Sensational Seniors: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Monday, April 27, 2015

Rm I have been reading ANZAC books. One of Mrs Palmer's favourites is 'A Present from the Past' by Jennifer Beck. Illustrated by Lindy Fisher. Ms Ellis had an amazing treasure to enhance the reading of it this year! An actual, real, box given out by Princess Mary in 1914. It is a very special treasure and we enjoyed being allowed to admire it.

Steve places the wreath...

Steve and James, as the eldest and youngest pupils at MSS, were given the honour of placing the ANZAC wreath during assembly. They were very nervous but did a beautiful job. You made us very proud Steve!

MSS ANZAC Assembly

On Friday 24 April MSS school held an ANZAC assembly. It started with each class going to our ANZAC remembrance field and reflecting for a minute. We then went to the hall. The leaders had organised and written the script. There were special visitors invited from the army and Mr Nolan who played The Last Post on the bugle. It was a special assembly and we behaved perfectly. Well done MSS!

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

My ANZAC PROJECT

The activity I enjoyed the most was making the poppy because I learnt that poppies have five petals instead of four.

I also learnt that women worked in munitions factories, in the women’s land army (farming), as railway guards and ticket collectors, bus and tram conductors, postal workers, police, fire fighters, bank tellers and clerks, as engineers and also worked as nurses during the war.

An interesting fact I learnt was that slugs were useful because they could detect mustard gas.

The thing I am proudest on my homework is the poppy that I created.

Samuel Cumming

My Anzac Project

My grandma gave me heaps of information about all of my relatives in the war.

My great grandfather, Cyril Brownlie, was a senior athletics champion and also the high jump champion with a record leap of 5ft 4inches. He was also senior handball champion and won a gold medal.

The thing I am proudest of about my project is I learned that five of my relatives went to war and three returned. By Henry Stewart

My Anzac Project

To make my project, first I made a flag on the computer. I think we need to change our NZ flag because it looks just like the Australia’s flag. My favourite activity on my project was making a poppy because we had to be creative trying to make one.

I learned that the soldiers used animals during the war. I also learned that soldiers had to stay away from their families for four years solid and I learned that woman had jobs during the war as well. I am really happy about my Anzac project because of the colourful colours that I used. I think it looks fantastic. Jasmin Tattle

My Anzac Project

I liked writing about my Grandad who went to war because I learned more about my family history.

When people signed up to be in the war some of them were 16 and not 18 and over. You had to be very fit or you were not qualified to go overseas. When solders were at war they did not have any thing private expect a box that had all their stuff in it and that box was called a Diddy box.

I loved knitting my poppies because I loved the idea of learning how to knit with my Nan and I learned that it takes patience to make a poppy.

LILY STREETER

Here is my project:

Monday, April 20, 2015

Wow! Look what grew!

Outside Rm I this afternoon a field of poppies sprouted up! Just in time for ANZAC Day- beautiful!

Lauryn's Family Treasures...

While researching for my ANZAC project I found my great great grandfather won 4 medals in World War 1. He got a bullet in his helmet. He survived but had a concussion. The entry hole is small and the exit is huge!
Lauryn Massicks Rm I