image Remembrance Day Links

Remembrance Day Links

From the Eastern Ontario’s CCC Our Language, Our Story http://www.ourlanguageourstory.org/activities/schoolPrayers.html

From Renfrew CDSB’s prayer links page (see November) http://religiouseducation.rccdsb.edu.on.ca/school-prayer-2/monthlyseasonal-prayer/

Toronto CDSB’s virtue of the month, Peacemaking -Elementary. http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/VirtueoftheMonth/Pages/Default.aspx#November and Secondary http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/VirtueoftheMonth/Documents/Virtue%20New%20Secondary%20Sources/OVERVIEW%20November%20Virtues,%20OCSGE,%20Principles%20of%20Catholic%20Social%20Teaching%202012.pdf

Teacher Links from Saskatchewan: This site contains information and links to resources that teachers may use to plan student activities for their Remembrance Day planning.

It was designed as a teacher resource and it may contains links that are not appropriate for younger students. Therefore, students should not be sent directly to any of the sites until the teacher has previewed them to make certain that the content is appropriate for their intended audience. http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/De/resources/remember/links.html

Terry Kelly’s moving video Pittance of Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a drug store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the stores PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.

Terry was impressed with the stores leadership role in adopting the Legions two minutes of silence initiative. He felt that the stores contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.

When eleven oclock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the two minutes of silence to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.

Terrys anger towards the father for trying to engage the stores clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, A Pittance of Time. Terry later recorded A Pittance of Time and included it on his full-length music CD, The Power of the Dream.

Thank You to the Royal Canadian Legion Todmorden Branch #10 and Woodbine Height Branch #2 for their participation in the Video. Please visit http://www.terry-kelly.com From the Youtube post.

From the War Poetry website: http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/RemembranceB.htm

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