Every morning before school the Balmain Public School kids join for a quick outdoor assembly before the start of school. The students greet their teachers. The older kids make announcements. Three days a week their fabulous groovy music teacher leads them in a song. Today they sang Waltzing Matilda.
I love it! It's so quintessentially Australian. I grew up singing a lot in school and I remember singing Waltzing Matilda and also the song about the kookaburra in the gum tree. I decided to look up the lyrics when I got home and found this neat video that also explains some of the terms.
Speaking of Aussie terms like tucker bag, I learned a new term this weekend. A slippery dip is a term for a playground slide. I cautiously Googled it before publishing this and the Interwebs agree. Also, naughts and crosses refers to tic tac toe. I learn new things every day!
I love it! It's so quintessentially Australian. I grew up singing a lot in school and I remember singing Waltzing Matilda and also the song about the kookaburra in the gum tree. I decided to look up the lyrics when I got home and found this neat video that also explains some of the terms.
Speaking of Aussie terms like tucker bag, I learned a new term this weekend. A slippery dip is a term for a playground slide. I cautiously Googled it before publishing this and the Interwebs agree. Also, naughts and crosses refers to tic tac toe. I learn new things every day!
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