3rd+Term+Olympics

London 2012 Olympics


 * 10/8/2012**

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19127802

Paste the link into your web browser.

Look at the title: What is the article going to be about?

How important is a good title? Why do we need to choose our words carefully?

Summarise the article in your own words.

Which athlete were you most interested in? What was the story? Can you research further?


 * 3rd August 2012**

Hero message G'day :-) Today you need to complete your letter to send to your athlete as it will be printed on Monday.

By going to this webpage https://heromessage.telstra.com/olympics you can also write a Hero Message and send it via email!

Your message must be clear and concise as you only have 160 characters. You do not have to include you mobile number however, do add the school post code 3058.

Have a go and support our athletes!

OLYMPIC PROJECT RUBRIC Here is a rubric to assess your Olympic project. We will discuss how to apply it in today's lesson.


 * 2nd August 2012**

Writing to an Olympian… Hello…:-)  Do you remember the last time someone said to you “ Hey, that was really good” or “I enjoyed watching your presentation” or “ You can do it!”

Think back to the last time you received a letter or note? Do you remember how you felt? Did you feel appreciated, supported or energised or maybe something else?

Well, today you’re going to have the opportunity to write to an Australian athlete competing in the London Olympics!

What do you want to tell this person? Can you write why you chose him or her? What reaction/feeling would you like this person to have after reading your letter? Are you able to include something about yourself that you may have in common? How will you end your letter? Will you use words of encouragement, words that are inspirational? Will you just say “thanks…”?

To help you get started:

Go to this webpage to find the Olympic event you are interested in and choose the athlete you will write to via the Australia Post Letter Link.

Read interesting facts about the sporting event, team & athlete. TAKE NOTES including the correct spelling of the name, event/sport of your chosen athlete! You may be able to include some interesting facts about this athlete in your letter.

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Next, go to this Australia Post webpage “Let’s write letters to our athletes” and use the interactive letter-writing section. You will be able to save your letter on your desktop as you go along.

[|http://auspost.com.au/education/olympicgames/students/index.htm][|l]

Once a teacher has read your (draft) letter from your laptop you may be asked to extend your thinking or check your spelling. Once this has been completed, save your letter in Term 3 Olympic Letters folder on the x-server (name it //Olympic fan letter by//...). Your letters will be printed ready for your signature and any finishing touches such as a picture. The letters will be collected and sent to London. Check out the journey of your letter by going to the section on the above webpage called “The journey of my letter”.

You may not receive a response from your athlete //but will that really matter?//




 * 31 July 2012**


 * __ Let’s travel around London on the tube !! __**

The London underground tube map

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The top tourist attractions in London

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7rDMy9Ql_A

The train rolling into the station with the famous echo of ‘mind the gap’

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London Tube Activity:

Mrs Pepi and Rosa have won tickets to London!! Can you help them travel on the London tube


 * 1) How do you get from Heathrow Terminal to Wembley Park?
 * 2) How do you get from Wembley Park to Wimbledon Park?
 * 3) How do you get from Wimbledon Park to Westminster?
 * 4) Rosa is at Westminster and Mrs Pepi is at Wimbledon they want to meet at Abbey Road, how do they both get there?
 * 5) How do they both travel from Abbey Road to Piccadilly Circus?
 * 6) Can you suggest some other places for Rosa and Mrs Pepi to travel to.


 * 27/7/12**

= Kurt Fearnley Sunday Night Kokoda Part 1 =
 * Meet a Paralympian**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Pk4d7UeTg = Kurt Fearnley Sunday Night Kokoda Part 2 =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RudUerfFSeM&feature=relmfu




 * Kurt Fearnley is a Paralympian. His story is amazing. In your own words can you summarise the interview, and select some words that describe this man, and how you felt about his story.**


 * What does he mean when he says "My family never wrapped me in cotton wool" ?**


 * Wes's best mate Fred had a serious accident in 2005. He broke his spine and his legs are working too well. He has a wheelchair, just like Kurt (but not a racing one) but he does not know about the Paralympics and what he might be able to achieve if he develops an interest in an event.**


 * Your task is to write an email to Fred, introducing yourself and how you know about Fred, explaining that you have read an article about a person similar, and what options Fred may have if he knew what he could do.**


 * Ichat the text to Wes when finished and I will email all of the letters to Fred. Thanks.**


 * London 2012 Olympics**

In this integrated unit of work students will explore the Olympic Games. This integrated unit has been developed utilising VELS and the E5 learning model. The collection of links and learning tasks below are examples of the great activities we are going to explore this term!

