This week we have been learning about the life of Robert Burns:

Lauren U: “We’ve learned how Robert Burns grew up and we learned he was born in 1759 and died at the age of 37.”

Paul: “We’ve learned about some of his poems. There is one which everybody sings on New Year’s Eve called Auld Lang Syne. We also learned how poor he was and that their house smelled of urine.”

Kieran: “We learned about how he worked on the farm as he grew up. He churned butter and collected eggs when he was small and when he was stronger he chopped wood and ploughed the field.”

Callum: “He had an eye for the ladies and he wrote lots of love poems to help him get lots of girlfriends!”

Chloe: “He had to move home quite a lot to live on different farms because the soil wasn’t very good.”

Adam: “The reason that he became interested in poetry and songs was because his mum used to sing on the farm while she worked.”

Olivia: “We know he had lot s of affairs and lots of children with different women.”

Kendal: “I learned that he sold his first book of poems because he wanted to raise money to move to Jamaica but people liked them so much he decided to stay in Scotland.”

Declan: “We are writing a biography about Robert Burns and we have key facts like when he was born and died and about his family and about his poems.”

Jack: “His wife’s name was Jean Armour and he had nine children with her.”

Emily: “He had three brothers and three sisters and he was the oldest of them all.”

Nathan: “He wrote To A Mouse because he just about ran over a mouse and destroyed its house so he wrote it to apologise to the mouse!”

Finlay: “He wrote another poem called To A Louse to tell the louse to get off of the beautiful girl’s head in the church!”

Who has impressed?

Paul: “Jack has impressed by learning all of his lines. Well done to everybody who has worked hard to learn their lines too. Mrs Innes has impressed me with all the hard work she has been doing to help us get ready for Aladdin.”

Kendal: “Olivia has impressed me by learning all of her lines for Aladdin. Kieran impressed me by getting up early and coming into school to help Mrs Innes get prepared.”

Emily: “Our table (the Bravehearts) impressed me because we won table of the week.”

Kieran: “Kendal has impressed me by equaling her best score in Big Maths Beat That. “

Adam: “Mr Berginis impressed me with the way he taught us about Robert Burns and helped us understand about him.”

Finlay: “Nathan has impressed me because he is confident about dressing up as Widow Twankey and doesn’t get embarrassed.”

Mr Berginis: “I have been very impressed with the hard work and determination the class have shown in preparing for their Aladdin performance. I can’t wait to see it.”