Coastal Schools on Remembrance Day

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause in memory of the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives in military service.

This day is called Remembrance Day, and the North Coast schools of Labrador are all holding their ceremonies tomorrow.

Carmine Sheppard is the Principal for the B.L. Morrison School in Postville.

Sheppard says that they will not be having an assembly this year since grade Kindergarten to grade 6 cannot attend.

Each school will be doing the assemblies virtually tomorrow, November 10th.

In Makkovik, Dion Rideout is the principal for the J.C. Erhardt Memorial School.

He says that they will be doing slideshows made for each grade and they will also be doing a moment of silence.

Steve Brazil is the principal for the Northern Lights Academy in Rigolet

He says they will be doing remembrance presentations by Google Slides in each classroom with students reading poems or will be singing songs.

The Junior high and High school students will be reading the Fallen Soldiers and they will go to each classroom for students to put their poppy on a wreath.

In Hopedale, Arlene Flowers is the Principal for the Amos Comenius Memorial School.

Flowers said that they have invited the RCMP and their local Junior Rangers to attend and they will march in the hallway to put their poppies on the wreath with a moment of silence.

There will be a few students reading poems through the PA System also.

Kent Chaulk is the Principal for the Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain.

Chaulk says there will be a presentation of Junior high students completing some Remembrance activities where it will be shared to the students.

They will be doing a moment of silence, some students will also be reading In Flanders Field and The Act of Remembrance and will be having a poster contest.