How did the Olympic Games begin? - BBC Bitesize.

The Year 1 children took part in 3 workshops, and the day ended with everyone coming together for one amazing choir. The aim of the event was for pupils to experience the physiological and psychological benefits of singing, to educate them in the health benefits of singing and to inspire and encourage life-long participation in music and the arts.

We love watching our heroes trying to win gold. I don’t usually get excited about seeing my country’s flag, but at the Olympics, I love it. I think the Olympics were better many years ago. Then, they had traditional Olympic sports. Nowadays we have professional tennis and baseball stars playing in sports that aren’t really Olympic sports.

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE (born 28 January 1986) is a British former track and field athlete from England, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 European champion.

Welcome to the Olympian Homework Page. In school we have set aside the last period of the day (11th period) for students to complete homework with a teacher present to assist with questions or concerns your child may run into while working on homework. Many children will use this time wisely and often complete most of their homework during this time. Encourage, motivate, and prompt your.

Top 100 Sports Personalites. A list of 100 famous sporting personalities. These great sportsmen and sportswomen are taken from a variety of sports including football, athletics, cycling, gymnastics, baseball, boxing, cycling and more.

Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Olympic Gold by Deloris Jordan is a childrens biography. This book is written by Michael Jordans mother, as she narrates his childhood dream of one day becoming a professional basketball player in the Olympics.

Inspirational People. This is a selection of inspirational people, people who have made a lasting contribution towards creating a better world. These people have inspired others by their various achievements, but also by their attitude and values.

BBC Sport and British Swimming have launched the Big Splash - a project designed to inspire the UK to swim in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics. Students from Langdon School in east London interviewed Olympic medal-winning swimmer Ian Thorpe to find more.

Kobe Bryant is famous for being one of the best basketball players in the history of the NBA. He played guard for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years. He was known for his tough defense, vertical leap, and ability to score winning baskets at the end of the game. He is widely considered the best basketball player of the 2000s and perhaps one of.

He is currently composing the music for the new Christmas Carol film due for release later this year which the students await with great anticipation. He also arranged the theme tune for the BBC’s 2018 World Cup coverage. Many thanks Alex for coming in to inspire our young musicians. You can find out more about Alex’s projects here.

Here are some interesting Brazil Facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids. Capital: Brasilia, with 2.9 million inhabitants is the country's fourth largest city. The largest city in Brazil is Sao Paolo with 12.4 million inhabitants. Literacy: More than 91% of the people can read and write.

Cruel and fickle, passionate and vindictive, jealous and insecure, petty and insane: the inhabitants of Mount Olympus represent an attempt by the ancient Greeks to explain the chaos of the universe through human nature. Thus, like every deity invented before and since, these gods and goddesses are.