Today, History came to life for Year 6 who were lucky enough to meet an evacuee!

Kitty Baxter came to tell us all about her experiences as an evacuee in the Second World War.   Kitty was a child during WW2 and was evacuated three times. 

 Kitty told us all about her life in World War Two and answered all of our many questions.  We felt very privileged to hear her speak-it was mesmerising to hear Kitty tell us her fascinating story.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Kitty also very kindly gave us a signed copy of the book she has written all about her experiences during the war which we are looking forward to reading.

Thank you so much, Kitty,  for the book and for such a special and memorable afternoon. It was such a wonderful experience and we learned so much from you.

35 comments on “Real life History: A visit from an evacuee.

  1. I had loads of fun listening to Kitty’s World War II experience. Miss Siswick was right, she did answer all my questions without me even having to ask any!! Kitty is a great storyteller and I really hope that I can hear from her again soon.

  2. I was so exited to see a actual evacuee from WW2 and to hear about all the feelings she felt during world war 2. Kitty answered all my questions in great explanation and she was very talkative it was a great time😃.

  3. Sophia Maria says:

    It was really fascinating to hear about Kitty‘s story. Thank you for coming and sharing your experience with us!

  4. Miss Coleman says:

    Thank you for coming to visit us again Kitty-you are a much loved member of the St. Vincent’s family and it is always a privilege to listen to your story.

  5. Emilia and Madeleine says:

    It was very interesting to hear about kitty’s life in world war 2 from a primary source !
    It was very fun. Thank you for this experience

  6. Thank you so much for your lovely comments Year 6 and a huge thank you too for giving me the privilege of meeting you all and answering your interesting questions. Good luck for your assembly on Friday. I am looking forward to watching the video.

  7. Alexandra Y3 says:

    I think Year 6 are very lucky to have met Kitty. Very interesting to hear about the war from a person who lived at that time. Thank you Kitty.

  8. Kitty told us so much.Thank you so much for coming over.It was so nice to hear from a primary source.

  9. I loved hearing about what Kitty had to say about being an evacuee and what it was like during the war!
    I can’t wait to meet her again!

  10. I really enjoyed hearing Kitty’s point of view about the WWII because it is one thing learning from Google, but it is so interesting learning from a primary source. Thank you Kitty!

  11. I was so excited to finally meet Kitty. I loved how Kitty explained her story to us and I am really excited to read her book.

  12. I loved hearing about Kitty’s life as an evacuee during World War II ! It was a privilege to talk to a primary source. It was very interesting and exciting! I can’t wait to meet her again in the future.

  13. I was so excited to finally meet Kitty. I loved how Kitty explained her story to us and I am really excited to read her book!

  14. I enjoyed listening to Kitty and hearing lots of facts about WW2. It was very interesting learning about Kitty ‘s prespective. Thank you Kitty.

  15. 😍hollirose says:

    It was very exciting to see a real evacuee from ww2 .It was amazing because we learnt so many things. Kitty would answer all our questions without even asking us. We are so greatful💕💕😊

  16. MADELEINE & EMILIA Y6 says:

    it was very important that Kitty came to visit us because she is a primary source of WWII and it was very interesting to learn about HER experience a an evacuee!

  17. We were very privileged to meet Kitty who survived the 2nd world war and learn some primary sources facts. Kitty was very interesting and remembers lots as she was nine when it started.

  18. We are very privileged to meet Kitty who was in world war 2 we learnt so much.

  19. It was very interesting to see Kitty and have her answer all our questions as a primary source. We are very greatful to speak to Kitty💕💕😊😊.

  20. It was very good to have Kitty talk about her own experience of WW2. I learnt a lot from her. Thank you very much Kitty!

  21. I really enjoyed learning about ww2 from a real evacue! It was really intresting and I have learnt so much for a primary source. Thanks Kitty!

  22. This experience was amazing because it was great to hear a primary source. I want to learn more about WW2 so this was an amazing experience.

  23. Meeting kitty was very interesting, she told us all about world war 2.Kitty shared a lot of amazing facts about the war. Thank you Kitty.

  24. It was so interesting to hear Kitty’s story as she is a primary source. It is so important that she came and spoke to us as there are not many people who have actually experienced this and are still able to walk around telling people.

  25. I enjoyed listening to a primary source from world war 2 and I learned a lot from kitty and how horrible and sad the experience of world war 2 was.

  26. I am so grateful that Kitty was able to come to us and talk to us all about her experience being an evacuee. This is one of a life time experience for me and my class.
    Thank you so much Kitty for coming to us xxx

  27. It was an amazing experience hearing from kitty because she is a primary source. This WW2 topic is great!

  28. I think that it was a great opportunity to have a real life evacuee come and visit our school! I was really interested and even though I didn’t even ask my questions, she had already answered them . Thanks for visiting our school Kitty!!

  29. It was so interesting to listen to Kitty’s personal life story. It was truly a privilege to meet Kitty!!! I enjoyed every second of her story and she answered all my questions.
    THANK YOU KITTY!!! 🙂

  30. I loved spending time with Kitty, I am so grateful to be able to learn from her. Thank you Kitty !

  31. It was such a privilege to meet Kitty and I was amazed by all the things Kitty experienced during WW2. She gave us so much information even before we started to ask questions. I can’t wait to see her again.

  32. It was good and really fun to talk the kitty

  33. I was so excited to see an actual person who experienced WW2 and loved listening to a primary source from world war 2 .I was extremely grateful for Kitty taking her time to answer all our questions.

  34. I am really lucky and grateful to have met Kitty, a real life evacuee. The war started when she was nine! It was so interesting to ask her questions and listen to her TRUE stories 😎! That is all from me, BYE❗

  35. Good job year six 6️⃣.

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