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A Collection of Poems

from Sefton School Children

Year 6

DIFFERENT

BUT

THE SAME

Valuing children as unique individuals,

each with their own personality,

background, appearance and abilities,

is what is behind our commitment and

ethos to equality, diversity and

community cohesion within Children,

Schools and Families.

I am therefore delighted that over

1700 Year 6 pupils across over 40 of

our primary schools have now taken part in an

equality and diversity workshop that has been created and

delivered by Peter Yip and Ann Kelly from the Complementary

Education Service. This workshop was developed to promote greater

understanding and knowledge of the increasing diverse school

population that we now enjoy in Sefton and to help our children

explore equality and diversity themes that promotes

understanding, fosters respect, encourages inclusivity and

champions cohesion.

This book of poems- a collection gleaned from the hundreds that

were produced by the pupils in the workshop provides both an

excellent opportunity for us all to further promote, celebrate

and champion our differences but also to showcase the enormous

talents that our pupils in our primary schools possess and

continue to impress us with!

I congratulate Peter and Ann for all their drive and endeavours,

the school staff for their commitment, help and support but

above all, to all the pupils for all their hard work and

enthusiasm, in making the workshops so successful.

I sincerely hope you enjoy the poems and the sentiment behind

them as much as my colleagues and I have had in reading them.

Peter Morgan

Strategic Director,

Children, Schools and Families.

The aim of our workshop was to prov

ide pupils with an opportunity to explore

and discuss in

an informal but structured manner how

their own attitudes, behaviour and use

of language

can affect the lives of other children

in school who are perceived as being

‘different’

from them. We didn’t know what to expect and w

hat the reaction from the pupils would

be- I am delighted to say that our ex

perience far exceeded our wildest ex

pectations!

For most of the pupils this was the fi

rst time they had encountered the th

emes of

equality, diversity and cohesion. We were highly impr

essed by the mature and measured

manner in which they tackled each is

sue, responding so positively to the ch

allenges we

gave them with a mixture of openness,

a keen sense of right and wrong and

underpinned

with an infectious helping of good humo

ur!

This was no more evident when we as

ked the pupils to write us a poem- th

is collection is

the result. We were genuinely overwhelmed by the

ir ability to articulate their perceptions

,

ideas and beliefs into some astonishingly

frank, honest and inspiring poems.

On behalf of Ann Kelly and myself we w

ould like to thank Steve Jones, Head

of Service

at Complementary Education for all his suppo

rt and guidance and John McCabe from the

Partnership and Communications team at Children, Schools and

Families, for his hard work

and creative input. To all the schools

that were involved for their warm w

elcome and

eagerness to get involved, the head

teachers for their co- operation, teac

hers and

teacher assistants for their generous h

elp and support. But above all we would

like to say a

huge big ‘Thank You’ to all the 1700

+ pupils we had the pleasure to work

with. Their

honesty, energy, hard work and good

humour was inspiring. They were a cre

dit not only to

themselves but also to their families an

d their schools- congratulations and go

od luck at

your secondary schools.

Just keep on remembering -

We are all different – but the same!!

Peter Yip

Equality and Diversity Co-ordinator

Children, Schools and Families

Feelings are hurt when people call us namesNames may seem funny, but they are not,They are hurtful in so many different ways.Feelings turn to sad feelings when people leave you outThey leave you out just because you’re different from themor the odd one out.People try to change because they are being bullied When they are perfect just as they areThey must stay the same it’s the bullies who should change.So please don’t hurt people’s feelings Because in a few years you could be the odd one out, beinglonely and wandering about.Elle - Holy Family Catholic Primary

People skit me because I’m blackAnd they call me names behind my back.This makes me very sadBecause the names they call me are very bad.Courtney and Laura - English Martyrs Primary

I’m ScaredI’m scared to go to s

chool today

I wish I had white skin.

We are not the same on the outside but of

course we are within.

I’m scared to go to school today

I wish I had brown hair

I wish I had friends that share.

I’m scared to go to school today

I wish that I was tall

I wish people would see it’s not that bad b

eing small!

Victoria - Summerhill Primary

I can do wheelies in my wheelchairBut I can’t stand up like other people!I can go like the wind in my wheelchairBut I can’t climb over fences like other people- Is it fair?Connor - Summerhill Primary

In my heart, in my soulBullying hurts and leaves a hole.I get called names and it gives me pains.I hate those racist pigs Who give me stick and digs.Sarah and Chloe - Hatton Hill Primary

ThIs Is NoT FAIr

racism hurts a lot

Inside it’s like being shot

This is not fair

I get skitted about the colour of my hair

I tell you it’s not fair.

Black people are different to white

But really they are the same sight

This is not fair

People should be nice

We are all our own individual cake slice

This is not fair!

Jack - st. oswald’s CE Primary

WE All HAVE

We all have different skin

We all have different hair

Bullies skit people for fun

They don’t really care.

We all have different voices

And people give us doubts

But it’s not what’s on the outside

It’s what’s in the inside that counts.

Ellie - St. Oswald’s CE Primary

All BE FrIENdS

Not everybody wants to b

e the same

That doesn’t mean that t

hey are lame

Hair colour or skin c

olour- it’s not a ga

me!

If they’re from a differ

ent country, or eat

different food

There’s no need to

get in a stroppy m

ood

All be friends, all b

e one.

Justine and Jennif

er - Ursuline Catholic Pri

mary

It’s good to be different!It’s good to be big or smallIt doesn’t matter if you’re really tall.It’s alright to be fat or thinIt’s all about what’s under your skin.Don’t bother with what people thinkDon’t let your life go down the sink.Why don’t people just leave us aloneAll I want is to stay at homeEverybody’s different, no one is the sameDo they skit me because of my name?Elle, Stephanie and Harriet - All SaintsCatholic Primary

THE NAmES THAT PEoPlE CAll mE!The names that people call me, can make me feel quite sad.I wish people could understand me,Think me good not bad.They call me ginge, because of my hair.Why can’t they stop? It hurts.Sadly this is my life.I wish they would think twice.I maybe blackBut it doesn’t mean I can’t fight back!Chanetelle and Eavan - The Grange Primary

We maybe black, we may be white

We maybe happy or sad.

We may be tall or even small

Some maybe strong some maybe weak

Unfortunately some of us have a mean streak.

