After spending time researching a solider from the area and completing a project on them, the children put together an Anzac service at the Tongala cemetery on Thursday, April 22.
“Mick Thompson gave us a list of veterans from around town and the surrounding area and the students enjoyed looking deep into the history of these heroes,” Years 5/6 teacher Dylan Cuttriss said.
“Some struggled to find information initially, but it was a good way for them to learn other ways of researching and they found out some really interesting facts about their soldiers.
“To finish off the unit, we got everyone to organise this Anzac Day event.”
Completely hosted by the students, a small group from the community, teachers and some Tongala Cemetery Trust members attended the ceremony.
A group of students took it in turns reading out a snippets of information about their soldiers as well as traditional readings in the Anzac Day ceremony, including the Ode of Remembrance.
With help from the Cemetery Trust, the students then went around the grounds and placed flags on all the graves of fallen soldiers.
Mr Cuttriss said he was proud of the students’ efforts.
“They all did a wonderful job of putting the ceremony together,” he said.
“It's important for us to keep the memory of these soldiers alive and teach the students their history and how to respectfully portray it.”
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