Pupils of Kirkhill Primary School, Aberdeen became evacuees for a day. They arrived by train at 10am with no clue where they were going, giving them a small insight into how the children evacuated during WW11 might have felt. The children listened to a talk about the wartime evacuees, investigated our 'evacuee's suitcase' (complete with gas mask) and heard poems and stories on the subject. They also listened to readings from letters between Billy (a fictional evacuee) and his mother in Glasgow. The pupils enjoyed a picnic lunch and then split into groups and tried their hand at writing a fill-in-the-blanks poem about Billy's experience as an evacuee coming to Aberdeenshire.
Two of our poems:
Billy the Evacuee
Sees farm animals eating food and running about.
Hears rustling leaves on the trees and birds tweeting.
Smells stinky manure from the animals.
Tastes fresh eggs and milk for his breakfast.
Feels happy and scared on the farm.
By Ellie, Maria, Lauren and Hannah
Billy the Evacuee
Sees new friends and waving family.
Hears his family's tears for his new life.
Smells the country air.
Tastes adventures ahead.
Feels excited, scared and awkward.
By Zoe, Shelly, Zak, Dayna, Charley and Ellie
COMMENTS
"Staff have been extremely helpful in supporting us to organise the evacuation of our children from school to Inverurie.
Deborah's input has been both interesting and stimulating, providing a springboard for further activities back at school.
All of our pupils thoroughly enjoyed listening to the selection of extracts chosen by Deborah."
Pupils comments:
"I really enjoyed listening to the bit from 'Goodnight Mr Tom'." Scott aged 10
"The letters from Billy and his mum helped me to think about what a real evacuee would have felt like." Jay aged 10
"I liked the way Deborah read our poems." Shelley aged 11
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