On Friday Halsey Drive School had a special service to commemorate ANZAC Day. Thank you to our guests from the RSA who spoke to us about the Gallipoli landings.
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Poppy Poetry
Here is an example of our ANZAC poetry. We thought about how the poppies would have experienced the war and used this as inspiration for our poetry.
Why do we wear poppies?
The X-Men after reading Dawn Parade by Philippa Werry answered the question of why we wear poppies during ANZAC Day.
The ANZAC Button
The 'Justice League' collaborated on using key words to summarise the ANZAC button by Judy Raymond.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
War Time Radio Broadcast
The 'Avengers' created their very own wartime radio broadcast like the one that may have been heard in the story "The Long, Long Night" by Oha Kaa.
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
The Long, Long Night
The Avengers read 'The Long, Long Night' by Oha Kaa. They then had to use their visualisation skills to describe what it would have been like for people living on the coast in New Zealand during World War II.
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