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Pictured LtoR: Daniel Petrie [kneeling], RCET Education Programme Officer Mrs Moira Leslie, Conor Bowie, Annie Nicol, Mosstowie Head Teacher Mr Garry Forgie, Ellis Grierson [kneeling]
30 June 2014
Mosstowie Primary School Donation
Pupils at Mosstowie Primary School donate £300 to the RCET
Pupils at Mosstowie Primary School in Morayshire have raised a whopping £300 for the Royal Caledonian Education Trust following a collection that was held at a recent musical drama performed by pupils at the school.
Set during World War 1 and also in the present day, the script and songs for the hour-long show were based on research the pupils had carried out on the 17 men named on the Miltonduff War Memorial.
The show was created after pupils discovered that one of the soldiers, Edward Grigor Scott was born at Mosstowie Schoolhouse in 1894. Edward, an apprentice watchmaker, volunteered on the very first day of the war and was killed on active duty in France in 1918. He was 23 years old.
The pupils discovered a great deal of interesting facts about all of the soldiers and news of their research created a lot of interest in the local community. Several local people came forward with further information, which the children used in their show. Local historians also shared information and checked the pupils’ research.
The lyrics for most of the songs in the show were written by the children and everything was based on facts and real people of the time. They put on a rousing performance to a packed hall that night and a collection raised a whopping £300, which the pupils have very generously donated to the RCET.
Our huge thanks to all the pupils and staff at Mosstowie Primary School and everyone who attended and made a contribution that evening. Your generosity and kindness will make a considerable difference to Armed Forces children and families who so desperately need our support.