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Thursday 26 July 2012

Olympic Trampoline



Leap, flip, jump is what these competitors set out to do, all becoming a significant athlete. Trampolining is the sport I am talking about, our task this week is to pick a sport in the Olympics that we don’t really know much about.

The first trampoline was created by George Nissen and larry Griswold. They experimented by stretching the fabric for the tramp by using taut, (which is strong fabric) then  stretch over the steel frame and coiled springs to hold the fabric down.

Trampolining is a competitive sport, in which is the same as gymnastics and acrobatics performed in the air and bouncing on a trampoline. This sport includes simple jumps, and getting as high as you possibly can, and trying to be the best.

I have learnt a lot about this sport and would like to try it myself. Only one day, 19 hours, and 45 minutes until it all begins.


Special thanks to Tyla Baker for helping me edit my work.

Friday 20 July 2012

Olympics

Hello, and welcome to this edition of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Today, I’m going to be telling you all about the rings, and how this great event began.  I know that you can’t phone in to my broadcast, but you can leave your thoughts in a comment.  Without further ado, Ladies and gentlemen, I bring to you... “The Rings!



These babies come in all shapes and sizes well, only circles really. Africa, America, Europe, Oceania and wait for it Asia are all representatives of the five rings.The interlocking means bringing the countries together which is called “ The Olympic movement”. 

Have you ever wondered how the Olympics started? well here it is folks.The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia Greece in 776 BC which means 776 years before Jesus was born. At that time the games were played in the honour of the  Greek gods and after the great festival.

So ladies and gentlemen I’ m sorry but this is the last of my broadcast stay tuned for more news from the OLYMPICS
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Wednesday 18 July 2012

Holidays


This week’s piece of writing is a follow up from last terms My best piece of writing that I did about the holidays as well. I remember saying that I had to choose between  superpass and My friend back in levin.


Well you might be wondering, well come on then tell us. I did the well kinda superpass it didn‘t turn out how I planned it to.
We did Rainbows end and crystal mountain  and here’s why.

The herald said that you could do crystal mountain, Rangitoto, Rainbows end and Kelly Tarltons for $39 dollars per person but they were wrong. So we  went to sky city to buy the passes but to find that they were $179 dollars per person and they said that the superpass wasn’t ever out and that article was dated back to 2005 so I think you can guess how mad we were.


Mad  there’s only one word MAD but I’m kind of happy mumbling to myself ( hehe I don’t have to walk to the top of Rangitoto YAY). Those holidays were the best I hope I can do it again.