During Olympic Fortnight Class AS have been looking at why London would make a good Olympic city, not specifically at the sporting reasons, but more at why people would want to visit London. With this in mind as a class we designed our own posters advertising London. The children tried to come up with something which was BBC (big, bold & colourful) and with a catchy slogan.
The children’s work has been compiled as a PowerPoint available to download below.
During Olympic Fortnight Class AS have been looking at classic Olympic moments. We decided to create our own interpretations of some of these events. The first film ready for public consumption is an affectionate tribute to Steve Redgrave.
This week Class AS have been looking at the life of John Akii – Bua, the first Ugandan to ever win an Olympic gold medal as well as breaking the world record for the 400m hurdles at the same time. We watched a film about his life and discussed the attributes he had shown in order to progress to Olympic gold at Munich in 1972. Then we wrote newspaper articles to mirror how it may have been reported in Uganda the following day. A clip from the film can be seen below along with the children’s reports to download.
John Akii Bua Newspaper Madeline
John Akii Bua Newspaper Will R
John Akii Bua Newspaper Kirsten
John Akii Bua Newspaper Georgina
100 m by Josh NB
Bang went the gun
He’s got to go for gold
So he can remember something
Something till he’s old
He’s got to get it together
Or he will lose the race
He is running as quick as lighting
He’s going to lose his place
He’s in the lead again
Oh no he’s going to get caught
But he’s not letting that happen
After all that work and thought
He just finished the race
He just finished first place
Yay yay the crowd cheers
A smile beams on his face
Usain Bolt by Will W & Will R
Faster than fast
He would never come last
Shot past the line
With plenty of time.
Confidence is high
So you really need to try
He’s the man permanently sold
On coming home with a medal of gold.
Usain Bolt
Will never halt
And will carry on all the way.
Steve Redgrave by Elias
Medal winner,
Certificate pinner,
Outstanding rower,
Confident glower,
Extremely fast,
Through water he blasts,
Olympic hero,
Never leaves with zero,
Long trainer,
Record gainer,
Famous as Nero,
MY HERO!!!
Yesterday Class AS were part of a fabulous workshop and opening Olympic ceremony, run by Arne, a Norwegian who came into the school. The children held a variety of flags or played one of many instruments in a procession. The the Olympic torch arrived at the amphitheatre and lit the Liss Olympic cauldron. Mr Burford gave a wonderful speech before the procession left the amphitheatre for the last time.
The film of the event should be available to view on the main school blog later today. Photos of Class AS children are posted below.
Usain Bolt by Madeline
A speedy flash, a pop, a whizz
Watch out every one- Usain’s biz!
The competitors watch him at the speed of light,
Wondering if they had truly seen this sight.
“This is all very well!” I hear you say.
“But, we want the juicy stuff, hooray! “
Alright, my friends, followers near.
I promise you shall hear
And tell people of this hero-
Never has he scored zero!
The crack of a gun- BANG WHOOSH!
And the opponent’s hopes- SWOOSH!
Usain Bolt-that is his name-
I shall tell you how he claimed his fame!
He was born- raised- went to school!
But everyone there had a secret tool
To get to school you’d run up a hill-
And then- when you had you’re fill
Of important things (mainly sports)
What did you do? Practice what was taught!
He had the speed gene- amazing thing-
The gun goes off and ping!
You leap up twice as fast-
Wow! I hope it will last!
Another thing- special food
A yam! You say “In a mood
Eat that food?” Don’t dis the yam-
It’s better for you than ham!
Leap off the starting place –
That’s what you do in a race!
That gene makes you go faster-
WOW! I hope it’s a laster!
Wow- when grown up he went great guns
His confidence could be weighed in tons!
After hard training and good heath –
I have to say- he was full of himself!
Man- he was a bullet from a gun-
He made it look such fun!
So- now you heard-he is good-
He could do better- I’m sure he could!
The crack of a bullet- bang of a gun-
Watch out people- Usain is on the run!
Usain Bolt by Korban
Unstoppable
Sensational runner
A world wide champion
In seconds, finished
Native to Jamaica
Beats everyone who comes in his way
Overwhelmingly fast
Lightning quick, impossible to beat
To try and beat him is the ultimate test
Mr Stanley was just five when Nadia Comaneci became the darling of the Montreal Olympics, but still remembers her impact. Today the children have been finding out about her for themselves by researching the Romanian gold medallist. The first completed PowerPoints come from Elyse and Susie and are available to download below (more to follow).
