5/6 Poppy Posters - 2018/19

To commemorate Veteran's Day, 5/6 LA/SS/D, Music and Art staff "have joined forces" so to speak to teach and remind our Eagle students of the importance of commemorating the men and women of our country who have sacrificed their time and lives in order for us to have a free country.

According to the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs; "In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…" '. The image of a red poppy was adopted after WWI as a symbol of remembrance. The poem "In Flander's Fields" was written by Lt. Col. John McCrae. He wrote this poem after losing his friend in the battle field.

In Art, students created individual posters which will be displayed at the Fitchburg Senior Center.