Robert Burns

Primary 6 have been very busy during the first few weeks of this term as their enterprise topic was to organise the Burns Assembly and Burns Supper.

Both of these events were very successful and took place on Friday 23rd January. However, the children had started to plan and prepare for them a long time before this! In October, we began our topic “Go For Enterprise” which involved the class setting up their own company which would then lead on to planning the Burns Supper. The company name chosen by the children was “High Road Haggis”. They designed a logo for the company and then set up several different departments.

In order to get a job in the company, the children had to apply for a job in one of these departments and were then interviewed. They each received a letter to tell them if whether or not they had been successful.

Once they had their roles, the children proved themselves to be effective contributors as they started to plan the Burns Supper. As our PTA was arranging the Ceilidh part of the night, we could concentrate on the entertainment and the formal parts of the Supper. The children also had to advertise the event as tickets would be on sale to the whole school, not just Primary 6.


After Christmas, the focus was on Robert Burns himself. From this, the children started preparing their class assembly, as well as the Immortal Memory and the entertainment for the Burns Supper. Once all this was planned, the children spent a lot of time rehearsing as there was a lot to learn! Primary 6 learned several Scottish songs and poems, some of which were sung and recited on the day.
The assembly and the Burns Supper went very well and were great fun! The children showed that they are both successful learners and confident individuals as they confidently played their part in the evening’s events. Everyone in the class did their very best and all of our guests had a fabulous time too!