Anzac Day 2013

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in australia and new zealand, originally commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the australian and new zealand army corps(ANZAC) who fought at gillopi in the ottman empire during world war 1.It now more broadly commemorates all those who served and died in military operations for their countries.Anzac Day is also observed in the cook islands,niue,pitcairn and tonga.It is no longer observed as a national holiday in papua new guinea or samoa.

Today I have been teaching my Room 10 buddy Christine these netbook skills - how to open a doc, how to find a picture from google, how to type a sentence and change size, colour and fonts, and how to post to a blog.

ANZAC DAY

1. What does ANZAC stand for?

Australia and New zealand army corps.

2. Why do we remember ANZAC day?

To remember the people who had died in the army of australia and new zealand.

3. When is ANZAC Day?

The 25 of april.

Cycle Safety

Cycle Safety with Bigfoot Adventures!

What do you need to do to check the safety of your bike?

• Check your wheels if they pumped and check if it can spin
• Check your both of your brakes if it work
• Check the bolt if its tight end up  
• You should have a red light on the back of your seat so that the cars and the pedestrians can see you and your bike and they can see your high-vis vest which is your fluorescent vest.

What do you need to wear while riding your bike?

• Wear a helmet
• wear short
• wear your high-vis vest which is your fluorescent yellow or orange vest
• wear covered shoes so that you don’t get hurt  

What do you need to do, by law, when riding a bike?

• Wear your helmet  
• make sure you have two brakes     
• Make sure you have the red light at the back

Helmet safety: What do you need to look for?

• That it is the right size
• The strap is between your ears
• Make sure you can hear the click
• Stickers that are safety instructions

List all the parts of the bike:

wheel

seat

pedals

brakes

chain

Watch these clips about bike safety:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdrrxIpQpt4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZwx8LpU-LE