ANZAC Day
The first week back this term, we have been looking at ANZAC Day. We have been gathering lots of information about WW1, WW2 and Gallipoli. We had one of our parents Darren Mackay come in and share all his knowledge about the war. Also we had two reading groups make ANZAC biscuits with parent help and we all made our own poppies for art.
Below is a statement each child has made about ANZAC Day.

What we know about ANZAC Day …
Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps – Haydn
Anzac day is a day we remember the soldiers who died on the 25th of April and the people who are buried near the battle fields – Hannah
The soldiers from both sides stopped to have a game of soccer on Christmas Day – Adam
Some brave soldiers got medals for saving other soldiers – Jack
The food that the Mums make will take two months to get to the soldiers – Gijs
They used donkeys to carry the injured soldiers to safety – Oscar
The boats carried the bullets to fighting soldiers – Sloane
They used periscopes to see the enemy and the shoot – Luke M
Some soldiers were ordered to run out of the trenches with no bullets in their guns – Tom
The soldiers who got wounded in the war were taken by donkey to the hospital – Vanessa
The soldiers died in wars – Liam
The biscuits are so hard the soldiers can hardly bite them – Luke S
They had to go to a hospital ship because the Turkish may have poisoned the medicine – Charlie
The people used to fight on beaches – Cam
Poppies grew in the battle fields in France which is now called Flanders Fields – Mia
They used donkeys to take the hurt soldiers to the hospital ship – Frances
Poppies are sold on ANZAC Day – Elena
The soldiers who got wounded in the war were taken by donkeys – Eloises
The soldiers weren’t allowed to shoot Generals – Rachel C
If you don’t want to fight you have to go to jail or you have to get killed – Sen
Some people make ANZAC biscuits and send them to the soldiers – Rachel D
We wear poppies because they grew in the battle fields in France – Beth
They shot from the trenches – Paige
If you got a letter in the mail asking you to join the army you had to go – Logan