Sunday 22 April 2012

ANZAC Day


ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Anzac Day is a day for us to remember the soldiers who went to fight in World War One. We especially remember the soldiers who died on April 25 1915 during the fighting on the beaches at Gallipolli, in Turkey.


We celebrate Anzac Day with some traditions and symbols.
Poppies - The red, or Flanders poppy was one of the first flowers to grow and bloom in the mud 'Flanders Field'
Flander Field - A famous war poem written about what happened in the Flanders region of Belgium
The Last Post - Millitary bugle call
Anzac Biscuits - A long-life biscuit that could be sent to soldiers

6 comments:

  1. We enjoyed watching the ANZAC Youtubes. Is good to remember the brave young soldiers. Adele L

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    1. Hi Room 9
      We have been learning about ANZAC day. We have painted Flanders Field, baked ANZAC biscuits, written cinquain poems, gone to the dawn parade, made poppies, NZ flags and written letters of thanks to the soldiers.
      We liked the video because the information was rapped to us.

      Thank you
      Anakie, Blade and Michael

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  2. Hi room 9 that was a very good video. It reminds me of my great grandad Ernie walker.

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  3. My grandad went to war

    from Mitchell

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  4. I am sad thore the men who dide in the war





    from Callum

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  5. the video clip reminds me of my great grandad he came back from war but died a long long after the war

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