Winter Learning Journey:

On Friday, Rachel from Woolf Fisher specifically talked about the Winter Learning Journey( The Winter Learning Journey was a holiday program where the students made blog post dedicated to the main theme). Even those I didn't post many activity I still had a favourite task throughout the 2 weeks. My favourite was the logo challenge as it involved you trying to be creative with the way you designed the logo. students from PBS participated in this program (An amazing feat). Congratulation to anyone who got a certificate or prize.

Valerie Adams

Valerie Adams is a New Zealand Athlete competing in Rio 2016. She is competing in Shot Put. Valerie is a two time gold medalist and is hoping to add to her tally. In 2012, she became a gold medalist even those winning silver. This happened when the Gold medalist tested positive for a substance.

The Rio Poem:

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One by one a drink is spilled

Making everyone still

As if someone was eating my friend bill

I wake up from my dream 

to hear a loud scream

We land down in Rio

With many people protesting

I feel that I might be one them

Stuck in a beautiful City

B-Ball( Aka Basketball)

Basketball is an official sport that is part of the Olympics.  They have been part of the official list of sports since 1936. It has changed ever since. for 62 years, only college players were allowed to attend until 1996, where the US Dream Team destroyed the competition by 40( Every Match). Getting back on topic, here are two rules you need to follow to play proper basketball. Flagrant Fouls- Flagrant fouls( means hard physical contact resulting in the offensive player or defensive to be hurt by a punch/kick or grab). Flagrant foul is meant to send a player off if they put the victim in massive pain or breaches the safety rules of playing Basketball.
Shot Clock- Shot Clock is a utility that is needed by referees when to stop the game if the opposing teams breaches the 24 second playing time. This help as it evens out the playing field for scoring.

3 Landmarks in New Zealand

For our second Activity of Day 2. We had to find a Landmark in New Zealand and provide information about that particular landmark.Example is Haurbour Bridge and the Sky Tower.

One: Cape Reinga
Two:  Rotorua Mud lakes(Infamous for its disgusting smell)
Three:  Christchurch Cathedral Church( Before the Earthquake)

Day 2: Create the Logo for Tokyo 2020

Today, I have finished my third activity for Day 2. Our activity was to Create a Logo for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. I chose to used two badges to creates arrows pointing up as it means progress, black stands for many things my means is style of Japan, Green to represent the landscape Tokyo has to offer, red and white represent of Celebration and coming together.

Summary of Vinicius and Tom - Fun for Nature EP 1

Today, is my first blog post for activity 2. Vinicius and Tom are the official mascots for the Rio Olympics 2016. Vinicius and Tom have a 3 episode Series  but I chose to summarize the 1st episode. Two character come from different places but are created by the people and landscape of Rio. Both are reunited two flares (I don't know what to call it) lead to each other and creates a high-five from both Tom and Vini.

Why girls were not allowed in the Ancient Olympics:

In Ancient Greece, women were not allowed into the main Olympics but they did have their own festival of sports but this was for unmarried women. In my opinion I followed this rule but if this happened in now, it wouldn't work because of the feminism power now. Its fair since it makes it more easier for the men to have it because the men are believed to be strong in Ancient Greece and did the sports which required combat. Men did Pentathlon, Boxing, wrestling etc., so it would be easy to assume that girls would do sprints/Running.   

Milo of K(or C)roton

Today, I've finished my first activity of the Winter Learning Journey. The first was to write interesting facts about Milo of Croton (Or Kroton). He was a 6x Olympic Victor(Winner) in wrestling.

Winter Learning Journey

Today, marks the first day of the Winter Learning Journey( It's throughout the holidays). The Winter Journey is solely based around the upcoming Summer Olympics(Which is strange since the Olympic  will happen late winter because it is in the south). So ahead with the task, I picked running as the sport I would picked but for the endurance since I usually ain't going short term so it would be fitting to try and compete in the Endurance races