Peace
is not a gap between times of fighting,
or a space where nothing is happening,
Peace
is something that
lives,
grows,
spreads –
and needs to be looked after.
~Peace Begins with You By Katherine Scholes
This week we have been reading, writing and learning about Peace within us. We read the book A Poppy is to Remember by Heather Patterson and talked about the symbolism of the poppy on Remembrance Day. The students were very fascinated by the poppy and the dove as symbols of Peace and Remembrance. We talked about remembering War times and honouring our Veterans those that have died, and those that are still alive. We talked a lot about not wanting War to happen again – wanting peace and what that looks like, feels like, smells like. We wrote about Peace, first as a class and then on our own. Here is our class poem:
Peace Within Us
Peace is love
Peace is to be loved
Peace is calm
Peace is joyful
Peace is strong
Peace is having a fun time
Peace is having a friend
Peace is having a poppy
Peace is sharing and caring
Peace is seeing beauty
EVERYWHERE!
~By Room 129
Yesterday afternoon Montrose had their Remembrance Day service and the Grade 1/2 pints sang This is why we sing (the whole song is linked at the top of the blog). Below I have posted a quick video of Room 129 singing. There are no words to describe how truly beautiful it was to hear their voices singing this song. I hope you enjoy the quick glimpse and be sure to ask your child to sing it for you.
