Hello 5NR,
This year marks the centenary of the ANZAC landing in Gallipoli, early in World War 1. We have participated in activities in Library and Assembly about the history of the ANZACs, the significance of the poppy and the stories of the soldiers.
Check out the videos and material available on the following sites to find out more information, then post a reflection about ANZAC day below.
You might also like to refer to the BTN videos we watched in class.
I look forward to reading your (quality comment) posts.
Mrs Robson
Dear fellow bloggers,
We’ve really enjoyed looking deeper into Australian war.
What really opened our eyes was the fact that there were thousands and tens of thousands of people who went to the border of Turkey, France and Japan. Millions of people lost their lives and thousands of soldiers survived.
As a group, we loved the story that Mrs. Culton told us about her grandfather’s brother George who survived Gallipoli but unfortunately lost his life in France.
I really hope you’ve enjoyed this comment.
From AJ, GF and JH
Dear Universe,
The ANZAC topic this week has been amazingly interesting.
I like how Arthur Walker devoted his life for our countries, I also like that Anzac (the boy)
goes to the march ever year and respects all the soldiers that went to the war.
I like that people go and do the Kokoda Track, I also like that the two supermodels traded in their fancy outfits for hiking gear and did the Track for charity.
I hope you enjoyed our post
From LH GT & PJ
Dear fellow earthlings,
Tomorrow is ANZAC day! In case you did not know, ANZAC stands for Australian New Zealand Army Corps. At first people said the full name, but then a man decided to make the acronym for it. This is what we know about it:
In 1915 on the 25th of April, Australian and New Zealand soldiers invaded the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey. Thousands of soldiers had passed away, and few survived. On tomorrow morning, the 25th of April 2015, it will be a century passed since this fatal event took place. People wear poppies to represent the flowers that grew wild in the war and were placed on the graves of the fellow soldiers. The men who went to war lost their lives for our freedom. Every year we celebrate this day, but this year was especially important.
On the morning of 25 April 1915, the Anzacs set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies.
LEST WE FORGET
From the fabulous SH, awesome JS and epic GS
Dear fellow bloggers,
We wonder and we still wonder! How would it feel to be going to war? How would it feel to be shot in the heart? Would it be strange to be shot by the person the same age as you? ANZACs have been fighting for us, for many, many years. Many children have lost other family members throughout the war. It has been hard to imagine dying when you’re so young. For those who died RIP, Rest In Peace. From AK ,ET, LK!
Dear fellow bloggers,
We learnt many interesting facts about ANZAC day (otherwise known Australia and New Zealand Army Corps). We celebrated this extraordinary event by commemorating those who fought for the rights of the Australian people. We always wondered why poppies were a symbol for ANZAC day but recently, we learnt that poppies grew where the soldiers died. It actually felt like a bullet stabbed our sorrowful hearts when we heard the depressing losses of soldiers. They represented courage and bravery for Australia and proved that they were working together. Lest we forget!
Thank you for reading our post,
RA, JK, TS
Hi 5NR,
We really enjoyed learning about ANZAC Day and its significance. This important commemoration is held on the 25th of April. On ANZAC Day, we remember the soldiers who went to Gallipoli to fight for our freedom and justice. The song ‘The Last Post’ is now played on ANZAC Day for us to remember the time the soldiers ended the days activities. World War 1 lasted 4 years, 3 months and 14 days. In this time, soldiers fought all day and approximately 16 million [and more] were killed. We also hold poppies on ANZAC Day as the blood red poppies grew around the dead soldiers bodies, making it a significant part of ANZAC Day.
What do you know about ANZAC Day?
From TH and KH
Dear fellow bloggers,
Today we learnt an enormous amount about the soldiers that served us for over a hundred years. We also commemorated the men that were lost and the stories that they told. After watching lots of videos about the ANZAC soldiers we have learnt lots about what the soldiers ate and how they lived.
SK and JG
Dear SK and JG
I am sure you learnt a lot about ANZAC. All together it is a very fascinating subject.
I know that young children all around the world are learning I want to see them do good.
Especially you two!
Dear fellow bloggers,
We would like to express our feelings about ANZAC day.
We understand how important ANZAC day is for many people as the ANZACs were their loved ones. But most importantly the ANZACs gave up their lives for the sake of our freedom and to keep Australia safe. We are grateful to them for what they did for us and the sacrifice they made for us. We also learned that they didn’t know what war means and they thought that it was fun and it was like an adventure. Lots of people died and that scared lots of soldiers and so that’s why lots of soldiers that served Australia and are still alive don’t like talking about it. We had an assembly to commemorate the ANZACs we heard the last post then we had a minute silence to respect the soldiers sleeping.
We hope you enjoyed reading our post.
From HJ, KT, BA
Dear fellow bloggers,
We would like to share about the story of the ANZACs. We learnt about how the ANZACs risked their lives for their country. It is good how everyone remembers to this day and how they fought for us in tough conditions in Gallipoli. Thank you for reading our post.
From BM and PA