STUDENTS and teachers at Napoleons Primary School recently hosted the creative duo behind an Avenue of Honour children\u2019s book to conclude an inaugural writer\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n
Liv Lorkin and Naomi Irvin, who illustrated and wrote the book called Three Thousand, One Hundred and Eight Trees (and each one has a name), were invited to take part in the festival\u2019s completion on Friday last week.<\/p>\n
The book served as a template for the program\u2019s two-week offerings in the leadup to Remembrance Day, which was the key theme for the school\u2019s 80 student participants.<\/p>\n
Irvin recited and discussed the book alongside Lorkin, who said the book is a great way to convey the significance of Australia\u2019s longest Avenue of Honour to children.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt puts together a really robust into something really accessible for children to read and visually construct,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor myself and Naomi, it\u2019s been incredible to see the diversity of what the kids have put together for Remembrance Day from the book.\u201d<\/p>\n
The program began with an excursion to the Arch of Victory and Avenue of Honour from the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial at Lake Wendouree.<\/p>\n
Post-trip activities included poetry and letter-writing, soldier role-playing, and crafting with the works displayed throughout the school.<\/p>\n
Phillipa Brown is a pupil at Napoleons PS said the festival provided fun, informative activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a great experience. We\u2019ve been making doves, poppies, wreaths and soldiers with our recounts of going to the Avenue of Honour,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten to know the meaning behind Remembrance Day and why we do it. It\u2019s been cool to have Liv and Naomi here as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The initiative was a creation of teachers Lana McKay and Judy Hutt, with the latter saying it help create enthusiasm among the pupils about their writing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe excitement around this has been amazing, so has the quality of the kids\u2019 work and their pride in it,\u201d Ms Hutt said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gave them a purpose for their writing and we\u2019ve found that\u2019s really made them enthusiastic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
STUDENTS and teachers at Napoleons Primary School recently hosted the creative duo behind an Avenue of Honour children\u2019s book to conclude an inaugural writer\u2019s festival. Liv Lorkin and Naomi Irvin, who illustrated and wrote the book called Three Thousand, One Hundred and Eight Trees (and each one has a name), were invited to take part […]<\/p>\n