Today we learnt why it is so important for us to remember the fallen soldiers and what they did for us in the war. We also wanted to celebrate all the soldiers that are still fighting for our country and the amazing work they do.
We watched a video on cbeebies that helped the children to understand that there was a war, how the poppies grew on the battlefields after it ended and why the poppy now symbolises the end of the war.
Here is the link, should you like to watch it again at home:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/poppies
We then made our own symbolic poppies, using tissue paper, card and lolly sticks to mark the occasion.
We used construction kits in the classroom to make model tanks and the 2D shapes to create our own poppy pictures. We also enjoyed drawing our own poppies.
Finally, our teachers were so proud of us all as we joined in with the 2-minute silence at 11am. We watched the live silence on the BBC news to help us understand the scale and significance of this moment.
Perhaps you can ask your child at home what they remember and what they liked most about today?
