Armistice Day Commemoration

It has almost been one hundred years, since the beginning of Armistice. On Sunday at 11 o'clock November, it will be exactly 100 years. Since the 100th year of Armistice is during the weekends, we commemorated Armistice Day, today. The school has replaced our normal school assembly with Armistice Day Commemoration. Ofa, one of our Manaiakalani Leaders, said the Karakia to start the commemoration. Following him, Mr Johnston (Our School Principle), said his speech. During that time we were joined by a representative from the New Zealand Defence Force, and two people from the Board Of Trustees. After that Tiava and Jeremiah (Head Students) recited the Ode of remembrance both in English and in Maori. We then listened to the Last Post, while the New Zealand flag was being lowered, after that Flag was lowered. It was then raised, when was Reveille playing. To remember this event poppies with the signature of the students will be placed on the fence in our school. To finish of the Commemoration, we sang the New Zealand National Anthem. 'WE WILL REMEMBER THEM, WE WILL REMEMBER, LEST WE FORGET'.