Thursday 14 June 2012

Going for Gold!

As our new class topic is 'Olympics 2012' we thought that it would be a good idea to invite a real Olympian into our school and class. We asked David Roberts CBE if he would be kind enough to join us for a question and answer session and we were delighted when he oblidged.
David joined us today and the children asked some questions that they had planned and some that were quite spontaneous (a list of which follows). I would like to thank David for being such a great sport and spending his valueable time with us in class. The children were thrilled that they had a chance to meet an Olympic medalist and also got to hold a real gold medal!

The questions that we asked David Roberts CBE
Have you got a medal?
How did you get a medal?
Did your teacher give you a medal?
Which Olympics have you been to?
How did you do?
Can you swim fast?
How fast?
Can you swim underwater?
What do you eat?
Is your medal shiny?
Is your medal gold?
Can you do a roly poly?
Which country are you from?
Can you run really fast?
Can you jump very far?
Do you have to train?
How long have you been training for the Olympics?
When do you train?
Are you strong?
Do you have a girlfriend?
Have you met the Queen?
What is the Queen's house like?
Where do you live?
What do you wear when you are swimming?
Do you get medals everyday?
Do you win everytime?

The children thought of all of these questions (and a few others) themselves. I think that they did a wonderful job of interviewing David! Da iawn pawb a diolch yn fawr iawn David.

Having a look at a gold medal!


Trying on a gold medal!


We asked plenty of probing questions.


*I hope to add a podcast of some of the interview within the next few days*

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