Oct 2008 - Morrison's Academy

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WW1 Belgium Trip
Reflections On First World War Week
While some of my fellow pupils were
parading around the Western European
memorial sites off World War one, I was
left behind at school. We were split into
four groups of 3rd and 2nd year pupils.
These groups were named after famous
war sites. Each group was allocated a
different timetable which featured
different tasks which were related to the
war somehow.
For example in art, we designed and
made a piece of installation art which
reflects and helps us to remember the
men who lost their lives in the war. This
piece featured photos and names of
many brave soldiers, decaying flowers,
skeleton leaves and white feathers. In
I.T., we recorded a short piece of war
literature which we then put a backing
track onto and these were then played
in Memorial Hall alongside the
installation art. In languages, we had to
design a poster or leaflet on a famous
war town. This poster had to be in a
foreign language of your choice with
no English.
However, the highlight of the week in
my opinion was the exciting geography
trip to Stanley Mills in Perth and Pitlochry
Dam. At Stanley Mills, we did a quick
tour and then we were given a project
to find out why Stanley Mills was so
important during the time of the war.
We learned that the cotton produced
from the dam was very important as
cotton was the main material used for
the soldiers’ uniforms and equipment. At
Stanley Mills there is a small
hydroelectric station which produced
some of the electricity for the mill and
surrounding houses.
We then drove up the motorway to
Pitlochry to investigate the use of
hydroelectric energy further. We saw
the salmon ladder and went up to the
exhibition. It was very interesting and I
learned a lot.
Overall, I believe that the week was a
success for both the pupils who went to
Belgium and the pupils who stayed
behind at school.
Emily Johnson S3
Newfoundland Park
Thiepval
Lochnagar Crater
Tyne Cot Tyne Cot