We had discussions on Remembrance Day and why we commemorate this particular day. We looked at these two books.
Students created poppies. Some for our class wreath which we took to Confederation Park and laid on the cenotaph during our ceremony …
and some we did through a directed drawing lesson …
These were drawn onto white paper, outlined with black crayon, and then painted with red and green paint. Once these were dried they were cut, re-outlined, and then glued onto green construction paper. We had a discussion on complementary colours – those that are opposite to each other on the colour wheel. Red and green are complementary colours. This is why they ‘pop’ when put next to each other.
Other complementary partners are: blue/orange; and yellow/purple. Each primary colour has a secondary colour as its complement.
Some of these poppies are on the bulletin board in the office; the others are on the smaller bulletin board in the hallway outside the office.
We also had a great outing to the Confederation Park cenotaph on Thursday morning. The students were solemn and respectful; the Division 2 leadership students put on a great assembly; Mrs. Schwarz told some great stories about life in the wars; and the weather was spectacular. It was nice to see some parents join us for this outing.