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Spring into September with Lots to Celebrate – readilearn

Spring into September with lots to celebrate

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The beginning of September marks the beginning of spring in the southern hemisphere and brings, along with it, many days to celebrate.

Wattle day

Here in Australia, we welcome Spring on 1 September with Wattle Day. The golden wattle is Australia’s national floral emblem.

You could celebrate Wattle Day by:

  • wearing a spray of wattle on your hat
  • writing a poem about wattle flowers and springtime
  • using yellow pom poms to make Happy Wattle Day cards to give to friends and loved ones
  • going for a walk around the school grounds or local neighbourhood to check out the wattle trees in bloom. With nearly one thousand species of wattle in Australia, you are sure to see a variety. Comparing tree bark, leaves and blossoms helps to develop the ability to identify the similarities and differences that support scientific classification.
  • investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples use parts of the wattle tree; for example, for food, medicine, fuel, to make rope, fishing lines, string and tools such as boomerangs. Seasonal changes in the wattle trees indicate other changes that occur in the environment.

Father’s Day

This year, Father’s Day coincides with Wattle Day on 1 September. Father’s Day is a day to recognise the important role of fathers and other father figures. You can find suggestions for easy and inexpensive gifts in the Father’s Day resources, including a free list of Father’s Day Activities.

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35 responses to “Spring into September with Lots to Celebrate – readilearn”

  1. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    I love this! Happy Wattle Day. What a beautiful plant.

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thank you, Jennie. Wattle is beautiful and has a beautiful perfume too.

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        You’re welcome, Norah. That’s good to know.

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  2. dgkaye Avatar
    dgkaye

    Wow, there are so many days to appreciate, how do remember them all. Wouldn’t it be nice if we’d all appreciate every day for everything we have on earth? Happy Wattle Day. ❤

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      What a great idea, Debby. World Appreciation Day – every day. How differently we would view it. Or not, many of us already do. ❤

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      1. dgkaye Avatar
        dgkaye

        Exactly Norah. Every day is a gift. ❤

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          That’s why it’s called the present.

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          1. dgkaye Avatar
            dgkaye

            ❤

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  3. Mabel Kwong Avatar
    Mabel Kwong

    So lovely you highlighted 1 September as Wattle Day. I think it’s such an underrated day. I really how bright yellow the wattle is and grown all around Australia – can be hard to miss this time of the year. Also indeed Father’s Day is this weekend in Australia. That said, growing up Father’s Day was always in June in Singapore and Malaysia. When I moved back to Australia, I found it a bit odd the day was in September 🙂

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thank you, Mabel. I’m pleased we celebrate the Wattle too. What a great day for all of us in Australia to celebrate – a beautiful symbol of our country.
      It would have been strange changing the date of Father’s Day. I hope you (and your father) adjusted okay. 🙂

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      1. Mabel Kwong Avatar
        Mabel Kwong

        Hope you get to see more Wattle soon 🙂 Haha, I’ve actually never adjusted to Father’s Day being in September. It feels weird 😀

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          I love the wattle in my back yard. I’m not surprised you didn’t adjust. It can be difficult at times. We’ve had our Labor Day and Queen’s birthday holidays changed up here a few times recently. It’s difficult getting used to it.

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  4. Jim Borden Avatar
    Jim Borden

    Father’s Day in the U.S. is in June. I just assumed it was the same day everywhere; how parochial can I get?!

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Unless we know, we don’t. 🙂 There’s really no reason for us the think about where occasions such as this are celebrated elsewhere – unless we do.

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      1. Jim Borden Avatar
        Jim Borden

        Good point, Norah. But I do have to get away from my U.S. centric view of the world! I jsut showed my students a list of the top ranked countries in the world, and we were not at the top. or even in the top five. We can learn a lot from other countries.

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          We all have much to learn, Jim. 🙂

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          1. Jim Borden Avatar
            Jim Borden

            me probably more than most! 🙂

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            1. Norah Avatar
              Norah

              I think there’s plenty for all of us to learn, Jim. You can’t hog it all. 🤣

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              1. Jim Borden Avatar
                Jim Borden

                ok, but then you’ll have to live with my ongoing gaffes! 🙂

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                1. Norah Avatar
                  Norah

                  We’ve all got a fair supply of those to contend with. 🙂

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                  1. Jim Borden Avatar
                    Jim Borden

                    how true!

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  5. calmkate Avatar
    calmkate

    lol wattle is so lovely to look at but makes me sneeze prolifically … maybe I will write a poem about it!

    My father has been dead many years but I was pleased to see Bunnings stocking huge bunches of flowers, mostly sunflowers … how delightful 🙂

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      I think you should write a poem about wattle. It must be difficult for you at this time of year if it makes you sneeze. It is so common.
      Yes, it’s great to see flowers out for Father’s Day. Sunflowers are such happy flowers.

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      1. calmkate Avatar
        calmkate

        yes I obviously have a close connection with them 🙂

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          It’s obvious. 🙂

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  6. Anne Goodwin (Annecdotist) Avatar
    Anne Goodwin (Annecdotist)

    Happy Spring, Norah. Great that Australia celebrates wattle — so pretty and practical too. I couldn’t find out whether we have it here too, possibly under a different name.

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thank you, Anne. I don’t think you have wattle over there. Not native anyway. There are some in Africa, but they are mostly native to Australia.

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      1. Anne Goodwin (Annecdotist) Avatar
        Anne Goodwin (Annecdotist)

        Probably needs your heat?

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          Probably.

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  7. petespringerauthor Avatar
    petespringerauthor

    Happy spring down under, Norah! Do teachers in Australia do Mother’s Day or Father’s Day projects with their students? It isn’t a requirement, but many teachers do in America. It was one of those gray areas for me because there were children who had no relationship with one of their parents due to various reasons. So sad!

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thank you, Pete. Yes, teachers usually involve their classes in making cards and/or gifts for their parents on the special days. Some are finding ways to deal with them that are more inclusive of different family situations now. I think as teachers, we were probably always mindful of an individual child’s circumstances, and were probably discreet in dealing with it. Now the differences are made more public and need to handled in different ways.

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  8. Bette A. Stevens Avatar
    Bette A. Stevens

    Happy Spring! Lots to celebrate, Norah… Enjoy learning about the traditional holidays in your corner of the globe!

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thanks so much, Bette. It will soon be autumn over your way. 🙂

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      1. Bette A. Stevens Avatar
        Bette A. Stevens

        Autumn’s in the air and the crickets are singing its song… ❤ Have a lovely week, Norah!

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          Sounds glorious, Bette. Enjoy!

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