Cooking At Tech - Rock Cakes (Mini)

Today for cooking at tech we cooked rock cakes. My partner Brooklyn, helped me mix and scoop the batter on to the flat cooking tin (looked like a chopping board) but anyways the ingredients were S.R flour, Sugar, An egg and Oil. The measurements were 1 1/2 cup of S.R flour, 1/2 of sugar, 1/2 of cream, 1/4 cup of oil and 1 egg. The equipment used in this project were a rubber scrapper, Large serving spoon, a big measuring bowl, a flat baking tin and an oven (obviously).

The Lighthouse Poem

This piece of learning is about the Inchcape rock and bell. The characters mentioned in this poem are Sir Ralph the Rover (the finder) who is known as a captain of a pirate crew which sunk because of a dangerous rock called the Inchcape rock.

M&M's Predictions

Today and yesterday Mr Johnston and the class focused on the M&M's history and the color puzzle (missing blue). We all put in the first slide that talked about each person in our groups personal thoughts about the M&M's. First to start with (yesterday) we predicted how many treats/M&M's in each/per packet/pack. Why do you think our M&M's look big and is full of air instead of being filled up with the treats? is it because we need to keep the freshness in or to make the packet look big so many people could buy it? 

Silver Excellence Badge - CARE Awards - Sir Edmund Hillary

Today I have completed an activity that was set for me to earn a CARE Award badge.
This presentation is all about the risk taker named Sir Edmund Hillary.

Tech reflections - Cooking

Today at tech year 8's made chocolate muffins, using vanilla essence, milk, choco chips, 1 egg  and self rising flour.

The measurements:
1 1/2 cup of self rising flour
1/2 a cup of milk
1/4 tsp of vanilla essence
1 egg

Equipment:
Teaspoon
scrapper
silver big bowl
and an oven...

Oven temper:
180 for 15 minutes...

Tech Refection - Cooking

Today for cooking our group made quiche (an vegetable, egg, bacon and pastry pie). My partner was Kanye. We worked collaboratively to create this quiche. You will need an adult to help to dice the ham and take the tin out of the oven.

Ingredients:
 4 eggs
1/2 cup of  milk
Diced ham (or you can dice the ham)
Mozzarella cheese
Pastry
Oil spray none stick

Equipment:
Whisker
Rolling pin
baking tin
Knife

Enjoy!

Kiwi Can Relfection

Today at kiwi can, the value we learn about was Accountability. Our kiwi can leaders talk and teach us about good values like:
Confidence, Attitude, Respect, Excellence and Innovation. The value 'Accountability' means taking responsibility for you own actions, owning up to your mistakes, speaking clearly, focusing on school work (staying on task not going on game sites), being self managed by posting work you need to post on your blog, being set up for success (being organized by keeping chrome book charged), being on time for tech, remembering to bring PE uniform. The challenges we faced were: 2 truths 1 lie (honesty), Copy me (leading by example), our school GKQ and green light. Our kiwi can leaders are Mrs Lily and Mr Matt.

Respect Badge - School Brochure

Today I have completed a CARE Award task. This task was to create a school brochure about belonging to P.B.S (Panmure Bridge School.

Divide Strategy - Maths

Today our maths focus was to use the division strategy to solve math jigsaws. I found this strategy confusing. But as I worked through it with my group I started understanding and knowing how to use it. If you use this strategy you might get into a twist! In my Digital Learning Object (DLO) I have written in how I solved the puzzle, the strategy using maths language and the word problem. 

My E-mail to Mrs Wells - A science teacher at Tamaki College

Yesterday, I e - mailed an expert in science who name is Mrs Wells. I asked her a few questions about the immune system. Her and her class are still finding out about the system. She is probably the first scientist I've ever had a conversation with! Above show the screenshots I've taken while e - mailing her yesterday and today.

Colloquialism and Slang - Definitions and examples

Today for reading our group (Waiheke) were focused on reading a book called 'The Fall'... The book talked about a young boy called Zac. His personality is very similar to mine. He is an impatient, risk taking, competitive, no brainier and doesn't think before he acts. After that we created a DLO telling and giving examples so that the reader isn't stuck on trying their best to understand what it means/defines. I worked with Nyjah, Fui, Joshua W and Joseph.

