Christmas Celebrations In Spain and France!

Fossil movie

Jesus 'birth

I'm graduating!

Today all year 8s of St Patrick's school are having graduation in two days time. Every person that is year 8 will have a opportunity to do something like the offer tree and readings. I am doing the offer tree with 6 other year 8s.

I am honoured to be doing this role and ready to graduate this week.

Advent Calender

The Gift of Life

Assumption Of Mary!

Jesus: His values and the role of disciples today

Chemical Reations!

Chemical reactions

First  you will need:

• Plastic bag (Medium size)
• 20mls of baking soda
• 50mls of vinegar
• Plastic bottle (medium size)
• 125mls of vinegar
• 50mls of baking soda

First you open up your plastic bag and ready to pour in your 20mls of baking soda to the corner. Twist where the baking soda is, and pour in the 50mls of vinegar onto the other side. Shake your hardest and the gas inside the baking soda and vinegar will fill up the plastic bag. Afterwards you can pop it or throw it in the bin.

The next experiment you get a bottle that is medium size and set your 125mls of vinegar and 50mls of baking soda on the table. You will need one  unblown balloon. Then you stretch the balloon so it could form a perfect circle. Pour in your vinegar into the bottle and start adding your baking soda to the balloon and It will look like this….

How can heat create bubbles!

Observe safe practices when conducting science experiments.

How can heat create bubbles!

First, put on some safety glasses and some protective armour if you want. You will need one methylated spirits burner, test tube tweezer, matches and 5 mm tube. Get some syrup and add to your tube and leave it in the freezer until it’s frozen. Once the syrup is frozen, get your methylated spirits burner and light it on fire with your matches.

Get out your test tube tweezer and hold firmly the tube and face it where to not burn anyone. It will start to form little rings until big beautiful rings. You can blow out the flame and put it against your body to feel a heat. When it’s cooled you could smell it or drink it if you want.

Technicraft!

Now that I have your attention....Read on

First, my partner and I were given 10 cents by the teacher, we were to see if the shaving cream can take on the 10 cents weight. The 10 cents went through the shaving cream so that means it is liquid.

We tested out cornflour and water together which is called colloid. It was mixed together and we got a cooking knife and use the back of it and banged on the colloid which is hard but if you gently push down the end of the knife slowly and it will sink down to the bottom. And the image above shows you what it looks like.

Enjoy:

He aha tenei (What is this?)

Acrostic Poem

Return of the Moa

Technicraft!

Today we made a dutch apple cake and this is our recipe:

Ingredients:

• 100g butter
• 190g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 200g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 190g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 apples - peeled, cored and each cut into quarters.
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Method:

1. Heat oven to 180C and fan force to 180C.
2. Cream the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with a fork and put it in another bowl.
3. Mix the eggs, a little at a time. Sieve in the flour and baking powder.
4. Spread the mixture into the cake tin.
5. Get 1 apple and peel and core the apple and slice into quarters. Arrange the apple slices over the cake mix and then sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar on top.
6. Place in the oven and bake for around 20 minutes, until golden brown and springy to the touch.

Enjoy:

Technicraft!

Today we made spaghetti bolognese and this is our recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 500g lean minced beef
• 400g can tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
• 300ml hot beef stock
• 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup or puree
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• salt and ground black pepper

Steps:

1. First heat a saucepan over a medium heat with tablespoon of oil and add onion if you want and garlic. Then cook it for about 2-3 minutes. Then add beef mince and season it with salt and pepper.
2. Secondly cook the beef until browned all over then stir in the tomato puree, add tinned tomatoes. Bring to a boil then let simmer for around 30 minutes, and add a splash of water if it is looking a bit dry.
3. Then bring another saucepan (Large) with water and add pasta (or spaghetti), stir the pasta from sticking to the sides and the bottom of the saucepan for about 7-10 minutes.
4. If you're wondering how to check the pasta is cooked? If the center is still a little hard then a bit of minutes.
5. When you finish your cooking, chop the basil and stir through the bolognese sauce. Divide the spaghetti and the bolognese, add bolognese on top of the spaghetti.

ENJOY YOUR MEAL!

Counting in chinese

We are learning to recognise the Chinese number system.

I know I can do this when I record myself saying the numbers 1-10 in Chinese.

Today Lasike (Right) and I learnt the Chinese Number system 1-10.

Fish Drive

I am learning how to persuade people to make a change! By using direct language to inform but also make readers make a change.

Technicraft Week 6

Today we have cooked tacos with coleslaw. Inside it had a cooked mince with taco sauce, and coleslaw if you wanted. We ate the tacos and coleslaw at Pakuranga Intermediate School. When we had completed our cooking and delicious meal, we had to write out what we are going to cook next week, which is bread rolls.

Ingredients for bread roll:

1. In a large bowl, stir together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. To the yeast mixture, add the oil, salt, and 2 cups flour.
3. Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
4. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

I can't wait!

Technicraft

Today we had a powhiri which welcomed the year 7’s from Panmure District school and Saint Patrick’s school. One of the our year 8 from our school (Saint Patrick’s school) performed a speech of saying thank you to all the teachers and students that welcomed us. We are glad and appreciated by the work they have did for us.

When the powhiri finished we went back to class and start making our designing brief we started last week (apple sauce). After we make the delicious apple sauce. We started listing what kind of we are going to make. My partner and Ace picked (banana loaf).

Here is our recipe:

• 1¾ cups Edmonds self-raising flour
• ¼ tsp Edmonds baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup milk
• 75g butter, melted
• 1 cup mashed banana

Is rubbish a problem?

Whale Stranding

I am learning to use a spreadsheet to create data displays.

Basic Facts Results

I am learning to use a spreadsheet to create data displays.

Chemical Chaos

Technicraft!

On the first day of tech, we learned the instructions to clean, put away and ready for next week. Rules we learnt were: to listen to instructions, before you come in wear the right uniform. Avoid talking to another person while the speaker is talking and never talk back to the teacher.

We drew a diagram, known as a food pyramid, which had the food we needed to eat at home and anywhere else.  This included vegetables, fruit, meat and dairy.  The dairy products included: butter, cheese, milk and yogurt.

Following this, we h;ad to clean the sink to rub off the leftover cooking materials.  We used hot water from the tap to be hygienic.

We listed three things we would like  to cook next week and that it would fit in a jar. My partner and I (Lasike) picked apple sauce because it looks nice and tasted delicious.

This is our recipe:

1. 6 pounds Apples, Peeled, Cored, And Cut Into 8 Slices.
2. 1 cup Apple Juice Or Apple Cider.
3. Juice Of 1 Lemon.
4. 1/2 cup Brown Sugar, Packed.
5. 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, More Or Less To Taste.
6. Optional Ingredients: Nutmeg, Maple Syrup, Allspice, Butter.

My Blog entry!

This year I am a Year 8 of Saint Patrick school. I am a tongan young boy and my favourite sport is basketball and rugby. My partner cameron is a talented young boy and a sporty person that would want to join the NBA in the future. We have been friends since we were 5 back in primary.