So the kids had a big day at school today. Midget and monkey were rockstars! Monkey helped lead the assembly, and ran the media presentation. He is such a whiz kid with the technical stuff.. Midget read a poem with 2 of her friends for rememberance day. The British veterans day. They all did a great job, and it was a nice program, wait.. let me get in touch with my british/arabic self... "it was quite lovely wasn't it?!"
So cute. So here is the rememberance day, they do some nice things. At 11:11, they all take a minute for a moment of silence. The poppy's were all over the school. The poem midget read was about Flander's field. Here's the poem:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
I wish we did the moment of silence back home, they honor their veteran's quite well. Happy veteran's day to our vets back home also. We thought of you today :)
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