Across all year groups, students have participated in various activities designed to help them understand the meaning of this solemn day and how we can best honour the legacy of service and sacrifice for our country.
Our students engaged in thoughtful projects and events that brought the history and personal stories of conflict to life.
On 11th November at 11am we held a 1-minute silence for all staff and children in school, including Bowdon Nursery children, who came to listen as Miss Jenkinson played the Last Post.

Y2 children walked to the cenotaph at St Mary’s Church and laid their painted poppy pebbles as a mark of respect for Remembrance Day. On the way, they played I-spy looking for street furniture including a special blue plaque. The blue plaque commemorates Captain Edward Kinder Bradbury, a man from Bowdon who was awarded a Victoria Cross for bravery but unfortunately lost his life in the First World War.

Y6 children walked to St Mary’s Church to visit the Remembrance Graveyard trail. This highlights seven graves / memorial stones of local men who died during WW1. The children conducted themselves thoughtfully and respectfully throughout. 

Year 6 classes have also visited the Evacuee Centre and air raid tunnels in Stockport. It was a fascinating and immersive start to their new History topic and the children really enjoyed being evacuees for a day!