Scottish Poetry Competition

Every year in school we have a Scottish Poetry Competition. Each class chooses a Scottish poem to learn. Primary 6 and 7 must learn a Burns poem. We are given some time to learn the poem at home and then we have to perform it in front of our classmates. Our teacher judges our poems and decides which pupils will go forward to the whole school competition.

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In our class we had 4 finalists – Chloe, Megan, Abby and Scott. On Thursday the 19th of March the finalists from P4-7 went down from their class and sat at the side until it was their turn to recite their poem. There were a number of different poems performed. Some recited an extract of Tam O’Shanter, Willie Wastle, Up in the Morning Early, Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation, Michael, Heron and Address to a Dinner Ticket. Many of our parents came to watch us perform It was a great afternoon.DSC03004

Well done to all the competitors.

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By Scott Crumlish

6 thoughts on “Scottish Poetry Competition”

  1. Scots Poetry was great It was so good to welcome Rev Allan McIntyre and Miss Etta Gavin as our judges The Inverclyde competition is on Saturday and the National Competition is in Glasgow in May and we hope that some Aileymillers are in the Renfrewshire Team
    Well done all the speakers

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