Rap point 1
- What are four interesting things that you have learnt about the Olympic Games in Beijing?
- What does it mean to be healthy?
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August 11th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
5S’s Four facts about Beijing 2008
Fact 1 – The host country can enter every event in the games.
Fact 2 – 204 countries and 10,708 athletes are competing in the Olympics.
Fact 3 – The mascots are: Beibei (fish), Jingjing (panda), Huanhuan (Olympic Torch), Yingying (Tibetan Antelope), Nini (swallow).
Fact 4 – The Olympic Torch starts at Mt Olympus and at Beijing it was lit by a gold medal gymnast.
To be healthy
You should not be too thin or too fat. You should be able to walk up a flight of stairs without getting puffed. You need a balanced diet and plenty of exercise and don’t take drugs or smoke. If you are healthy you don’t get sick as much. Eating too much junk food is unhealthy. Don’t starve yourself to look thin. Play a sport. Don’t damage your body by over working it.
Hope you enjoy our class’ ideas!
glenbrookrappers
August 11th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
G’day fellow rappers,
Four interesting facts that we have learnt about the Olympic Games in Beijing:
* The Aquatic Centre is known as the Water Cube. It is made from 100 000 square metres of plastic type pillows and holds 11 000 people. It looks like an ice cube when lit from inside.
* The Equestrian events are being held in Hong Kong which is 1971 kilometres away from Beijing. This shows what a big country China is!
* Michael Phelps is trying to win eight gold medals in swimming during the games. Previously seven gold medals is the most that any one athlete has won.
* There are 434 Australian athletes competing and 11468 altogether from around the world.
We think that being healthy is important for both the body and the mind. We need to exercise, have a healthy diet including drinking lots of fresh water, rest and be friendly and happy.
We are holding a mini Olympics at our school this week. We have all been given a country and will compete in teams with students from Kindergarten to Year 6. We are looking forward to reading your responses.
Ciaou….
4C Manly Village Public
August 12th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Four interesting facts about the Olympics are:
1) The torch is actually made out of aluminium and can be recycled.
2) Each letter of the mascots make up Beijing Huang Ying Ni, which is “Beijing wlecomes you”
3) The ancient Olympic Games grew and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years!
4)The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920.
We think that being healthy is important because if you are not healthy you can be teased at school/adults at work for being weaker. You shouldn’t be too thin or fat. If you are a picky eater, you might become seriously ill, so a healthy diet is important. We suggest each day you should have alot of fruit, vegetables, drink plenty of water, have dairy products and even meat is good for you.
Something extremely important is that you shouldn’t take drugs or smoke. As said on television, smoking can cause lung cancer. Although the things on TV are disgusting, they are real. No kidding.
Telopea 3 from Telopea PS
August 13th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Sorry we haven’t been on the blog this week – The Department of Education blocked our access at our school… Had to wait until now before we could talk again. We couldn’t even read other comments, very sad.
(There was a DET server glitch which is hopefully now fixed)
August 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Hello this is 3R.
Our four interesting facts are:
1. There is a lot of bike racing.
2. China is the 3rd largest country in the world.
3. There are 5 mascots, each representing an Olympic ring.
4. It is on every four years.
Healthy living is eating good food and staying away from lollies and too much fizzy drink. It is important not to smoke or drink alcohol, or take medicines when you don’t need them.
We think that being healthy is very important so you can do and play the things you want to without getting tired and puffed.
3R Nowra PS
August 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Hello everyone –
3W would like to tell you our four interesting facts:
1. Australia got 1 gold which is the 400th medal
2. Olympic athletes are very fit
3. Olympics started to see who was the strongest without going to war
4. China has won 5 gold medals.
Healthy living is important because you can go long distances without getting cramps.
Not staying on the lounge all day.
Eating healthy food like fruit.
Keeping active – running.
It’s easier to move and lift things.
Going to the gym, play a sport.
3W Nowra PS
August 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Four interesting facts about the Olympics…
* Women were not allowed to watch the first Olympic Games… the penalty was death
* The steel shell in the stadium in Beijing if laid out straight would stretch for 36kms
* The steel shell is heavier than the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
* The stadium is designed to stand up to an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter Scale.
Being healthy is very important to us at Glenroi Heights PS in Orange.
We are very fit, as more than half of every class walk to school and also walk to the shops in town about 2 kms away. Some ride their bikes. We think we are lucky living in the country where you can do this safely and without being afraid.
Many of our students belong to the school Aboriginal dance group and we are practising hard for the Eisteddfod. Others are very keen training for the PSSA athletic carnival this Friday. You have to be fit to be able to do this in 5 degree temperatures. All of the students run around the school ground twice before classes begin.
As well as exercising we know it is important to eat good foods, our canteen does not sell chips and lollies any more.
The Bindicoots of Orange NSW
August 13th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
3V from Nowra PS say:
Olympic facts
1. They had to compete with no clothes on in the ancient Olympics and only men could
compete.
2. The names of the mascots when put together say “Welcome to Beijing”.
3. 5 mascots represent 5 Olympic rings.
