Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

Holocaust Memorial Day - 27th January

We will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day in school with a variety of activities. If your child is at home, you might like to use some of the age-appropriate resources provided below. This year's theme is, 'Be the Light in the Darkness'. We will be decorating candles in school which will be used in a display. The children can write words to show how they will be 'the light' in 'the darkness'. We will talk to the children about the importance of standing together against racism and discrimination.

'We will continue to do our bit for as long as we can, secure in the knowledge that others will continue to light a candle long after us.' - Gena Turgel MBE, survivor of the Holocaust (1923-2018)

HMD-assembly-primary (2) (pptx)Download

Primary-school-assembly Teacher script (pdf)Download

Candle outline (docx)Download

Holocaust Memorial Day Weblinks 2021 (docx)Download

anne_frank_easy_to_read_life_story_hmdt-1 (pdf)Download

History links

History Storytime Podcasts

Listen to History storytime for children with 7 year old Sophie, 5 year old Ellie and their Daddy. Exciting stories of knights in shining armour and their battles. Henry VIII, the Tudors, Romans, World War 2, George Washington, Columbus and more. Even amazing stories of animals in history like elephants, dogs, cats and pigeons. Stirring stories of love and betrayal. Strong women and how they changed history. Real life narrative history as it should be told. Valued by teachers, enjoyed by parents, loved by kids. Helps support the National Curriculum with Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2).