Remembrance Day . 8A will never forget

 

This Thursday the class watched a very short film that showed a silent cartoon that represented how poppies appeared after the battle was over in France and Belgium in World War One. It was very moving and the learners understood what they had watched as they commented on the poppies growing on the battle field when it was over. 

 

Miss Robertson planned a lovely carrousel of 3 activities which showed different aspects of 11th November, Remembrance Day. 

One of the activities was to design a silhouette of a solider on the battle field.

The learners used their painting skills and did a watercolour background, using long brush strokes, blending in the colours red, orange and yellow. At the bottom of the paper, they’re painted a black block, where they’re place a silhouette solider. The effect was so nice and symbolic. 

Painting was the focus of the second activity, but instead of using paint brushes, the learners used their finger tips and filled a poppy with red paint dots. They did really well using their fine motor skills!

The last activity was colouring in a book mark with different scenes of Remembrance Day. 

 

After the activities, the learners watch a short cbbc news round video called “Remembrance: What is it and why is it important?”.

It spoke about Remembrance Day - it is on Saturday this year - and marks the actual day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918.

It went on to explain that poppies representing suffering and sacrifice of what soldiers   went through and has now extended to members of all the armed forces who have fought and died in wars since.

The class showed massive respect and did amazing listening.

 

Today, (Friday), the class participated in a one minutes silence then listened to Mrs Chaloner play the “Last Post” . We are VERY proud of 8A, for showing respect by being silent for a whole one minute. 

 

Have a good weekend

From 9A Team

 

8A we will never forget