To celebrate Robert Burns, Primary
7 at St Mary’s organised and held a Burns Supper for the rest of the school.
For the Immortal Memory, P7 thought they would reflect on modern day life and how times have changed since 1796. What would Robert Burns think now?
Modern Day, Burns? What if Rabbie came back today
And saw modern life, what would he say? Watch TV and play the Play Station 3? And have a cup of Costa Coffee?
Thinking of the referendum a few months ago,
Would he be voting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’? We thought he would be with the ‘Yes’ campaign
If he won would he drink champagne? Things have changed a lot since his time
What would he think if he heard this rhyme? If he had all the apps on the IPhone 6
Would he listen to the song ‘Teenage Kicks’? What would his poems be like today?
Would it be ‘Tae a Mouse’ or ‘Tae a Ferrari’? ‘My Netflix is Like a Red, Red Rose’?
Or would he worry about how it flows? If he came across an iPad air
Would he be happy or would he flare? What if Rabbie came back today
And saw modern life, what would he say? By Sam, Orla and Victoria (P7)
‘There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.’ So said Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and in support of this philosophy, more than 100 countries worldwide will be commemorating World Thursday 5th March.
Book Day on
This year marks the eighteenth anniversary of the event, which is designed to encourage children to explore the pleasure of books and reading.
How exactly the occasion is celebrated is up to the individual school or library, with ideas and resources for activities available from the website
www.worldbookday.com, but regardless of the outcome, every child in participating schools will receive a book token that can be exchanged for a free book. There are ten specially selected titles on offer, with the option to use the token to receive a £1 discount on an alternative book if you prefer to choose your own.
There are many benefits to encouraging a healthy attitude towards reading from an early age. The main one is that it exercises the brain. “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body,” stated Joseph Addison. It improves concentration, builds vocabulary, develops imagination, teaches about the wider world, is a great form of entertainment and helps relax and calm the body and mind. So, enlarge not only your child’s world but your own too, by discovering the joy of books!
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