GIANT POPPY:
We have been studying about ANZAC Day and learning the importance of the ANZACs to New Zealand History. With the importance of the ANZAC 100 years, we participated in the Giant Poppy Campaign, each student writing their own personal message on a red metal disc which was displayed for the ANZAC celebrations at the Auckland Museum. Check out the Giant Poppy link.
ANZAC MEMORIAL:
Some of the Senior Students at school involved in Ms Flavell's OEC Literacy class researched about the ANZACs and the local fallen heroes. They created a display of Memorial Crosses for us to visit and read stories they had written.
ANZAC DAILY FIVE:
We have had an ANZAC Daily Five up and running since the beginning of term two which has provided the students with some background information on ANZAC Day and has further broadened their knowledge and enquiring minds.
Below are a few of the tasks and links the students could choose to work through for the Daily Five:
Word Work
Use your Everyday Book:
ANZAC is an acronym. What is an acronym? Find in your dictionary.
What does it stand for?
Trench Warfare Discovery Mission
Discover what life was like in the trencheshttp://tinyurl.com/llojqal
Listen to Reading
Listen to the story Anzac Ted
Listen to My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day story
Listen to the story Dawn Parade
Listen to ‘In Flanders Field”Click here
Writing
Listen to the audio of “The Last Post” Click here Write down how it makes you feel in your Everyday Book. Start with this sentence ‘When I listen to the Last Post it makes me feel…..’Watch the video on how to make ANZAC biscuits. Turn the sound off on your device and Click here. Record how to make them in your Everyday Book.
What do you know about Anzac Day?
Find out some more information about why we have Anzac Day.Where was the Battle of Gallipoli fought? Click on this link to take you to an important map.
Take this quiz to find out some interesting facts about Anzac Day. Click here
ANZAC BISCUITS:
On the Friday before ANZAC weekend we spent the morning on ANZAc activities, we made poppies, listened to the last post, watched an ANZAC video, learnt how to make ANZAC biscuits, with a group of students joining Marcelle in the hall kitchen to bake some bikkies for the class. YUMMY!!!
ANZAC POEM:
We have learnt some history through this study that many were not fully aware of.
Many great lessons were had and thought provoking discussions resulted.
