Dans le cadre des commémorations du 11 Novembre, tous les élèves de 3ème ont participé au projet « Poppy Day » pour entretenir le devoir de mémoire des victimes de la Première Guerre Mondiale. A cet effet, les élèves ont pu découvrir en classe, les coutumes appliquées dans la culture britannique et en parallèle avec les cours d’Histoire-Géographie. A l’issue de ce cours, les élèves ont confectionné leur plus beau coquelicot, pour tenter de remporter le premier prix du « 2021 Poppy Contest* ». Ils ont également participé à plusieurs ateliers comme écrire une lettre à la famille royale ou encore rédiger l’article ci-dessous, pour vous présenter leur projet.
*Concours de Coquelicots
Dear Readers,
Before the holidays, we have discovered the poppy’s story. On the 11th of November British people celebrate the Remembrance Day to commemorate the deaths of the 1st World War. British people wear a paper poppy and stop what they are doing for 2 minutes silence at 11 o’clock on 11th November. This flower has been chosen because a young soldier wrote a poem called « In Flanders Fields ». The poppies are made by hand in Scotland. Ex-service men/women and their families are helped thanks to the money of the selling of the poppies.
On the 11th of November, the French wear a cornflower, they do not work (it is a public holiday) and we respect 1 minute of silence but in England they wear a poppy, they work and respect 2 minutes of silence.
In France President Emmanuel Macron commemorates the war at the Unknown Soldier’s grave, like Queen Elizabeth goes to a ceremony.
The cornflower is the French symbol for the Armistice and in England the poppy is the symbol because it stands for blood.
We are going to explain the purpose of the « Poppy Day » project. All the Year 10 students made their poppy because Poppy Day is a day of remembrance for the veterans and dead soldiers of World War I. The remembrance date is on November 11th. During this day, everybody in Great Britain (and us) prepares poppies, as pins (or wreaths), and wear them in tribute to the soldiers who fought and died.