Year four,
This week you have been given new places to sit in the afternoons and you chose your own table names from the theme ‘sporting heroes’. Our new table names are: Cristiano Ronaldo; Lionel Messi; Mo Farah; and Usain Bolt. Some of you didn’t know who Mo Farah was, so for this week’s homework can you find three facts about the sporting hero for the table you sit on? Post your answers in a comment by clicking on ‘leave a comment’. Don’t forget to put your name at the end so I know who has written it. Good luck, I can’t wait to read your comments,
Mrs Barry
1. He plays as number 7.
2. He plays for Real Madrid.
3. He plays midfield.
Well done for finding three facts Caitlin. Remember to tell everyone who your facts are about!
Mrs Barry
You can have two table points for your new afternoon table Caitlin!
Mrs Barry
1. In June 2010 Ronaldo became the fourth footballer to be represented at Madame Tussauds waxwork in London
2. We all know that he is fast,infact he is that fast he is faster than a spanish sprinter Angel David Rodriquez
3. 130 km per hour is the speed of Ronaldo’s free kick
Well done Imogen, you found three really interesting facts! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Ronaldo facts: He plays for Barcelona, he’s the 2nd best player in the world, he’s one of the most popular athletes!
Great facts about Ronaldo Lucas, you can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Lionel Messi has won 4 ballon d’ores (a world record). The ballon d’or is the trophy you get when you win the best football player in the world.
Lionel Messi’s club team is FC Barcelona and his international team is Argentina.
Lionel Messi’s birthday is June 24th 1987.
Fantastic facts found Hayden, you can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Cristiano Ronaldo plays football for Real Madrid. He is from Portugal. He was named world player of the year in 2008, 2013 and 2014.
Great facts found Joseph, you can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Lionel Messi
He is from Argentina,
He plays for Barcelona,
He was born on the 24th June 1987.
Well done for finding three facts Hannah! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Usain Bolt
He is the fastest runner in the world,
He is from Jamaica,
He does the 100m sprint.
Well done for finding three facts Eve. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
My three facts about Cristiano Ronaldo.
1. He has just broken the record for scoring goals for Real Madrid. He now has 230 goals.
2. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro and he was born on February 5, 1985 in Madeira, Portugal.
3. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Lilliana Catia.
Thomas Howe
Really interesting facts found Thomas, I never knew Ronaldo had such a long name! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Mo Farah was born on 23rd March 1983 in Somalia ,Africa.
He wanted to play for Arsenal football club as a right winger.
Mo farah is married to Tania Nell they have three daughters – Rhianna , Aisha and Amani
Maddison Howe
Well done for finding three interesting facts about Mo Farah Maddison. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
I sit on Mo Farah’s table.
He is famous for being one of the best long distance runners. He has won 2 Olympic gold medals.
He was born in Africa and moved to England when he was 8.
Mo Farah has twins just like me and Evie!!!
Fantastic facts about Mo Farah Alfie, how interesting that he has twins too! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
In the afternoons we now have new tables. My table is called Usain Bolt who is the fastest man in the world. He is a short distance runner who has won 6 Olympic gold medals.
He likes to dance just like me!
Excellent facts Evie, isn’t it great that you have something in common with Usain Bolt? You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
FACT 1 :-
Mo Farah was born on 23rd of March 1983 in Somalia, Africa.
He came to Great Britain when he was 8 yrs old.
FACT 2 :-
At the London Olympics in 2012, Mo Farah won two gold medals.
He won both the 10,000 meters and 5000 meters events.
FACT 3 :-
As part of his training regime, Mo Farah runs on a treadmill that is submerged in water.
When running, Farah is submerged to his waist in water, which enables him to train hard without risking the injury that training outside on a track could cause.
He is said to use this form of training three to four times a week.
Neve Isabella Stassoulli
These are superb facts Neve! I love how detailed they are and I never knew about fact three until now, so you have taught me something new. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Mo Farah was born on the 23rd March 1983 in Somalia, Africa.
He went to Feltham community college and was very keen on sports .
He wanted to play for Arsenal as a right winger.
In 1996, he came ninth in the cross country championship. He was only 13. He won it the next year.
In 2006 he ran 5000 metres in the time of 13mins 9:40 seconds this was the 2nd fastest time by a British athlete.
Amelia Cooke Y4
Really interesting facts about Mo Farah Amelia, I enjoyed reading these. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
1. Mo Farah was born on the 23rd of March 1983 in Somalia, Africa.
2. He moved to Britan when he was 8.
3.He wanted to play for Arsenal football club as a right winger.
4.In 2006, MO ran 5000m in 13 minutes, which was the second fastest time by a British athlete.
You found four fantastic facts, well done Adi! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
1. Mo Farah wanted to play for Arsenal Football Club when he was a boy.
2. He is the double Olympic champion at 5000 and10,000 metres running.
3. He is also the double World champion at the same distances.
Zaine Fitzpatrick-Smith
You found three really interesting facts about Mo Farah, well done Zaine. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
1. His t-shirt number is number 7.
2. He is a footballer.
3. He plays for Real Madrid and Portugal.
Well done for finding three facts Rory, remember to tell everyone who they are about. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
3 facts about Lionel Messi
1. He is one of the world’s most famous footballers and plays for Barcelona.
2. He is from Argentina.
3. He is 28 years old.
Kate
Excellent facts Kate! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Mrs Barry these are my four facts about Usain bolt.
He is from Jamaica and he is 1.95 metres tall. He is the fastest runner in the world and he holds the 100 and 200 metres world record.
Hope you liked my facts about Usain bolt.
From Megan .
Excellent facts about Usain Bolt Megan. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Usain bolt was born in 21.8.86 in Trelawny in Jamaica.
He is 1.95 meters tall.
His fiscal name is Usain St. Leo Bolt.
He is the fastest man in the world.
He can run 23.7 mph
He would like to play football for Manchester United.
Usain Bolt likes to do dancing, being a DJ and cricket.
Fantastic facts found about Usain Bolt, well done Max. You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry
Our table had to find 3 facts about Mo Farah here are mine -
1. He stars in the Quorn advert but is in fact not vegetarian.
2. He is 32 years old.
3. Farah is the European record holder for the 1500 m, 10,000m half marathon and two miles, the British record holder for the 5000 m, the European indoor record holder for 5000 m, the British indoor record in the 3000 m, and the current indoor world record holder for the two miles.
Austin
Really interesting facts Austin, well done! You can have two table points for your new afternoon table.
Mrs Barry