This reminded us that we'd read about poppies in an information book about Remembrance Day. Also, we noticed some of the teachers were wearing poppies.
On Friday Lauren's mum came into class and told us why she wears a poppy. Her father was a tank commander in the army. She told us a little bit about the First World War and the Second World War. She wears a poppy to remember and thank all the soldiers who fought in those wars, in other wars from the past and in wars still being fought today.
In our art lesson we made some poppy pictures. We used a new technique which involves using permanent ink on a plastic sheet then on the other side using oil pastels to add colour. Here are two photos of us working:
