As part of our ww2 topic we have been learning about the evacuation of children and soon to be mothers. We used books in our class and the Internet to find out information.
The evacuation took place at the start of WW2. Children were sent to school with a packed lunch, a change of clothes and a gas mask. Parents had to say good bye to their children at the school gates or the train station. Children left the cities they lived by train to go and live in the countryside. This was for their safety and protection. When the children arrived at the village they were staying, they were sent to the villages hall and were picked out by their evacuee family.
We had to pretend we were evacuees writing a letter home to our families. We tea stained the writing paper to make it look authentic. We also created our own evacuee labels. During WW2, each child had one pinned to their jacket on the day they were evacuated. It was like a label we would put on our suitcases today.
We also learned about the blitz. The blitz was a time when the Germans bombed the U.K. At night people in the U.K. had to turn off everything that produced light. A siren went off every time German bomber planes were spotted. As soon as people heard the siren, they ran to their Anderson shelter in their garden. Anderson shelters were made out of metal and had pillows and blankets in there shelters. This to keep people safe.
We made blitz art by painting a fire background and using black paper to create the buildings. Everyone enjoyed painting and found it relaxing. Some of us found drawing on black paper and then cutting it out difficult as it was hard to see the pencil line. We therefore helped each other.
By Lorna and Bethany
It’s so hard to imagine having to be evacuated, Primary 7!