Day 5 Activity 1 - Eddie the eagle

Activity 1: Some Olympic athletes become famous not because they win but because they have an amazing attitude and great determination. They are sometimes called ‘underdogs.’ One of the most famous ‘underdogs’ in Olympic history was a man named Michael Edwards. He was a ski jumper from England who competed in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. Although he came last in the event, he never gave up. Recently, a movie has been made about his life. It is called “Eddie the Eagle.”  For this activity, watch the trailer for Eddie the Eagle and then post a summary of the movie on your blog. What is the movie about?

This movie is about a boy that wants to be in the Olympic but no one believes in him. He tries out for a ski jumper in the Olympics. He won't give up and will keep trying so he can be in the Olympics.

Day 4 Activity 2

Activity 2: Let’s imagine that you were able to meet one of the following three athletes competing for New Zealand at the Rio Olympics:

1. Lauren Boyle: Lauren is a swimmer from Auckland. She typically competes in the 400m and 800m freestyle races and, in the 2012, finished in 4th place at the London Olympics (just one spot away from winning a medal)! This will be Lauren’s third trip to an Olympic Games. She is the most successful swimmer in New Zealand sporting history. To learn more about Lauren you can read her biography at: http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/lauren-boyle/

2. Stuart Farquhar: Stuart competes in the athletics (javelin throwing) competition at the Olympics. He currently lives in Hamilton but was born and raised in Te Aroha. He has competed for New Zealand at four previous Olympics games. His best ever throw was 86.31 m. That’s a long way! To learn more about Stuart, please read his short biography at: http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/stuart-farquhar/

3. Andrea Kilday: Andrea competes in the sport of Taekwondo. This will be her first ever trip to an Olympic games but she recently won a gold medal at a large international competition in Papua New Guinea. Andrea was born in Christchurch and moved to Auckland in 2005 to train at the Sejong Taekwondo Club with her coach Jin Keun Oh. To read more about Andrea, visit her webpage at: http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/andrea-kilday/

In your blog tell us which one of these three athletes you would choose to meet and why.

I would chose stuart farquhar because it would be fun watching how far he could throw a spear into the air.

Day 4 Activity 1

Valerie Adams is a four-time World champion,three time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic and three-time Commonwealth champion. Rio will be Valerie's fourth Olympic Games having won gold in the shot put at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 and finishing seventh in her debut at Athens 2004.

Valerie Adams is also known as Valerie vili, growing up she had 17 siblings who also became professional athletes, she recently got married to Gabriel Prince on April 2016 in Hamilton New Zealand.

Day 3 Activity 2

Activity 2: Take a picture of yourself playing one of the 28 Olympic sports and post it to your blog along with the name of the sport and a brief description of what you are doing in the picture. As an example, I have posted a picture of my son, Aronui, posing as an archery competitor. He made his bow out of a tree branch!

I posted a picture of myself posing as a famous Pentathlon (Sorry for the lighting).

Day 3 Activity 1

Activity 1: Visit the website for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Click on the name of the one of the sports that is listed on the main page. If possible, choose one that you have never heard of before and read about it. After reading about the sport, post a short description of it on your blog. The post must include:

1. The name of the sport
2. The aim of the sport
3. Two rules for the sport

The sport I have chosen is pankration. The aim of the game is if one person is knocked out or accepted defeat then the other opponent wins. Two rules of this game is that you can't bite the other opponent, and you can't poke them in the eye.

Day 2 Activity 2

New Zealand is also known for many famous landmarks, including the SkyTower and the Harbour Bridge. In your blog list 3 famous landmarks in New Zealand. Along with the name of each landmark provide a brief description of it. Where is the landmark located? In your opinion, why is it famous?  

Sky City ( Sky Tower ) - New Zealand Auckland City - Has stood tall as an icon and  famous for being the tallest building in New Zealand Auckland with breathtaking views.

Auckland Domain - central suburb of Grafton - It is the city’s oldest park.There are formal gardens,duck ponds,large green open space edged by mature old trees,and bush walks.

Auckland Harbour Bridge - It is the second-longest road bridge in New Zealand and the longest in the North Island - It offers a bungy jump from the bridge and also a bridge climb with a beautiful views of the city and the harbour.

Day 2 Activity 1 Lisa

Click on the link below to watch one episode of the Tom and Vinicius show. After you have finished watching the video, post a summary of the episode on your blog. What do you think is happening in the video? Please make sure to include a title that tells us which episode you are summarising!

Vinicius & Tom  summary    Vinicius & Tom Video Episode #2

Tom and Vinicius try and find a place to live in the desert. They build a treehouse on top of a swamp using skills from the olympics.

Example: running and Pentathlon.

Day 1 Activity 2

Activity 2:  In the ancient Olympic Games the winner of each event was called the Olympionic. Instead of a gold medal, the winner had a palm leaf placed in their hands and a crown placed on their head to show that they were the winner. Arguably one of the most famous Olympionics was a man named ‘Milo of Kroton’ (see picture below). Use Google to research ‘Milo of Kroton’ and post three interesting facts about him on your blog.

Fact 1 : He carried a calf every day for four years until it was a full sized ox to get strong and fit.

Fact 2 : Nobody knows when Milo died.

Fact 3 : He was attacked by a pack of wolves with one hand free and one hand stuck in a between a tree.

Winter Learning Journey - Activity 1 Day 1- Once upon a time in Olympia

DAY 1: Once Upon a Time in Olympia…

Fun Fact: The first ever Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC.

Our Olympic Journey starts thousands of years ago in a place called Olympia. Olympia was an ancient city in the country of Greece.

The ancient city of Olympia was the site of the first ever Olympic Games. They were held in 776 BC. During these games, men from Greece were invited to participate in one or more of the following events – running, jumping, discus throwing, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse and chariot races, and the pentathlon. The ancient Olympic Games came to an end in 393 AD, approximately 1000 years after they had first started.

Activity 1: Let’s imagine that you were alive 2792 years ago and invited to compete in the first ever ancient Olympic Games. Which of these events: running, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse racing and pentathlon would you compete in? Click on the name of the sport and it will take you to a site that tells you about the sport. On your blog tell us which sport you would choose

and why you chose it.

For the first activity I chose pentathlon, because we play similar games like this in samoa.