Our friends in Tychy have put together a stunning display of artwork focusing on the poppy which is a powerful symbol of peace.

Poppies form an important part of remembrance day celebrations in the UK.  Wreaths are laid at the Cenotaph in London on the Sunday closest to 11th November.  In November 2014, to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War our school took part in a special National online assembly broadcast live from the Tower of London.  It included music and poetry as well as lots of information about the First World War.  We learnt about the poppy art installation at the Tower called ‘ Blood Swept Land and Seas of Red’ created by Paul Cummins to mark 100 years since the first full day of British involvement in World War One.  It contains 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British military casualty.

We received some lovely Easter cards from Tychy and we sent an Easter box out to Tychy and Kortrijk.

We received a banner from Belgium which was covered in poems about war.

Finding Out About Where We All Live – Skype Presentations

The children in each of the schools have been finding out about each other’s towns and schools.  Each school put together a presentation about their town.  It contained information about where the towns are in their country and showed pictures of famous landmarks.  We discovered a little more about what life is like for each other.

Technology doesn’t always work (!) but we enjoyed seeing some of the children we will meet and finding out about Tychy and Kortrijk.

Have a look at the pictures below of the towns of Tychy and Kotrijk. Click on each picture to find out more about each town.

Our children presented a Powerpoint about Ashford.  Click on the picture below to view their presentation.

The Start of the Project

Godinton Primary School is delighted to be working in partnership with Sint-Paulus School in Kortrijk, Belgium and Szkola Podstawowa nr 18 in Tychy, Poland on an exciting collaborative project entitled ‘Show and Tell – No More Wars.’  The project started following a successful bid for European funding as part of the Erasmus initiative which is designed to provide children across Europe with opportunities to discover more about each other’s cultures and to celebrate the rich diversity of their lives. Launched to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World war, the project will see children working together on art, drama, music and poetry activities which demonstrate a shared desire for peace and reconciliation.

Click on the pictures below to view the websites for each of the schools we are visiting.

The first part of the project will see children from Godinton and Sint-Paulus School flying out to Poland to visit the children of Tychy in May.  Then in November, children from Godinton and Tychy will travel out to Belgium.  The final stage of the project will be a big celebration event involving all 3 schools in Ashford.  So we have many exciting events to look forward to!.

Here are the 8 children who will be travelling off to Poland.