Technology

IALT: Reflect about Technology!

Hello EVERYBODY!

Welcome back to my blog!

Today for technology, We made Mince Pies! Sadly, this is the 2nd to last week of Technology with the year 8's and our last week of Technology is next week. I am a bit upset but it's gonna happened and oh well. It was an AMAZING experience getting to fry onions and mince with my peers on the pan, It felt nerve-wracking doing it because I was a bit afraid because I thought that I was going to get burned but it didn't happened which was GREAT!

I worked with my Kia Manawanui peers who are Constance (Year 7) & Frances (Year 8). They were AMAZING and I'd love to have them as peers next week when we do Technology again! I thought we were actually going to make mince pies, But it was like mince pie on a tray, As we were frying it like with my peers which are Constance & Frances, We thought that the mince wouldn't taste good or the mince pie because how us 3 are bad cooks except Constance, But we still had hope!

Technology

IALT: Reflect about Technology!

Bonjour! And Greetings to you all...

Welcome back to my blog!

On Thursday, Kia Manawanui went to Technology at Tamaki College! I was excited because I remembered that I was in Cooking! By the way - It was Tongan Language Week so we dressed up on that day and went to Technology like that. We were suppose to wear uniform but Ms Aireen forgot to give out that message the day before but oh well.

So as we arrived to our Technology classes, We sat down at our tables and the session began. We were making Cinnamon Muffins with Jam in the middle like inside. For this recipe, we needed:

• S.R Flour
• Sugar
• Jam
• Cinnamon

           Materials:

• Wisk
• 2 Bowls
• Scrapper
• Teaspoon
• Muffin Trays
• Muffin Cups
• Measuring Cups

  The Steps:

Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Step 2 - Add 1 and 1/2 cup of S.R flour into your bowl.

Step 3 -  Then add 1/2 cup of sugar into the same bowl.

Step 3 - After that, Add 1 egg, 1/3 of a cup of Oil and 1/2 of a cup of Milk into a bowl then mix it with the whisk.
Step 4 - Then mix both of the two separate ingredients together.
Step 5 - Put muffin cups into a muffin tray, Then pour the mixture into the molds.
Step 6 - Then mix 1 teaspoon of Brown Sugar and Cinnamon together in a little bowl.
Step 7 - Then in another little bowl, Put 1 teaspoon of Jam into it.
Step 8 - Add a little bit of jam in the middle of each muffin mixture mold after you put in the mixture to make the muffin into the muffin cups.
Step 9 - Add a pinch of Cinnamon on top of the muffin mixture and do it on ALL of the muffin mixtures.
Step 10 - Then put the tray inside the oven and leave it there until it turns golden brown.
Step 11 - Then when the muffins turn out the way you want it to be then take the tray out and enjoy your cinnamon muffins!

Would you be able to make this?!

Thanks for reading!

Many Thanks!

Technology

IALT: Reflect about Technology!

Kia Orana and Greetings to you all...

Welcome back to my blog!

In the morning, Kia Manawanui went to Technology at Tamaki College! As we got to our Technology classes, Ms Tuipulotu opened the door and we went inside the classroom. We ALL sat down at our tables and the lesson began! We were making Sausages with Potato Salad, I was SO excited then got a bit confused because Ms Tuipulotu said that we will be making Honey Soy Chicken but oh well.

She explains to us the ingredients, recipe and materials we need to make this. Then explained that we are learning this stage now which is Cooking so we could do other difficult dishes when we keep on going to Technology!

(Ingredients)

2 eggs

1 red onion

- Oil

- 1 carrot

- 4 pieces of ham

- 3 potatoes

- Mayonaise

- Sausages

(Materials)

- Colander

- Tongs

- 1 big bowl

- Dicer

- Plates

- Forks

 - Spoon

Recipe:

Step 1 - Peel the potato, slice and cook until soft, boil together with egg then Slice in half and dice it 4 times. 

Step 2 - Drain using the colander and put it into a big silver bowl. Step 3 - Dice the ham, red onion and grate the carrot - (Peel the eggs and dice).

