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What is ANZAC DAY?
How we remembered at school and in the Community
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A tribute to the memory of the ANZACs by M. Kemal Atatürk, 1934
(Founder of the Turkish Republic in 1923)
ANZAC Day - 25 April - is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they soon took in that name endures to this day.
What does it mean today?
Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national commemoration. Commemorative services are held at dawn, the time of the original landing, across the nation. Later in the day ex-servicemen and women meet and join in marches through the major cities and many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are held at war memorials around the country. It is a day when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war.
http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anzac_tradition.htm
How we remembered
Robina State School Leaders
Presenting our New Memorial to the school community
In the Community
FRIENDSHIP, PRIDE & RESPECT were displayed in abundance by our students at the Robina RSL’s ANZAC Day March and Service held Wednesday morning. Approximately 70 students, from Prep to Year 7, joined with members of the RSL, defence force personnel and students from other local schools to commemorate the sacrifices of others in times of war.
It is with great pride that I applaud these young people for their exemplary behaviour and the spirit in which they marched. Once again, Robina State School led the contingent of schools in the March and I am sure there were tears in the eyes of many parents AND some teachers as they returned the salute during the March and solemnly laid their wreaths at the Service.
On behalf of Mrs Murray, Mrs Hering and Mrs Fraser, I would like to offer my sincere thanks to our wonderful students and their parents for their participation in this most memorable event.
Gail Holz, Student Council Co-ordinator
Following is an ANZAC poem from a Year 6 Student:
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