Welcome to Room 10's blog! This is a place where we will be able to share our news with you, some of our published work, some of our daily writing, our reflections, and our photos. Please note....some work won't be edited - just our first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. We would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Monday 19 September 2016
Paralympics facts from Lexie
1. Did you know the paralympics are the second largest sports competition in the world.
2. Like the olympics, the paralympics are a competition of people with the highest athletic ability.
3. The name “paralympics” comes from the greek prefix “para”( in this context, “beside” or “alongside”) and “olympics.”
4. The 2016 summer games feature events in 23 sports, 18 of which are also olympic sports.
5. The first paralympic Games took place in Rome, a week after the 1960 summer olympics Games were held there.
6. The 1972 paralympics included the first competition for quadraplegics, and demonstration events for the visually impaired.
Luca and Aaliyah's Book Reviews
Thursday 8 September 2016
Tuesday 6 September 2016
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