Will, Tom and ross - Hatton Hill Primary

Red is cool Bullies cruelTeasing black and white is just so tightWe are all different outsideBut we’re all humans on the insideSo there is no point in skitting usIf we are all from the same worldEverybody has a heart So fill it with love.lubo and Natalie - Holy Family Catholic Primary

dIFFErENCESEverybody’s differentBut that’s okSometimes we need to stand up and sayWhat’s right and what’s wrongWhat’s good and what’s badIn order to make sure nobody’s sad.

lucy, Charlotte, Sophie, Georgia, Emma and louise –

Springwell Primary

It’s your lifeIt’s your life and your bodyDo whatever you want with your body or your personality.You’re not too bad, you’re not too uglySo don’t listen to anyone else who calls you anything thatmakes you feel low!!lucy - Melling Primary

Josh is big sam is small

Ashley is the tallest of them all.

They are black

We are white

But on the inside we are all bright.

They are posh we are not- sometimes we forgot.

They are rich we are poor, sometimes we all need more!

Jasmine, Ashley, Josh and sam - Thornton Primary

Why do I get bullied?

Is it because I’m chubby?

Why do I get bullied?

Is it because of my race?

Why do I get bullied?

Is it because of the colour of my

hair?

We can’t explain why we‘re not th

e same

Why can’t we all just be plain?

Jorja, Jasmine, Chelsea, Jo, Jack

, Shane and Ryan -

Hatton Hill Primary

Some people are fat some people are thinSome people have different coloured skinBut we are all the same within.Some people maybe gayBut we are all different in some way.Ellie and Sam – Holy Family Catholic Primary

loads of people have been nasty.

loads of people call me gay boy

And loads of people call me fatty

I feel so sad

I am badly named

They say it in front of loads of people

I feel so ashamed.

Aidan - rimrose Hope Primary

Battered, battered, battere

d

Then the all just scattered.

I went to the teacher, who wouldn’t listen

Then I stood alone listening

to the wind.

I just need a friend

But all I do is defend.

I thought I had a mate

But all they gave me was hate.

leah , Jack, Josh F and Josh

r - All Saints Catholic Primary

rACISm

Imagine to live in luxury, What a beautiful life i

t would be

But not everybody gets the chance because

of their family tree.

Pretend someone walked up to you and skitted you in your fa

ce

Just because you have dark skin or come from a different race.

rachael - Ursuline Catholic Primary

It hurts to be different, it hurts insideIt doesn’t matter what’s outside.Africans, Indians, Gypsies tooThey get bullied by people, just like you.It’s not fair that people get bullied like meThere’s no need I hope you agree.Brandon, Joe, Kaitlyn, Emma - Hatton Hill Primary

Just because I’m differentDoesn’t mean you have to skit me.Just because I’m differentDoesn’t mean you have to hit me.Just because I’m differentDoesn’t mean you have to stare at me.Just because I’m differentDoesn’t mean you have to glare at me.Just because I’m differentDoesn’t mean you have to call me names.Just because I’m differentDoesn’t mean you have to stop me from playing games.Ciaran, Niamh and Sarah - Melling Primary

It doesn’t matter if they’re black

It doesn’t matter if they’re white

There is nothing bad about them.

It doesn’t matter about religion

It doesn’t matter what they believe

There is nothing bad about them

We’re all the same inside.

hannah and oliver – st. Luke’s halsall CE Primary

oNE rACE Everybody isn’t the sameEverybody doesn’t have the to have the same nameBut we are still one race.Some people like marsSome people drive carsBut we are still one race.A lot of people live in PeruA lot of people live in WaterlooBut we are still one race.different people have different skinBut all of us are good withinWe are all one race!Theo – Ursuline Catholic Primary

rESPECT

racism is wrong because everyone is the

Same inside.

Everyone has feelings, although at times they try to hide.

Sometimes people need a friend.

Particularly when they feel alone,

Feeling like they don’t belong.

Each and every person needs to understan

d

Cultures maybe different but we are all the human race.

try to make the world better by understanding each others

ways.

rESPECT!!!

Emma. Kenny, Steph, Katie, Shannon, Aaron - The Grange Primary

Black or whiteBig or smallWe’re the same as them all.Short or tallFat or thinWe’re all the same deepwithin.lauren and Stephen –Summerhill Primary

It’s not their fault if they are different

It’s not their fault the way they speak

It doesn’t matter what they eat.

It doesn’t matter if they speak Polish, swedish or Japanese

You can still make friends with them.

They may not have the same colour hair

But they still have a heart they want to share!

Emma - st. Luke’s halsall CE Primary

We are all the same but different in many waysColour of skin, size or shape, thick or thin.Disability or religious beliefs, inside we are all the same.It’s just our thoughts and our voice that bringsUs to shame.Together we can make a change because we are all the same.Dylan and James - Our lady Queen of the Peace Catholic Primarymy FEElINGS

It hurts to see racism

It’s just not right

People always fight

Why do people do it?

It must be horrible

It’s really just not right.

Thomas - St. oswald’s CE Primary

make It Stop

make it stop!

make it stop!

This colour I am in

It hurts when I sleep

Thinking what they say

don’t throw me in the bin

We are all different from within.

So make it stop

So make it stop!

demi, Jenny, Samy, louise -

St. John’s Primary

Don’t judge people by the colour oftheir skinWe’re all the same deep within.People see them in a different way

But it’s our own choice to sayWhether we like them or not or whether they have lost the plot.We’re all the same within.Nina C - st. John’s Primary

DIFFErENCE

It’s not fair

When you don’t care.

To think in this way

Be careful what you say.

Just because we’re different

It doesn’t mean anything to you

Be careful what you say,

Be careful what you do

remember, everybody is different in every single way!

Gaby , Kate , Ellie , Dan , Joel and Tom –

English Martyrs Catholic Primary

one day we went up the hill and met JillWho had red hair and it’s not fairAnd I said Why? Because I have red hairI said don’t worry we’re all the same

Don’t worry about the pain.Just stay the same.shauna - holy Family Catholic Primary

THE BUlly

The bully comes up to me

He is horrible, don’t you see

He skits me because I am black

He hits me across my back.

I have no friends

I really hope this misery ends

I’m scared to go to school

No one thinks I’m ever cool.

It hurts so much inside

Someone said he’ll be my friend but t

hen he lied, I cried.

Joshua - Summerhill Primary

NoT ThE sAMEEverybody’s different, Everyone’s the same,The colour doesn’t matterEach person has a name.We all live on a planetTogether we are one.Let’s live our life in harmonyAnd life will just be fun!!Emily, hannah Jordan, Alex - The Grange Primary.

Black or white

Tall or small

We all get bullied that’s for sure.

