Remembrance Day Throughout assemblies this week, students at INA have been examining the importance of ‘Remembrance Day’ and the features that are associated it. For those who were not aware, on Sunday 12th November men and women across the country (and even the world) met together to commemorate the soldiers who have bravely sacrificed their lives in war and conflicts since the First World War as well as the servicemen/women who are currently undertaking military service. As always, the students at INA were very respectful and greatly appreciated the opportunity to remember those who are no longer here with us. See below the summary of what students discovered:
What is Remembrance Day and how do we remember? Remembrance Day is a time for us to remember the people who gave their lives during times of war and conflict. But, it started life as a day to remember just those from the First World War, or Great War, which was seen as the defining moment of the 20th Century, one that coloured everything that came before and shadowed everything that followed. In this country the main observance is on the Sunday nearest 11th November, Remembrance Sunday, when ceremonies are held at local communities’ War Memorials.
What are the origins of Remembrance Day? On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of the most bitter and devastating fighting, The War was finally over.
4 Secondary Newsletter
17 November 2017