ST Mary’s Primary pupils took time out from their class work to turn the tables on the Tele.
The P7 class put reporter Susan Lochrie and photographer Stewart Robertson through their paces with a quickfire round of questions.
It was all part of the school’s World of Work week, which has seen people from the community coming in to class to give the kids an insight into their jobs.
They had visits from civil engineers, teachers and helicopter pilots during a busy week of fact finding.
Class teacher Michaela Lennon said: “We were delighted to have the Tele here as part of our World of Work week.
“It has been great for the children to find out more about people’s jobs and what they do.
“It also gives us a chance to show how everything they learn from reading, writing and maths is put into practice.”
To add to the occasion it was also crazy hair day in the school — so the pupils were making some fantastic fashion statements.
With pens, papers and wacky hairdos at the ready, the class grilled Susan on the important issues of the day, and what her job involves.
Just about every pupil in the class had featured in the Tele at one time or another and thought it had a very important place in their community.
They wanted to know what a reporter does, how long it takes to write one paper and lots more.
Afterwards the pupils gave us a rundown on what they would like to see more of in the future.
Abigail Stewart said: “I think it would great to see some celebrity gossip in the Tele!”
The whole class thought photography looked like great fun and Mamie Clisham says she is considering a career in journalism.
She said: “I would like to write stories and go out and meet people. One day would never be the same as the next.”
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