The entire school community observed a two minutes silence to mark Armistice Day. The school fell silent at exactly 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, as staff and pupils alike remembered the fallen. Many teachers chose to incorporate Armistice activities into their lessons on the day, allowing the pupils to fully understand why the silence takes place.
Mr Andrew Keating and Mrs Esther Craig, had last year, created a display of poppies with their nurture and excel classes. They added to that display this year, by highlighting on a map of the world, where many of the staff’s family members had fought in the war.
A gathering of pupils involved in nurture and excel classes, observed the silence together. Mrs Evelyn Neilson, depute head, immediately recited John McCrae’s, ‘In Flanders Fields’ to finish the tribute. For more pictures click here
Mr Andrew Keating and Mrs Esther Craig, had last year, created a display of poppies with their nurture and excel classes. They added to that display this year, by highlighting on a map of the world, where many of the staff’s family members had fought in the war.
A gathering of pupils involved in nurture and excel classes, observed the silence together. Mrs Evelyn Neilson, depute head, immediately recited John McCrae’s, ‘In Flanders Fields’ to finish the tribute. For more pictures click here
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