4. The first day is actually the Opening Ceremony and the Games start the next day.
5. The Olympic Games only come every four years.
Healthy:
To be thin and strong
Eat lots of fruit and vegies
Don’t eat rubbish
Keep active – running, swimming, skipping
Improve each day.
3V from Nowra PS
August 13th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Hello once again Fellow Rappers,
We have been really busy this week getting ready for Book Week, next week. But we came up with a lot of interesting facts about the olympics because we have all been watching the news.
These are the four interesting facts we voted on to send to the Book Rap:
1. The Ollyroos lost to Argentina, one/nil and the Boomers lost to Croatia. (Chris)
2. Stephanie Rice broke the world record for the 400m individual medally and claimed the olympic gold medal. She also came 1st in Breast Stroke. (Mark + Chris)
3. There are cameras in the Olympic swimming pools and there are cameras going all the way around the pools. The most electricity at the Olympics is used in these pools. (Emerson)
4. China came 2nd in women’s rowing while Australia came 3rd. USA came 1st in men’s rowing while Australia came 2nd. (Selina + Roberta)
Last term we did a unit on Healthy Choices and after reading “What is healthy?” on the Healthy Kids website we came up with the following comments:
Being healthy means:
* Eating healthy food everyday, especially foods from the healthy food pyramid.
* Having regular daily fitness/exercise activities for a half to one hour.
* Eating foods with lots of calcium for our growing bones.
* Eating lots of fruit and drinking 6-8 glasses of water everyday as well.
Hope you like our comments because we are enjoying reading your comments as well. Rap with you again next week.
All the seniors of John Palmer Public School
3456E
August 13th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Hello rappers,
Tammy the Tortoise and 3H Maths reporting in!
FOUR INTERESTING OLYMPIC FACTS:
* At the Opening Ceremony, a Chinese athlete was winched high into the air to run around the top of Bird’s Nest Stadium and then light the Olympic Cauldron.
* The Australian soccer team played well because the players were spread across the field, while their opposition team was clumped together.
* When playing water polo, the players must tread water for the whole game.
* Equestrian is an event where the competitors must ride a horse – but who gets to wear the medal, the person or their horse?
We used Google search engine to find today’s official medal tally. Our search terms were “medal tally” Olympics, but we had to look very carefully because some of the top sites that came up were for Athens 2004, not Beijing 2008.
So far, Australia has three gold, two silver and five bronze medals. Australia is coming sixth!
WAYS TO KEEP HEALTHY:
Exercise regularly, drink plenty of water and milk, eat fruit for Vitamin C, get enough sleep every night, and do lots of swimming.
Tammy and 3H Maths students,
Penrith PS
August 13th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
3/4SG Mowbray Public School –
4 interesting facts about the Olympics
1) It’s the first time in Olympic history that BMX cycling has been included as an Olympic sport
2) A colour of each country’s flag is in the Olympic rings that were adopted in 1914.
3) In the year 2000 at the ParaOlympic Games in Sydney, Australia won the most medals.
4) This might be the first Olympic games that Britain may beat Australia in numbers of medals won. We will have to see!!!!
Out for now
Rachel and Emily
3/4SG
Mowbray Public School
August 13th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
G’day Aussie rappers,
Harry the Hairy Bungee Spider and 3H Maths reporting!
OUR FOUR INTERESTING OLYMPIC FACTS:
* In gymnastics, the women and girls are younger because they have to be so flexible. The men are usually older because they have stronger muscles.
* Australia’s Isabel Fernandez is the oldest fighter in women’s judo. She is 36 years old.
* When you fall over in the long jump it is called a “foul”.
* Men and women compete in separate events at the Olympic Games.
SOME WAYS TO KEEP HEALTHY:
Jog, run or ride a bike regularly for fitness. Good foods to eat are strawberries, apples, oranges, wholemeal bread and brocolli. Drink plenty of water and orange juice.
Hairy Harry and 3H Maths students,
Penrith PS
August 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Hi this is 5/6D,
Here are our four interesting facts about the Olympics:
1. America won the 400 metre swimming relay after battling Australia for 4 years.
2. There are new sports such as bmx.
3. There are 5 mascots. Their colours represent the 5 Olympic rings.
4. It is great that countries can get together every 4 years to play sports.
To be healthy we need to exercise our bodies regularly. Don`t watch too much T.V. Take walks, play sport on the week end. Don`t snack between main meals. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Get outside more and play.
Eat right, drink right,
keep active day and night!!
from 5/6D glenbrook
August 13th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Hello, this is the rappers of 6M,GPS here!
Our 4 very interesting facts are:
1. The Beijing Olympics is in the 29th Olympiad and there are 302 events in all 28 sports.
2. Some of the performances in the Opening Ceremony were rehearsed for 13 months.
3. 2, 583 special lights were used in the Opening Ceremony. Lighting equipment weighed more than 300 tonnes.
4. 2008 drummers were in the Opening Ceremony, 8 is a lucky number for the Chinese, that is why the Games started on the 8/8/08 at 8pm their time.
