Pupils’s week’s work reflects Remembrance Day

ST JOSEPH’S Catholic Primary School in Thame rose to the occasion to mark this year’s Remembrance Day with a range of activities to commemorate all those who have been affected by conflict.

Prior to Tuesday, November 11, the children learnt about the significance of Remembrance Day and recorded their findings on large paper poppies to form a red poppy display in each classroom.

On Remembrance Day itself the older children stood in attendance at Thame’s war memorial at 11am and attended a special assembly. Later in the day, they worked in small groups of mixed ages to produce special ‘prayers of peace’.

“We feel it’s incredibly important to teach the children about both past and current conflict and its impact, as well as nurture their respect and understanding on something they have little experience of,” said teacher Fiona Dyer.

The children also undertook various writing tasks ranging from letter and descriptive writing following a visit to Thame’s war memorial by the school’s 7-11 year olds, as well as an imaginative piece by the younger pupils describing what aliens would see looking down onto Earth on Remembrance Day.

The upper years also made clay poppies inspired by the poppy installation at the Tower of London and had the opportunity to ask questions, which they had prepared as a part of their studies, to a visiting member of the British Legion.