It’s not fair, it’s not right

Can we stop this stupid fight?

Joe and lauren –

English martyrs Catholic Primary

you’re never alone

you don’t have to be on your

own.

Even though you’re different

you’ll always have a friend you can hav

e until the end.

you don’t have to be sad

We’ll always make you glad

The rope will never break

you’ll always have a mate

If you do get bullied you do

n’t have to worry!

olivia and mike - English martyrs Catholic

Primary

After thinking we’ve realised what we must do

We know how just a simple word can deeply affect you.

From the tiniest word to the biggest act

We know that we are one

And banish every nasty word until they are all

gone.

We may be black, we may be white

But inside we are the same

We only have one chance to live

So stop the blaming game!

Jemma, Joe, Connor, leah, Harry and Chantelle – T

he Grange Primary.

Today we learnt the true meaning ofbullying, and we really want to sayThat it is not okWe like all children no matter what

It’s not the colour of their skinWe’re all the same within.sToP IT!!Chloe L and holly L - st. John’s Primary

People with brown hair, black hair or blond hair are mostly glad

But people with red hair get skitted and are very sad.So what’s the point of skitting them it only makes them mad

People with red hair deserve not to be skitted It’s so very bad!James - Holy Family Catholic Primary

Don’t call people names

Because we’re all the s

ame.

It doesn’t matter what

religion you

areWhether you’r

e from near or afar

It doesn’t matter if you’

re fat or slim

It only matters what’s wi

thin.

Niamh, Sophie W and Sophie

B -

Ursuline Catholic Primary

EvEryoNE IS dIFFErENT

Everyone is different in their own kind of way

People are small, others are tall

People are black, people are white

It hurts when people call you names

But inside we know we are all the same.

Annie P – Thornton Primary

dIFFErENCESJust because I’m different, and I stand outdoesn’t mean you should leave me out.People shout and call me namesWhen the’re the ones who should take the blame.Because my skin colour is differentdoesn’t mean I can’t be your friendI wish you wouldn’t skit meBecause I want to be your friend.Ben, Keiran, Brendan and Kieran - All Saints Catholic Primary

INsIDE-ouTsIDE

on the outside are differences

on the outside we are not the same

Because of the colour, people call us names.

on the inside, everything is the same

on the inside we all look equal.

If only people would understand and give me respect

And make some friends.

rebecca h - st. John’s Primary

THE SAMEPeople are differentNo ones the sameBut when I get skittedNo one gets the blame.There are different religionsAnd colours of skinBut one thing is the sameAnd that’s what lies withinWe all have a heartWe all have a brainSo we must remember to treat everybody the same!Jennifer, Elle, Abbie, Caitlin, Jade, Ryan and Nathan – Springwell Primary

We are all different inside

There’s nothing that we have to hide.

Black or white, short or tall

Together we stand one and all!

Jack, Ben and stephen –

our Lady Queen of the Peace Catholic Primary

WHy?

Why do people bully me?

do they realise I’m not a flea

.

Is it colour? Is it size

?

or is it because I eat

all the pies?

do they realise I’m not gay

or is it because I’m a boy and

my name is Faye?

danniella and Paige -

All Saints Catholic Primary

It’s not fair to call us namesBecause inside we’re all the same.It’s not fair to call us names,Then to leave us out of games.We’re all the sameJust let us play the gameIt doesn’t matter about the colour of our flesh

Because we are all freaky fresh!Kieran, Connor, Jamie, Ryan, Kieran and Anna -

Rimrose Hope Primary

I hate being called fattyI hate being called PakiI hate being called stupid.I’m just the same as youI may be black or whiteIt doesn’t matter whoWrong or rightAt the end of the day we’re the same.Jamie F - melling Primary

THE BUllY POEM

Bullying isn’t nice

So here’s some advice-

Don’t call people gay, in a bad wa

y.

Some of us are black some of us

are white

Some of us are wrong whilst som

e of us are right

So listen to our advice- PlEAS

E!!!

Chloe, Elle, Adam, Phillippa and Ja

ck -

Ursuline Catholic Primary

We don’t mean harmWe didn’t knowThat those words could hurt people soWe’ll now put them away and never useThe words we cause hurt and abuserebecca, Fern and Thomas - springwell Primary

There is a certain man in my life

That I will always love

Black or white

Big or small

He’s the greatest grandda

d of them all!

Kersha - our lady Queen of the Peace Cathol

ic Primary

It does not matter if you are tiny or tall, big or smallWhat counts is your personality.Everybody is different in one way or anotheryou can choose to be mean or like each other!Jessica and laura – English martyrs Catholic Primary

If you’re different don’t

be afraid

Black ,white or gypsy tr

ade

Muslim, Christian Jewish too

Deep inside we’re the s

ame as you.

Red hair or what costum

e you wear

Does not matter, we’ve

all been there!

Beth, Rosie, Chloe and Sol

-

St. luke’s Halsall CE Primary

IT HURTS ME

It hurts me when they call me names

They will not let me play their games.

It hurts me to have no mates

But they think bullying me is great.

When I go to school they say I’m too underweight

As they won’t let me out the gate.

They think its funny when I cry

They tell me to go and die.

Chelsea and Chloe - All Saints Catholic Primary

WE’rE ALL DIFFErENTsome of us are black, some of us are whitesome of us go to bed earlier at night.I wanted to play, but I couldn’t because you sayThat I am a gay.some of us are tall, some of us are smallBut it doesn’t mean you should name –call!Charlotte and Laura - ursuline Catholic Primary

JUST THINK

Just think how they feel, it’s actually real

People are bullied for who they are, some are

bullied from afar.

Balck or white, it’s just not right

They maybe from a different race

or may be by the colour of their face

Just think how they feel!

Charlotte mc - Ursuline Catholic Primary

DON’TDon’t say Paki, it’s not fairDon’t say mean things about the colour of my hair

Don’t judge the way I say ‘Hello’Please have the courage to say ‘don’t’ or ‘NO!’

Don’t be mean about my sexuality I’m sure one day you see with more clarity!

Megan - Melling Primary

IT’S NoT FAIr

It’s not fair to call people names

It’s not fair to not let them join in any games.

It’s not fair to make them feel sad

It’s not fair to make them feel bad.