Step 4 - Put everything together then and mix it. 

Step 5  - Enjoy your potato salad! (For sausages) - Fry the sausages until golden brown then serve it on a plate with your pot!

The finished product:

Would you want to make food like this?!

Many Thanks!

What does Mauri Mean to me (?)

Kia Ora.

Today, Half of the Kia Manawanui (Because some went to Rainbows End).. Students, have been working on an artwork called "Mauri"..

What does Mauri Mean

(Maori Meaning to ) -Life Force. or Essence.

Where does Mauri come from?

Mauri is in yourself. Every child now and then are naturally born with Mauri. Weather, you have disability or your just a person. As you age, you slightly decide when your ready at activating in.

Why is Mauri important?

It doesnt only keep the legends from the great past known, and our culture alive. But, Mauri guides you to find yourself more and more throughout your journey. It helps you to know who you are(?) and find the kind of person you really are(?).Mauri comes with Mana. And mana comes with respect..To respect Mauri, you need to learn lots about who you are and about your culture. 

What does mauri mean in your context?:

In my opinion: Mauri means finding out, who you are and being yourself. 

Here is the art I have drawn for my Mauri Artwork:

The Tamaki logo represents the school I go to.. 

The Aroha represents my family and friends ... Uniting;

The Sun and Hook represents the day Maui slowed down the sun, for days to go by slow.. What my culture believes in.. 

The New Zealand flag represents the land I live on.. Where I stand: Where I stay.. Where I belong!

What I have been doing today(?)

Kia Ora! Kei te pehea koe?(How are you?)..
Although, this blog will be about, what I have been up to today!..

Have you ever heard of Manaiakalani? If you haven't heard of the word Manaiakalani before.. Here is my definition of what it means: Where all tamaki clusters make a film of what they've learned for the term and share it across every school. Which is basicly, like a film festival.! (Sorry if I am not specific about what Manaiakalani means, but this is all I know in short sentences). An example of this is: Room 10 made a movie/rap about how sugar can effect your body.. 

Anyways, what I am really trying to say, is that.. My buddy(Cerenity) - Her blogspot is.. (www.tpscerenityh.blogspot.co.nz). and I (Constance).. Have been working on a Manaiakalani display board.. This display board has 10 different types of movies/songs/raps, Tamaki Primary/intermediate school has made. But, put all together! .

Something I found challenging today, was working on the layout of how the film strips would be place.

I also found today really fun ! This is because, I got time to take the time off to work alone with my friend. .And it was just great working together with her! . 

Yogurt Making

25/10/17 we made yogurt and it was our first time doing it as a class so we needed a bit of help. Frances was taught the day after so she came along and helped us. We made two different yogurts, One was Forest fruits and the other one was pineapple and coconut bits.

I enjoyed eating the forest fruits yogurt because it tasted so DELICIOUS! 

Here is little bit of information about how to make yogurt and what you will need..

Technology! #Reflection

This week for Technology I worked with Frances and Akanesi. We baked Rock Cake.

Ingredients: 

Self Raising Flour

Sugar

Whipped Cream

Chocolate Syrup 

Egg

Vanilla Essence

Milk

And the utensils we used was: 

Cooling Tray

Oven Tray

Measuring Cups

Big Bowl

Plastic Scraper

Desert Spoon

Well I can say that today wasn't the best of our days, with not much people paying attention to instructions and getting the texture wrong. Mrs Tuipulotu wasn't too happy about it and, she started reminding us about remembering to listen and pay attention.

A challenge I found was when I had to put the texture onto the baking tray because it spread all over the tray connecting with the others. I enjoyed working with a new peer and finding out his different cooking skills.

Sorry, I have not yet been sent the photo of my groups DELICOUS! baking..

But, please leave a comment!

The Zones of Regulation! #Explanation #SEEstructure

In this explanation, I have been using the S.E.E.E structure to help me stay on track! What does S.E.E.E stand for?

