This week, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) remembers Canada's veterans and their service and sacrifice for our country by holding
assemblies, creating special exhibits and engaging in meaningful activities leading up to Remembrance Day.
Students, employees and trustees will also represent SD43 by attending ceremonies in the community on Sunday, November 11. Schools will be closed on Monday, November 12 to honour Remembrance Day.
This Remembrance Day marks the centennial of the end of the Great War. Check out this list of resources — from lesson plans to podcasts — to explore the First World War and its legacy.
Learn more.
Here are a
few special highlights of the many exceptional Remembrance Day activities undertaken by our students, employees and school communities this year:
Port Moody Station Museum Exhibit "Tell Us the Stories: Tell Us the Stories: Projects of Remembrance" On Thursday, November 8th, at 4:00 pm, the Port Moody Station Museum is having an opening for
“Tell Us the Stories: Projects of Remembrance.” This is an exhibit featuring
stories and personal artifacts belonging to families whose children attend four
SD43 schools: Moody Elementary, Anmore Elementary, Mountain Meadows and
Pleasantside Elementary. Each story draws a personal connection to wars
both past and present. The projects were created by children working
together with their parents and grandparents. There will be a short choir performance, some opening remarks and a
chance to view the
SD43 Principal and war historian John Goheen led a Royal Canadian Legion Pilgrimage of Remembrance tour:
http://ow.ly/8urm30mBqe1 via TC News.
Kwayquitlam Middle students are learning about why it is important to really understand the meaning of remembrance by writing postcards with messages of gratitude to service members past and present.
Students at Heritage Woods Secondary, Continuing Education and CLC informed and inspired by Canadian veterans.
Student-made poppy wreaths from Walton and Smiling Creek Elementary.
Moving school assemblies remember and honour those who serve our country.
Teachers at Miller Park Elementary share personal connections with students. Students at Hampton Park Elementary create poppy representations that adorn the halls.
Gleneagle Secondary art students honour those who sacrificed their lives with their images of Remembrance.
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