Sydney Russell Secondary School continues to set up another full week of Remembrance Day activities for the children to enjoy and understand.

For a Hundred Years, Remembrance day has been used to remember all of the soldiers that have died in wars for us and the country - it is something that we have a “risk of forgetting” if it isn’t given its own event for. Sydney Russell Secondary School has prepared a full week of events to help children “can remember all the people that sacrifice their lives so that we can have today.”

The History Department and Art department have made preparations for the school to see the artistic influence that comes from how people view Remembrance Day. Children have spent their free time during breaks and after school to come to the Art department in order to make poppies out of bottles and pieces of paper - using their own imaginations.

Teachers in the History Department were asked if they thought it was important to have people understand remembrance day and Momina Motin, a history teacher stated that “It is important as children should know what is happening in order to fill the gaps of the past.”

Many of the other History Teachers also agree with this and Sydney Russell continues to have places like the Atrium and the library to remind children of remembrance day and explain how people have put an effort in the understanding of it.

The poppies debate has been increasing as the year's pass and the history department continues to give their answer. Momina Mortin saying that the poppies are “all valid”. She, herself, believes that she “doesn’t have an opinion” on the poppies as “they both have valid point and help with raising money for charities.”

Children around the school, who I have been requested to not mention their names, say that “Poppies should be used to remember people” and that “sometimes, it doesn’t matter about the colour but the intention behind them.”

Sydney Russell School holds this hundred years event high and proud and helps children understand the seriousness of this event - holding a one minute silence on this day to help people think about this event calmly.