It’s not fair to judge people by t

he colour of their skin

Because deep down inside we’re all the same within.

laura, Courtney, Jonathon and Joe

- Ursuline Catholic Primary

We are what we are We look the way we lookWe dress the way we dressWe don’t want people to make us distressedNo-one’s the worst, no-one’s the best.We shouldn’t be judged by our family crest Because all our kids are the best! Kate, Jake, Colin and Dean – St. luke’s Halsall CE Primary

I hate this boy bully

I’m up to my neck being called a ‘woolly’

I hate being called a ‘Paki’

When this boy bully‘s hair is so whacky

What’s wrong with being a Pakistani?

I’m not different-

Black or white both are right.

Play time is sometimes glum-

Everyone looks at me as if I’m dumb

I’m no different!

Ciaran B - st. Gregory’s Primary

It’s not fairI’ve got red hairI get skit, skit , skittedBecause my head is redNot black, not blonde but red, I’ll stay in bed!

Bethen, Ellie, Chantelle, Shaun, ryan and Emma – St. Phillip’s CE Primary

The way we look is never the same

When people say names it causes shame

It’s not nice because they are not included in

our gamesSo remember to think before you call names

Black or white we are all the same.

libbie - Netherton Moss Primary

It hurts when people call me names, because i

nside

we’re all the same

It hurts when I’m alone and all I want is to be

at home

I get treated like dirt,

that’s how I get hurt!

victoria – our lady Star of the S

ea Catholic Primary

some people say I am gayBut this doesn’t hurt me in any normal wayI just say can I play?But they ignore me everydayWhy am I treated so differently?When I am the same as them, me!owen F - st. Gregory’s Primary

We learned about differenc

es today

learning not to be mean

to people who are gay.

The gypsies’ life sounded

harsh

A lot different to ours.

We learnt about other natio

ns, such as Pakistan

No matter what colour w

e are

We should treat each othe

r like a star.

We are all different in ev

ery way

So put bullying away neve

r to see another day!

Declan – Great Crosby Catholic Prima

ry

We’re all the same, we aren’t different

others know this, but stay ignorant

We’re all the same, so don’t call them names

How would you like it to be called a pain

I hate it when people are racist

So why do they say it to their faces?

lasharna, lauren and Sarah - Netherton moss PrimaryIt’s hurts when people skit my skinIt hurts when people skit my hairIt hurts so much I can’t believeWhy are people so mean?denny and Tom - St. Phillip’s CE Primary

We’re all the same, we aren’t different

others know this, but stay ignorant

We’re all the same, so don’t call them names

How would you like it to be called a pain

I hate it when people are racist

So why do they say it to their faces?

lasharna, lauren and Sarah - Netherton moss Primary

rights for all children in the worldEvery child has a right to be happysometimes they have a very bad timePlease do not stop us having funEvery child matters.Care for children all around the universeTry to see that we’re all the same within.Callum P, Callum L and Ellie -

Lander road Primary

Imagine you are in the spotlight of someone who is sad

Because they have been bullied day and night

How much it will make you feel bad? As you have made someone else feel sad.

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

Why oh why do we have to fight?Jessie, Georgia and Emily - St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

It hurts when I ge

t skitted

It hurts when I am

cheated

It hurts when I am

alone

It hurts when they

throw stones.

Alex - Great Crosby Catholic Pr

imary

I find it hard when I get called names,And have to watch the other kids play gamesI don’t like it when it hurts everyday

It makes me cry and goes down the wrong way.They don’t care when I get left out They just stare then walk about.Georgia - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

When you see someone different, you make fun and teaseBlack or white, religion or none what does it matter? We are one.let them be free, let them seeThat we are not differentlet them see that their beliefs are importantRacism is not a game- it brings us all to shameBelieve in world peace for we are all one.My mind is full of terrible thoughtsWho am I if I do not stop this?Whatever your name, we are all the samelet us all be one.Olivia K - St. Gregory's Primary

It doesn’t matter if you are blac

k or white

Everyone’s the same inside!

It doesn’t mean you have to figh

t

We all have our own pride!

It doesn’t matter where your fr

om

Or what religion you are

You will never be the only one

If others have a true heart

It doesn’t matter if you’re tall o

r small

We want to make peace and love

to all

It doesn’t matter if you’re wide

or thin

We’re all the same within!

We should love one another

Be kind to all

The difference doesn’t matter

Matter at all.

Rebecca and Jessica -

St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

I’m sad that the day is badSo sad, so sadEveryday I get called namesSo sad, so sadI hate the way I get treatedSo sad, so sadI just wish it could get better, Coz we’re so sad!Sharon and lydia – linacre Primary

When someone says you’re fat or thin

When someone says you’ve got coloured skin

When someone says you’re a ginge

When someone says why have you a fringe?

Well I just say I’m different, so!

If you don’t like me, you can go!!

When someone calls you a gypo

When someone says your hair needs a snipo

When someone calls you gay

When someone says you cannot play

Well I say I’m different, so!

If you don’t like me you can go!!

Grainne and Martha - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

I may not be the bestBut I am the same as the restI may not be your sizeBut my brain is just as wiseI am not like othersBut we are still brothersWe are not the sameBut we all play the life game.reece, Emil and Jamie – valewood Primary

No-one likes to be skitted for funJust because of the colour of your mumEven if you have a strange nameWe are all the same.Christian - Netherton Moss Primary

I hate the word differenceIt’s such a horrid phraseEspecially when children go through a horrible phase.The word difference, it makes me sadEven when other people are gladThat they do not have skinThat is too fat or too thin.Most children go ’skit!, skit!, skit!And their heart rubs away like gritBecause of different coloured hairhere, there and everywhere!Charlotte r. - st.Gregory’s Primary.

We are all the same no matter what

A race is broken, we save the lot

The people sigh, the people cry

About these unfortunate events

Everyone is different, including you

So save our community, and save the world too

Gay people suffer too, you might be one too.

you cannot see the future

But you might be able to see the past

We are all the same, it’s not a game.

Tom, William, Ian, louis and daniel –

St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

Why do people skit, shout and spit?

People try not to cry.

Black and white

We’re all so bright

We are all the same

So why oh why do we put other people to shame?

Anna K and Abbie F - St. Gregory’s Primary

Bullying is not fairBecause people can call you namesBecause everyone is differentNo one is the sameIt does not matterIf you come from different placesIt does not matter if you come from different racesDo not make people cry, not to your friendsDo not spit or kick and make this sadness never endSo please do not bully, it hurts our feelingsSo if you do not bully, our feelings will get some healing!Alexandra -

St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

Just because I’’m different doesn’t mean I am strange

Just because I’’m different, my religion isn’t going to change

Just because I’’m different, doesn’t make me not kind

Just because I’’m different, I am also nice as you will find!

Michael - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

Why do people skit, shout and spit?

