Remembrance Day At Parkside

Parkside honouring the Armed Forces and all those whose lives have been affected by war and conflict. Armistice Day has been observed every year since 1919 with a two-minute silence.

Held each year at 11am on 11 November, the silence coincides with the time in 1918 at which the First World War came to an end and is observed at war memorials and in public places throughout the UK and Commonwealth.

Children and staff at Parkside last week painted bottle poppies, when finished they created a beautiful display on our gates for everyone to see this morning. A massive thank you to Mrs Herbaut who dedicated a lot of her personal time to help create our poppies and to Mr Honour who helped to put them on the gates.

In year 4 they have written letters to Veterans. They asked questions and talked about how they feel about peace. They were lovely to read with all your amazing writing and creativity. Thank you Year 4!

Why do we see lots of poppies at Remembrance time? Poppies were one of the only flowers that grew on the battlefields of WW1 and became adopted as a symbol for veterans’ organisations – such as the Royal British Legion.