Day 7 Bonus Activity

I think that this is a good sport  for the Olympic games. Hope you like it!

This sport is called Throw and Wheel

Throw and wheel is for people in wheelchairs in the game the contestants start on a line with three bean bags they have to throw one bean bag into each hop if they miss then they don't get one of the extra points. Then after all three bean bags have been thrown  then contestants have to start doing 3 shuttle on their way the contestants have to wheel over each hop and they have to keep their wheelchair on the hop for 10 seconds the continue

Rule 1 - the contestants have to stay on the hop for ten seconds

Rule 2 - the contestants must do three shuttles

Rule 3 - the contestants have to throw underarm into the hops    

    

By Charlie

DAY 6 - bonus

I am sitting in the stadium and all the athletes are parading around in their uniforms when suddenly… a giant tried to jump into over the stadium for fun but he missed and ended up landing in the stadium.  The ground shook with a great thud like there was an huge earthquake.  The athletes began to scamper with fear.  I was in the crowd and I started screaming.  Then everyone else in the crowd joined me.  The giant starting blushing with embarrassment.  And then he said to the crowd “calm down, calm down, I come in peace”.  

“How do we know you come in peace?” said a policeman who was in the crowd.  

The giant said “I am sorry, I was just practicing my pole vault over the stadium”.  Ever since he was little the giant wanted to be in the Olympics.

The the policeman said “then why don’t you do the Giant Olympics?”

“Giants don’t have Olympics” said the giant.  Then the children in the crown cheered “Come and do the Olympics with us!”.  All the adults joined in.

Then he blushes for the second time and says “really?”.  After a lot of blushing and cheering the people who were running the Olympics agree.  From that day forward he was on the team and he won a medal every time.

By Charlie

DAY 6 - Activity 2

At the Olympics in NZ I think that John Key would be the best person to participate in the opening ceremony because he is one of the most important people in NZ. He makes a lot of decisions and he needs to be there.

He may not be the prime minister in 2024 anymore, but I still think he should go because he has done a lot for NZ.

He could welcome all the different countries prime ministers and organise some of the entertainment.

By Charlie

DAY 6 - Activity 1 Uniform ranking

Here is my new zealand uniform Ratings

My Number 1 uniform is option number 3 Because I think this is the most modern looking.I like the style and I like that the whole women’s outfit is black with a white fern rather than the trousers being a different colour.

My number 2 uniform is option number 2 because  it still has the fern on it but it is a bit big and old fashioned looking.  I also don’t like the combination of the colours on the top of grey, black, and white.  Plus the silver fern is not all white.

My number 3 uniform is option 1 because it doesn’t have the silver fern.  The top looks a bit like they work in a bank not going to the olympics.  I also don’t like the scarf around the ladies.

By Charlie

Day 5 - Activity 2

If i Could interview the youngest Olympian, Marjorie Gestring, these are the 5 question  I would ask her.

1. What age did you start springboard diving?
2. Were you scared to go to the Olympics so young?
3. How did you feel when you won?
4. Who was your biggest supporter?
5. How did you train and who trained you?
6. 
   

By Charlie

Be the Inspiration Critique

Here is my critique of Be the Inspiration

I watched the video but I didn’t find it very inspiring.  I found it bit boring. It was a bit slow and the music was a bit sad.  It wasn’t much about the Olympics it was more about New Zealand.  The video showed some nice parts of NZ and it was cool how they were training on mountains and beaches.  I liked the swirl patterns that went over the screen.

Wasn’t the best I have seen.  Not sure this is very interesting.

I would only give this video 2 starts.

By Charlie

Golf in Rio

Here is my poem about being on TVNZ and going to Rio.  The sport I choose to report is Golf

Golf

I don’t like Golf

But I have to go.

I couldn’t choose rugby cos I hate that even more.

I get to go on a plane

Now that won’t be lame!

TVNZ are making me go

So RIo I get to say ‘hello’.

I don’t know what to expect to find

I hope the people are lovely and kind.

The golf will be interesting I guess

But I hope that I don’t get myself into too much or a mess.

By Charlie

Playing an Olympic Sport

Playing an Olympic Sport  - Artistic Gymnastics

Gymnasts perform handstands, flips and rolls.  The compete in bars, beam, vaults and floor where they do somersaults and flips.

Here in this picture I am performing one of the handstands.

By Charlie

3 Olympic sports

Here is my three olympic sports that I have chosen to write about.

1. A - Canoe Slalom   B - In a Canoe or Kayak, Athletes have to do a 250 m white water obstacle course that includes going through gates and dodging obstacles in the least amount of time possible.  C - Point off for touching the gates and failing to pass through them.     
2. A - Equestrian  B - In Equestrian the riders have to compete in dressage, jumping and eventing.  C - They have to complete in a certain time and get points off for touching jumps
3. A - Taekwondo  B - in Taekwondo it is a martial art using the hands and feet.  There are 4 weight classes for both women and men.  C - The player can win the fight by scoring the most points or knocking out their opponent.

By Charlie

Carmen's Be the Inspiration

DAY 4: #Be the Inspiration

Valarie Adams is a shot put champion and she is going to her fourth Olympic games this year she was born in Rotorua in 1984. She is back on the team after shoulder and elbow surgery. 
She has also won 14 New Zealand shot put titles and many other awards.

Weekly Activity Day3 by Ashleigh

Handball is a fiercely contested, they need tactical, skilful and with goals galore, handball is an exciting spectacle. Field handball made its Olympic debut at the Berlin 1936 Games, but the sport has been played indoors since Munich 1972. There are men’s and women’s events. This is the short video of Handball in Olympic game link

Weekly Activity by Ashleigh

I think the is the best simple logo for Japan on 2020 because the logo represent Japan and Olympic game.

Why there are most of the girls work at home by Ashleigh

If you don't relish the thought of hustling to a workplace every day or you're having a hard time securing a local gig, there's never been a better time to work from home: More than 40 million girls work at home and the most of the boys work at other countries.

 

Milo of Kroton

Here are 5  facts I have learnt about Milo of Kroton

1. Milo of kroton was a 6th Century BC Greek Wrestler
2. He also led a military victory for his people
3. Milo of Kroton was said to be a friend of Pythagoras who was a famous mathematician and philosopher
4. Milo of Kroton consumed 10 kilos of meat and bread and 10 liters of wine each day
5. He was an Olympic champion at 60 years old!

By Charlie

What sport I would do in the Ancient Olympics

What sport I would do in the ancient olympics

I think that I would do horse chariot racing because I love horses and all other animals, and because I think that it wouldn't have much physical because all i’m do is sitting on a chair going really fast. Also I think that I would have good grip of the rope connected to the horse. ( forgot what the rope connected to the horse is called ).

By Charlie

Activity 1: What sport would I compete in? By: Shanya

What sport I would compete in the 1st olympics? Why?  

I would choose the pentathlon. I choose pentathlon because most of the sports in the pentathlon I am good at. Most of them I enjoy doing, but I mostly like long jump. So that is why I choose the pentathlon for the sport I would complete in!

What is Pentathlon?
Pentathlon – an event where athletes had to compete in five separate activities – running, long jump, discus, javelin and wrestling.