People try not to cry.

Black and white

We’re all so bright

We are all the same

So why oh why do we put other people to shame?

Anna K and Abbie F - St. Gregory’s Primary

The colour of our skin does

not matter

Inside we’re all the same

Name calling only causes pain

To treat people differently

would be a shame

They are not to blame

Name calling only causes pain.

morgan – Netherton moss Primary

When you skit me because of my colourWhen you skit me because of my faceI hope you just remember that we’re fromthe same human race!Adam and luke - linacre Primary

I am the person who was bullied at school

I am the person who wasn’t cool

I am the person who was made to look a fool

Am I that person in your school?

Beck, Elle, Michael, Adam and Emily -

Great Crosby Catholic Primary

It doesn’t matter if you’re short or tall

doesn’t matter if you’re big or small

It doesn’t, it doesn’t

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

It doesn’t matter even if you’re Asian or Scouse

Gay or lesbian, no matter at all.

miracles may happen, miracles may not

But hopefully there will, now that is our plot!

I am tired of the devil

I am tired of this stuff

I am tired of this business- just can’t get enough!

Tired of being picked on, oh so tired

of being the only one who is different

Just can’t believe it, oh I really can’t

If it carries on, it will break my heart

don’t know what to do, you don’t know how it feels

It all depends on you.

If you want to be my friend, it doesn’t matter if

your black or white.

I don’t like being as victim, I don’t like being skitted

I don’t like any of that, oh I really don’t.

Aaron, Peter and Joe -

St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

My hair is red, I lie in bedAll alone in my home.In my school, I get called a foolThose that say it are so uncoolI wish I could really fit inWith all those within.Thomas, olivia and Georga - Lander road Primary

We may not look quite the same

A different colour, a different name

Now we always have to hide

But we are all the same inside

You don’t treat us like a human being

But inside of us, you are not seeing.

You are always giving me such a scare

But please, oh please show us you care!

Laura M and Chloe P. - st.Gregory’s Primary

I hate it when I get cal

led a ginger

I hate it when I get cal

led a minger

I hate it when they thr

ow stones at me

I hate it when the call

me a Paki

I hate it when they scam

me for money

When I get hit I wish I h

ad my mummy.

Kyle, Joe, Danny, Josh an

d Bradley -

Netherton Moss Primary

She is blackI am whiteBut we are both the same insideThey pick on herI know they doBut when I ask them whyThey say that she is differentThey say she’s not the same inside.Fiona - St. Gregory’s Primary

My best friend has red hair

She has blue eyes and her s

kin is fair

Her so -called friends leave

her to cry

She’s so upset she buys hair

dye

They steal her things, and

the lunch she brings.

My other friend has dark sk

in

She’s very pretty but is so t

hin

They call her skinny

She’s small they call her mi

ni

They both didn’t do nothing

at all

They can’t help it if they’re

tall or small.

lizzy - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

does it matter if you’re small or tall?

Because inside we’re the sam

e as all.

does it matter what you wear?

or the colour of your hair

?

does it matter if you’re black or

white?

There’s no need to argue

and fight.

does it matter if you’re fat or t

hin?

We shouldn’t put each othe

r in the bin!

matt – St. George’s Catholic Primary

It hurts what people say, they call me lesbian and gayso I always have to run away, whatever I say doesn’t makea differenceThey still call me a gay.We are all the same, calling us names is a shameWe get called black and white, it really gives us a frightThey insult us even more by saying we’re as black as the night.People call me a ginger, then they call me a whinger.They call me a fatty

And say I eat too many krabby pattysThey skit me into throwing up, because they say I eat too much!Cameron, Adam, Ben, Tom and Christian –

st. Edmund’s and st. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

It’s killing me inside

All this name calling

Paki! Queer! Spasi!

How would they like it?

It’s killing me inside

This constant bullying

maybe I should tell the teache

r

But they’ll only skit me more.

It’s killing me inside

When no-one let’s me play

you’re different they say- g

o away!

I am so alone , it hurts all day.

Gemma, owen, Abbey, Nathan, Kylie

and Connor – lander road Pr

imary

We are all different, it makes us uniqueIt doesn’t matter what language you speakWhere you’re from, who you areyou’ll always shine like a star.live your life as you wishdon’t let others into thisIt’s not their fault they are born that waylet them all have their say.

rosie, Anna, Holly and lucy – St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Catholic Primary

It doesn’t matter if you’re fator even if you’re flatIt doesn’t matter if you’re tallor even if you are very smallYou don’t have to go through all that painAll that matters is that we are all the same.Nick, Danielle, Callum, Matthew, Joe and sergi – Valewood Primary

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

Who cares what the colour of your skin is?

I think to myself what a cruel world this is

I don’t think it is right.

Joel - St. George’s Catholic Primary

God made the world in such a way

That everyday we learn for ou

r pay.

Everyone has rights and so t

hey should

But some get treated differently a

nd end up covered in mud.

We are all the same but yet uniq

ue

Even the blackbird with the yellow beak!

don’t judge people by their a

ppearance

look inside and you will see

That they are the same as you and m

e.

So respect them as they will to you

you never know you might be best o

f friends

In a year or two!

laura - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

I don’t want to feel alone

I don’t want to feel hurt

I don’t want to be called different

Because of what’s on my shirt.

I don’t want to be on my own

I don’t want to be skitted for the colour of my skin

I don’t want to be a target

Because we are all the same within.

Charlotte - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

When you go to a corner shopWe will buy a lollipopAs we come out people stareAt who’s behind the shop counterThe kids at school call them bad wordsWe stop them and say don’t you dare!!Kelsey, Rosie, Taylor and Hannah - linacre Primary

Just because you’re different

Doesn’t make it right

To laugh and skit and tease someone for being black or white

Calling names is hurtful, it makes people sad

If we stopped being mean to others we would all feel really glad!

Louisa - Netherton Moss Primary

It hurts inside when people judge meI don’t know why people can’t accept meI am just me, just myselfAnd I can’t change who I amSo please accept me for person that I am.Jessica, Safiggah, Eleanor, Mishell - Valewood Primary

If you’re born with red hair

don’t go around without a care

Try not to be sad, it’s not

too bad.

If you’re from a different r

ace

don’t runaway at the top of your pace

your life has got a lot to co

me

So don’t waste it all, and see what you becom

e!

liam - St. George’s Catholic Primary

Why do I look different? Is it my face, hair or feet?People skit and bully me every time we meetCould it be my voice? or is it my religion? I rejoice.My head feels hot, I’m trying all I’ve got to make this go away

Do they think I look like the type to betray?Lydia – st. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

Would you like it

?