Nadia Comaneci Elyse
Olympic Fortnight started yesterday with an opening ceremony in which a torch was brought into the hall. Elyse was the torch-bearer for Class AS. Today the children have worked on creating their own Olympic poems. The children were given complete freedom to use the style of their choice so kennings, limericks, haikus, acrostics and rhyming poems were all produced. There will be more poems added tomorrow, but here is today’s selection.
Beth Tweddle by Lily
The Olympics is not far away
And Beth Tweddle is training hard all day
Going for the Olympic gold
Training thirty-six hours a week, very bold!
Training to be so amazingly fit
After her injury, she`s praying a bit!
Been doing gymnastics since she was six
Crowds of supporters watching, taking some pics!
Beth Tweddle`s courage gives her a shot
To her fans and supporters, she’s got the lot!
Far into the night she trains, it is said
While everyone else is asleep in their bed!
Olympic Games by Katie and Abi
Out in the open
Leaping past my competitors
You know I will win!
My feet are running like the speed of light
Power is all I can think of
I hear the cheers of the crowd, shouting my name
Can I really win?
Got to win the gold
All I can see is the high pole
My feet are ready to bounce off the ground
Each second is ticking by
Staring eyes focusing on me, the crowd hushes. This is my moment to shine.
The Olympic Torch by James
Powerful, deadly
It can burn you in seconds
So you’d better run
It is as gold as golden dust
Passing on to other people
You fly around the world
Nadia Comanci by Emily
Nadia wondered across the stadium
As confident as can be
Darting over to the uneven bar
In a second, jumped on and flipped
After that, she jumped off
Careful as can be
On the other hand,
Major screams and cheers
And also she got Gold!
Not Silver, Bronze, but Gold!
Everyone shouted when it was announced.
Can also very easily
Identify a real Champion like her.
The Olympic Torch by Georgina
The Torch that is lit by the sun,
Brings lots of laughter and fun,
It travels far and wide,
For 70 days, alight.
The Torch is lit by an Olympic hero,
Who has shown off his skills,
Never scores zero!
The Torch was designed by Edward and Jay,
Who make Olympics fun this year!
The Olympic Torch shines and brings good luck,
To all the Olympians taking part.
Usain Bolt by Joshua and Harry
Usain is insane
See’s everything as a race track
Away he goes like lightning
Is always determined to win
Night time comes, but not for him
Bolt’s out training, forgets his drink
On the way to victory once again
Lights up the crowd as he finishes the race
Takes the gold medal and sprints back home
The Olympic Torch by Susie
You travel so far
In everything to aeroplanes to cars
With a sparkle so bright
For you are the famous light
You shine yellow, orange and red
So people travel from their beds
To see just a gleam
Of your heavenly beam
So special you seen
A little fire sending beams
Sending peoples joy a light
Shining in people’s memories bright
Waking people from their slumber
Making people stare in wonder
All the way through the night
Reaching dreams of amazing heights
Many miles to be run
Heated by the powerful sun
Many people tired and hot
Holding the torch in their slot
Usain Bolt by Alex M
There is still a man called Usain
Who came to Britain on a plane
He’s faster than a bullet
He runs like a rocket
So his speed could blow out a flame.
The 100 metres by Oliver
Bang goes the gun
As I start my final race
They’re starting to catch me
I’ve got to beat the pace
I’ve got to go even quicker
Or I’ll just get caught
And I won’t let that happen
After all I’ve fought
Now we’re all sprinting
I’m further in the lead
Nothing will ever stop me
I’m going to succeed
As I cross the finish line
It takes a whole lap to stop
We stand up on the podium
I’m at the very top!
Qualifying by Elyse
Step forward on my mark
Shouts of support pump my heart
Blurry track straight ahead
Can’t concentrate, clear my head
Muscles twitch want to go
Want to run, but head says “No”
Need to win, I really do
If I don’t, I wont go through
Glance to my right, opponents stand
Poised like rubber bands
Sun is hot, sky is blue
Sweat trickles down, and dampens my shoe
BANG! The gun fires we leap off our marks
The crowd screams and shouts, happy as Larks
I skim ahead, wind in my hair
I don’t know what’s happening, who what and where
As I surge forward I feel I can fly
I feel so light, I feel so high
Is it a dream? I am not sure
But I`ve finished first place, don’t need to run any more
Jog to my team mates “AMAZING !” they cry
But the finals already begin to loom in my mind
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