This week we have been learning about Anzac Day and what it actually represents. We have learnt loads about WW1 and the men who fought in Gallipoli. Today the senior school took part in an Anzac ceremony, remembering local men who lost their lives, and all the soldiers and non-combatants who were a part of WW1 and other wars.
In our classroom today, we have turned our desks upside down and created trenches and bunker areas, and all the students have had to spend their time in the trenches, cramped, with the sound of gunfire and battle. We've written letters home to talk about the conditions, and about how the 'adventure' was anything but.
This has been a great topic to cover, and the children have a much deeper understanding of the profound effects of war on both soldiers and those left at home.
In our classroom today, we have turned our desks upside down and created trenches and bunker areas, and all the students have had to spend their time in the trenches, cramped, with the sound of gunfire and battle. We've written letters home to talk about the conditions, and about how the 'adventure' was anything but.
This has been a great topic to cover, and the children have a much deeper understanding of the profound effects of war on both soldiers and those left at home.