Would it hurt?

To be called na

mes and made to

feel ashamed

How would you feel?

If it was real

To never get

a break it’s a

chance don’t e

ver take

It hurts so much

Why me? Why me?

Sophie – linacre

Primary

Why do you judge me by my race?Why do you tell me to hide my face?Why do you judge me by my kind?I’m the same as you on the inside!Ciaran - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

It doesn’t matter a

bout the colour of

people’s skin

They could be your

friend because the

y’re the same as u

s within

Don’t call them nam

es or they will be

hurt

Skin is just the co

lour like your best s

hirt

So give them a go

, you’ll never know

What they’re going t

o be like.

Niamh and lewis –

Our lady of lourdes

Catholic Primary

Would you like it

?

Would it hurt?

To be called na

mes and made to

feel ashamed

How would you feel?

If it was real

To never get

a break it’s a

chance don’t e

ver take

It hurts so much

Why me? Why me?

Sophie – linacre

Primary

All you need is a friend

Waiting by your side

With love and passion to care for you

To stop you from being put aside

Through good and bad, happy and sad

All you need is a friend!

Caitlin – St. Thomas’s CE Primary

You call me names and make fun of my faceYou break my heart when you skit my raceI need all my friends to make amends.Zola, Anna, Jessie and Samantha - Valewood Primary

Boxing, cleaning, getting picked on, it’s not on,

It’s not on. Would you like it if it happened to you?

I said would you like it if it happened to you?

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white everyone

is alright!!Daniel - St. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

Why, why, why am I so shy?Why, why, why do people lie?Please God tell me why.my skin is different and that’s no lie!

Just tell me why people are so sly?Why? why? why?Amy and Emily - St. Thomas’s CE Primary

Why would someone call me names?

Why won’t they let me join in games?

Why would someone treat me different?

Now I feel like I’m in prison.

My life has changed now I’ve no friends

how I wish all the name calling would end

All I want is one good friend

To stay with me till the end.

Lucy, Daniel, Bethany, James, Amy and Callum –

st. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

Oh no! You guys are so slyBecause of you, you make me cry!

Oh just, why? Why? Why?

You people are just so sly!

leah - St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

It doesn’t matter if you’re smallIt doesn’t matter if you’re tallIt doesn’t matter if you’re called fatIt doesn’t matter if you’re called a prat.Just remember all your friendsJust remember that love never ends!!Sophie and Susie - Great Crosby Catholic Primary

some people are different, they get called names

They get picked on and left out of other people’s games

It’s not fair, children just like me

Aren’t having fun at school and are being treated differently

Everyone is different, no one is the same

It is wrong to call someone a bad name

We have to make a difference we have to start now

We have to make a difference even if we don’t know how.

Bethan - our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary

look inside and then you’ll find

A person hidden withinDon’t call me names, don’t spit on me

Please look past the colour of my skin.

Owen, louis, Dylan, Kieran and Adam –

Northway Primary

It hurts when people

skit me about my skin

do they know what damage they’re

doing within?

It’s wrong to skit or even h

it

Because it makes you f

all to bits

If this is happening t

o you, don’t suffer i

n silence

don’t be hurt by physic

al violence

you can tell anyone a

t all

don’t just sit crying i

n the hall.

Jack - Great Crosby Catholic

Primary

Hand hit, mouth split, knuckle punch, foot crunch

Eye swells, cant see, please don’t hurt me.

Different colour, different hair

Why oh why is it strange what I wear?

I am who I am and I am me

I’m not scared so let me be.

Chloe - St. Andrew’s Maghull CE PrimarySome people have ruby r

ed hair

Some people travel everywhere

Some people are from different places

Some people have different faces

Though we are all unique

As time goes by, week by week

Though some people share a sense of pride

We are all the same on the inside

Cameron - Our lady of lourdes Catholic Primary

Hand hit, mouth split, knuckle punch, foot crunch

Eye swells, cant see, please don’t hurt me.

Different colour, different hair

Why oh why is it strange what I wear?

I am who I am and I am me

I’m not scared so let me be.

Chloe - St. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

It hurts when someone calls me fatAnd also when they say it to my sister, Nat.It hurts when someone skits my lipIt drives me to the very tipIt hurts when someone calls me small earsIt makes me shed loads of tearsDean, Jack and Bryan –

st. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

People can be mean, people ca

n be cruel

most of the children are too

scared to go to school.

It’s all about weight, it’s all

about race

But it doesn’t matter what we look like not

even our face.

racism should be stopped because

life is too short

To make people sad, to make them distraught.

If anyone cares to make them more chappy

Then the whole world would be very happy!

Jessica - St. Thomas’s CE Primary

It’s not nice to be a bullyBut some people think it’s funnySome people skit me by the colour of my hairBut this is so unfairI go home and just sit all alone.Daniel - Our lady of Walsingham Primary

It doesn’t matter if we look differentBut to tell you the truth we look the same on the insideAll I get is nag, nag, nagAs well as people stealing my bagAll I do is cry because people push me when they walk byWorrying in case I don’t get a friend, because I feel I’m near the endDon’t say racist things as you walk through the mistDon’t say gay it could be taken the wrong wayPeople think I am black when the talk about me behind my backRespect.

Chanice – St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

It’s not fair, it’s not rightWhen people spit at me and make me fightIt doesn’t matter what we look likeWe’re all the same, black or white.James – St. Benedict’s Catholic Primary

We are all different on the outside, but on the inside we’re all the same

It hurts when I get skitted, it’s worse when I complain

Don’t judge what you can see, it’s more important what we can be

There is only one race and it’s the human race!

Jessica, Darcy, Ellie, Natalie, sam F and sam L -

Green Park Primary

God made us the way we are

Our skin colour, our hair colour and the rac

ists they are.

Don’t have a life in the dark come out

your shell and

make friends

let’s be who we are

Don’t change yourself, have a life don’t

take being hurt,

take a stand

Who we are is not our fault so don’t take

it out on me

I want to have friends but you won’t let

me

Be my friend, don’t let me go and you le

t us be

who we are

Jacob - St. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

The people who skit you are really very denseThey’re always drawing graffiti on your new fencePeople who work hard in their shopsAlways skitted and cause tear drops.rachel, sophie, Josh, Antony, James and Cameron – Green Park Primary

Why do people insult me whether I’m fat or thin?

or if I have a different colou

r skin?

Why do people insult me because of t

he colour of my hair?

