Please click on the link below to see the Quotation Search task. Deadline Thursday 7/9/17.  Remember that quotations should be enclosed in quotation marks and should be written exactly as they appear in the poem.

Any questions / issues, please see Mrs Changleng before next Thursday.

Praise of a Collie Lesson Two Home Study

1/12 – Please ensure that you have completed your ‘Home’ Talk Assessment and that your Assessment sheet has been filled in and completed.

1/12  –  Reminder too that Reading Logs need to be completed and signed by next Tuesday!

Over the past few weeks pupils have been working incredibly hard to produce some fantastic pieces of Scots poetry.

These poems have been written as part of a cross-curricular project with the Art Department for a competition sponsored by Kelso Burns Club.

Future weeks will see artwork being incorporated into the project, but for the moment please enjoy a selection of some of the poems.

The Whaul

Blae Whaul

To a Dowphin

To a Dowphin 1

Th’Fox

Please ensure that Reading Logs are completed for next Tuesday 22nd September.

Remember to get a parent/carer to sign.

Well done to all of you on completing your Reading Homework.

Logs will be checked again next Tuesday 15th  September.  For those of you who forgot to get a parental signature, make sure that you remember next week.

•     Think about the order / structure
•     Break the piece into chunks
•     Plan in bullet points / note form
•     For a reflective piece concentrate on emotions and feelings

Today we worked on planning the initial stages of our reflective essay based on our experience of our ‘First Day at Kelso High School’.

We made notes on how pupils felt both the night before and when they first woke up in the morning.

If you were absent and missed this lesson, click on the link below to access what you missed.   If you have any questions, see me as soon as possible.

First Day Kelso High School

A reminder that your weekly Reading Log will be checked next Tuesday 8th September.  Please remember to get a parent/carer to sign.

Today we continued our attempt to improve the quality of our written expression by focusing on adjectives.

Well done, Alexandra, on teaching the rest of the class a new adjective.  Can you all remember what is was from the picture below?

Answer: pensive

Remember to bring your Young Scot card next Tuesday 25th August as you will need it for our visit to the school Library.