Primary 7 went on a trip to Glasgow on 28th February to see some of the famous landmarks mentioned in Divided City and to take part in a challenging sectarianism workshop at St Mungo’s Museum of Religious Life and Art called ‘Bigot Busters’.
We got the mini bus to Shotts train station where we got the train to Glasgow central. Below, the P7 pupils that went on the trip will give their comments about what they learned and enjoyed the most. Here is a gallery of pictures:
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basikes,history,adminastraition
basikes
Here are the basike facts about rangers
Full name Rangers Football Club Nicknames The Gers, Teddy Bears,light Blues
history
rangers f.c.has a long and illustrious history. Formed in 1872, the club are the first, and only, club in the world to have won more than 50 national league titles. The club is also the most honoured in the world having won 115 trophies in total. Despite being formed 137 years ago .
adminastration
This year rangers have hit adminastration the fans were crowding ibrox for rangers first game after the team were told they were in adminastration witch led the team to loosing the first game.Although the team lost the fans are still saporting them.Fans have repeated the managers mantra that Rangers don’t do walking away.
By Lewis
Refugees and asylum seekers
According to the 1951 Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees a refugee is a person who: ‘owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country’.
An asylum seeker is someone who has applied to the government to be recognised as a refugee. In Scotland most asylum seekers today are from Peoples Republic of China, Iran, Nigeria and Iraq. Many countries from which asylum seekers come are recognised by Amnesty International to have chronic human rights abuses or conflicts.
Asylum seekers are from all sections of society. Many are skilled professionals: teachers, doctors, engineers and journalists who had good jobs in their own country.
Since the introduction of the 1999 Asylum and Immigration Act, it is estimated that 9,000 asylum seekers have been dispersed to Glasgow.
Studies have shown that asylum seekers in the UK are the most likely of the non-white population to encounter hostility. A poll in June 2002 found that 24% of Scots thought that it was justifiable to verbally attack asylum seekers who receive housing and benefits in Scotland.
The First Asylum Seeker in Scotland
Seven years ago, the first asylum seekers arrived in Scotland after fleeing their homelandsGangs target asylum seekers
But it seems they still have a long way to go before they can claim to have escaped persecution in this country.
A rising tide of youth disorder targeted at asylum seekers and their families takes place against a backdrop where 60% of the asylum seekers granted permission to stay in Glasgow by the Home Office subsequently leave the city, according to the Scottish Executive.
Despite the valiant efforts of community groups and volunteers, many refugees feel far from welcome, let alone assimilated into the wider society.
Racist incidents within the Strathclyde Police area have soared from 968 six years ago to more than 1,500 in 2006 and 2007.
What Is a Refugee?
A refugee is a person who is outside their country of origin or habitual residence because they have suffered persecution or for personal reasons on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because they are a member of a persecuted ‘social group’. Such a person may be referred to as an ‘asylum seeker’ until recognised by the state where she makes her claim.
I Hope You Enjoyed!
Today you have learned what an asylum seeker is! And about the first asylum seeker in Scotland
The Capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. The Languages spoke in Bulgaria are manly:
Bulgarian
Turkish
And Roma
Religions in Bulgaria are manly:
Bulgarian Orthodox
Muslim
And Christian
This is the Bulgarian flag:
The national flag of Bulgaria consists of three horizontal stripes: white, green and red. White symbolizes peace, green symbolizes the emergence of Bulgaria as an agricultural nation, and red symbolizes bravery.
The capital and largest city in Bulgaria is called Sofia. There are 1.2 million people living in Sofia. Sofia is located at the foot of mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.
Bulgarian Cuisine
Bulgaria has lots of different food I have tasted some of them but I can only remember two of witch i tasted they are Tarator and a Bulgarian Kebab. Torator is a cold soup made of yoghurt and cucumber when I tried it I wasn’t impressed it was not for me but when I tasted the kebab I fell in love with it. It was so nice.
Traditional clothing
In Bulgaria they have a very Traditional dress called a Folk dress. A Bulgarian folk dress consists of trousers, shirts, and a vests for men, dresses and aprons for women. The aprons, dresses , and shirts are usually embroidered in regional colours and folk motifs. Red features heavily in Bulgarian folk dress, but black, green, and white are also a part of traditional clothing from Bulgaria’s various regions.
This is a photo of a folk.
Bulgarian Orthodox church
Bulgaria has many examples of Byzantine churches that attest to Bulgaria’s long relationship with Eastern orthodoxy. While Bulgaria has spiritual influences from Islam, other religions, and ancient pagan mysticism, many Bulgarians are deeply devout followers of the orthodox faith. Rila Monastery is a part of the Bulgarian orthodox.
Bulgarian Baba Marta
The day of Baba Marta ( Grandmother March) falls on the first of the month. On or before Baba Marta, Bulgarian people give each other martenitsa, or martenka, which are red and white tessels sold in shops and on the street or may be handmade. The colours of the martenitsa, whose symbolism comes from an old Bulgarian tale, represent blood and snow. Bulgarians are supposed to attach the martenitsa to their persons of clothing. Traditionally, the martenitsa were not removed until the first stork returned from migration to ensure prosperity and good health, but today this rule is bent or ignored with respect to modern times.
Easter in Bulgaria
Easter in Bulgaria in a strongly celebrated holiday. Red, the predominant colour of Bulgarian ester eggs, is part of pagan mysticism that pervades Bulgarian culture even today. Red Ester eggs are baked into an Easter loaf, may be blessed at the church, or may be cracked against each other to see who will be most successful, healthy, or happy during the following year. These Easter eggs have been decorated with Orthodox designs and symbols and differ from polish Easter eggs.
I will add my pictures in later as they wouldn’t copy and paste into the blog!
This morning we have been discussing whether or not Scotland should become independent. We read an article on Glow’s “The Daily What” online newspaper which stated that most 18-24 year olds are in favour of independence. Please see the comments below for the opinions of the pupils in our class.
On the 15 Febuary, P7 took part in a workshop about challenging sectarianism which was run by the charity Nil by Mouth. We had a full afternoon of discussion and we had activities where we had to decide which behaviours are acceptable, unacceptable or if we weren’t sure. Everyone worked in groups to make the decisions. Yvonne who ran the workshop was really impressed by how much we already knew. 
We got a lovely email from Yvonne who ran the workshop –
We have been asked to take part in a creative writing competition which involves writing four more sentences to continue the story after the end of chapter one of of Divided City.
The first prize is 4 tickets to see a performance of Divided City at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in February. Runner up prizes are a signed copy of the book and everyone that enters will receive a signed bookmark. Please take a look below to view our entries:
We have been drawing the three main characters and we wrote the main things about them and we have been learning about challenging sectarlanism and asylun seekers.
On Thursday 15 December, we had a Japanese Day in class. Alicia is really interested in Japanese culture so she and Miss Slimmon planned a Japanese Day together for the rest of the class.
First, everyone researched Japanese food, culture, fashion, geography etc and made an information booklet. Next, Holly and Alicia taught the class how to count to 10 in Japanese and we played a game in the hall. Then we learned how to use chopsticks and tasted sushi after a presentation. In the afternoon, Alicia did a Manga art lesson and everyone got to draw their own characters. It was a great day. Here is a gallery of pictures –
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