DAY 9 Olympic Response

DAY 9 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH 
Athlete Profile 
PATRICK CHAN Born: 12/31/1990 (Ottawa, ON) Sport: Figure Skating In the year leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, it seemed like Patrick was destined for a figure skating medal and perhaps gold. But things didn’t work out that way. All season long he struggled with injuries and sickness, and finished in fifth place. Like a true champion, he returned to form and won three World Figure Skating Championships in a row. Will it be gold in Sochi?

JOURNAL ACTIVITY 
Do you think it is more important to win or do your best? Why? Draw and colour a picture that explains your reasons.

Athlete Profile
CHRISTINE NESBITT
Born: 05/17/1985 (Melbourne, AUS)
Sport: Speed Skating - Long Track
Being a gold medallist starts with finding the right sport for you. As a
kid, Christine tried lots of sports like hockey and running before finding
what she thought was her best—short track speed skating. However, it
wasn’t until she changed to long track speed skating in university that
she became a world leader. Since then she has won an Olympic gold

and eight World Championships.

JOURNAL ACTIVITY
Loving what you do keeps you motivated to do your best. Write about one of your passions. Draw and colour

a picture of your passion.

Homework

• Math Definitions 
• Olympic Response

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Olympic Response Day 7

Day 7, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12T
Athlete Profile
MEAGHAN MIKKELSON
Born: 01/04/1985 (Regina, SK)
Sport: Ice Hockey
Meaghan was only 13 when she saw Team Canada win the Olympic
silver in the Nagano 1998 Games. As she watched the TV, she started
dreaming that someday she would play at the Olympic Games. Years
of hard work and persistence paid off. She and her Team Canada
teammates skated off the ice in Vancouver as Olympic champions.
They will try for another gold in Sochi.

JOURNAL ACTIVITY
Like Meaghan experienced, sometimes our dreams take years to come true. Write a letter to yourself about a goal or dream that you have. Encourage yourself to not give up. Draw and colour a picture of your dream coming true.

Tuesday, Olympic Journal

ALEX GOUGH
Born: 05/12/1987 (Calgary, AB)
Sport: Luge
Alex entered the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games as a medal
favourite for the women’s luge. However, things didn’t work out as
planned. When the organizers changed the course to make it safer, it
threw her off her game. Race day was a heartbreak. But this has made
Alex hungrier to prove that she is the best in the world. She goes to Sochi
as a World Championship medalist and a podium favourite.

JOURNAL ACTIVITY

Like Alex, sometimes things don’t go according to plan and we don’t perform as well as we thought we would at sports, the arts or school. Write about a time that this happened to you and how you didn’t quit. Draw and colour a picture of the story. 

Homework

The map and inference questions are due tomorrow. For the map, read the instructions on the prior page.

Meet Charles Hamlin

Meet Charles Hamlin the focus of tomorrows problem solving question.

Olympic Response Day 4

DAY 5 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH MARIANNE ST-GELAIS Born: 02/17/1990 (Roberval, QC) Sport: Speed Skating - Short Track Marianne still remembers overhearing another speed skater saying that she wasn’t very good. Instead of leaving her sad, the unkind words motivated her to work harder. By the time she got to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, nobody was thinking that she couldn’t compete with the best. She won a pair of silver medals, including one on her birthday. Look for Marianne to wear gold in Sochi. JOURNAL ACTIVITY Just like in Marianne’s story, sometimes people can say some pretty discouraging things. Write a note to a friend or family member encouraging them to be excellent at something that they love to do. Draw and colour a picture of them succeeding at their activity.