Technology Reflection

Mince Pie

WALT: check on our food every 5 minutes.

In this Technology session we made mince pies. We made the mince with gravy and poured it onto a pastry on a tray. We baked it in the oven in 180 degrees in 15 minutes. It was very ifo when we ate it and when we went back all the boys wanted some. Me and Gary made a mistake because we were supposed to make two pies instead we made one big one. The most challenging part was to try not to burn the pie in the oven so every now and then we checked on the food. 

During our cooking time, we had to follow some instructions that were written on the board. Mrs Tuipulotu didn't tell us what to do because as Year 7 and 8 students we didn't need the teacher to keep telling us what to do. In the end we ended up making a Mince Pie, that tasted delicious. We were really proud of ourselves. 

My favourite part of this session was actually eating it. Thank you for reading this blogpost about my experience at technology. Feel free to leave a comment. 

Technology Reflection

IALT: Write about my Technology reflection.

This week for Technology I worked with Kenneth , and we baked Rock Cake. Above is the photo of our finished creation. Well, I can see that it doesn't look like a cake but instead the sight of cookies, with whipped cream and chocolate syrup on top. But it didn't stop us from baking delicious nourishment. With Metui away, it felt different working with another buddy but at the same time I got to learn the strengths and weaknesses from Kenneth's ability to bake. 

Anyways, the ingredients we used were:

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

I forgot to write down the Method, but at least we made something. Well I ca 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.

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Many thanks :) 

Sargent's Movie.

IALT: Write about a movie I created about my furry brother, Sargent. Who sadly passed away 1 1/2 weeks ago.  

    It feels like it's been a year since Sargent, our family dog, passed away. I hadn't seen him for about 3 months, and hearing the news passed on from my other family members I was devastated about what I heard. Going over to visit his grave, I couldn't get the message that he had gone for good. He was never coming back. I couldn't do anything but cry with my relatives, in the hopes that Sargent is looking down on us, knowing that he is a special part of each and everyone of our lives. 

He is a beautiful and massive Tongan beast. Living in Papakura, his street is filled with other dogs. As a male, he dislikes encounters with other male dogs attacking and protecting our family and houses. My uncle Jack and aunt Aloma, are his official owners, but I had bonded so close to him, I considered him to be my own birth brother. Although an animal, sometimes strong bonds can make you think of them as a human. 

To be very honest, my and my younger cousins didn't treat him like an animal, but a true member of our family. With our hearts shattered, we managed to decorate his grave to show respect and appreciation for all he had done while on this Earth. Now that he is put to bed, I will cherish each and every moment we spent together, especially the time he bit me on the top of Mt Wellington, after being to energetic. 

His time on this Earth is now finished. Our Tongan beast is resting peacefully in his Kingdom.

Click here to watch his movie : Sargeants Movie

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T4W1 Maths Activity.

IALT: Use a range of multiplicative strategies when operating on whole numbers.

Squaring.

This week my Maths group worked on squaring with different numbers. At first, I didn't quite get what squaring was about. I've heard it before, but haven't worked with it. Luckily, our group was with our teacher who helped us learn more and understand it . Every time we have a lesson with her , she asks everyone in our group about what we already know. After about 10 minutes with her we split and worked by ourselves with some questions.

Here they are:

1. √96

9.79

2.√54

7.34

3.√181

13.4

4.√48

6.92

5.√132

11.4

6.√142

11.9

7.√90

9.4

8.√112

10.5

9.√80

8.9

10.√169

8.88

11.√79

13.3

12.√179

13.2

13.√175

11.7

14.√138

13

I didn't really need time to really think about these questions because I already knew how to answer them. Something challenging I found was when I first learnt about squaring numbers, and other ways to say it.

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Technology Reflection

IALT: Write about what I learnt and did during Technology today. 

Today we went back to Technology, our first session for Term 4 . I was really looking forward to what Mrs Tuipulotu had planned for us. After being away for 2 weeks, I think most of our class needed a reminder on the expectations in the cooking room. There is dangerous equipment, that can harm you if you don't know how to handle it in the right way. Like always, we have to get an apron, wash our hands and then get our things ready for cooking.

The food that we made today was , Pinwheel Pizza.

For the ingredients we used:

• Onion
• Capsicum
• Tomato
• Cheese
• Tomato Pastry
• Pizza Base
• Pepper
• Salami

Now for the method:

Step 1 : Lay out on the Dairy Product chopping board.

Step 2 : Paste the tomato pastry onto the pizza base.

Step 3 : Dice pepper, tomato, onion, salami and spread on top of base.

Step 4 : Top up with cheese and roll it around.

Step 5 : Bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.

Something challenging I found was trying not to get our food burnt in the oven. Sadly, our creation came out burnt but it still tasted delicious. Next week, I hope we can cook something else, like something that doesn't involve rolling it up.

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Maori Language Week Assembly.

IALT: Write about what I learnt from the Maori Language Week Assembly.

Today, in the first block the whole school gathered together to show respect for the Maori culture, as this week is Maori Language week. The hosts, Contance and Frances, were dressed in Maori clothing, to show their proudness for their culture. Anyways, the assembly was written in Maori, and then translated. I thought this was an awesome idea because as a Maori school, Tamaki Primary should embark on learning the Maori Language. 

