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Week 4, Term 3 Mrs. Burdukany. All Blacks Rugby Team!

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All Blacks Rugby,

Rugby was introduced to New Zealand by Charles Monro in 1870 after he returned from England, where he had played the game as a student. Monro introduced the sport to the Nelson Football club, leading to the first inter-club match in New Zealand between Nelson College and the Town Club on May 14, 1870!

New Zealand’s first recorded game of rugby was played on

May 14, 1870, in Nelson. The match took place at the Botanical Reserve and featured the Nelson Rugby Club against Nelson College. Charles Monro, who had learned the sport while studying in England, is credited with introducing rugby to New Zealand and organizing this match. The Nelson Rugby Club won the game by a score of two goals to nil. 

New Zealand’s first international rugby match was played against Australia on

August 15, 1903, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. New Zealand won the match with a score of 22 to 3. New Zealand won their fist International rugby match against Australia! The score was New Zealand 22 points and Australia 3 points! How awesome is that?

The nickname “All Blacks” became widely known during the

1905-1906 New Zealand rugby team’s tour of the British Isles, France, and North America.

  • Uniform color: The most widely accepted explanation is that the name came from the team’s all-black playing kit, consisting of black jerseys, shorts, and socks. The silver fern was the only emblem not in black. The use of “All” was common at the time to describe a fully representative national team.
    The team didn’t have an official nickname prior to the 1905 tour, but were referred to as: The New team!

Jonah Lomu: Rugby’s first global superstar,For:Physicality and speed, The 1995 World Cup, and Legacy!

Richie McCaw: The ultimate leader and winner, for: Record-breaking captaincy,Back-to-back World Cups, Individual accolades and lastly The complete package!

Dan Carter: The master tactician, for:Highest point-scorer,Pivotal World Cup performance,Flawless execution and World-class reputation!

The All Blacks perform the haka before each match

as a way to honor their Māori heritage, prepare themselves mentally and spiritually for the upcoming battle on the field, and challenge their opponents.

Week 2, Term 3 With Miss Goodwin.

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In Week, we did something exciting we continued with Sir Edmund Hillary, Jean Batten and Earnest Rutherford three of the most amazing New Zealander who changed the world!

We found some amazing Highlight’s of the incredible things they did:

First, Sir Edmund Hillary was the first ever person o climb to the Summit of Mount Everest, and he helped build hospital and schools in Nepal and is in the New Zealand 5 Dollar note! How amazing is that!

second, Jean batten a brave pilot who flew all the way from England to New Zealand by her self!

Lastly, Ernest Rutherford was an amazing scientist who discovered important things about atoms — he even split the atom!We talked about how each of them inspired other people and made a big impact on future generations!We also mapped Jean Batten’s flight path on a world map and saw all the countries she flew over. It was really cool to see how far she travelled!

Then we chose one of the three people and made a fact file about them. We wrote about who they were, what they did, and why they were important.

For our STEAM challenges, we got creative!

We designed a survival tool or shelter, thinking like Sir Edmund Hillary on an expedition.

 

We designed paper airplanes to test which would fly the furthest, like Jean

We also built a structure to keep an ice cube from melting. We had to think

Very carefully about the  materials, and design we used!

What We all Learned:

We learned that one person can make a big huge difference in the world.

We practised  problem solving , and teamwork , and  lastly design thinking.

We used creativity  and science  to test  and build  our ideas.

We gained confidence in sharing our learning in many different ways – writing ,presenting and maps!

It was an exciting week full of learning , challenges , and so much fun!Im  proud of what we created and how much we learned and highlighted about these amazing New Zealanders!