Author: callummcpheely

Voodoo for Miss Maverick

I dinna like Miss Maverick

This cushion’s for her heid

I’m jumpin aw ma weicht on it

And noo Miss Maverick’s deid.

Ye’re deid, ye’re deid, Miss Maverick

And never mair ye’ll say

I dance like a hird o Ayrshire kye

On a mercat day.

I’ll pit ye ablaw the sofa

Ye’re deid and yirdit baith

An never mair ye’ll miscaw me –

Ye’ve drawn yer hindmaist braith.

Sandy Thomas Ross]

The Auld Troot

The auld bron troot lay unner a stane,

Unner a stae lay he,

An he thoct o’ the wund,

An he thocht o’ the rain,

An the troot that he uist tae be.

A’m a gey auld troot, said he tae hissel,

A gey auld troot, said he,

An there’s mony a queer-like

Tale A cuid tell

O’ the things that hae happened tae me.

They wee-hafflin trooties are aa verra smert,

They’re aa verra smert, said he,

They ken aa the rules

O’ the gemm aff by hairt,

An they’re no aften catched, A’ll agree.

They’re thinkin A’m auld an they’re thinkin A’m duin,

They’re thinkin A’m duin, said he,

They’re thinkin A’m no

Worth the flirt o’ a fin

Or the blink o’ a bonnie black ee.

But A’m safe an A’m smug in ma bonnie wee neuk,

A’m safe an A’m snug, said he,

A’m the big fush that

Nae fusher can heuk,

An A’ll aye be that – till A dee!

by Sandy Thomas Ross

A Dug! A Dug!

Hey, daddy, wid ye get us a dug?

A big broon alsatian ur a wee white pug?

Ur a skinny wee terrier ur a big fat bull?

Aw daddy, get us a dug wull ye?

Whit! An whose dug’ll it be when it dirties the flerr,

An pees’n the carpet, an messes the sterr?

It’s me ur yer mummy’ll be taen fur a mug,

Awa oot ‘n play, yur no gettin adug.

But daddy thur gien thum away

Doon therr at the R.S.P.C.A.,

Yu’ll get wan fur nothin’ so yi will

Aw, daddy get us a dug wull ye?

Do ye hear um oan aboot dugs again?

Ah think that ane’s goat dugs oan the brain.

Ah know whit ye’ll get, a clip roon the lug

If a hear ony mair aboot this blumming dug.

Aw daddy it widny be dear tae keep,

An ah’d mak it a basket fur it tae sleep.

Aw daddy, get us a dug wull ye?

Ah don’t think thur’s ever been embdy like you,

Ye could whiddle a twist oot a flamming corkscrew,

Noo, get doon aff ma knenk,

Gies nane o yer hugs,

Aw right that’s anuff, I’ll get ye a dug!

AW, DADDY, A DUG! A DUG!

Bill Keys

Thank you to those who attended today’s information on the empowered learning project in school. Empowered Learning is an Edinburgh wide scheme to provide each learner in P6 and 7 with their own device which can be used to enhance learning both school and at home.

There is information in the flyer below for those who were not able to make today’s session as well as the digital versions of the responsible use agreement and the home school agreement. Your child will be coming home with a copy in their bag.

Please note that iPads will not be sent home until both these forms have been signed and returned to school.

Mr McPheely

Copies of the slides from this afternoon’s presentation can be found below.

Unfortunately due to the high winds P5 weren’t able to do their usual outdoor learning session, anything they made would have blown away!

But unperturbed we went for a hike around Arthurs Seat instead. Totalling just over 6km and just under 200m of elevation gained, we were all feeling quite tired afterwards!

‘The weather was kind of messed up, it was sunny, rainy and windy all at the same time. But it was worth it for the view, you could see almost all of the city from the top.’ Freddy

‘It was good but walking up the hill at the start was quite hard. Once it was flat and down hill afterwards it was a lot easier.’ Bryce

‘It was nice to be out in nature instead of in the classroom. At the Loch at the top we saw two swans on what looked like a raft.’ George