The Olympic Flame

The Avengers read on Wonderopolis all about the Olympic Flame. The Olympic flame is one of the most important symbols of the Olympic Games. It symbolises the fire Prometheus stole from the ancient Greek god Zeus. Here is a retelling of that story

Needs Vs Wants

"Oh My Lord!!!" Rollercoaster Ride

In independent writing we had to use our senses and descriptive language features to recount the experience of the person in the video below. Read Kalani's description of riding the rollercoaster.

I took a deep breath as the ride took off. The rollercoaster started off as slow as an old man trying to cross the road, but as we crept up the ride picked up it’s speed. “YEAH BABY!!” I exclaimed as I leaned back. The ride was nearly at the top. The terrifying clicking noises from the tracks made me even MORE scared, like it wasn’t stable. ‘Now I regret doing this’ I said in my head as butterflies filled up my stomach. All the other kiddy rides looked a lot ‘calmer’ than this one . After a few seconds of waiting with fear, we were suddenly at the top! I could already hear teenage girls getting ready to scream. “OH MY LOORRDD!!” I shouted, trying to calm myself down. The ride was REALLY tall, so tall I could nearly touch the sky! Terrifying twists, and turns patiently awaited.

“HERE WE GOOO!”. Before my eyes, we were spinning right into action! “OH MY LOORRDD!!!” I shouted once again. I was nearly deafened by the screams of horror coming from a group of girls behind me. Blood rushed to my head as we went around a loop. The sudden twists, turns and steep hills made me kinda lose my appetite. I wasn’t quite psyched about going round the other bright yellow tracks. There was still quite a long way until the end. After minutes of screaming, shouting, and losing appetites, the horrifying experience was OVER! ‘Phew,I wouldn’t want to experience that again!’ I said as I shivered.

Podcast #12

M&M Challenge

In Maths we had an M&M (Maths and Measuring) Challenge. We had to build a contraption to project an M&M the furthest. We then had to accurately measure the distance to see who the winner was. 

Go Solo Go!

Room 3 are representing the Solomon Islands in next week's 'Olympics Day'. Although we sadly couldn't go to the actual Solomon Islands Kristy did the next best thing to bring you her guide to some Solomon Island phrases.

Dollar, Dollar Bill Y'all!

We collaborated on a piece of art work depicting New Zealand's $100 Banknote. Each one us received a small piece of the original image, we then recreated this on a larger piece before arranging the pieces to reveal the final image.