Current Events - Olympics

Today we looked at an article about a New Zealander ( Nikki Hamblin) who tripped and a person from the other team ( Abbey D'agostino ) who helped her up in the middle of the race. Abbey D'agostino showed an excellent example  of sportsmanship and fair play. Abbey is a true hero by helping up someone in the olympics even though they were competing against each other.  In this DLO I included the When, where, who, what, why and how. I also included the point of view for the different perspectives. What Abbey did was truly showing fair play and sportsmanship. Would you stop to help her even though you were in a race? From this article I  learnt that Nikki tripped because someone else tripped her which made her stop running and Abbey saw that she was injured so she helped her up and told her that they needed to finish the race together.

Ancient and Modern Olympics

For the past 2 weeks we have done our inquiry rotation. For our inquiry we are learning about the olympics. I was learning about the modern and ancient olympics. We first had to do our Prior knowledge and then had had to find some new information to create a new understanding. I learnt that in the ancient olympics the men would run naked and compete like that and women were not allowed to compete or watch the games. I learnt some really interesting facts for modern and ancient olympics. I hope you can learn some new facts too.

Olympics Logo

This is my olympics logo that my group created. I worked with Silivia and Mahdia. In the picture above is the new logo we created for the olympics. The world stands for all the countries that are participating in the olympics and we added the olympic rings because this has to do with the olympics. We also included some stars because we took something from the New Zealand flag and added it to here but we made it white. 

Winter Learning Journey

Last Friday Rachel from the Woolfisher company came to hand out the certificates and the prizes for 1st , 2nd, and 3rd place winners in the Winter Learning Journey. During the school holidays I took part in the activities and completed all the task and commented on lots of blogs in my class. In the picture above is all the students who participated in this program. Rachel was so proud of us and told us that we were the top school that did lots of the activities and lots of comments. I came 3rd for this program and received a prize. In the prizes we received things to eat during the olympics, thing to play with and just fun prizes. Thank you to Rachel for organizing this program and giving out the prizes.  

Rio Olympics

Today we learned how to attribute images. To attribute an image  you need to click on the search tools, click on the usage rights and then click on labeled for reuse. Then, you look for the license for that picture and who it was by and include it under the picture like the ones above.These images that we have used are labeled for reuse we have also have the permission slip to use it. When you are attributing your images it is like saying to the person, thank you for letting me use your picture. It is good to do this step because if you dont do it it is disrespectful and you dont have permission.    For this task I worked with Mia. 

Wheel Chair Volley Ball

For this activity we had to create a new sport to play in the Paralympic Games but we had to remember that there were athletes that can't run, walk, hear or see. So for this activity I chose to create a game called Wheel chair volleyball.  To play this sport, they are all on wheel chairs ( right ) but instead of them running for the ball they are on there wheelchair. This game is probably like the normal volley ball but on wheelchairs. The only different thing is that the net is a bit shorter or bigger depending on the sizes of the wheelchair. 

Here are 3 rules for this sport:

1. Each player must me 30cm away from each other. 
2. The person who first  receives the ball in the match must be the leader for the game for that night.
3. Each time one team scores that will be 5 points. 

Raising Money Ideas

Activity 2: It is very expensive for each of the Paralympic athletes to fly from New Zealand to Rio de Janeiro to compete.  Most athletes have to fund-raise in order to make the money that they need to go on the big trip. Recently, Harvey Norman announced that they will be helping to raise funds for the New Zealand Paralympic team. What could you do to help raise funds to support our amazing Paralympic athletes? On your blog, list 2 different ways in which you, your family or friends could raise money to support the athletes.

In the paragraph above it explains what we had to do for the activity. If I had to fundraiser money to help the Paralympic Games I would:

Sell baked or drinks out:

I would make a lemonade stand and sell some lemonade because I have a lemon tree which means I'm not wasting any money on buying stuff to make money. ( Hoped that makes sense ) I would also sell cookies or bread because my family works for a bread company and always give us some so it would be thoughtful to sell some of those. Another thing I would do is do sausage sizzles as a family thing near the fields and that because lots of people get hungry around there.

Offer to do chores for neighbors:

I would ask my neighbors to do some chores around the house ( especially the one that lives nearby because they are getting old ) like washing the dishes, taking the clothes out and hanging on the clothes line, and folding the clothes away. I would also do some gardening because that job is really hard work which means more money. 

Here are the things I would do to earn money.

Paralympics Games

Activity 1: At the first ever Paralympic Games in Rome, the athletes competed in eight sports. Cycling was one of them. For the cycling event, two people compete together as a team – one of the people has a disability and the other does not. Here is a picture of a para-cycling team from New Zealand:

At the moment the most famous para-cycling team in New Zealand is comprised of two female athletes – Emma Foy and Laura Thompson. Emma is blind but Laura is not. Together they work as an amazing team. Imagine that you were asked to compete in a tandem cycling event and you had to choose one person to compete with. Who would it be? On your blog, tell us who you would compete with and why.

