Remembrance Day Reflections

  

 Laurence Binyon's poem "For the Fallen",

 

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Gary

A war is like a tornado because it ruins lives and destroys families and countries

Abi

Rememberance Day is important because it gives a sign of respect and thankfulness to the brave men and women who were fighting in a war, past and present.   Thankyou.

Kirsty

They were young and thoughtful so we should applaud them.   It is important because they put their lives at risk for us.   I think they were brave

Edward

How do you know when someone remembers you?   When they wear a poppy on Remembrance day, because we fought for you, we died for you, and in your darkest hours we protected you, and we are remembered.

Tillie

War is like a tornado because war is life ruining and nasty for soldiers family.

Chloe

Remembrance Day is when we will sit in class for 2 minutes of silent time to be respectful to those who died in the war.   But we also thank them as well because they did it for their country and they were ready to do that.  So we thank them again.

Let us know why 'war is like a tornado' in 15 words:

Charlotte 9.5
Why war is like a tornado -

• anger
• hate
• damage
• kills
• disaster
• darkness
• can't forget
• torture
• no way out
• lost love

Megan 9.4
War is like a tornado because war is people fighting against each other.  Tornados are the same - they wreck things in their path