HEALTHY IDEAS BY 6M.
* Eat healthy foods and do physical activities.
* Do exercises and play sports.
* Eat fruit and vegies
* Drink lots of water.
Talk to you soon.
From the Rappers of 6M at Glenbrook PS.
August 13th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Four Interesting Facts About the Olympics are…..
1) The Olympics, held in Beijing, are being broadcast all over the world.
2) The mascots this year represent the five different elements such as fire, water, air and earth.
3) So far the Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has won two gold medals and also broke a world record.
4) The Opening Ceremony in Beijing was one of the best ever and was started by fantastic drums, acrobatics, dancing and much more.
see you soon,
from Cassie & Anneliese in 6G
Mowbray PS
August 13th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
What 3B Enjoyed About The Olympic Games
3B enjoyed the following sports: gymnastics, soccer, badmington, weightlifting, canoeing, swimming and many of the Opening Ceremony displays. They were really cool to watch.
We’ll write soon again.
Catherine and Lauren M – 3B Mowbray PS
August 13th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
6C’s Olympic facts
* An Australian swimmer broke the world record – Stephanie Rice 400m medley.
* The mascots for the Games stand for many things.
* During the Opening Ceremony, some of the fireworks were computer projections, and the little girl singing was miming, the real singer was not shown.
* The USA relay team won gold, and smashed the world record by two body lengths.
We think healthy means:
* not eating junk food
* keeping fit
* you don’t have to be skinny to be fit
* you eat healthy food
* drink water
* eat 5 serves of vegetables and 2 serves of fruit
* training.
Some people think that larger people are unhealthy. You don’t have to be fast or skinny to be an athlete. You don’t have to be an athlete to be healthy.
6C Nowra PS
August 13th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Hello everyone,
Selby the talking dog and 4W rapping here!
FOUR INTERESTING OLYMPIC FACTS:
* Australia’s Stephanie Rice beat the old record for the 400 individual medley in swimming by 1.67 seconds!
* Naedean’s very first memory as a child was watching a Paralympian athlete in a wheelchair carry the Sydney Olympic torch through Penrith in 2000 when Naedean was only two years old!
* Australia’s medal tally jumped today – between when 3H was looking and when we went to the site after lunch! We now have four gold, two silver and six bronze medals, and took Germany’s place on the medal table. We are now coming fifth.
* Taking steroids to improve your performance is cheating. It can damage your body, make your blood flow faster and can cause a heart attack.
WAYS TO KEEP HEALTHY:
Eat lots of fruit and vegetables, don’t use steroids or other drugs, run a lot, eat a healthy breakfast, “live life” and get a good education. Practise, practise, practise. Four out of twelve of us go to the gym regularly.
From Selby and 4W @ Penrith PS
August 13th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Hi everyone,
Here are some interesting facts which 4/3B have learnt about the Beijing Olympics:
- The Beijing Olympic medals are made from jade and gold.
- There were more than 15 000 performers in the Opening Ceremony.
- In the Opening Ceremony they used 19 000 rounds of fireworks (Did you know that the Chinese invented fireworks?)
- The Olympic Torch was taken to the top of Mt Everest (Qomolangma) by mountaineers.
4/3B think that to be healthy you should be able to do moderate exercise without getting puffed. We agree that rest is important to keep you healthy as well as exercise and a good diet. If you don’t do these things you could end up obese and this could make you very ill with diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. Some people with Type 2 diabetes can get rid of the disease just by changing their lifestyle to eating more healthily and exercising regularly.
Being healthy doesn’t mean trying to become really thin. If you are too skinny you can be just as likely to get sick as if you are too fat. You need to try to be a healthy weight with a healthy lifestyle to keep you fit.
We hope you are enjoying watching the Olympic Games as much as we are.
Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!!
4/3B Manly West P.S.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Hello Rappers,
Now that I’ve read your uniquely interesting comments, I have learnt 76 interesting facts about the Olympic Games. This is such a great way to share knowledge and ideas. I’m still wondering how on earth they managed to get the torch to the top of Mt Everest.
Your ideas about what it means to be healthy are thoughtful and varied. It is obvious that there has been a great deal of reading, research and discussion to arrive at these conclusions. Well done everyone.
Not getting enough sleep can affect your health, so this rapper is not going to worry about the Olympics for quite a few hours.
Happy rapping,
Mrs Keane, Rap Coordinator at Ryde
August 14th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Hello Fellow Rappers
We Tarro Terrors have been enthusiastically watching the Olympics.
The interesting facts we have learned are:
* Mice are being used to test the food of the Olympians to ensure it isn’t poisoned.
* When you put the names of the mascots together it means “Welcome to Beijing” (Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni).
* The Chinese government started shutting down factories months ago and took 50% of cars off the road to decrease pollution.
* There are 300,000 security cameras installed in Beijing for the Olympics.
Thanks for sharing your interesting facts with us!
