Adams Win Silver At Rio Games

Shot put super star Valarie Adams has won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Michelle Carter from USA won the final with a 20.63m throw which was too good for Adams. Anita Morton from Hungary finished third. Carter throw away the competition with her final throw. Adams throw was further than her throw in London 2012. In Rio the throws were shorter. 

Hurricanes Win First Super Rugby Title

The Hurricanes have won the 2016 super rugby with hard fought 20-3 over the lions. It is their first time they have won the competition after losing twice in the final. Hurricanes first five Beauden Barrett was man of the match. He scored the final try of the game and had two penalties. Cory Jane scored the only try on first half. 

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Butterfly Stroke

On Monday we had to write a realistic fiction.We had to think of a Olympic event that we want to do at the Olympic games in Rio. People chose different Olympic games. I chose butterfly stroke. My training started at 5:00am and finished at 5:00pm. My coach name is Laura. I had to practice using both arms and do butterfly kicks. I had to try my best so I can challenge myself.

My Olympic Mascot

Today we made our own Olympic mascot using sumo paint and pixlr. Our class drew different mascot. The rings represent the Olympic games. My mascot represent the Rio Olympic. The name is called Rio. 

Pokemon Go Takes Over The World

The latest world wide crazy Pokemon Go has taken over the world for the last few weeks.The game is put out by Nintendo and is now played on mobile devices. The game has become the most search on Google games. The game is only live in New Zealand. Pokemon is a new game that people can use for the first time on their mobile phone and devices.  Kiwi Kids News

Library Cat Allowed To Stay

A North Texas city has voted the cat to his job as a mascot of the city's public library.The council voted 3-0 to let Browser stay at the library for two weeks. 

The vote was taken without hearing from Browser's supporters who jammed the council chamber.  

On social media all supported of keeping Browser the job. 

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My Speech On Samoa

A few weeks ago Ruapotaka school started speeches. Lots of people decided to do different topics. For my speech I decided to talk about Samoa. I chose this topic because it was important to me and my family and because it is also my culture. My speech was 2 minutes and 38 seconds long. My best part of my speech was talking about the islands. 

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