Giving It A Shot - Debate

Here is a debate between Taimana and I. In literacy we have been reading a journal called Giving it a shot and the main characters are Dad and Lauren. I am going to take the perspective of Lauren and Tai's going to take the perspective of Dad.

Debate

NZ Host The Games!

Did you know that the Commonwealth games have been hosted by Aotearoa (NZ) 3 times? The years we have hosted are 1950 - in the city of Auckland, 1974 - in the city of Christchurch and in 1990 - in the city of Auckland.

I have found out about 1974 and the details relating to hosting the Commonwealth games. The movie here will show and tell you what the logo/mascot was then, the uniform they used to wear, sports they played and how many medals they won.
Stevenson Commonwealth from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Diamante Poem - FRIENDS

Diamante Poem about friends!

Diamante Poem - WAR

In literacy our WALT was to create a diamante poem about war with adjectives, nouns and participles. Check out my first attempt at making one. Enjoy :)

Let The Games Begin!

INTRO:

Do you know what's the difference between the Commonwealth Games and Olympics? Well the Olympics is open to the whole world, where the Commonwealth Games are only for countries that were colonised by the British like Australia, New Zealand, Fiji etc. I have been waiting all year for the Commonwealth Games to begin, just joking I never knew the games even existed until this term. Glasgow, Scotland is where the Commonwealth Games are going to be held this year. The games are every four years.

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Paragraph 1:

Did you know that rugby is the most popular sport in Niue? Well in Niue Rugby is mostly played by men. The team that I am supporting is my homeland, Niue, so are my family. We are all very excited because Niue is competing for the 4th time in history. They have competed  in every game since their debut in 2002 but have never came back with any medals.

Paragraph 2:

Some of my cousins are competing in the Commonwealth Games and the sports they are playing are lawn bowls, athletics, weightlifting and shooting. I hope they all at least come first, second or third. Also come home with the first medal for Niue.

Paragraph 3:
I personally think that our principle Mr Burt should organize a special Commonwealth Games fun day for the students at Pt. England School for the whole day just like athletics. The sports we should play are shot put, discus, rugby sevens, basketball and friendly boxing. I think the refs should be the teachers.

Conclusion:

Even though I never knew the Commonwealth Games existed I am very excited to learn more about how it started, who started it and why did it start.

Jamaica Quiz: Answers

Thanks for taking our quiz!Heres the answers to our Jamaica Quiz.

1) B

2) B
3) A

4) D

5) C

If you haven't taken our quiz you can do so here!

And heres a link to our Commonwealth Games Website.



HAVE FUN!

Advice Blog

In literacy class l have been learning to think from different perspectives. This is an advice blog that i created from my the journal article I read.