Rap ya later
The Tarro Terrors
August 14th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Hello again Rappers,
JPPs seniors wanted to add a couple more comments about the Olympics ’cause they are very keen on making comments:
* Michael Phelps has won half of the USA’s gold medals.
* Eamon Sullivan made it to the semi finals in the 100 m freestyle.
Bye once again Rappers and Mrs Keane.
3456E JPPS
August 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
6E from Nowra Public School.
Four interesting facts:
1. Stephanie Rice won the 400th Australian gold medal.
2. Togo won their first medal for white water rafting.
3. Water Cube is the best swimming complex in the world.
4. The weather is very extreme, humid and hot one day, torrential rain the next.
To be healthy you should be:
exercising, eating healthily, watching your weight (not too skinny or too fat), school munch ‘n’ crunch, play weekend sports, eat vegies and fruit, play running sports.
We have enjoyed reading the other facts and learning lots of new information.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi Oi Oi….!
August 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Hello,
This is Ella, Christine and Jessica. We are from Mowbray Public School, 5S.
During Term 3 we have been learning about the aspects of the Olympic Games. Firstly we have been learning about the Chinese mascots and what they represent. Beibei represents water. JingJing represents the forest. YingYing represents earth. HuanHuan represents fire. Nini represents air.
We have also learned about the Australian team that traveled to China. We have been reading and watching the news in class. We learned that everyone from all over the world come together to celebrate this special event.
In class we do activities that are based on the Olympic and sports in it. We have had a walk-a-thon to raise money for the Olympics and for new interactive white boards. We are making board games based on a sport in the Olympics.
At Mowbray being healthy means a lot. Our teachers encourage us to be healthy, like having a Healthy Harold day. Every Monday and Wednesday we have athletics and fitness. The athletics carnival has just gone by and we have learnt many things about athletics. We also have P.S.S.A sport. There are two netball teams and two soccer teams. Being healthy is important because it keeps you happy and not moody.
Until next week.
Jessica, Ella and Christine – 5S:) Mowbray Public School
August 14th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Hello this is 4/5E from Normanhurst Public School,
Our four interesting facts about the Olympics are:
1. Every Country has at least one of the Olympic colours from the Olympic rings in their flag.
2. The old starting pistol was a real gun and fired real bullets.
3. There are 205 countries competing in the Beijing Olympics.
4. In 1912 the last pure gold medals were awarded.
What is healthy?
Being healthy is very important in life. If you are not healthy you could get: type II diabetes, high blood pressure, some types of cancers and heart disease.
To be healthy you must have a balanced diet and a sensible exercise program. So please go outdoors and play, drink water not soft drink, eat your fruit and vegetables, keep your mind working – solve puzzles and read and get away from the TV!
Cya,
Normorappers
August 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
The AllStars talked about what it means to be healthy and we came up with this recipe:
Ingredients:
A variety of fruits & veges
Grains and breads
Meats and protein
Good fats
Water
Regular exercise
Love
Procedure:
1. Eat a variety of fresh foods
2. Drink plenty of water
3. Exercise at least 60 minutes
4. Mix with family and friends
5. Sleep at least 6 hours a night
6. Relax and de-stress
7. Laugh lots and be happy
Our Olympic Facts are coming…
AllStars @ Belmore South
August 14th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Ni hao!
This is Nian the Chinese dragon and 4/5M at Penrith PS with our…
FACTS ABOUT THE OLYMPICS
* China is building a huge dam, and they’ve had to move many villagers from the area and relocate them to cities.
* The little girl in the Opening Ceremony was lip synching to another girl’s song. (The newspapers asked if the real singer wasn’t cute enough.)
* Beijing is polluted with car exhaust and the Chinese government banned 50% of cars from the area for several months.
* The Olympic Games are held every four years.
KEEPING HEALTHY
We think we should eat healthily (”If you eat right, your heart will be happy”), exercise regularly, do lots of sport, snack on junk food only sometimes, and drink lots of water.
Zai jian from Nian and 4/5M,
Penrith PS
August 15th, 2008 at 10:02 am
4R’s facts about the Olympics
1. The girls swimming relay team came first – we got another gold medal.
2. All the Olympic torches are different.
3. The dancers had an unknown machine to Australia to make the picture come up with their hands, during the Opening Ceremony.
4. You need to be fit and healthy to compete in the Olympic Games.
To be healthy means:
Eat a lot of fruit. Don’t eat a lot of junk food. Eat varieties of food.
Drink water. Drink milk – calcium.
Make sure you get plenty of exercise.
Be fit – run, swim, ride your bike, exercise.
Talk to you again next week.
4R
Nowra PS
August 15th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Hi there – this is 4/5D from Nowra PS.
Our four interesting facts:
1. Prime television has the television coverage rights for the Olympics.
2. This is the first year that China has hosted the Olympics.
3. A Chinese swimmer was disqualified for jumping in too soon.
4. China is winning the medal tally.
To be healthy means:
eating lots of fruit and vegies, your life is safe, good exercise, drink water, having fun, eating varieties of food, you don’t get sick, to be fit.