CARE Awards - Teaching Junior Student How To Blog About Their Learning

Today Mckenzy and I were working together to blog her DLO about her student led conference that took place on Thursday the 7th of June. I helped her use her past tense and powerful vocabulary. This helped improve Mckenzys confidence in blogging. She found this quite hard to do but as she carried on writing I felt like she knew everything about blogging! 

My Comment on Mckenzy's hard work - Great work Mckenzy! you are improving more and more each day in class! keep blogging and never give up on your goals...

Student Led Conferences

Yesterday we had a student led conferences. My mum came in with my young brother. I talked and introduced her to my class LS2. I showed her my displayed art work, reading posters and maths. My mum posted an encouraging comment on my blog.

I would like to thank my two teachers Mrs Kirkpatrick and Mrs Anderson for helping me and encouraging me to be brave when saying my script.

Kiwi Sport

Yesterday on Thursday group B went to kiwi sport rippa rugby. I learnt all about side stepping. Side stepping helps you improve your rugby skills. This skill helps you get away from your partner in a blink of an eye. We then practiced how to do a little twist so that you end up the same direction as running straight. When I had a go at it I almost fell! in my head I would say "why did I even think of doing this!".... My question is "how hilarious was it once you tried something new?".

Kiwi Can Reflection

Yesterday at Kiwi Can, group B were learning and focusing on the topic 'integrity' our theme was 'role models'. I learnt that a role model is someone who is trustworthy, caring, shows respect, makes the right choices, who we want to be in the future and who leads by example. I trust and respect my parents and grandparents because they were the people who've cared for me, raised me and taught me how to make positive decisions in life and shown me to try even though I come to hard life living decisions. Who do care about and is trustworthy, respectful and encouraging?

Tech Reflection - Tamaki College Cooking

Today for cooking we baked chocolate chip cupcakes. I worked by myself. The ingredients we used to bake this was self rising flour, chocolate chips, sugar, 1 large egg, coco powder and milk. The measurement for flour was 1 1/2 a cup, then 1/2 a cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of coco powder and 1/2 a cup of milk. We all waited maybe for 5 minutes for the cupcakes to be ready and rise. Our teacher is Mrs Tu'ipulotu... i put whipped cream on top of mine.

CARE Awards - Our Head Girl

Today I have accomplished the activity I have chosen to do for my CARE Award booklet. In this activity I have written about our head girl Tiava. She's shown respect, excellence, a good attitude and innovation. 

CARE Awards

 

Today I have completed a CARE Award activity that includes quotes! But not any quote an inspirational quote! These quotes could boost you confidence in education. Remember don't be afraid to just give it a try. 

Adjectives, Adverbs and nouns

This week  for writing Joel and I created a character description using adjectives and nouns. We all worked together to highlight nouns, adjectives and adverbs (action words). My favorite adjective word is 'suspicious'. I learnt that a 'noun' is a name of something, somewhere and someone. An 'adverb' is an action word or doing word. Finally an adjective is a describing word. The adjective describes the noun.

An Example:
E.g 1: The girl ran to her mother - One with the noun only.
E.g 2: The girl ran quickly to her mother - This example has an adjective and a noun
E.g 3: The girl ran quickly looking suspicious to her mother - This example includes an adjective and noun...

5 times tables strategy

Today in math our focus was to use the five times tables to solve times table problems! I didn't know we could use this strategy to solve these times table puzzles out! I have found out that I can use this strategy for multiplication, addition, subtraction and many more! this strategy can be used for any maths puzzle. 

Tech - At Tamaki College

Today at tech we rotated to different subjects. Our group went to cooking with Mrs Tu'ipulotu. She taught our group how to follow instructions and and to read the ingredients on the board. We all got into pairs and Mrs Tu'ipulotu numbered us from 1 - 8. I was paired up with Kanye. We used S.R flour (Self Rising Flour), three measuring cups, serving spoon, spat choler, oil, eggs, milk and a frying pan to fry the pancakes. First we filled 1 whole cup and 1/2 half a cup of flour and tipped it into the baking bowl/measuring bowl. Then we filled a whole measuring cup of milk and poured it in. Kanye sifted the ingredients together to form a thick mixture. After that we got our serving spoon out and scooped up one by one of the thick pancake mixture and put it on the frying pan the first one  turned into a burnt one. The others then turned into a golden brown looking pancake. I wanted to save some for my friends and mum. When we got back I ate something else rather than the pancakes.