Visit the Papatoetoe Art Show at Papatoetoe North Primary School to see some amazing and creative artwork from all our local schools. Here's a sneak preview! Last day Thursday 1st September, open 9.00am to 4.30pm.

Rio 2016 Olympics!

 
Were you excited about the RIO Olympics? Did you watch lots on TV? Here are some Olympic facts:

The RIO Olympics were fantastic!


1. More than 10,000 athletes entered the 2016 Olympics.
2. The first Olympics started more than 2,500 years ago.
3. Pole vaulters jump higher than a double - decker bus.
4. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece, 1896.
5. Athletes come from 204 different countries.
6. Canada won gold for ice hockey in 2010.
7. Australia won gold, NZ won silver and Canada won bronze in Rugby.

Reported by Primrose and Lily 

CRAZY FACTS!!!

1.The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant
2. Our eyes are always the same size from birth.
3. Earth is not round, it is slightly pear-shaped.

4. Mel Blanc, who played the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.

5.The shortest war on record took place in 1896 when Zanzibar surrendered to Britain after 38 minutes!

6. During the War both countries would call a truce and play soccer!

 

7.In the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day!

Reported By Noelani

Tornado in China

 
Reported by Noelani
A tornado and hailstorm have killed at least 98 people and injured nearly 800 in the East Chinese province of Jiangsu. It was the worst tornado to hit China in half a century. The winds were powerful enough to pick up vehicles. The tornado and hailstorm has killed 98 people and has injured nearly 800 people. The tornado is the worst one to hit China in half a century. The wind was so strong it could lift vehicles.

Olympic Medals NOT Made of REAL GOLD!!!

Gold medals are the ultimate prize in any Olympic sport.
All WORLD ATHLETES WOULD DO ALMOST ANYTHING FOR THEM!

However, at the Rio Olympics there is no such thing. Both the first and the second place athletes get silver medals with the only difference being that those that finish first get theirs plated in a tiny amount of gold.

The medals given to champions at these Olympics will weigh around 500g, so to make them entirely from gold would have cost about $23,500 in material, each.

By taking the silver medals and then plating them in a tiny amount of Brazilian gold, the actual value of the metal inside those medals is about $600.

The gold cover is certified to have a certain amount of purity and is considered very high quality.

A total of 2,488 medals have been produced: 812 gold, 812 silver and 864 bronze.

WHAT IS THE DESIGN LIKE?
For the first time, the medals are slightly thicker at their central point compared with their edges. The name of the event for which the medal was won is engraved by laser along the outside edge.

The designs feature laurel leaves – a symbol of victory in ancient Greece, in the form of the wreaths awarded to competition winners – surrounding the Rio 2016 Olympic logo.

Reported By Noelani