4/5D from Nowra PS
August 15th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Hello rappers,
Many of us had problems connecting to the internet and to the blog on Monday and Tuesday. Thankfully our technology is again working efficiently and you have been able to respond to Rap point 1.
You have all provided interesting facts about the Olympics, and offered excellent advice about being healthy and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. Congratulations on your great efforts!
I was watching an Olympic report that described Michael Phelps’ daily diet – it’s incredible! He eats more for breakfast than most people eat for the entire day. He needs this fuel for his body as he uses so much energy training and competing. I’m glad that I don’t have to shop for him every week!
It’s time for the athletics events to start. I’m looking forward to being entertained by more memorable Olympic moments.
Rap point 2 responses will start next week. You have two weeks for this, so there is plenty of time to read, enjoy and discuss The Shaggy Gully Times, as well as watching the Olympics and celebrating BOOK WEEK and the CBCA winners! Try to spend some extra time studying Bruce Whatley’s illustrations because they really support and add extra humour and meaning to Jackie French’s written text.
Mrs Keane, Rap Coordinator at Ryde
August 15th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Hello this is 5/6G,
Our class has been studying the Beijing games for this week’s blog and have gained four interesting facts EACH. But we won’t publish all 120 facts today!
The best four facts are:
1. The Olympic motto is “Faster, Higher, Stronger”.
2. Japanese martial arts was the first Asian sport to be entered in the Olympic Games.
3. The nickname of the Beijing National Stadium, is the ‘Bird’s Nest’.
4. The Chinese invented the umbrella, they used to waterproof paper to use as water protection.
Being healthy means to us:
To be healthy is to be happy, to do lots of work, eat the right food, exercise and if you’re healthy you will shine.
Drink lots of water.
You’ll be able to achieve at your favourite sport.
To be healthy is not to be overweight and not to be over-skinny! You should eat five servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit.
Go for a jog. Keep active.
Bye from the Lollywrappers!
August 15th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Olympic facts we found interesting:
* The first Olympic Games were played naked!
* It took 1900 years to let women compete in the Olympics.
* The Olympic Torch Relay was the longest in history.
* There are 434 Australian athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics.
We think being healthy is important and we have found a lot of interesting facts from doing the Kidz Bodz Challenge.
* Eat seafood every week as it is good for your brain. It contains omega3.
* Exercise every day for at least an hour. We do PE every day and sport on Fridays. We are having a mini Olympics today.
* Drink water instead of soft drink.
Have a great weekend
Until next time enjoy the Olympics
Year 5/6 Tingha PS
August 15th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Hello everyone, heres what we’ve found out.
OLYMPIC FACTS
* James Tomkins, our flag bearer, is competing in his sixth Olympics and he has made the final every time.
* The cross country in the equestrian was held on a golf course in Hong Kong.
* Bird’s nest soup is a popular food in China and it is made from using real bird’s nests that they collect from swallows in caves.
* The kayaker from Togo that won a bronze medal is the first person to win an Olympic medal from his country and he got so excited he broke his paddle on his kayak.
BEING HEALTHY
For us being healthy means:
* Eating good food and getting lots of excercise.
* Eating properly, lots of fruit and vegies, water and exercising an hour or more every day.
* Getting strong and having a lot of energy.
* No junk food and lots of excercise.
* Being fit and active and not watching the TV all day or getting stuck in front of the computer.
5/6M LHICS
August 15th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
5K from Nowra PS, says:
Olympic facts
1. The Olympics have added interesting sports, such as: BMX.
2. The buildings that have been built for the Olympics, are just for the Olympics and then they are going to pull them down again.
3. People from China are opening their homes from other countries so they have somewhere to stay – billetting.
4. There are many young competitors in the Olympics who are younger than 20 years old.
Being healthy is:
being in good shape, having a good diet, eating a lot of fruit and vegies, being active, drink lots of water, not eating too much junk food, not being overweight or too skinny, live life to the full, able to achieve at your favourite sport. Maintain diet.
This is 5K signing off….
August 15th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Ni hao everyone!
Our teacher librarian, Mr McLean, read out the CBCA gold and silver medal winners at the K-6 school assembly at 12.12pm today. He was out of breath from jogging over from the library with the bundle of prize-winning books and a print-out from the CBCA website, hot off the press.
Everyone was cheering for their favourites! It was good to show the visiting parents how much Penrith Public School students love books and reading.
We love to fuel our minds with books!
Zai jian!
Penrith PS students
August 16th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
This is the 3R Olympians.
Our four interesting facts are:
* Beijing is the capital of China and China is in the continent of Asia.
* There are six colours on the Olympic flag and at least one of these colours can be found in every single country’s flag.
* The five Fuwas are the mascots for the Beijing Olympics. We have made our own Fuwas in art and have given them names.
* Some athletes have weird superstitions and like to follow the same ritual before every race.
To be healthy means that you have keep active and eat the correct food. You need to build strong bones, maintain a healthy weight and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. We enjoy being active at school and have a fitness class on Thursday mornings as well as a yoga class (called Blue Earth) on Wednesdays.