Statement

Explain

Example

Effect

The Zones of Regulation!

Did you know that there is more than 4 zones of feelings that humans go through? There is several emotions that the human body has to let action of every day but the four main zones I’m going to be telling you about today is The red zone, the blue zone, the green zone and also the yellow zone. Keep reading and you’ll soon find out what I’m talking about.

RED ZONE!

The first zone of regulation is the red zone. The red zone is based on all the high tempered, over-whelming , out of control emotions. Feelings such as anger, stressed, overwhelmed and many more. An example of times where these emotions are shown is when you’re stuck in a pickle with mates or an enemy and you start randomly taking your anger out on others. Or sometimes you could be angry because you didn’t get enough rest the night before so you start to throw things and act all stressed out in front of others. The effect on this is you might hurt someone around you and maybe even yourself. A way you could act in this situation includes: I throw things around me, break them, use bad language and sometimes hurt others who are around me! And sometimes take it out on other people. There are many different way that these emotions could be controlled. You could simply take time off to clear your mind and to set your mind straight.

BLUE ZONE!
Next, we have the Blue Zone. The Blue Zone stands on the base of sadness, tiredness, boredom, sickness, and being depressed. An example of times where these emotions are shown may be when, you’re sitting in class, all bored up and doing nothing. It can also relate to you, when you’re moving slowly, Not caring about anything and being kick back all day long. The effect of this could make your muscles weak and could also cause your mind to be sleepy. And, obviously, we need our brains and muscles to be motivated for learning. How can you support yourself in this Zone? What I do, to keep and encourage my Blue zone to stay motivated includes; Cleaning. Exercising. Sports. Sleeping. Eating.

YELLOW ZONE!

We have now entered the Yellow Zone. The emotions in the Yellow Zone contains: Nervous, Silly, Excited, Jealous, scared or even surprised. An example of times you may express these feelings are when, you’ve been given a test to complete for the end of the year report. Clearly, we all want a great end of the year report! Although, a way you could probably act in this zone, is: Fiddling with things that are around you. Annoy others who are around you. Distracting others from learning time. This feeling would be nervous and also frustrated! The effect of this could cause you to worry about everything! For an example.: You might say negative words, such as: :Ooh, I won;t get this done!:.. We need to encourage our Yellow Zone, and a way to do that is, to stop worrying and think about good things.

GREEN ZONE!

The last dimension, is the Green Zone. The Green Zone involves, feeling: Happy, Calm, Content or good to go. An example or a way you act when you’re in this Zone is when, you jump around and also interacting with people around you. The effect of this is that, you’ll be able to connect easily with pairs around you.

CONCLUSION!

I have given you the 4 main zones of regulations we feel daily. You might have only two zones in one day! And you just, might have it all! Although, I hope you have enjoyed! Thank you and see you around the school! Kia pai to ra!

Hei Tama, Tu Tama!

Goodafter Noon!

Have you ever heard the word  indigenous before? The word  indigenous means, "Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; Native. 

The purpose of this question is because, you can catch up with what I am about to tell you! Instead of you, wasting your time and looking on google about "What  indigenous means(?)". Although, lets jump straight into the task. 

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Hei Tama, Tu Tama! 

Hei Tama, Tu Tama is the name of the  indigenous game room 10 has been taught from Miss Kyla(Our Maori Teacher)!. 

What are the rules of this Game(?)

• The defender begins the game by calling "Hei tama tū tama" and places their hands in one of the four positions described above.
• The challenger replies with "Hei tama tū tama" and does a different action.
• When one player catches the other doing the same action, that player calls "Hei tama tū tama rā!" and scores a point.
• The winner of the point then re-starts the set, saying "Tahi. Hei tama tū tama", and play continues until a player is caught out again.
• Each time a player scores a point, they re-start the set by saying the number of points they now have followed by "Hei tama tū tama."
  
  Posistions(?)!
• Hands on hips.
• Both forearms raised, fists clenched, and elbows to the side.
• Right forearm raised with clenched fist, left hand on hip.
• Left forearm raised with clenched fist, right hand on hip.
• The game continues until one player reaches ten points – this completes the set.
  
