Week 3 Term 3 Reflection

Olympics

This term, we are focusing on Olympic tasks and learning about it. Over the last 3 weeks, I have finished 5 activities. Last week, I finished 2 of the activities: 2 Athletes, and one country. Now, I have more.

1. New Zealand Para-Athlete

My para-athlete is Anna Grimaldi. Here is the information that I have about her. When I saw her, I didn't think she had anything wrong with her. After some more reading, I learnt that she had Limb deficiency, which, according to Google, means 'Congenital limb defects occur when a portion or the entire upper or lower limb fails to form normally or does not form when the baby is developing in the uterus.' 

2. Inspirational story

For this, I did Shizuka Arakawa, a Japanese figure skater. I found it difficult to find all the information because the websites where written by Japanese people, so I had to read it carefully to find out.

 

3. Compare and contrast: History

For this, we SMRFed a Google Drawing. We read an article that gave us a lot of information, than we watched two videos. We used the facts in there to find out about the history. The intrestingest fact I leart about the Ancient Olympics is that it was named after where it was always held (in the past), Olympia. Olympia is a place where a stadium is, and where all the games were held. There were only 6 sports! One thing that is the same is the Olympic flame.

Week 2 Term 3 Reflection

Olympics

This week, we have been focusing on Olympics. We had to do 3 NZ Athletes and 3 countries. I have finished 2 Athletes and 1 country. We had to do a lot of research about the athletes and countries that we are doing. 

 Olympics start 6th of August for us, but fifth of August (Night Time) for Rio. 

My first athlete is Mark Todd - Equestrian Jumping & Eventing 

My second athlete is Charlotte Harrison Field Hockey

Next, I did my country. I did it on Vietnam because my best friend Vivi (who lives in Taiwan) is from Vietnam. I did it so I could know more about it. 

To make the Google Drawings like that, I had to make word art. To do that, I had to go to insert and click Word Art. Then I changed the font, colour and size. Next, I had to make the text boxes to write in. After that, I researched everything that  wrote in my drawings. At the end, I changed the background colour and chose the right one so I could see everything and make sure it matches the topic.

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Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 

By:  Chris Grabenstein 
Published: January 5, 2016


If you've read Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, then you should read this book! It has the winning team from the last book (you can find it at the public libraries and school libraries), which includes Kyle Keely, Akimi Hughes (Kyle's best friend), Haley Daley, Sierra Russel and Miguel Fernandez. The story tells the reader about the contestants adventure at the library Olympics. Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello and Dr. Yanina Zinchenko acted with a famous actor to trick the children into thinking the famous actor was going to burn all books about squirrels. I really liked the book, and want to read more Chris Grabenstein books. 

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
This book is by Chris Grabenstein, published June 2013. The story is abput a boy named Kyle Keely and his friends, who had to write a report about what they are excited about  in the new library. Kyle did his at the last second, only able to write "The balloons. I am excited about the balloons" on a piece of paper. 12 students get to go to Mr. Lemoncello's library, and win some great things. 

My favorite part of the book is doing the last puzzle, firstI figued out the rebus, then I did as it told me. If you want to know more, you have to read the book yourself! I found the book at Grey District Library, but you can buy it on bookdepository.com. I rate it 4 stars because it is a great book, but I would like more puzzles.

The Book - Cover

Taiwan People - day 1 ~ 2

Day 1

I woke up really early, but the Taiwan people had jet lag so they got up at 2 O`clock in the afternoon. We had breakfast (or more like lunch), then went to town. We had fun there, and took photos with our cameras. All the shops were closed so we went home and... Kyle was at the birthday party, so it was me, dad, Minnie (the girl), Sunny (her mum) and Minnie's dad (which I don't know the name of.)
We had  Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl) for tea and, the day then ended. 

Day 2

Today, they woke up much more early then they did yesterday. We went to play at school, then we went to Punakaiki to see the Pancake rocks. We went for a 2 hour walk afterwards, planning to have pancakes for lunch, but the store was already closed when we got back! We drove home and ate Lu Rou Fan for tea (again), but with fish. We went to bed really late, but I still got up early in the morning.

Doing Chinese writing

Sunny

Minnie

Minnie's dad

Book 13

Frost Hollow Hall

This book is about a girl named Tilly. She skates with a Boy named Will on a lake where no one is supposed to be. Not since Kit Barrington drowned at Frost Hollow Hall ten years ago. But that doesn't scare her. The ice cracks and soon she is underwater, drowning. Suddenly, an angel like boy appears out of no where. She thinks he's there to take her to heaven, but the angel saves her. Turns out, the angel is a ghost.

14th book

A room full of chocolate

By Jane Elson

This book is about a girl named Grace. Her mother gets a lump under her arm and has to go to hospital. That means Grace going to her granddads house. She meets a girl named Megan and they become blood sisters. Megan has a pig called Claude. Grace gets bullied at her new school, Megan comes to the rescue, and Grace gets a room full of chocolate Easter eggs.
I really enjoyed this book and cant wait to read more Jane Elson books. I cried a  lot in this book and I really recommend this book.