hate us us us. … Continue reading “Mayfly larva” Continue reading
June 26, 2017
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Back in April the Biggies wrote poems for the Kilsyth Rotary Club competition. The Primary 7’s recited their’s at their leavers assembly last week and did a great job. The competition winners were Callum, Fergie, Zara and Aaliyah, but I think they are all great. Primary 7 reflections I know just about everything, now that … Continue reading “We Know Everything” Continue reading