  Kupu/Word:
  
• Hei Tama, Tu Tama!
  Tama Ra!
  
  
• Here are some photos and a quick video for you to really understand the game!
• Hope you enjoy!
  #IndeginousGames
  
  Click Here!> Hei Tama, Tu Tama! 

Fatu Feu'u #Storiesfromthepacific

During this lesson, we have been learning about...

Inspired by Tapa. 

What is a Tapa cloth?

Tapa:

* Used for clothing, costumes, blankets, masks, rooms and to help celebrate birthdays, weddings and funerals. 

* Is made from the bark of the paper Mulberry tree. The bark is flattened, dried, and the decorated with dye, 

* Have different designs. They use different colours, patterns and symbols to one another. 

Because you know what a Tapa Cloth is, we can now move on to the main Topic. This topic is called: "Inspired by Tapa"! 

Here are three famous polynesian artist:

1. Fatu Feu'u

2. John Pule

3. Dagmar Dyck

4. Ahota'ei'loa Toetu'u 

From these 4 polynesian artist, we had to choose one we really liked and research about them. I have chosen, Fatu Feu'u! 

Fatu Feu'u is a Samoan artist. I have chosen Fatu because he uses really bright and colourful colours. And really makes his work outstand. 

Here is a "Google Drawing", showing my learning!

Fatu Feu'u! #Clickhere

Cutting it #Fractions.

"The only way to learn mathematics, is to do mathematics" : Quoted by. Paul Halmos. 

For Pangarau(Mathematics), Porowhita(Circles) and Tapa wha(Squares), have been working on our fractions. And what is fractions? As we all now, fractions are equal pieces. And is also a numerical quantity that is not a whole number. (E.g: 1/2 , 0.5) or (1/4, 0.25). The effect of knowing fractions, is that you'll instantly be able to answer other equations easily and quickly. It'll also be easier for you to work out your algebra. 

Cutting It!

"Cutting It" is the name of the task I've been working on. This worksheet is based on a baker. And what about the baker? The baker, is showing how she cuts her pies and quiches in fractions. (E.g: When she has 8 people for tea. Her fraction would be worded as this__ . Whole, Half, Quarter, Half x2 . Inside each quarter piece- Going down). 

Challenging!

What was your challenge? The most challenging part of this task, would be cutting the fraction of twentieth in place. Because, it's the largest number, it has the smallest pieces. So, it was a bit difficult trying to half it up. 

Best Part!

The best part of this task, was getting to know more about fractions! 

Task Question!

Mrs.Cook's son, Doug cut a quiche in fifths and it ended up like this. His sister Annie is not happy!

Who do you think is right? Explain your answer!

I would say that Annie is right. Because, if you look closer, you'll see the quarter and sixth in Doug's quiche. 

If you were to make a fifth. This is what the fraction would be like!

Here are some photo's, showing my learning!

I did not have enough time to finish the rest of this task! But, I'll make sure, I will get the next parts done.!

Please Leave a comment!

The Zones of Regulation!

WALA the zone of regulation and how our emotions can be controlled.

Today our class was introduced to something called "The Zones Of Regulation". The topic is about our different emotions, how they're shown, how they may leave effect and how you can control these feelings. Something I found easy about this task is that I have really good connection with each zone so it was easy for me to give good examples and information. I didn't really find anything challenge, although maybe next time I can try and fit a few more ideas in because I had a lot that I could label down.

Thank you for taking the time out to read my blog.

CureKids #Rednoseday

Today, Room 10 participated in a Kelly Sports event to support Cure Kids. 

Cure Kids is a charity group.That means, if you pack a gold donation in the charity of Cure Kids.. Not only that they have the money to themselves, but they give it away to children who really need it. This includes: Asthma, Child Cancer, Stillbirth, Brain Injury etc. En example of ways they support children's health is having the Red Nose day. The effect of their work/research will build stronger and every child in the world will feel healthier and better again. 

