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House Assembly

Greyfriars Bobby

St. Andrew’s Day is the 30th November. This year our assembly took the form of three aspects of scottish culture:

1. The story of Greyfriars Bobby.

2. What is a haggis?

3. The Highland Games.

The star of the show was 'Lily' who appeared as Greyfriars Bobby and wowed the audience by giving a heart rending performance as the highland terrier adopted by the people of Edinburgh.

Mr. Herbert produced a live haggis on stage, a rare beast found in Scotland. The members of staff were then invited to eat some haggis cooked that morning.

The year 8 girls performed a scottish sword dance and the audience were then treated to a feat of strength and skill as our 'special guest', Jock MacTavish, showed how to 'toss the caber'.

Scottish Dancers
Tossing The Caber