We were delighted to have once again have representatives from the school who joined Mr. Ayling on Sunday morning to walk to the war memorial and lay down our giant poppies. These poppies are made from contributions from across the whole school community and contain names and prayers for people that we wanted to remember.

On Remembrance day itself, we gathered as a school to hold a two-minute silence on the playground at 11am. This year, we were joined by a retired member of the armed forces who played the last post on a bugle to start the two-minute silence and reveille to close the period of remembrance. This really made the event special and poignant for all involved. We were also grateful to all those pupils who decided to wear uniforms for organisations from out of school (such as guides, scouts, cubs, brownies and cadets).

Before the two-minute silence, we also talked about the link between the school site and the D-Day invasions where tanks and soldiers from the UK, America and Canada were stationed here before departing from Poole to travel to France.

Finally, in collective worship, we heard from pupils about some of the war stories of people from their families, including the decedents of the owners of the original Beaucoft House, which was a war hospital during World War 2. Finally, we were delighted to welcome back Mr. Spatchet, a former teacher at the school, who told us all about the story behind the wooden cross for Lt. Lonsdale that is in St. Michael's Church.

I would like to thank all involved for their efforts and the whole school community for the respect shown during these activities.