After we did our Poppy Day time of silence today in Junior Kindergarten, two children independently chose to go to the drawing area to make poppies. They carefully drew their poppies, cut them out and asked for tape to stick it to their shirts. They also made poppies for their friends and then made a card for Mrs. Betty to thank her for making special poppies for all the children.
In JK we talked about Poppy Day in simple terms. The children learned that long ago when their great great great-grandparents were alive, people on planet earth were at war, which meant they were fighting. Then at 11 O’clock on 11th November 1918 everybody decided to stop fighting and there was a big celebration. Today is 11 November and so today we remember those who fought and gave their lives for us to be happy and free. To do this we can put our hands on our hearts and inside our head give thanks and in our hearts feel grateful to be happy, free and for having lots of friends.