The 3R Olympians, Annandale Public School.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Hello, 3/4M have found out this stuff.
Four facts:
*The Chinese began construction of the Birds Nest in December in 2003.
*This is the 29th modern Olympics.
*The Australians came into the stadium 3rd last because the Chinese alphabet is different to ours.
*In the ancient Olympics some of the records and sporting events were shown on pieces of pottery.
Being healthy means:
* Getting plenty of excercise, drinking lots of water and not watching too much TV.
* No junk food, being fit and active and drinking lots of water.
* Staying active and having lots of good foods.
* Eating good foods and not having too many lollies.
* Enjoying snacks in moderation.
3/4M, LHICS
August 18th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Hello, 5/6E here.
Here are our four Olympic Facts:
1) When the Olympics started in Greece, women weren’t allowed to compete or spectate.
2) The Beijing Olympics has five mascots. When you put their names together, it means “Welcome to Beijing”.
3) The Olympics are held every four years
4) The Olympic flag has five rings
We also discussed what it means to be healthy and decided that to stay healthy:
- you have to make sure you do a lot of exercise
- you shouldn’t take too much medication
- you should eat healthy foods like lots of vegetables and drink lots of water
- you need to get lots of rest.
5/6E
Darcy Rd PS
August 18th, 2008 at 10:53 am
These are our three interesting Olympic facts.
1. Some of the fireworks broadcast in the opening ceremony were FAKE. They were the 29 gigantic footprints which are reported to have been computer generated.
2. The last solid gold medals were given at the 1912 Olympic Games which were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
3. The Olympic flame is always lit in Olympia, Greece, using a parabolic mirror, and the torch relay carries the flame to wherever the Olympics are being held.
Our school is part of the “Crunch and Sip” program where we have a fruit break each day, and have a water bottle on our desk to sip from. We talked and wrote about ‘What is Healthy?’ This summarises our point of view.
What is Healthy?
Being healthy is when you fell great and you look healthy, but don’t try to look as thin as a stick. To keep healthy you need to drink lots of water and eat at least two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables everyday. You also need to go outside and exercise for one hour a day, instead of playing indoors with computer games.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Hi everyone.
Our four interesting Olympic Facts:
1. In the Ancient Olympic Games, the men ran naked to go faster; just like using the speed swimsuits in today’s Games, they wanted the edge.
2. The Olympic Torch was first used in 1928 in the Amsterdam Olympics, but was first lit at Olympia in 1936 Berlin Games.
3. Pierre De Coubertin started the modern Olympic Movement.
4. The Water Cube is the largest building in the world to be made out of plastic bubbles.
Healthy Tips:
3-6 M discussed being healthy and having a healthy lifestyle. Some interestings things discussed was looking after your body by exercising, and drinking lots of water. Being involved with sport and walking your dogs was important.
3-6M also love doing daily PE and see the benefits with the fitness of the Olympic athletes
Carrington PS 3-6 M
August 18th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Hi there from St Peters Kids, Class AW
Sorry we didn’t blog last week, we were competing in our athletics carnival.
Four Olympic Facts:
1. Michael Phelps has won eight gold medals in this Olympics. It is the most number of medals any athlete has won at a single Olympics
2. Seven of Michael Phelps’ medals were won on world record times
3. There are 191 countries competing in the Beijing Olympics
4. This is the 29th Olympic games and the 30th Olympic Games will be held in 2012 in London.
To stay healthy it is important to:
- not to eat too much junk food
- eat lots of fruit and vegetables
- exercise – walk the dog, walk to school, play games like tips, touch footy, swimming
- get plenty of good sleep – don’t play on the copmputer late at night.
Hot healthy tips from Class AW at St Peters PS
August 19th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Hi from Palmers Pirates,
We finally found time to get our rap comment posted.
Four Olympic Facts:
1. The Beijing Olympic Torch is 72cm high, weighs 985 grams and is made of aluminium.
2. The Olympics began about 3500 years ago.
3. If you take the first syllable out of each mascots name it says “Welcome to Beijing” in Chinese.
4. The next Olympics will be held in London in 2012.
What is Healthy?
* Physical health is a result of regular exercise, a proper diet and nutrition.
* It’s about having a balance between healthy eating and regular physical activity in a way that works for you and your children.
* An apple a day keeps the doctor away means that we all need to eat fruit each day.
* We need to think carefully about the foods we eat, not all advertising is true.
* Alcohol is a depressant, not a happytizer.
Looking forward to reading more comments,
Arrrgggghhhh from the pirates at Palmers Island
August 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Hi everyone,
This is Phoenix the flying fox and 3DV Maths with our…
Olympic facts
1. The five Olympic mascots match the colours of the five Olympic rings.
2. The animals they represent are a fish, a panda, an antelope, a swallow and the Olympic Torch.
3. The Great Wall of China is in China.
4. Australian swimmers have performed very well in the pool, setting new world records.
This is how we keep healthy:
* Eat fruit and vegies.
