2013 Anzac Day Song

At our ANZAC Day Assembly this year we will be singing together.
Here are the lyrics to the song we have to learn:

Although you're getting on in years,
and memories seem to disappear
Some things will never fade away
Some memories will always stay
there's one day in each year you will not forget
If this year's your last year we will not forget

One more parade, One less digger by your side.
One year you're marching, the next year you ride.
Hold your head up high, hold your head up high.
Lest we forget, lest we forget.

It seems a long long time ago.
A young man far away from home.
Friends made and lost along the way.
Some memories will always stay.
Those who died those who live you will not forget.
If this year's your last year we will not forget.

One more parade, one less digger by your side
One year you're marching, the next year you ride.
Hold your head up high, hold your head up high.
Lest we forget, Lest we forget

Bridge:
The sound of cannon roaring by,
the smoke and fire covered sky,
the nights of terror as you pray.
Some memories will always stay.

At the closing of the day,
a grateful nation rised to pray.
Some things will never fade away,
some memories will always stay.
Not for one day but always,
we will not forget.
Your memory forever we will not forget.

One more parade one less digger by your side.
One year you're marching,
the next year you ride.
Hold your head up high, hold your head up high
Lest we forget lest we forget.

This is my Great Grandfather George David Richards. He was a Company Sargeant Major in World War I and World War II. He trained horses for both wars.

This is another of my great Grandfathers, Ernest Edwin Hughes. He served in WWI. It is believed this photo was taken when he was 16.5 years old.

This is my grandfather Charles Keith Colgate, he served in WWII. He married my grandmother Jessie Neilson in 1944.

HSIE: The States and Capital Cities of Australia

Today we have been learning to name the States and Capital cities of Australia on a map.

We have played this game to help us remember the names and locations of each State and Capital City.

Here is another game to help us learn the States of Australia.

I printed out blank maps from this website for the class to check their knowledge.

ABC iView: Kangaroo Dundee!

Brolga feeds William the orphan Kangaroo.

Today our class began watching the wonderful Kangaroo Dundee!
We found it very moving and are looking forward to using it as a stimulus for our weekly Persuasive Writing Task on Monday.

You can watch it for the next few weeks on ABC iView here.

Brolga takes a look in Ella's pouch to check for a Joey!

Week 7: Maths Homework Links

This week for Maths homework we will be looking at Time!

Sydney

Here are the links you will need for your homework task:

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/time/index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/telling_the_time/play/popup.shtml

http://mrnussbaum.com/bedtime-2/bedtime/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/telling_time_gr4/

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/clock_shoot.htm


Homework is due Friday the 15th and 22nd of March, 2013.

HSIE: Where The Forest Meets The Sea

In HSIE we have been looking at the beautiful 'Where The Forest Meets The Sea' by Jeannie Baker.

You can buy the book and also purchase the beautiful animation to watch in class or at home.

The NT Government has produced a unit of work to undertake with your class.

When we do our Rainforest activities we like to listen to this beautiful Rainforest music:

Primary Connections: Plants In Action - Lesson Four

This week our lesson is called 'Flowers and Pollination.'

Together we will watch this animation that will explain pollination.

Some further information on the function of plant parts with an excellent diagram of a flower cross-section.

Some giant water lillies growing in the amazon!


Check out which native bees are living in your area!

Visit the National Botanic Gardens website here.

An explanation on the parts of a flower:

Harmony Day 2013: We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands

As a whole school we will sing an alternative version of 'We've Got the Whole World In Our Hands' for Harmony Day!


More resources for Harmony Day can be found here.

Lyrics:

We’ve Got The Whole World in Our Hands

We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world in our hands
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

We should recycle now - all that we can
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - all that we can
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - all that we can
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

Be kind to the plants and animals - in our land
Be kind to the plants and animals - in our land
Be kind to the plants and animals - in our land
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

Shake hands with sisters and brothers - throughout the land
Join hands with sisters and brothers - throughout the land
Join hands with sisters and brothers - throughout the land
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

Dream your bright dream - then do all that you can
Dream your bright dream - then do all that you can
Dream your bright dream - then do all that you can
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
We’ve got the whole world in our hands

HSIE - Local Environments

A range of different Australian National Parks can be explored here and here.

This Teacher's Guide and Fact Sheets produced by The National Parks and Wildlife Service compliment any learning unit on National Parks!

Indigenous protected areas (also known perhaps as Aboriginal sites) are introduced and discussed in the video below:

Indigenous Protected Areas – Overview from Parks Australia on Vimeo.

Some information on Bush Medicine and tools:

Bush medicine and tools from Parks Australia on Vimeo.

What does a Park Ranger do? (With a focus on animal poaching in Africa)



Working at Australia's Kakadu!



What is it like to work in an Arctic National Park? (Canada)



Caring for National Parks - supporting them (America:



Play the Dust Echoes Hive Alive game!

Finally, a great range of links for teachers is here.

Primary Connections: Plants in Action - Lesson Three

This week we are looking at seed germination and will be germinating our own broadbean seeds!

The Australian Native Plants Society have a webpage that looks at the different ways that native seeds germinate.

How to germinate Australian native seeds and compare growth with bean seeds.

Some nativs plants depend on animals for seed germination!

Primary Connections: Plants in Action - Lesson One

Lesson One of 'Plants in Action' offers some curriculum links that offer some Indigenous perspectives.

Visit and view the Yolgnu people of Ramingining's Plants and Animals story here.

Information on uses of plants by Aboriginal People, and an Aboriginal Trail of plants.