Source: Chris Holley
On
Friday, we remembered all those who had died or been affected by war.
This year, the Royal British Legion wanted us to remember not only those
who died in World Wars One and Two, but also those affected by wars
since then and even today.
We had a special service at
10:45am, ending with a two minute silence and reflection at 11:00am. Can
you remember why we hold our silence at exactly 11:00?
In
the week before the service, we made poppy artwork and a wreath to
offer in memory of the victims of war. Children from every class offered
their wreath during the service. It was very special, moving and
sombre.
Some children from St. John's class read their wonderful poems in the service. Lots of classes also wrote beautiful Remembrance poetry, including these lovely examples:
By St. Francis' Class
By Elohor, St. John's Class
By Jack G, St. Paul's Class
Your War,
Our Fight
We were the
living, we are the dead,
Below the
crosses our bodies lie,
Upon the blood-red
poppies, dropped shells from above,
In our
dreams, they still reach for us.
Watching our
brothers die, we struggled on,
Drowning for
your freedom,
We thought
we would be heroes and yet we perished,
Now we lie
beneath the mud, on which we fought your war.
We loved,
but love no more,
Families
weep receiving tragic telegrams,
Those who
loved us; love us more.
The poppies
grow above our hearts, which hold the Lie they told us,
Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori.
By, St.
Clare’s Class
