Acrostic Poems

In language we've been learning about drafting and redrafting work. We've read each other's work and tried to make suggestions about what could be improved - and of course about what we think is really good too. These are some of the acrostic poems we wrote after we've improved them. We hope you like them.

Orcadian accents around the islands.
Rusty wrecks at Scapa Flow it’s all a mystery.
Kirkwall is a beautiful place to be.
Not that sunny in Orkney quite cold at points but it can be very
    sunny and nice at times.
Exciting things to do like the Pickaquoy Centre.
Yellow, red and blue is the Orkney flag.

by Alanah

Orkney is fun.
Really yummy food
Kirkwall is cool
New things to do
Every day there’s new places to visit.
You’re going to love Orkney. I do too.

by Ashleigh

On the cliffs the puffins sit then whoosh it is gone after its food.
Really fast the sandeels squirm, so cute so fast, how the seals
    have their heads bobbing on top.
Keen to catch food gliding in the water, catching fish and eating
    them along the way.
Nothing gets in the puffin’s way to finish the sandeels. It just
    makes you jump with joy.
Everything from the water to the sky has something good
    about it.
Yes the standing stones and Skara Brae are full of history.

by James

Over the sea you can see Shapinsay one of the islands
    in Orkney.
Rockpools at the Brough o’ Birsay and puffins diving off cliffs into
    the sea. Splash!
Kirkwall’s the best we take good care of it.
Notice the swans swimming in the Peedie Sea.
Energy gets saved.
Yellow sun shining over the planet.

by Kaitlyn

Owld skara brae lies in the darkness.
Really lovely scenery.
Knit yer sel a wooly jumper.
Never pick wild floo’ers!
Ever a lovely place.
Ya come wa mi?

by Lee

Owld sites like Skara Brae
Really nice sunsets every day
Kirkwall and Stromness have many sights to see
New and old places to explore with me
Exciting things to do each day
You’ll really really want to stay.

By Molly H