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!