Today, I participated by celebrating the Red Nose Day.! That means, I have wore the colour RED) Why its called Red Nose Day?(Rhetorical). An example of a game we played for Kellys Sport was, Noddle Hockey. How do you play this?

Their is a quarter of a field that is set into a square. Cones are the boundary. There are different coloured dots on each side of the square. Cones are placed at both ends for the goals. Colours are called, they grab a noddle, whacking the ball in the middle. First team to get the goal WINS!

But supporting Cure Kids, I hope my impact has helped a lot of kids who have illnesses.. And I hope that every at Tamaki Primary School has made a huge difference. 

To find out more, Visit : Curekids.org.nz

#Clownnose #RedNOSEday #Room10 #Kellysports #Curekids

Describing Fractions of Amount.

Today, I have been completing a task, related to fractions.

In this task, we needed to write statements related to the block collections. 

For example: 

There are 30 blocks altogether. 

The fraction of the orange blocks would be 1 third. That means there are 10 orange blocks. I know this because, 20 divided by 3 is 10. 

There are 10 yellow blocks. Yellow makes up 1 third of the collection. 

There are 5 pink blocks. They make up 1 sixth of the collection. This is the same as the grey blocks. 30 divided by 5 is 30, so one sixth is 5 blocks. 

If you keep working towards your fraction, this means, you will seek more knowledge through times tables and divisions. And you'll be able to do maths equations instantly. 

Here is my presentation: 

Welcome Back! #Term4

Nau mai, hoki mai ki taku rangitaki. Ko tenei te wahanga tuawha o te tau!

Kei te pehea to hararei?(How was your holiday?)

One thing I am really looking forward to this term would be, going to Waiwera.

Waiwera is a pool place, located on Waiwera rd 21. Waiwera Hot Pools is a large thermal spa situated in Waiwera, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. The park is New Zealand's largest water park

My personal goal for my last term of 2017 is having the best term of 2017 as possible..And also trying to participate in all sports that would be on.

To fully enjoy these end of year opportunities, I will need to remember to have a positive attitude for the year.. Without! Causing any drama.

#SelfieSquad #2017 #Bestfraaa! #Blurrr

Your Voice, Your Choice

This week, room 10 has been focusing on the 2017 elections! As you would know, "VOTING"! Anyways, the party I think that I would vote for, is LABOUR".. This is because, she has more persuation in her descriptions, than other parties..

Although, the party that I really dislike, was the GREEN party... This is because they want to bring Anti-smacking back into the law and also because they want kids to go Army camping for more discipline..

Here is my presentation:

Whakatauki O te Wiki

Kia Ora ! Today's whakatauki is:

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

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My strength is not that of a single warrior but that of many

My personal meaning for this whakatauki means: 

Kaore te taea e te tangata kotahi te mahi i a ratau... No te mea e hiahia ana tatou ki tetahi kapa hei awhina.. 

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It is not that only your strength can do all the work, because you need others to help you out.. 

We should be collaborating ideas and should be working as a team for the purpose of our knowledge.

Have a read through my presentation:

Fonu Art

Kia Ora!

Today, room 10 has been working on some "Fonu Art" Designs..

In Tonga, they have an artwork called "Ngatu" - (Nga-Du).. Which is the Tongan version of Tapa.

A common symbol on the Tongan Ngatu is the turtle, or the Fonu.

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What is the significance of the symbol of the turtle?

Turtles are said to join the departed guiding polynesians to their destinations.

Turtles symbolise health, fertility, longevity in life, foundation, peace and rest.

The word hono, meaning turtle in Marquesan language.  In te reo Maori, ‘hono’ has other meanings which encompass things such as joining and stitching together families and representing the idea of unity.

Miss Kyla brought in an artwork by Dunedin based, Tongan artist:  Sepasitiano Machiavelli.

We used his work to also inspire the style of our artworks.  We loved his bold and detailed patterns.

Here are some of our masterpieces .: