“We Scots have TRUE identity!”

Yesterday, Primary 6 delivered their Scottish themed assembly to a large school audience and our parents. We were so excited as we had been rehearsing for the past week and had lots of eager performers!

We started with a little comedy skit from some very funny pupils who included information about traditional Scottish food, drink and culture. We then told the story of St Andrew, giving the history behind today’s celebrations of our Scottish identity.

The highlight of the assembly had to be the music and dance! A rendition of ‘Donald where’s your troosers’ put smiles on lots of faces as our very own Andy Stewart and Elvis took to the stage!

We had pupils dancing and swinging their kilts to the music!

A favourite with the younger pupils in the audience was ‘Three Craws’

This year we’ve been lucky enough to give our pupils the opportunity to learn to play the penny whistle. Mr McPherson, our music teacher, very kindly taught our group of Musicians a Scottish tune called ‘A Highland Fairy Lullaby’ (in Gaelic this translates to ‘An Cóineachan’)

It is such a beautiful piece of music, played so well by 4 talented pupils.

We were supporting the charity Children 1st who organise a national fundraising event called Kilts for Kids.

Everyone can take part in Kilts for Kids with activities happening around key Scottish dates such as St Andrew’s Day (30 November), Burns Night (25 January) and Tartan Day (6 April).

It’s a way to fundraise and celebrate all things Scottish! Throughout the week we had members of our class selling Children 1st tartan heart badges and then on the day of our assembly, the whole school came dressed in their finest tartan and donated £1.