More than 220 students took part in Literacy Day focusing on the theme of peace at Harrington Sound Primary last week.

Ms Lisa Smith, the school principal, selected the topic after reading an article in The Royal Gazette about education. Each student of the school was asked to produce a poem, writing or artwork for homework. Red was worn to highlight Read Every Day and all activities centered round peace in the community.

Janel Allen and Caroline Conway are the literacy team leaders who are responsible for initiating literacy throughout Harrington Sound Primary.

“We use and work closely with Oxford University Press to instill the Cambridge curriculum. Harrington Sound will be the first school to introduce Premier Reading Stars, a new reading series to encourage boys to read based on Premier League football,” Ms Conway said

Here are some of the poems and photographs from the students at Harrington Sound Primary on Literacy Day.

What is Peace?

Peace is what you should make each day

Peace is about living the right way

Peace is about kindness and caring

Peace is about sharing and volunteering

Peace is an amazing feeling

Peace is loving and forgiving

Peace is more precious than a pearl

Peace is what I want in my world

By Amias Lightbourne, age 9

Peaceful

The school is quiet all the children have left….PEACE!

The shops are closed al the shoppers have left…PEACE!

The streets are empty all the traffic has gone….PEACE!

The living room is calm all the kids are in bed….PEACE!

The wind has dropped all the snow has fallen…PEACE!

The guns on the street are silent….PEACE!

The world is just waiting for Christmas….PEACE!

By Aaron Estavit, age 9

My Peace Poem

We raised a lot of money and that is very neat

But what we really need is a little bit of peace

Just do a little something –let someone have your seat

Or maybe even help someone to walk across the street!

So please stop all the arguing and awful fuss and fighting

We’re messing up the island more than Hurricane Emily

My parents told me all about that horrid storm

And what they want is for everyone to act like one big family’

By Jekai Eve, age 9

What Peace Means to Me

Peace is the way to solve the island’s problems

We don’t need the violence any more

We will spread the message even though we are only small

I want people to be able to go out without a fear

Of being shot or even beat up

Peace is the only way for us.

By Jaelen Jones, age 10

Peace Poem

I think it should be more peace in the world.

For every woman, man, boy and girl.

For if there is plenty peace,

Life would be such a wonderful treat .

For we would smile and glow.

Like a bunch of playful Billy Goats.

No shooting or killings.

Just people sharing love and having tons of fun.

Peace

By Charlize James, age 10

Peace is all we need

Peace represents kindness ,caring ,loving generosity

Peace is important because it makes the world a better place.

And I wish some people would see that.

If peace changed the world, people all over the world would be happy.

No more bad things would come on the news,

It would be just like the good old days

By Zynesia Nesbit, age 10

Peace

Peace means everyone gets along and harmony in the World. We call get together with Non-Violence and with no sorrow. Peace is Happiness!

With Love in the World, Peace is possible!

By Nazaire Augustus, P5

Peace

To me, Peace means that you can be free and do whatever you want.

With no interruptions, or anyone telling you what to do.

Peace

By Amarley Raynor, P5

Peace

Patience, to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or getting upset.

Encouragement, giving someone support.

Acceptance, agree to receive something offered

Communication, exchanging of information or news.

Empathy, to understand and share the feelings of others.

By Michael Desilva, P5

Peace was Martin Luther King’s dream.

He wanted all black and white people to be treated the same.

We all wanted Hitler to have peace too.

Everybody wants to fulfill Martin Luther King’s dream and forget Hitler’s.

Everybody and anybody should have peace.

I think that this school has the most peace in the entire world because it’s a place full of education and education is an extraordinary thing.

The times have changed and black and white people can now go to school together and I think that’s amazing!

Martin Luther King is the reason why we all have peace!

By Eliana Kirkos

Let there be peace

People loving people

Everyone working together

Attitude must be positive

Caring for one another

Each day pray for peace

By Bakari Furbert

People united in Bermuda

End all of the violence, it needs to stop

All citizens helping each other

Community coming together

Everyone living in harmony

By Matthew Henru, P4

Peace

Peace cannot be achieved by force, but rather be obtained by understanding and communicating with your enemy.

By Zakhai Ball, P4

Peace is peaceful

Peace is when you’re on the beach listening to the waves crash on the sand

Peace is when you’re on a bench in the park feeling the breeze of the wind

Peace is a good feeling

When you are peaceful you are happy in a nice feeling

Peace is in the world, peace is everywhere, when you are calm, its everywhere

Peace is not when you’re rambunctious, it happens when you sit there and just focus on doing nothing

Please

Encourage

And

Care

Everyone

Peace is when you get along with other people, you care for other people and that’s how you make peace!

By Sebastian