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Today, Mrs Naicker showed us a new game where we tried to get the most answers correct in a minute (basically time attack but math version). We played two main types we needed to learn for this year as we need to efficiently get answer correct.

Book Character Parade

Today, PBS had a very important day( for the juniors). Book week has taken full force in the junior block where many people have read many books and learning about new characters. This is also meant that the seniors could join in. Overall, this was a great occasion.

Advertising

Today, we have created a DLO on Advertising, LS2 was divided into groups of 4 and tried to rewrite a text that was based around advertising. After this very hard activity we had to write a 25 word paragraph about Advertising, its reason/purpose, language feature advertisements use.

Attributing Images:

Today, my partner & I were working on a DLO on Attributing images mainly based around the Rio Olympics. The Olympics is is 1 week and a half away. So we attributed images to be based around this

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.