Richie Patterson at Edgewater College

Thanks you to the New Zealand Olympics Ambassador Richie Patterson.

On Wednesday 9th August 2017 we went to see Richie Patterson at Edgewater College hall at 11.45am to 12.45pm. Richie Patterson is a New Zealand Olympics Ambassador. He is the weightlifter. He won his gold and silver medal on commonwealth game. The Te Tapori community class came to watch with us. I enjoyed seeing him on that day.

Andrew.

Yesterday Richie Patterson came to Edgewater College hall. He showed us some of his videos. He is a weightlifter. l like his gold medal.  He showed us how to weightlift. He signed some of his Olympic Ambassador cards that he give us.

Cole

This is a picture of Richie Patterson at my school doing his talking to the audience.

He is talking about his life story as a weightlifter and he's really fit and strong. He has won a gold medal and a silver medal. He's good and the best weightlifter that's all I say.

Ethan

On Wednesday Richie Patterson came to my classroom and some of my old friends came from Sommerville School. After morning tea we went to the hall with 3 classrooms and we sat down on the chairs to listen to Richie.

First we watched the video of the Rio Olympic Games 2016 and Richie talked about weightlifting. When he first started weightlifting he was trying to lift this weight up but he was too scared to do it and he came 4th place. In 2014 he had to do the 3rd attempt for the weightlifting and he did lift up high because he was so brave.

At the end I gave Richie a pen for the iPad and I spoke really clearly.

Finn

Today Richie Patterson came to visit our school.

He is an Olympic Ambassador and a weight lifter.

He has been to the Olympic Games.

I liked listening to Richie Patterson.

Gregory

On Wednesday  Richie Patterson came to visit our school. He talked about the three values and what he did at the Olympics. He won a gold medal for weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. Richie gave out cards to some of the audience. I liked that he didn’t give up.

Jordan

Yesterday Richie Patterson came to school hall at 11.45am until 12.45pm.

Richie is a weight lifter. He talked and showed a video. I enjoyed it so much because He won a medals for weight lifting at the Commonwealth Games and Olympics.

I saw my friend from Community class Te Hapori. It was a fun day.

Nikhil

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