Good morning boys and girls,

I hope you had the best fun taking part in yesterday’s Virtual Sports Day. I hope that next year we can be together for our annual exciting event at school, just like we would normally do. 😃

Today it is International Olympic Day. It is held every year on 23rd June to mark the importance of games and sports in our lives. It also promotes the participation in games and sports across the world, no matter of age, gender, cast or religion. 🥇

✏️ Did you know:

• The International Olympic Day was first celebrated on June 23 in 1894 in nine countries — Austria, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Venezuela
• The National Olympic Committees of these nine countries had organised ceremonies and competitions, marking the importance of sports in our lives
• Olympic Games Tokoyo 2020 has been postponed due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic
• Olympians, athletes and fans all over the globe will come together today to be active in the world’s largest 24-hour digital workout

 

LITERACY – Comprehension ✏️ 

• I can skim and scan the text
• I can answer in a full sentence

🏀⛳️All About the Olympic Games 🎾⚽️

Read the text carefully twice and answer the questions in full sentences. Remember to include: capital letters, fingers spaces and full stops at the end of your sentences. 😃

I have given you the quanswer to help you: (words from the question to help you begin your answer)

1. The Olympic Games began __________.
2. Only ________ and ________ were allowed to take part in the ancient Greek Olympics.
3. The Olympic Games take place __________.
4. If an athlete comes first in an event, they win the ________ medal. If an athlete comes second in an event, they win the ________ medal. If an athlete comes third in an event, they win the ________ medal.
5. The Olympic torch ________.
6. The colours of the Olympic rings are ______, ______, ______, _______ and ________.

🔍 Read and check over your writing. 🔍

✏️ Draw an illustration of the coloured Olympic rings. ✏️

📚 🌟 Want to know more about a specific Olympic Sport? Want to know more about Olympic athletes? Then Log into your EPIC reading account and search ‘Olympics’ from the search bar and enjoy some remarkable reading time.

 

MATHS – Sumdog 💙

Take part in at least 15 minutes of Sumdog to practise your maths and numeracy skills. 😃

I will reward you with 50/100/200 coins for third, second and first place for daily activity.  🏅 🌟

 

🏃‍♀️ ACTIVE – Olympic Day Workout 🏃🏼‍♂️

Don’t miss the opportunity to #StayActive and work out with some of the world’s best athletes this Olympic Day. 😃

https://www.olympicchannel.com/

You could ask for permission from a parent or adult and join in with a home workout with an Olympican to #StayActive either on the website above or @Olympics in Instagram. 👍🏼

Or you can create your own home workout that you could do in the living room or in the garden. You  will need to choose 10 different exercises that require no equipment and time yourself doing these each for 1 minute to create your own 10 minute home workout. 😃

For example: mountain climbers, squats, bird dogs, twist challenge, shadow boxing, bicycle kicks, hip circles and knee up lunges. 😅

Check out the video for more details: https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/olympic-day-23-june-workout-get-involved/

 

🏃🏼‍♂️GET INVOLVED! #StayActive #OlympicDay 🏃‍♀️

Have a Terrific Tuesday! 👍🏼

Mrs Maher 🍎