As always, we start with the National Anthem of New Zealand, and then followed by our school Karakia. Then the hosts, took place. Each and every class went up to present something, excluding my class and another class. I was amazed at the different things the classes came up with because, as a pacific islander, I didn't know much about the Maori culture. 

I learnt three songs during assembly. All written in Maori. Two of them, I knew really well, and the last one I didn't. Because Ms. Kyla wrote the song herself. Which is amazing! She had written a song about Matariki, while she was away on Study Leave, learning more about the Maori culture. Something I learnt during the assembly, was the song about Matariki, and a Maori game.

I can't yet explain it but it seemed really fun, and funny. But it involved thinking, where you have to think of a move, and keep it in time with the beat. A challenge I found, was sometimes understanding the lyrics and memorizing them.

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Many thanks :) 

St Pauls College Open Day

IALT: Reflect from my St Paul's College visit. 

Yesterday, I took a day off school, and missed Technology. Instead I went St Paul's College in Ponsonby because they had a open day. I tried to Pakuranga College, but was number 88 on the waiting list. So instead of waiting around, my mother and I decided that I would enroll at another college. At first I thought the college would be big. But when I was taken around the school by the head boy, Tevita, it was pretty small. 

Anyways the head boy of St Paul's , is an ex student from Tamaki Primary. And his little brother, Sifa, is a friend of mine. While I was taken around the school, and introduced to new people, I thought that the school suited me perfectly. I thought the school was going to be really big, but it was small for a college. Tevita, said that two new buildings would be made and if I went to St Paul's, I would be able to witness it. 

The thing that amazed me the most was the fact that St Paul's and Sacred Heart College were merged back in the day, but now, they have split and St Paul's in now located in Ponsonby, with Sacred Heart located in Glen Innes. Both schools, have the same Motto. "Confortare Esto Vir" "Take Courage, Be Strong" Something that I will strive to succeed if I get accepted into the college.

My visit to St Paul's was amazing, and I hope I can make it into the college, and find out more about the staff, college history and the students. My goal for my education, is to someday become head boy of whatever college I go too, I have made this challenge with some of my friends. 

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Motat Trip Relfection

IALT:  Reflect on what I learnt from our Motat trip yesterday. 

Yesterday, both Rooms 9 and 10 went together on a trip to Motat, the Museum of Transport and Technology. For me I hadn't been there in a while, so I was looking forward to the new things they had opened in my absence. I already heard that some of the things had been removed, like the big black train and the mirror maze. I didn't understand why they would remove them, but it was probably a hazard to visitors. I was looking forward to seeing them again.

My group consisted of boys, me, Sene, Aumau, Mahara, Perenara and Kanye. Two year 8's and 4 year 7's. To be honest, I thought our group would've needed some extra supervision because most of the boys didn't quite listen properly in class, but our leader was Ms. Komor, so I didn't really care but always keeping a lookout.

 If I were to go back in time, I would've like to see the replacement of the mirror maze, a massive trampoline. My group didn't get a chance to go on it which was a downfall but it was fun hearing about it from my other peers. 

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Tongan Language Week Reflection

IALT: Write about my experience during the celebration of the Tongan culture at my school.

Yesterday it wasn't a normal day, our routine was out of place and we had a whole school assembly in the last block. Along with some parents. But that didn't stop our class from learning, everyone was eager to witness what our staff and students had planned. We had our assembly to acknowledge the Tongan Language Week. As a proud Tongan and Samoan teenager, I was determined to show proudness in both cultures, and respect it. 

I hosted the assembly, and to be honest I felt very nervous because there was heaps of people. And I was scared I would've pronounced a word wrong. But in the end I didn't and I witnessed some impressive performances. I was amazed at how strong the performances was, and it seemed like it took a long time to finish. Even the teachers performed. 

As the host, I had to thank the performers and introduce the next. Every single class had something to share, and all the parents who came looked proud. Some of the parents came with traditional artifacts, and displayed them around the hall. 

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Technology Reflection

IALT: Write about what I learnt and did during Technology. 

This week for Technology our group made Jam and Cinnamon Muffins. I thought  we were going to make Coconut Cookies, but I thought wrong. As usual, we always had to wash our hands to prevent any germs from getting onto our food. Me and Metui already had experience on where everything was, and how to use it. For the others , it was their first time so we decided to help them, sometimes some of the other people in my group annoyed me because they didn't listen to Mrs Tuipulotu, or were being rude to her. 

The equipment we used were: 

• Two Bowls
• Whisk
• Plastic Scraper
• Measuring Cups
• Muffin Tray
• Muffin Cups

But unfortunately the group before us didn't wash the dishes properly, and put the materials in the wrong place. So we had to tidy up for the next group, just to make it easier for them. We used two different types of ingredients, Dry and Wet. 

The ingredients we used were :

• Milk
• Sugar
• Self Raising Flour
• Oil
• 1 egg
• Cinnamon
• Jam

I'm not a big fan of Cinnamon, so I told Metui not to add in a lot . Although he liked Cinnamon. The part that I liked the most was when I had to put the batter into the Muffin Cups, although it was a bit challenging because sometimes it went out of the cup. The most challenging part for me was waiting for the muffins in the oven. I was thinking it would burn. But it didn't. 

I can't wait for next week's session when we make Honey Soy Chicken. 

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Many thanks :)