ANZAC - We will remember them...

Room 1 have spent a lot of time learning about ANZAC and what it means.  We have read books, completed art activities, asked and answered questions we had too.  We all went to the school ANZAC Service on Friday and Dylan shared his retell of Simpson and his Donkey.  He did a great job!  Here are some photos and stories that we would like to share:

Our ANZAC wall - poppies, soldiers and more poppies!

Poppies on parade in our classroom window

Simpson and His Donkey

Jack Simpson moved to Australia.  He worked in the bush, on a cattle station and in the gold mines.

One day he heard that the Germans and the English were fighting.  Jack signed up for the war.

First, he went to Egypt and trained for the war.

When he saw the army, Jack saw the bullets coming at him.  Jack went to Anzac Cove.  He saw the Turkish army. 

Jack Simpson saw a donkey.  Jack called the donkey Duffy.  Jack and Duffy rescued 300 soldiers in 24 days.  But Jack got shot.  The other soldiers buried Jack.  The soldiers put a cross up and planted poppies in the ground.

By Angus

Simpson and His Donkey

Jack Simpson lived in Australia before the war.  He worked in the bush, worked on a cattle station and in the gold mines.

One day he heard that the Germans were fighting the English.  So he signed up for the war.  First he went to Egypt where he got trained as a Red Cross worker.

The war was at Anzac Cove.  They saw gun bullets, and Turkish army soldiers.  He was worried.  Lots of soldiers died or were injured.  They lived in trenches that had rats in them.

Jack found a donkey.  He called him Duffy.  Jack and Duffy helped many soldiers.  Jack helped 300 soldiers in 24 days. 

One day he decided to help more soldiers.  An enemy sniper shot Jack. They buried him with poppies.  They were sad.

By Dylan Calder

Simpson and His Donkey

Jack Simpson went to Australia before the war.  In Australia Jack had some jobs.  They were in the bush, on a cattle station, and in the gold mines.

One day Jack signed up for war.  Jack was very nervous as he was sailing to Egypt for his training.  Then Jack went to Anzac Cove where the Turkish army was fighting the English and the Germans were fighting the English.

A lot of soldiers died but Jack Simpson saved many others because Jack found a donkey which he named Duffy.  Together Jack and Duffy saved 300 soldiers in 24 days. 

One day while Jack was walking with Duffy an enemy sniper shot Jack.  The soldiers carried Jack back and the soldiers buried Jack with a cross with a few poppies.  The soldiers were very sad.

By Coral