We had sent them questions about the holidays a few weeks earlier so they could prepare for the Skype. They have holidays called Australian Day, Boxing Day, Anzac Day along with ones that sound like ours– Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Halloween, New Years and Valentine’s Day.
Did you know that they have a bilby at Easter instead of the bunny?
Did you know they can go to the beach on Christmas Day?
Why ? It’s summer time there.
They still decorate like we do but have picnics, barbecues, and play a lot outside. The boxing day is a shopping day after Christmas similar to our Black Friday after Thanksgiving. They honor soliders on Anzac Day like we do at Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day. They serve mom breakfast in bed for Mother’s Day and give gifts. They call candy lollies. They celebrate birthdays too!
This Skype experience was a good follow up to our study of Australian holidays. We learned that the Melbourne Cup, Boxing Day, Australian Day, Anzac Day are only celebrated in Australia. They celebrate Christmas during their summer while we celebrate it during our winter. We all celebrate Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Birthday’s in similar ways.
We have Thanksgiving, Fourth of July and Columbus Day.
Do you have other holidays to celebrate? Which is your favorite?
What is the best thing about skyping with children from another country?
Hi Roadrunners,
That sounds like a really interesting Skype!
I did not know a few things there, but I think one of the things that surprised me was the name for candy! We call candy ‘sweets’ and lollies have to be on a stick. We have ice lollies in summer, and lollies like chupa chups which are boiled sweets on sticks too.
The best thing about skyping with other countries is expanding our knowledge of the world and making new friends!
Mrs Monaghan
Hi mrs M,
You say sweates for lollies and I say swaets for desert that means ice cream, apple pie,
cheese cake and other yum desetes.
Bye fo now
From Brent
P.s I spelt some words wrong
Hello Roadrunners,
It was really nice to Skype with you a couple of weeks ago. It was lucky that you had to go back to school in the evening for a performance so that the times worked out. It was a bit strange to think that you were still having your Tuesday and we had started our Wednesday!
Thanks for sharing information about holidays with us. Until we spoke with you, I had never heard of Columbus Day. So, you taught me something new!
Your Melbourne Cup display looks terrific. It is one of the busiest times in Melbourne and everyone in Melbourne gets a day off on Cup Day.
The next holiday we celebrate will be Christmas. I hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas time.
Merry Christmas from everyone at Upper Plenty!
Miss Crowther