VE Day 2025
On Thursday 8th May 2025, we celebrated 80 years of the end of World War 2.
Staff and children dressed in either 1940's clothes or wore red white and blue to celebrate.
Mrs Clarkson did some art-work with each class, based on the work of
Mrs Cripps taught us a song- by Dame Vera Lynn.
Mrs Wright did a whole school assembly to teach us all about what VE Day was and why it was important to remember it.
Year 2 completed a reading comprehension and learnt:
Aria- They had street parties
Jahangir- VE means Victory in Europe
Tommy- It is from 1945
Maisie- we sing songs
Sophia- it's over 75 years ago
Leja- The war finished in Europe but they carried on fighting in other places
Year 1 wrote an acrostic poem about England:

Year 5 completed some map work where they were given location clues to places in the UK where street parties were held.
Year R created Union Flags.
Year 3 read information about VE day and talked about what it meant.
Year 4 did some 1940s dancing and made some posters.
Year 6 had spent two terms learning about the war and were able to explain why VE day was so important.