This week we are talking about Remembrance Day, as it is coming up this weekend and our school is recognizing it on Friday. As a Full Day Kindergarten, we are often much more active in the school than a typical half-day program because we are there all day! That means we go to many more assemblies and presentations. Fortunately, many people have recognized that, as great as the Kindergartens have been during assemblies, we are not quite ready to have 70 four- and five-year old students sit through a longer and very solemn ceremony. As a result, we are talking about Remembrance Day in our class and will be doing our own recognition on Friday in our classroom.
Today we talked about poppies and we listened to the story about why we remember in Kindergarten friendly terms. We talked about a horrible war where people died to make sure we stayed safe and free in Canada, and how we remember what they did on November 11.We discussed how poppies grew on Flanders Fields and how we wear a poppy to remember the people who died to make sure we were safe.
Throughout this week we will continue to explore Remembrance Day with our students and are looking forward to being able to share what we are learning with everyone at home.
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