Olympic Articles

We chose an article from the site 'Kiwikidsnews' and had a go at re-writing an Olympic-themed article of our choice in our own words...

Adam's wins Olympic SILVER

 http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/hot-topics/item/1831-adams-wins-olympic-silver/1831-adams-wins-olympic-silver

Valerie Adams has won in London Olympics for 2012 in Shot Put.  The kiwi's won New Zealand's 8th medal of these events and the first silver medal but the 27 year old could not even get closer to the eventual champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk from Balarus.    
Fa'aoso 

  

Bolt wins 5th Olympic medal

                           

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/olympic-news-articles/item/1847-bolt-wins-5th-olympic-medal/1847-bolt-wins-5th-olympic-medal

Usain Bolt has made history being the first man to win the 100m and 200m sprint twice in a row.  Bolt struck again beating his buddy in 19.32 seconds.

Bolt has five gold medals and could get another gold medal to his collection in another relay.

 Taylor

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Lisa Carrington wins kayaking GOLD

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/hot-topics/item/1853-lisa-carrington-wins-kayaking-gold/1853-lisa-carrington-wins-kayaking-gold

Lisa Carrington has just won gold in the K1 200m kayaking.  The 23 year old Lisa raced against a heavy wind. She started it really slowly but came quickly home on the final 100m.

Crystal

New Zealand cyclists win bronze

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/olympic-news-articles/item/1818-new-zealand-cyclists-win-bronze/1818-new-zealand-cyclists-win-bronze

The New Zealand cycling team won bronze in a bronze medal ride-off .  Earler on they had been beaten by Australia so they had the ride-off against Russia.

They were behind Russia in the race but won the race in the end. They clocked 3m 55.952s, more than 2s quicker than Russia.
The team has four riders called Jesse Sergent, Aaron Gate, Marc Ryan and Sam Bewley.

 

Runner finishes relay with broken leg

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/hot-topics/item/1848-runner-finishes-relay-with-broken-leg/1848-runner-finishes-relay-with-broken-leg

USA Manteo Mitchell ran the last 200 metres of the opening of the Olympic 4x400 metre relay heats with a broken leg.

Mitchell said after the speed race, he had about a 1/4 around the circle when his foot felt like his feet is popping in the right leg.  He complete the race in 46.1 seconds and helped the USA to tie for the first with the Bahamas in 59.87 seconds.
Falefehi

 

Van Velthooven wins BRONZE for New

Van Velthooven wins BRONZE for New Zealand

                                          

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/hot-topics/item/1837-van-velthooven-wins-bronze-for-new-zealand/1837-van-velthooven-wins-bronze-for-new-zealand

Simon Van Velthooven a New Zealand sprint cyclist won bronze after a five minute delay because of a tight finish.  He said that "It's the nation's medal". 
Maya                                                                                                                                        

Olympics

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/hot-topics/item/1857-new-zealand-medal-success-at-olympics/1857-new-zealand-medal-success-at-olympics

It must be really exciting for the sailors who just won our 100th medal. We think it's cool that NZ Olympians did better than we thought they would do. How amazing to achieve the same amount of medals as our 'greatest ever haul... in South Korea'. Even though we are a small country we showed the world that we can achieve!

YAY for New Zealand!!

                                                              Ruma Iwa

BeFunky

We had fun exploring the site 'BeFunky'. Here are a few examples of our work...

Hey there Ruma Iwa,
So I thought I'd post a pic on our blog and get you to  use the 'See-Think-Wonder' format to write about this picture and post a comment.  Have a go...
I see a body picking up a head in the sand.
I think it looks like the boy's head has fallen off.
I wonder what really happened.
Ms Etuale
I see a boy touching a kids head.
I think the boy with his bum poking out, is farting.
I wonder why did they do this.
Falefehi
I see a boys head.  His face is cut.
I think it's fake.
I wonder if they took a picture of a boy's head and stuck it in the sand.
Tokotai

Maths_Rich Task

Hey there Ruma Iwa,
So I know we've just started looking at Rich Tasks in maths so I thought I'd post our first one online.
Have a go. Draw it up on a piece of paper and then post your answer.
Ms Etuale

Task:
How many triangles can you make by joining 3 dots?

I drew 8 triangles (Brieanna)
I drew 7 triangles (Ariana)
I drew 7 triangles (Crystal)

See-Think-Wonder_Olympic Symbols

As part of our Inquiry Unit 'Go for Gold' we had a wee look at the 3 main Olympic Symbols and completed a 'See Think Wonder' graphic organiser.

Silly Olympics - The Medallists

We had an Awesome Rev Up activity for our inquiry study ‘Go For Gold’.
The team was buzzing about the Silly Olympics.  Despite the cold and getting completely drenched, the kids were laughing, cheering each other on, and going for gold.  Congratulations to all our ‘Countries’ – including our medallists.
Go Kahikatea!

Silly Olympics - Weet-Bix Challenge

The weet-bix was dry in our mouths.  It was really hard to eat them when it was dry.  The challenge was: be the first team to eat a whole box of weet-bix.  Some people were shoving weet-bix in their pockets and down the drain.  We looked like piglets.

Silly Olympics - Caterpillar Crawl

It was not fun at all when we got squished!  It was hard rolling together at the same time.  We had to get up and run to the other side of the caterpillar but everyone just got squashed – from each other and the person on top.

Silly Olympics - Dress Up Race

It was hard to put the clothes on.  We had to put them on before we ran.  It was funny watching all the kids running down the field in old people’s clothing.  The boys said it was embarrassing when they put old ladies clothes on.

Silly Olympics - Drag Race

It was really hard to hold on to the tarp.  The people on the tarp felt really heavy to drag.  It was rough and bumpy being dragged along the ground on the tarp.  Katherine’s team’s tarp was hard to pull because it was massive.  Mr Howard helped them out and Katherine flew down the field.  It looked fun and we were jealous!

Silly Olympics - Stretcher Race

Some people were too heavy to hold and run with.  The people being carried kept falling off.  It was very bumpy being carried.  It felt safe being carried but not very steady.  Our hands felt slippery when we carried them.  Some of us felt like our hands were dying. 

Silly Olympics - Kahikatea Drenched

Kahikatea drenched after the Cargo Net Crawl and Obstacle Course races.

Silly Olympics - Obstacle Course Water Run

We fell over, dropped our containers full of water & got really drenched.  It was really hard to keep our balance and not tip water on ourselves.  Going through the tyres was the hardest part of the course.

Silly Olympics - Cargo Net Crawl

We got really stuck.  It was hard to go through when Mr Howard was pelting us with water. 

We got to squirt Mr Howard when we were finished the Cargo Net race.