Tech at Tamaki College

“MMMM YUM!” stated the kids in food tech as they tried their delectable and delicious food. Mrs Heka and the food tech students like baking delicious treats that they might want to eat.Every Thursday Yr 8 students from Pt England School get the chance to experience some of the technology that might happen at college next year. This takes takes place at Tamaki College. Every term we get to switch. Apparently this is our last tech for the year. But for those who is going to this college gets the opportunity to stay and learn the same things and more.

The technologies are Food, Hard Materials (Wood) and Japanese. The teachers to all these wonderful yet tricky technologies are Ms Heka (Food), Mr Grundy (Wood) and Mr Ishibashi (Japanese). These wonderful teachers teach us many things to learn. We have fun most times and sometimes its just silly.

This Thursday was a very interesting Thursday in food tech. So interesting that we had to bake by ourselves. 6 cooks anxiously waiting to find out what they were going to bake. “We are going to bake muffins” said Ms Heka. “All you need to do is get your trollies and get your equipment ready” ordered Ms Heka. 

Quickly we prepared our equipment and  started to get the ingredients. Sometimes one of the bakers would always make a mistake and that person was Toko.

When the muffins came out of the oven we put them on the cooling rack to cool down. As they were cooling we were busy cleaning benches and the top of our stoves. 

“MMMM YUM!” everyone except me enjoyed the gooey yogurt that was inside the delectable treat. Mrs Heka was very proud of the 6 students that was in her class. “This is more better than having 18 students” she said smartly.

Manaiakalani Film Festival

Excellent presenters practised and practised until it was time for their turn to present their movie.

On a bright sunny Wednesday Pt England School had the chance to go to the Manaiakalani Film Festival. The Manaiakalani Film Festival is held at Sylvia Park once every year. For the past 5 years the Manaiakalani film Festival has screened movies from schools around our cluster.

It all started at Tamaki College......the first Manaiakalani Film Festival. Children around our cluster had the opportunity to enter this fine competition to make it on the biiiiiig screen at Sylvia Park.

“What a beautiful day” I thought looking up at the clouds wondering what might happen as we boarded the bus. Team 5 had split into three buses. Room 20 and Room 19 in one bus. Room 21 and 22 in another. Finally Room 18 in the last bus. Laughter and horrible singing was shared among the bus that I was on. “HAHAHAHA!” Girls laughed at the boys that were trying to sing.

Finally we came to our destination......Sylvia Park. We were all anxious to pick our seats in the theater at Hoyts Cinemas. Running up the stairs so they can get some seats everyone was determined to watch the movies.
My favourite movies were “The Test” by Room 18 at Pt England SChool also “I know I can” also by Room 20 talented kids at Pt England.

Term 3 Fitness Goal Movie

Last term I had to accomplish a goal setting animation. And as accomplishing things our teacher Mrs Lagitupu assigned us to do a animation based on a fitness goal.

Athletics

"On your marks……Get Set……..Gooooooo!" yelled Mr Jacobsen as the races began.  Making their way to the finish line the racers  anxiously ran determined to go to the finals.

Last Thursday Pt England School had a major event going on.  This event was Athletics. Bright colors blended together making a beautiful sight. We were gathered onto the hard court to organize into our age groups. 4 teams called Te Arawa (Red), Tainui (Blue), Matatua (Green) and finally Takitumu (Yellow) shouting chants from one way to the other.

The day began with a crowd of students going in different directions. The age group I was in was 12 year old girls.  Te Arawa was the team that I had to represent.  Confused and frustrated I started to feel sore and sick but I knew what to do...... Facing my fears and trying my best.

The first rotations began as we walked towards the discus area where Mr Harris showed us how to hold and throw the flat round object. Some of us had a practice and became good at it.....really good at it. One by one each girl had a turn. Everyone except Jessica I, Dante B, Hainite and I. When it came to my turn I felt a bit nervous because discus wasn’t my favourite  sport and I wasn’t great at it. Well at least I tried.

How to make a Tear Bear

How to make a Tear Bear
Materials:

1. Handmade Mulberry paper
2. Chalks
3. Favourite glue
4. White and black pens
5. Fluff brush and pick tool
6. Pre cut eyes and nose

  Method
Step 1: Gather all your supplies
Step 2:  Trace Your Patterns on the back of your paper. Leave 1/2 between each piece. I suggest you do 3 sets of heads and 2 sets of everything else. Cut around each Piece....leave enough room for tearing!
Step 3:  Hold your paper and start tearing. Repeat for each piece.
Step 4: Adding the chalk. Decorate your pieces with black and white chalk.
Step 5: Fluff each piece. You can use finger nails... a fluff brush or a pick brush. Repeat for each piece.
Step 6.  Assemble your Bears head.
Step 7:  The face.... For this demo I am using our tri colour eyes and our oval nose.  Use your black pen to add eyelashes and mouth lines and the white pen for the gleams. Close up of the face

Step 8:  Assemble your bear and add clothes!

My favourite toy

My favourite toy is a teddy bear because I have had it ever since I was born. My great grandmother was the person who gave it to me.

My teddy bear has a heart with a sign that says ‘I Love You’ on it.
My bear is a brownish colour and it is quite large.

My favourite toy makes me feel happy because I have had it for over 12 years. It  reminds me of my first birthday because  I had a teddy bear birthday cake.

The best memories I have of my favourite toy are when I was really young. I used to cuddle it and sleep with it. That is what my favourite toy contains: love, passion and joy.

The Mysterious Mist

Looking up Milly, Molly, Mum and Dad were traumatised at the weather. “Really a wet day huh” Mum asked. “Yep” said Dad. All you can see was black clouds lurking and hovering over your heads. Luckily they were prepared for this uncooperative weather.

Walking onto the narrow path towards the bush Molly was echoing and all the birds flew as though there was a big fat animal scary enough to scare such creatures.

Out of the blue a mist had came and approached the four people as they were enjoying their walk. The mist came faster and faster until it had taken Molly away.

“Oh no” Mum and Dad noticed as soon as they turned around to see if anyone was following them.  “One of the kids are missing” they said sadly. “AAAHHH!” Milly screamed as she was also taken away. “How is this happening” they screamed loudly, but there was no one else there with them that time.

“Wait a minute” he said to his partner. “that mist, it must have taken them away some place” he said positively sure that the mist had something to do with it. “Are you sure?” Mum asked. “Yeah I am sure because the mist was catching up faster and faster and they were the only ones at the back” he replied. “Oh no!” “I hope they are alright” said Mum concerned at what might happen to her 2 year old and 7 year old.

The sun came out and the mist went away. But where were the girls that magically disappeared. Well they were tied up behind a tree. Grateful that they had their little girls back, Mum and Dad untied them and took them to a nice place to eat as they didn’t have any food with them. Everyone was safe and nobody got hurt.  The mist on the other hand was never discovered ever again. For this reason the owner had to shut and convicted the whole park even the bush area. The family of four lived happily ever after.....