{"id":11525,"date":"2025-11-14T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/?p=11525"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:02:21","slug":"learning-about-remembrance-day-a-creative-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/2025\/11\/14\/learning-about-remembrance-day-a-creative-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning About Remembrance Day \u2013 A Creative Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Primary 5 have been learning about the significance of <strong>Remembrance Day<\/strong> and the importance of honouring those who have served and sacrificed. Through stories, discussions, and reflection, the children have gained a deeper understanding of why we wear poppies and take time to remember.<\/p>\n<p>We read <em>The Fallen<\/em> by Laurence Binyon, a moving poem that reminds us of the courage and sacrifice of those who fought for peace. The children listened thoughtfully and shared their ideas about what remembrance means to them.<\/p>\n<p>To mark this special occasion, the children got creative with two beautiful poppy-themed crafts:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf3a <strong>Cutting Craft Poppies<\/strong> \u2013 Using red and black paper, the children carefully cut and assembled their own poppies. This hands-on activity helped develop fine motor skills while reinforcing the symbolism of the poppy.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf1e <strong>Suncatcher Poppies<\/strong> \u2013 We also made vibrant suncatcher poppies using tissue paper and clear contact sheets. These lovely creations now hang in our classroom windows, catching the light and serving as a gentle reminder of remembrance and hope.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so proud of the thoughtful conversations and beautiful artwork the children have shared. It\u2019s been a meaningful way to connect with history and express gratitude through creativity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/2025\/11\/14\/learning-about-remembrance-day-a-creative-tribute\/img_0499\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762787477&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0499\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11526\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/public\/torontops\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10174331\/IMG_0499-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Primary 5 have been learning about the significance of Remembrance Day and the importance of honouring those who have served and sacrificed. Through stories, discussions, and reflection, the children have gained a deeper understanding of why we wear poppies and take time to remember. We read The Fallen by Laurence Binyon, a moving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20802,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[125787,3326,125783,664,125790],"class_list":["post-11525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-citizenship","tag-community","tag-creativity","tag-learning","tag-respect"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20802"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11529,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11525\/revisions\/11529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/torontops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}