During week 5, CVPS commemorated Remembrance Day. On 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous war. As a mark of respect, we paused at 11am to observe one minute’s silence to remember those who have sacrificed for Australia's cause in all wars and armed conflicts.

Mr Johnson’s Year 6 class had the privilege of creating wreaths which we laid during the ceremony. We first created poppies to wear on the day, then we each made an extra one to contribute to a wreath. We created three wreaths altogether. One on behalf of our entire school community, one just for our class 6J, and the last one was to honour the remarkable story of the “G for George” Avro Lancaster which flew an incredible 89 missions over Europe during WW2. An incredible achievement. “G for George” survives to this day and is a wonderful artefact, on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Dan Johnson

Year 6 Teacher