Things need to change to bec

ome more fair.

Why do people insult me whether I’m gay or straig

ht?

But I don’t care if people giv

e me so much hate.

Sam, Callum, William, James and liam - Northway Primary

It’s not fair when you skit them people over thereWhen you call them names and laughSo when you say ‘look at them, they are coloured’You don’t look, you don’t glare you just give them a stareYou don’t have a hard life working all the ranks throughSo just think when you say you stink and you call them Paki tooHow do you know where they are from?!

You make them mad you make them cry, they never smile or playThey don’t get sweets and they don’t get treats all they do is crySo think should I be nice to them? Yes you should, it’s not fair.Jennifer and Ann - St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

I get bullied because I am always worriedWhat are they going to do next? Are they going topunch me, kick me or hit me?I come home with bruises on my arms and my mum saysthey’re doing you harmBut if I tell they will keep hitting me a lotBut the question is should I tell or should I not?Melissa and Caitlin – Our lady of Walsingham Primary

I dream to be like the rest of them

I dream to stay up with my friends till

ten

I dream to be white

I dream to be happy, day and night

I dream for my dreams to come true

Just for me and you!

Georgia - St. Thomas’ CE Primary

When I am stereotyped, that is when I cryWhen I am called names, and picked upon, that is when I cryWhen I am told to leave and die, that is when I cry!Corin McG - our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary

Oh no! It’s not fairYou won’t even let me play in your pairWhy, why can’t I play?All you do is make me pay.I’m just a girl like you, tooBut all you do is abuseSo please, please let me playBut this time please don’t make me pay!Sian - St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

When I get called names something thumps inside me

Makes tears want to fall from my eyes

If only I was the same as everyone else

We may be all different in our own ways

But inside we are all the same.

Vicky and Alice - st. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

Although we are all different, we are all the sameWe try not to cry about it, although we are in pain.We are judged by our skin, and the clothes we wearAnd we get bullied almost every where.Tom and Natalie - our lady of lourdes Catholic Primary

Why be mean? It’s not fair

People get bullied about their skin

and hair

Why? It’s not fair

outside different, inside same

All I want is to join you in your game!

Faye - St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

Bullying is mean, Bullying is cruelBullies are found in every school.Call me names that don’t rhyme, they’re stillmean all the timeI want to have friends, I want to have funBut right now I just want to runI’m just like you, don’t you see?Please, please, please stop bullying me.Dom, lucy, Christie and Katie - St. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

I clean the caravan ever

y day

While I watch the boys work away

People laugh and called m

e names

I may look different, but w

e’re all the same.

on the inside I feel the p

ain, People look at me with blame

I always say we’re the same but they d

on’t care

matty, megan, rachel and Sarah - Aintr

ee davenhill Primary

Why do people have to judge?

Why do people make us cry?

Why do people skit my name

When everybody is the same.

Why does my religion not make u

s friends?

Why can’t we ever just blend?

laurence, Claudia, Amber, Tessa, Alice and

Celine – Northway Primary

I hate being so smallI am the same as you, I like footballI don’t know why it’s a big deal - no one knows how I feel

small, tall, fat or slimYou know we’re all the same within.rhea and Alice - Bedford road Primary

Everyones’s the

same

Nobody is lame

No one even car

es

respect other

people, don’t

skuit respect

remember not to hur

t- it’s not fai

r

Nobody should ge

t hurt.

rebecca - St. Eliza

beth’s Catholic

Primary

All children are different, including meEven people who cannot seeMy skin maybe brownBut inside I’m the same so don’t let me down!

Ben - St. Benedict’s Catholic Primary

some people think I’m different in everything I do

But I’m just the same as you

My skin may be black but please don’t turn your back

My clothes aren’t off the hook, unfortunately that’s my look

When people look at my face, they call me a disgrace.

Georgia and Ellie - Aintree Davenhill Primary

yo! my hommies I wanna tell ya about some difference

racism ain’t nice

doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

Gay doesn’t matter, skinny or fatter-

No one likes to be picked on

Treat people the way you want them to treat you!!

Adam, owen, liam, lewis - Northway Primary

Everybody’s di

fferent, no-on

es the same

Why treat them bad, t

hat makes them really

sad

Imagine if you were in

their skin, we are a

ll the same within.

love is in the a

ir, but it’s jus

t not fair

People think it

’s cool to play

the silly fool.

All they are do

ing is being mean and

cruel.

I have lots of

fears so please

don’t start m

y tears.

olivia, Kieran, m

egan, lydia and

Eleanor -

St. Andrew’s maghull C

E Primary

My school is nice, but the kids are notThey call me names and bully me a lotThey hurt my feelings and skit my raceThey go on about the colour of my face.Emma and louise - Our lady of lourdes Catholic Primary

racism is very bad

It makes me very sad

Disabled people are very different

But difference makes the world go round.

Just think the same, don’t be lame

Because difference makes the world go round.

Emily and Vicky - Waterloo Primary

Why do people skit disabled peopl

e?

They are just the same as me

and you.

It’s not fair, they may not be abl

e to walk

But that’s no reason to stare.

Bethany – St. Benedict’s Catholic Primary

It’s really unfair to be called namesIf you were called them you’d be ashamedyou are not to be blamed for your culture becauseinside we are all the sameWe’re all the same in many a waySo come on let’s get together and play!Elle, rebecca, Jessica and oscar - Green Park Primary

I can see, I can hearBut you are my biggest fearWhen you steal, I know how you feelAt the end of the day there is no need to call me gay.It’s so bad to call any nameso you are the one to take the blame!Alfie and owen - our Lady of Walsingham Primary

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

It doesn’t matter if you’re small in height

All that matters is what’s inside

Be yourself and have pride

It doesn’t matter what colour you are

It doesn’t matter if you’re an Albino kid

All that matters is what’s inside

Be yourself and have pride.

Ellen, Louise, Conor, George and rachel - Aintree Davenhill Primary

When I get bullied, it makes me w

orried

I would tell someone, maybe my t

eacher or my mum

They will sort my problems out, w

ithout a doubt.

The bully comes to me and says

sorry, I will stop crying

The bully is sorry, he’s not lying

Now he has become my best ma

te, I go to school

and I’m never late.

Abigail - Our lady of Walsingham Primary

It hurts when someone calls me a name

No-one’s different we’re all the sam

e

Black or white it doesn’t matter

We’re all the same in a special

way!