* Do exercise, such as running, swimming, dancing, gymnastics, karate or (for old students only) weightlifting and boxing.
* Doing housework – to keep active but also to make sure you don’t get food poisoning or dust mites.
* Brush your teeth and hair every day.
From Phoenix and 3DV Maths students @ Penrith PS
August 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
To Carringtons,
We (the girls from 5/6) found your first fact about the Olympics very amusing, well done.
To Bindicoots,
Congrats on finding all that interesting information. It would have hurt to fall over with no clothes on and it would be terrible that girls couldn’t participate in the Olympics and represent their country. Well done.
To Carringtons,
Get out of town, we are the best we have $5000 worth of computers.
palmerspirates
August 19th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Hi rappers everywhere,
This is Piplup the Penrith puffin and 3DV Maths with
Four Olympic facts
1. The five Olympic mascots are a fish (Beibei), a panda (Jingjing), an antelope (Yingying), a swallow (Nini) and the Olympic Torch (Huanhuan)
2. The Torch went to Beijing on a plane and was part of a relay all over the world.
3. Pandas are rare animals that live in China and appear on Chinese coins.
4. Grant Hackett was unsuccessful in his bid to win gold medals at three Olympics in the same event. In Beijing he received silver.
Keeping healthy
* Walk the dog every Sunday
* Do exercise, such as running, riding bikes or scooters, or play in the park
* Drink plenty of water
* Eat healthy foods and play sports or fitness games.
From Piplup and 3DV Maths students
Penrith PS
August 19th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Hi Rappers,
Our four facts -
# Some students were talking about Stephanie Rice being ‘the best rice in China’. Stephanie won Australia’s first gold medal.
# The name of the five Chinese mascots when put together means ‘Beijing welcomes you’.
# One of our rappers likes playing tennis and hitting the ball over the fence! We looked up tennis and found out Spain has won their first gold medal in tennis.
# The cyclists at the velodrome don’t have brakes on their bikes!
We found out to be healthy we need to -
* not be overweight
* eat fruit and vegetables
* be active at least an hour a day (don’t be couch potato)
* have treats for celebrations
* choose water instead of fizzy drinks
* realize healthy eating is a habit.
Four of our rappers thought they could change something in their life to make them healthier. (We did the quiz and we weren’t the healthiest we could be!!)
^ take the puppy for walks
^ cut down on computer time
^ choose a salad at Macca’s
^ walk to school instead of being driven.
Bye from,
Glenhavensprinters
August 20th, 2008 at 7:52 am
Hello fellow rappers,
These are the interesting facts we found out:
1. Australia is 4th on the medal tally with 11 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals with an overall of 35 medals.
2. In the Olympic Ceremony the girl wearing the red dress was lip synching to another girl’s voice who was considered ugly in the audition but had a good voice.
3. On the 13th of August in swimming a single broke the record and a minute later someone else broke the record in the 100m freestyle.
4. The torch that was lit at the Olympic Opening Ceremony will now stay alight for the rest of the Olympics.
Here are some facts about healthy food:
3/4M think that eating enough fruits and vegetables everyday will keep us healthy
We also think to be healthy we need to exercise and have fun while doing it.
We also agree to be healthy means to be clear of all disease.
3/4M Rappers
August 20th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Hello everyone
4J’s interesting Olympic facts are:
1.There are Olympic stadiums in Beijing called the cube and the birds nest.
2.The torch relay may end because of the protests involving the Beijing torch.
3.The largest Australian Olympic team was for the Sydney games with 632 athletes.
4.The oldest ever Gold medal winner for Australia was Bill Northam (yachting) – 59 years 26 days.
We think that to be healthy we should have fruit and vegetables every day and not do too much sitting down. We should try to do 60 minutes of exercise every day.
bye
npsrappers
August 21st, 2008 at 12:48 pm
thefullysickids’ four interesting Olympic facts
1. Every ring in the Olympic symbol represents a continent and their colours come from the five most popular flag colours.
2. The Olympic games were first held in Athens, Greece in ancient times and winning athletes were not rewarded medals, they were given olive wreaths.
3. In the ancient Olympic games, only men were allowed to compete and they were totally naked!
4. In 2012 the Olympics will be held in London, England.
In order to be healthy we think that you should exercise 3-4 times a week and you should eat healthy food such as fruits and vegetables.
We rule your ‘hood!
thefullysickids
Blaxcell Street Public School
August 21st, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Dear Rappers,
Phil the frog and SCHC reporting!
Our Olympic Facts
1. China is #1 on the medal tally.
2. There are many sports played at the Olympic Games.
3. Some Olympic sports are judo, running, beach volleyball, water polo, cycling, swimming, softball and weightlifing.
4. BMX and handball are new Olympic sports.
Keeping Healthy and Fit
* Do sports like judo, swimming and going to the gym.
* Eat foods like salad, fruit and vegetables.
* Drink lots of water.
