Dear Edgerley Families
and Friends,
Welcome to the Autumn
Program!
It was a short but
busy week to return to after the relaxing Easter break. The children and
teachers were enthusiastic to share stories about where we had been and what
the Easter Bunny showered us with.
This week we supported
the children in learning the meaning behind Anzac Day. We made salt dough poppy
flowers to honour Anzac Day and had discussions and watched short you tube
clips to learn a little more about the National Day of Remembrance in Australia
and New Zealand.
The children have began to understand the significance of the
bright red poppy that represent the soldiers who fought for our country and
honouring their bravery.
Archie: In England, I went to the Army academy. I saw lots of soldiers. We got
pretend guns and saw lots of Army trucks. Poppies, they’re flowers for people
who died in the war.
Sebastien Has: The poppy flowers are red. We’ve watched some
clips on it.
Rory: The poppy flowers are to remember everyone that died in the war. These
poppy flowers say goodbye to the soldiers that died.
Aston: It’s when the soldiers died.
Ollie: In the war.
Nicholas Y: My grandpa was in the war.
We extended on this by
looking at some beautiful artwork that interprets Anzac Day. The children
created some gorgeous coloured dye poppies and soldiers. We looked at some of
the artwork of the Australian artist Ivor Hele who was a famous serving war
artist. The children have been extremely
intrigued by all the discussion and provocation about Anzac Day.
We hope you have a
lovely weekend and see you all next week.
Cris
