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In HASS this term the 5/6/7 students have been learning about WWI and Australia’s involvement in the war. Students have been learning about how the war started, how Australia became involved and significant events that occurred throughout the war.  

A significant part of their learning has been around the Gallipoli Campaign, where many lives were lost. Lots of the lives lost were those of Australian soldiers, forming a major part of our history. Students have learnt about the ANZACS, who they are and why we celebrate them each year on ANZAC Day. This has been an important part of the unit of work, as the students are able to connect their learning to their own lives and events that they participate in each year.  

The students have engaged extremely well with the unit and have been able to ask meaningful questions that require deep thinking. It has been fantastic to see students reflect on the events that have occurred and respect the challenges that people before them have been through.  

To summarise the unit of work and the learning that has occurred, students were asked to present a newspaper article on WWI. This was part of their assessment task and each student has worked very hard to create their own unique article. Below is a picture of some of our students holding their assessment piece.