Veterans Day

Today we talked about Veterans Day, its history, meaning, and how its celebrated.

The girls watched a PBS children's show about Veterans Day.

We also read the book Veterans Day by Mir Tamim Ansary.

Georgia then spelled some related words, such as veteran, holiday, celebrate, and salute, in Spelling Bee style.

And we talked about the veterans in our family.

Thank YOU!!

In Flanders Fields

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army

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.