VE Day Celebrations
VE Day Celebrations
Thursday 8th May 2025
Dear Reception to Year 6 Parents and Carers,
We will be celebrating the 80th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe) in school on Thursday 8th May. We will remember and honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought for our freedom. It’s a vital moment in history that shaped our nation. To celebrate, during the day we’ll engage in activities that teach our children about resilience, unity, and the importance of peace. We hope you can join us in remembering this significant day.
VE Day Themed Non-Uniform
We are inviting the children to take part in a VE Day themed non-uniform day. Ideas of costumes could be army wear, evacuee dress, dress from the 1940s, medics or wearing the colours red, white and blue. Please don’t feel the need to go out and buy an outfit for this – there are lots of ideas for creative costumes online that make use of what you may already have at home.
Picnic Lunch- Parent Invite
The school lunch on Thursday 8th May will be a picnic style lunch and if good weather, all children will be sitting out on the field to eat it. If you would like your child to have the picnic lunch, then please select this the normal way via ParentPay. Please note, this will be the only school lunch option on this day so any junior children who do not want this, will need to bring their own packed lunch. Please note, all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children will be having the picnic lunch.
We are delighted to invite all parents to attend the picnic lunch too. Parents will have lunch with the children on the field (parents to bring own packed lunch and a blanket) and also listen to the children sing the VE Day song by the British Legion and join in with the National Anthem. Parents are invited from 12.00pm-12.45pm. If you would like to join in with the celebrations then please:
- Arrive at school promptly for 12.00 noon with your own packed lunch.
- Please wait in the carpark area outside the junior school office.
- Junior parents will be directed to the field via the gate near the junior school kitchen.
- Infant parents will go to the field via the gate near the bike shed in the car park.
- The gate between the two fields will be opened up so infants and juniors can mix together. If you have an infant child, please go onto the infant field and ask your junior child to come to you when they come up onto the field – staff will be around to help.
-Parents are encouraged to join in with the dressing up too.
- The gates will then be locked at 12.10pm. Please note, if you are late then you will not be able to gain entry. This is for security reasons. You will need to stay until 12:45 as the gates will not be opened until this time.
Unfortunately, if it is raining on this day then parents will not be able to attend and the children will eat their picnic lunch inside – we won’t have room for parents too. Fingers crossed for good weather!
Picnic Lunch Menu:
A choice of sandwiches – Ham, Chicken Mayonnaise, Tuna or Cheese
Mini Quorn Sausage Roll and Crudités
Scone with Jam or Raspberry Jelly Pot
A drink will be provided
We look forward to seeing you here at school on 8th May and enjoying the celebrations.
(Please note, Nursery children will be having a VE Day themed Non-uniform on Wednesday 7th May)