**Thursdays Introduction to the Olympic Unit** Lo: I will have an improved understanding of the Olympics. To introduce the Olympics Unit, and use the 5w’s thinking tool to discover why the Olympics are an important world event.

3 introductory videos on Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOFMK7vWw9c [] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxRdbxCvMjs

Recap of Bree Cole visit

Ichat activity – What do we know about the Olympics? (think brainstorm, mind map, k of kwhl). We are going to Ichat key words or phrases to teachers: 3 big screens… Mrs Pepi events, Wes Information, and Rosa Famous Olympians…


 * //Competitors/Famous Olympians Information Events//**

Information is collated later, and 3 selected students can create a wordle word wall to display our prior knowledge.


 * 5 W thinking tool. On our home tables: **


 * 1) What are the Olympics? – What does the symbol mean? Is there a Motto? What is the flame for? Torch?
 * 2) Where are the Olympics held? Where have the previous Olympics been? What are the main events that have happened during Olympic games?
 * 3) When do the Olympics take place? What happens at the event ? Opening ceremony, medals, the Olympic village.
 * 4) Why are the Olympics held? Peace, war, unity. Why do national anthems happen?
 * 5) How are teams selected? Qualifying, training, being an athlete..
 * 6) When did the Olympics begin? Ancient History.
 * 7) Which countries are involved? Smallest, biggest, not competing?
 * 8) What does the Olympics mean for Australia? Proud, tv, media, heroes uniforms

Share students presentations 3 minutes each!

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/ http://auspost.com.au/education/olympicgames/ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics

https://mascot-games.london2012.com/default.aspx

=Multiple Intelligence Chart=
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Modern Olympics reading groups - []

History of Olympic Games []

Australian Olympic Team []

Update on your event

[|www.london2012.com] - lots of resources

Blogs athletes diary www.Bkzone.com.au

http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/settling-into-life-at-our-italy-base/ || =Maths=

Timeline of host nations Graph of medal tallys Tourist Challenge/Map reading Money - cost of events, travel tickets activity Time – BST, flight time. London Underground activity Graph of London weather, comparison with Australia Angles – Discus throw and measurement Gymnastics event scoresheet activity (average, ordering) Diet – fat protein carb sugar % Merchandise problems – “If we made 10000 scarves and sold them at $4.50 each”… ||
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Watch events, replays Create a hero card of an athlete www.london2012.com |||| =Body=

British food recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9099/lancashire-hotpot Athletes healthy eating - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/eatnrun.html http://www.ausport.gov.au/news/ais_news/story_489785_ais_in_italy_gets_breakfast_boost Drugs in sport www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/drugQuest.htm ||
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Create a cheer that could be used to support the Australian athletes |||| =Self=

Aspire values - attitude, sportsmanship, pride, individual responsibility, respect and express yourself http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/up-primary-2012-self-aspirevalues.pdf What does it take to be a champion? http://corporate.olympics.com.au/education/a-s-p-i-r-e-school-network/learn-from-a-champ Rivals ||
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Olympics Day |||| =Environment=

Londons weather and climate Information leaflet advertising London ||

25/7/12

OLYMPIC MERCHANDISE STORE ACTIVITY

Lo: I will use a variety of +- ×÷ to write and solve problems related to online shopping at the Olympic store.

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You have 15GBP to spend. You are not allowed to to buy the same item more than once. Display in your books your choices.

Share your purchases with a partner.

Task #2 You have to make a maths addition problem using the Olympics merchandise site.

Eg. John wanted to buy a hat, scarf and a travel mug. How much money would the cashier ask for?

Your partner will answer your question, and you will answer theirs in your books!

Task #3 We are going to create an addition problem (again using the Olympics Merchandise site) on a large piece of paper, writing the problem in a full sentence, then adding visuals, and our thinking/solution.

As we improve, some groups will be creating subtraction problems too, sharing their questions for their classmates to attempt.