From Phil and SCHC at Penrith PS
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Hello from Colyton rappers,
Our four interesting things that we have learnt about the Olympic games are:
1. There are interesting Olympic buildings for the competition such as the Birds nest and the Water cube.
2. Up to 19/8/08 Australia has won 11 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze medals.
3. China had very high expectations that Li Xien would win his hurdle event but he had an injury and pulled out of the race.
4. We learnt from the Opening Ceremony that the Chinese invented paper, the wheelbarrow, gunpowder and movable type.
We think being healthy is good because you feel good. But sometimes we think healthy food doesn’t taste as nice as unhealthy, so it’s ok to have junk food once in a while. We think moderate exercise is good. You don’t have to train every day.
Happy Rapping from Colyton 4/5D
August 25th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Mrs. Afonso’s Stage 2/3 group found the following 4 facts interesting.
Fact 1: There are 205 countries competing in the Beijing Olympics events.
Fact 2: The Beijing Olympics started 8/8/08 because 8 is their lucky number.
Fact 3: The Olympics is on every four years and the next Olympic game is in 2012, during Summer in London. The Beijing 2008 Olympics game is the 29th Olympiad.
Fact 4: Michael Phelps won 10 gold medals in these Olympics.
Canterbury PS
August 27th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Hey what’s up? We are the parkrappers2
Our interesting facts are
1. in swimming the swimmer in lane 4 is the fastest qualifier in the heat
2. at the Beijing Olympics it was the first ever sell out of the tickets.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
We all agree that being healthy means that you need to eat healthy everyday, by eating at least two pieces of fruit and three vegtables. You also must drink alot of water everyday instead of sweet drinks. Breakfast is very important to being healthy.
Exercise is also important. Playing ruby, skipping, tips and etc at school during recesss and lunch is great. If you and your family can walk to school and play at the park on weekends that is also healthy. You don’t need to do a team sport to be doing healthy excercise.
People that are very skinny are not healthy. People who are very fat aren’t healthy also. Being in between is best.
4/5C @ Canterbury PS
September 1st, 2008 at 10:13 am
What is healthy?
5/6K agrees with the statement. We believe that balance is the key to a healthy lifestyle. This means eating healthy most of the time but occasionally having treats. This balance we think also applies to physical activity. We think it is important to stay active by playing a sport, going for a walk, going to the park with the family or walking the dog and doing these kinds of things regularly.
It is also important to remember that different things work for different people. We must do what works for us and make being healthy a lifestyle not an event.
5/6K Canterbury PS
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Comments on Rap Point 1:
3/4S rappers at Thornleigh West noticed that at the Olympics, Australia came 6th in the medal tally. This year was the last chance to watch some sports compete, while for the first time we watched new sports. The rules seemed harder and athletes needed to be in top condition. We also didn’t know that some countries existed until we saw their results.
Our class also discussed that being healthy just isn’t about eating healthy food, you have to be physically active as well. You need to think about the choices you make. A healthy person has a self positive self image, is well rested and has a balance in activities.
3/4S The Cool Rappers
Thornleigh West Public School
September 4th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hey what’s up? We are the parkrappers2.
Our 4 interesting facts are
1: In swimming the swimmer in lane 4 was the fastest qualifier in the heat.
2: At the Beijing Olympics it was the first ever sell out of Olympic tickets.
3: The last Olympic gold medals that were made entirely out of gold were awarded in 1912.
4: America won the 400m men’s relay at the Beijing Olympics after battling out the Australians for 4 years.
Being healthy means
: Good diet/meals
: Exercise/meals
: Drink lots of water
: Eat fruit and vegetables.
Parkview PS
September 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Four facts we learnt this year from the Olympics are:
*The Beijing Olympics were the 29th Olympiad
*The mascots together say “Beijing welcomes you”
*The torch is made out of aluminium
*The host country can enter every event.
We really enjoyed the Beijing Olympics this year and we learnt heaps from it.
S3W Lambton Public School
September 16th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hey, we’re Sullies peeps!
We’ve been busy researching the 29th Olympiad. Stage One and Early Stage One held their very own mini-Olympics. Last week we held our Year 6 fundraising stalls and we raised over $1000 for our Year 6 farewell.
These are the facts that we found out about the 2008 Olympic games:
* 17600 athletes and officials stayed at the Olympic village during the Olympics
* 100 000 volunteers were needed for the Games, 450 000 people applied
* The theme at the 2008 Olympic Games was the “Green Olympics”.
* 31 sports venues were based in Beijing with 5 outside the city.
Truly these Olympic games were one of the most spectacular events ever held!!!
Hope you enjoyed these facts and will remember these games for a long time too.
From S3S,
Lambton Public School
September 17th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
We are the Frog Rappers and we are going to hop right into the facts we have learned about the Beijing Olympics.
* In 393 B.C the Ancient Olympics Games were banned
* Australia has been to every modern Olympic Games
* In 2004 at Athens we won 17 gold, 16 silver and 16 bronze.
* In 1900 women were first allowed to compete in modern Olympic Games
Thanks for hopping your way into our facts.
S3M
Lambton Public School