If I had to choose someone to compete with in the Paralympics I would choose my friend Mahdia because 1st of all we are close friends 2ND we work best together and 3rd because we are really challenging people and we both work hard and show teamwork and team spirit. I also think Mahdia and I would compete together because we push each other to achieve and acomlpish our goals. We also would work best together because we encourage each other and don't look down on any other teams which is really important thing to do when playing any kind of sports. Mahdia and I would be the perfect team because we both know what we will be doing and we will have fun no matter what.

Imaginative Story

Imagine that you are sitting in the crowd at the opening ceremonies for the Rio Olympics this August. The ceremony has just started and all of the Olympic athletes are parading around the stadium in their uniforms when all of a sudden I hear loud screaming and cheering coming from the other side of me. Let me clear my eyes one more time. I was in shock to see Valarie Adams giving out autographs at this time, I mean she doesn't play rugby, does she? My toes crinkled up, my heartbeat shakes, boom boom. I shoved the other people and manged to get an autograph from her, take a picture with her and I was lucky enough to tell her a bit about myself. Is this a dream? Is this really happening? WOW! The crowd just got louder and louder. I jump on my chair and start screaming with excitement with the crowd. This is the best day ever, I will never loose this picture. I wonder if I can still catch her to sign my shirt?

In the paragraph above, I had to finish of the sentence from Imagine that you are sitting in the crowd at the opening ceremonies for the Rio Olympics this August. The ceremony has just started and all of the Olympic athletes are parading around the stadium in their uniforms when all of a sudden…

I really enjoyed doing this because I got to be creative but I mean I wish this was real. I really enjoyed doing this activity.

Shaun Johnson

I would choose Shaun Johnson to host the Olympics because he would be a great person for others to look up to. I also think he is a great leader and shows team spirit while playing. I also chose him because I wanted to be different because people choose the person because of how they look. e.g: If your a girl, that girl would choose someone because they are girl. ( I hope that makes sense ). I also chose him because he has been playing rugby for about 2 or 3 years which means he no quitter and he always try his best. He would be the perfect host because most people look up to him ( mostly boys because they like rugby most ) as a leader. 

Here was the activity we got given:

In the opening ceremony for the London Olympics there were a number of famous English people including the Queen, the Spice Girls, David Bowie, U2, the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney. Imagine that we were going to host the Olympics here in New Zealand in 2024 and you were invited to be on the committee that decides who is invited to participate in the opening ceremonies. As a member of the group you must choose one of the following people to be in the opening ceremony: Richie McCaw (rugby player), Lorde (singer), Kane Williamson (cricket player), Maria Tutaia (netball player), John Key (prime minister of New Zealand) or Shaun Johnson (league player). On your blog, tell us who you think is the best person to choose and explain why you think that they are the best choice!

New Zealand Uniform Rating

I would rate this as my favorite ( #1 ) because the detailing of the uniforms is not too detailed or too simple. I also like this one the best out of these 3 because the design on the uniform looks like a silver fern which is representing our country.  I also like this one best because the choices of colors it really stands out  and most countries dont have black and white. 

This would be my second choice because I dont really like the designs on it because it's too simple and it wouldn't really pop out because most countries have something black on there uniform. The only thing I like about this is the layout of it but either than that In think they should add more stuff to the designs. 

Out of all the 3 uniforms this would be the last one I would like because it looks old fashioned. I also dont like this one because it looks like these uniforms were from the olden day, plus it looks like nursing outfits ( no offense ).

For this activity there were 3 pictures of  uniforms and we had to pick the one that was the best and the one that was alright and the one that was the worst. I really liked this activity because I got to see what the uniforms were like and I had to choose which one was the best and the one that wasn't.  

Richie M caw

Some that inspires me is Richie M caw. He inspires me because he is a great leader and he makes sure everyone in the team has a job. He also is a great leader because he makes his country proud by giving his all and inspires other people to be like him. Richie M caw was know as one of  the top leaders in New Zealand. 

For this activity I had to choose someone who inspires me and write why they inspired me. Here is the person I look up to. 

Marjorie Gestring

Here is the activity we had to do today: In 1936, a 13 year old girl named Marjorie Gestring became the youngest person to ever win an Olympic gold medal. She won the gold medal in the springboard diving competition. Imagine that you were alive in 1936 and you had the chance to interview her. On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask the Olympic champion (if you had the chance to meet her!). Here will be my 5 question I would ask:

1. Was it hard for you competing in the Olympics at such a young age.
2. Was there any other sport you wished to do either than the one you are doing right now.
3. What was the hardest thing you had to at the Olympics.
4. Have you ever lost trust in yourself during the Olympics. Why?
5. What made you want to compete in the Olympics at such a young age.

