Glenbrook Students Honor Veterans

November 11, 2015

Although Veteran's Day is a Federal Holiday, in U-46 Schools it is a day of learning. We take advantage of this day to make sure that our students understand the significance of the holiday by honoring all of our military veterans.

"NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2015, as Veterans Day.  I encourage all Americans to recognize the valor and sacrifice of our veterans through appropriate public ceremonies...." Mrs. DeRoo began the day reading President Barack Obama's Veteran's Day Proclamation on the intercom before the entire school took a moment of silence to thank all of our veterans, past and present, for their service.

        Many of our students across grades K-6 wrote holiday cards and letters to soldiers.  These letters were mailed through  and variety of organizations friends/family of our staff. Our kindergartners had a goal of creating 100 cards, and they reached it!

  Our 6th graders were honored to be visited by 2 veterans. Marisa Hauserman's dad served in the US Navy and Mrs. Bury's father served in the US Army.  They shared their experiences and answered questions about their missions.

Teachers read a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction that depicted stories about veterans and heroes of war.  Mrs. Bury's class "set a white table" as a symbol of the missing place at the table for the soldier who never returned home.  

 The 6th graders in Mrs. Bury's class recited a readers theatre to learn more about what life was like both during and after the war
for our heroes.

Ms. Reiser's class wanted to make sure that they thanked all of our military veterans

for their service and for fighting for freedom for all!