Next Thursday, 8th May, we will be celebrating the 80 year anniversary of VE day. Children are invited to come to school wearing red, white and blue, this could be as simple as their usual school uniform with something red additional, or they may come in non-uniform wearing clothes in the colours of red, white and blue. Children who are part of a service group or team may choose to come wearing their uniform such as beavers, cubs, scouts, brownies, cadets etc.
In school we will be doing the following to mark the occasion:
- Having a special lunch with VE day cake and bunting.
- We will learn the song ‘I vow to thee my country’ to mark our own ‘nation special song’ during our morning assembly. Chelsea pensioner Colin Thackery is leading the nation in song that evening to coincide with the lighting of the beacons.
- We will share the special video of the song made to mark this special occasion alongside sharing other resources.
- We will learn about the significance of the day.
- We will participate in the VE Mail Project. This involves reading and responding to a letter written for school by a veteran. We will read the letter from veteran Commander John Eskdale aged 101 and reply to him with handwritten letters from each class.
- We will share examples of our day on our website and produce a display within school.
More information about the national events can be found at https://ve80.com/