Eddie the Eagle

In this activity I had to watch the trailer of Eddie the eagle and summarize what it was about. This movie was about a British man ( Eddie ) who dreamed to go to the Olympics but people would tell him that he couldn't do it but he tried and tried. He tried to look for a sport that he could do at the Olympics. He would practice by getting a stick and putting the paint buckets and putting on the ends of the sticks. His father would always tell him he will never go to the Olympics. He never gave up until he said if he cant go to the Olympics then he will go to the winter Olympics. To find out what will happen next you will have to watch the trailer. 

What I really like about this movie is that it is based on a true story and it can help inspire others. It can help inspire others but telling them to never give up and keep trying until you get there. I think this is a great movie who has a big dream but people keep telling them they wont be able to do it. I would rate this movie a 10 because it can help others. 

#Be the Inspiration

For this activity I had to watch the video above and critique this video. I had to pick out of

* = very bad movie

** = bad movie

*** = okay movie

**** = Good movie

***** = Very good movie

After watching this little video clip I think I will rate this as **** ( good movie ) because of how the narrator in this clip was loud and clear and it matched the video which made me listen to it more. What I didn't like about this clip was that the clip went so slow when I wished it would speak faster and play the pictures and videos faster because I was eager to see what happens but it went to slow. I also liked how they showed some pictures of Rio considering the Olympics are going to be held there.

Andrea Kelly

For this activity there were 3 athletes to choose from. We had to pick one athlete and write a short explanation about them and why we had choose that athlete. I chose to do Andrea Kelly ( the picture at the bottom ) who does Taekwondo.  The reason I picked here out of these 3 people because 1. I wanted to try someone different, 2. I wanted to learn some new things about someone else, 3. because I think it was a very brave sport to do for a girl. I also chose her because I wanted to do Taekwondo so I want to learn a bit about it by choosing her. Andrea Kelly was born in Christchurch and was born in 1982. Andrea Kelly is known as the Taekwondo champion from 2012 to 2014. If you want to find more about her click this:

Lisa Carrington

For this activity I had to choose one person that is participating in the Olympics and had to write a short description and include the athletes name, there sport, and 3 interesting facts about them. For this activity I chose to do Lisa Carrington  because I wanted to choose someone different and someone I didn't really know because I wanted to challenge myself and because most people choose Valerie Adams and so on. Lisa Carrington does canoeing, kayaking, and sprinting in the Olympics. Here are 3 facts about Lisa Carrington:

1. Lisa Carrington has been unstoppable over the 200m distance since 2011 wining four world championships titles dominating the world cup circuit. 
2. She has got/earned lots of gold medals over the past few years.
3. She has got a graduate diploma after already earning a bachelor of arts. 

Poem about the Rio Olympics

I am really excited

to explore the Olympics of Rio

I can't wait to meet Lydia Ko,

What do I ask her?

What do I tell her?

What do I say? 

Is this really what I am going to say

My eyes lit up

My hands skake

My toes wriggle 

I bite my lip

Do you know who I just met

I love my job 

I love my friends 

but I just met someone whos best. 

Who will I meet next

will she or he be the best

I dont know lets wait and lets see.

For this activity I had to write a poem on the Olympics. Here is the outcome of my poem. I hope you enjoy it. 

Archery

In the picture I ( the one holding the red arrow ) am playing archery with my activity group at camp. I was lucky enough to have a real game of archery at camp. When I picked up the bow and arrow it felt so heavy compared to the ones I play with at home. My fingers got really tired and sore from just holding the handle. I was pretty nervous as it was my first time but later on I just wanted to have more and more tries at it. Me and my friends were having a competition to see who will aim the arrow in the middle of the target. Unfortunately I missed the target by inches but I was still proud of myself at the end for giving things a go. Maybe next time I could take archery lessons ( if thats even a thing ) or keep trying so I can aim at the right place.

Modern Pentathlon

For this activity I had to research a sport from the Olympics that I have never heard of. We then had to write a short explanation of what the sport is and include the name of the sport, the aim of the sport and 2 rules for the sport. The sport I picked was modern pentathlon, some of the words looked familiar but I had no idea what the sport was. In this sport there are 5 activities included. The 5 activities are swimming, fencing, horse riding, and shooting and running. I found this sport really interesting because you get to dot lots of sports in one sport. This sport is played by both men and women. The rules for swimming in this sport is that competitors must race in heats over 200m in freestyle, earning points according to there time.  The rules for horse riding is they compete in a show jumping competition trying to clear 12 obstacles over a 350 - 400m course before the race.