Bernadette, Anne, owen, robert an

d Connor – Waterloo Primary

No-one understands me when I go to school each day

No-one knows it hurts inside about all the horrible things they sayEven though I have dark skin, I’m not different

from the restEven though I wear different clothes, there is a heart

inside my chest!sara G, sarah h, Thomas, rhiannon, Edward and Bryn –

st. Andrew’s Maghull CE Primary

When I go to school each day, I need to get away

They hate my hair, the clothes I wear

Does this have to happen to me?

Why me, why me?

Daisy and May – Bedford Road Primary

Everyone is differen

t in many different ways

The crumple of their heart hur

ts every single day

When you call them names and skit

their skin or hair

Put yourself in their

position and think am

I being fair?

Ellie and Becky - St. Andrew’s maghull CE Pr

imary

Everyone is different, with that I must agreeIf we unite as one, the whole world will seeIt doesn’t matter if you’re black, white or blue

The most important thing is we won’t laugh at youWe learn about the Travellers that move from school to schoolBut when we get to know them, they’re sometimes pretty cool.

Daniel, Ben, Sam and Andy – Aintree Davenhill Primary

How you look, how you feel

doesn’t matter, we’re all real.

Black or white, it’s all right

It’s just the skin you were born in.

We’re all the same, don’t show shame.

Because how you look and how you feel

doesn’t matter we’re all real.

Poppy, rebecca, megan, Joseph a

nd Thomas –

St. robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary

How you look, how you feel

doesn’t matter, we’re all real.

Black or white, it’s all right

It’s just the skin you were born in.

We’re all the same, don’t show shame.

Because how you look and how you feel

doesn’t matter we’re all real.

Poppy, rebecca, megan, Joseph a

nd Thomas –

St. robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary

I cry every night when people start to fightIn my heart I know it’s not right.It’s not fair it’s not nice.I try to be strong but it also goes wrong.Tia - st. Benedict’s Catholic Primary

I’m so small, I wish I was

tall

Tall enough to climb ove

r a wall

I want you all to know

That I am strong and I w

ill grow!

Callum - Bedford Road Pr

imary

Why do they call me a fat boy? Why do they make me feel bad inside?

Why do you hurt my feelings because I’m different in size?They don’t care about me, they never listen to me

Why am I the fat boy ? They say it was meant to be.Matty - our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary

We feel no bad, we’re all the sameWe own a shop and get called namesWe work for you, and other people tooPeople can be mean, no-one’s really keenWe get called ‘Paki’ and other names tooWe just keep our heads down and try and get through.Abbie, Connor, Danny and Bradley - Aintree Davenhill Primary

The names they call me causes me painWhy they pick on me I cannot explainThey laugh and joke about my hairBut why I ask, do they care?often they come and laugh in my face

only because I am from a different raceAbout my appearance there is nothing I can doIt’s just the way I am, just like you!olivia, Luke, Emily and Eleanor - st. robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary

I am black, my

friend is white

, why does he

always want to

fight?

Every night I s

it and cry, I lie

awake and w

onder why?

Some people ca

ll me gay just

because I dres

s and act a diff

erent way

People always s

kit my name ju

st because it d

oesn’t sound th

e same.

Rollo, Natasha,

lauren and Jod

ie - Northway

Primary

one day I felt sad because someone skitted me badI am the same inside but people skit my skin colour onthe outside.I like to say I am gay but everyone has their sayIt doesn’t matter if your disabled, we’re all the sameWe’re not bothered, it’s just a name!Why do we even go to school?When people skit you and treat you like a fool?Kieran - St. robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary

We’re all the same no matter what

You can’t treat me differently

No matter what colour we are

We’re all the same beneath

Just turn over a new leaf.

Treat us the same in our own un

ique way.

Holly and Bethany - Waterloo Primary

I was the girl you bullied at school

I was the one who got called a fool

I am the same just like you

But no one else thinks it’s true.

so why do it? stop it now.

Ellie – Great Crosby Catholic Primary

I came from black America

Where my feelings were intact

I speak in a different accent

And always get attacked

I may have freckles and I’m overweight

When everyone goes the Prom - I’ll never get a date

But do these things really make us different?

I don’t think they do.

Jack, Alex, Millie, Ruby and Tom - Valewood Primary

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

It doesn’t make you wrong or rightIt doesn’t matter if you’re big or small

All that matters is everyone is different!

owen B, Ciaran, ryan and rebecca - our lady of Walsingham Primary

I’ve got ginger hair, I get skitted

I get called names like ginger minger

It makes me feel so sad, it makes me feel so mad!

Eleanor and samantha - our Lady of Walsingham Primary

It’s not my fault if I live

in a hut

So don’t come and kick m

e or punch me in the gut

It doesn’t matter if I’m A

frican or not

You just have to accept it

, comma or stop!

Christopher - Northway Pri

mary

Everybody’s different in th

eir own way

Everyone shines in each and e

very day.

We all have our own qualities in

each of us

different as we are, we’re all equal,

so no fuss

Skin and hair, black or white,

It doesn’t matter because we are alright!

We’re all one family, under the

same sky

No need to tease and make us all cry.

Kate, Abbey, Hannah and John

-

our lady of lourdes Catholic P

rimary

People think they are coolBut really they are a foolPeople will spit their drool at meBut they don’t seeThat sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt meyou have to listen and see

That I hope you will like me!liam E and liam P - our lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary

All Saints Primary

Aintree Davenhill Primary

Bedford Primary

English Martyrs Catholic Primary

Green Park Primary

Great Crosby Catholic Primary

Hatton Hill Primary

Holy Family Catholic Primary

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary

Lander Road Primary

Linacre (Bootle) Primary

Litherland Moss Primary

Melling Primary

Netherton Moss Primary

Northway Primary

Our Lady, Star of the Sea

Catholic Primary

Our Lady, Queen of Peace

Catholic Primary

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary

Our Lady Walsingham Catholic Primary

Rimrose Hope CE Primary

St. Andrew’s CE Primary

St. Benedict’s Catholic Primary

St. Edmonds/ St. Thomas’

Catholic Primary

St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary

St. George’s Catholic Primary

St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary

St. John’s Waterloo CE Primary

St. Luke’s Halsall CE Primary

St. Nicholas CE Primary

St. Oswald’s CE Primary

St. Philip’s CE Primary

St. Robert Bellarmine

Catholic Primary

St. Thomas’s CE Primary

Springwell Park Primary

Summerhill Primary

The Grange Primary

Thornton Primary

Ursuline Catholic Primary

Valewood Primary

Waterloo Primary

Thank you to the following schools

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