Skip to content

St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided
Junior School

  • Holocaust Memorial Day

    The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2026, was 'Bridging Generations', a reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn't end with the survivors - it lives on through their children, their grandchildren and through all of us. 
    All classes shared an age appropriate picture book this week and had an opportunity to discuss the themes with their teachers. We all then thought about our hopes for the next generation and used these to create a whole school Holocaust Memorial Day Display. 


    We were honoured to be part of the 2026 Basingstoke and Deane Council Holocaust Memorial Day service, led by Mayor Cllr Colin Phillimore, outside the Civic Offices on Tuesday afternoon. Our senior choirs sang; Carry the Light’ beautifully and we heard readings by 2 of our pupils, Mrs Malone and Mr Gibbs. This was a very touching service and the children all represented the school brilliantly. 
     

    • 20260127160914.jpg
      3806
    • 442e48fd-159b-45f6-8911-4cfd7ebee772.jpg
      3805
    • 241d3d57-d660-4fba-afde-dbc7a07002cc.jpg
      3804
    • 0209eec2-6a78-4628-9de9-f3e7acfcce29.jpg
      3803
    • 87f61581-6ae6-4a16-a206-51fd0daaeb1c.jpg
      3802
    • 54f625b0-deae-4a53-aabe-dee54b4c5f50.jpg
      3801
    • 49f0aa4c-0ef3-415d-9b85-2d602d797adb.jpg
      3800
    • 10cec770-23b3-42ed-8e47-beaca37149dd.jpg
      3799
    • 4f729c8b-8c5b-4ab0-8534-533f9c994b89.jpg
      3798
    • 20260127161016.jpg
      3807
    • 20260127161236.jpg
      3808
    • 20260127161330.jpg
      3809
    • 20260127161455.jpg
      3810
    • 20260127161655.jpg
      3811
    • 20260127162553.jpg
      3812
    • 20260127170349.jpg
      3813
    • cd13a940-fb92-42f9-ad9c-03d78d64bb26.jpg
      3814
    • heart1.jpg
      3815