This year, all the children joined the nation in observing a two-minute silence to reflect and show gratitude for the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace. In the classrooms, we explored what “peace” means, and some children shared family stories about their relatives’ roles in past wars.

We have also been busy raising money for the Royal British Legion. Many children made donations and received poppies, snapbands, and reflectors. Thank you for all your generous contributions!

Here are some of the thoughts of the children during the silence:

• "During the silence, I thought about all the soldiers who fought in the war for our country. I thought about how much they risked their lives so we can live peacefully. "
   
• " I thought about my great, great, great grandad who fought in war and I remembered all the others who fought for the country with him. My family have told me all about my great, great, great granddad before, so I remembered their stories"
   
• " I was thinking about all the soldier in the war and how they saved our lives. I forgot to get a poppy this year though! Peace is so important because we all be free!"