May

Accenture Trip Today, the 26th of September we went to the Accenture which is held in Auckland City. Even though I have never heard or have never been there, just by the information that Mrs Anderson told us about, I knew that we would have a great time! Okay, so today we went to Accenture. For me personally just arriving in Town and seeing the building I did not want to go inside because I thought that we were going to go all the way up, but lucky we only went to Level 12. When we arrived into the building we met Daniel, Bryce, Jess, Sed, Luke and many other amazing workers of Accenture. I think my experience this whole day was totally different and exciting at the same time. Even though I knew nothing about coding or IT, they explained everything and they also offered help which was lovely.  Overall today was amazing, learning new things such as coding, virtual reality things and many more cool things. I think my favourite part of the trip was just getting to know mor

Career´s Expo   Last night which was the 29th of August, we had the Career´s Expo night, where we come and take a look and chat with the teachers who teach the different departments about what they do in that subject so that we can get a clear mindset of what subjects we want to take. It is really important for us because we are heading to NCEA next year and we need to make sure we pick the right subjects which we know about and the subjects that we know is most suitable for us as individuals.  The highlight for me last night was getting to see all the different departments and what they teach and I think that it was really useful for me personally, mainly because of the fact that we are weeks away from Jumpstart, it's getting more freakier and scarier knowing that we are just weeks away from selecting our subjects and just weeks away from actually starting NCEA . The department that I think stood out the most or the department that I think really presented their sub

Today for Foodtechnology we are making Easy Bread. I was peered up with Magnolia and Pauline, even though we didn't do quite well and even though we had a few difficulties we still managed to make our bread. So we are currently waiting for our bread. I will insert the recipe down below.  Easy Bread Step 1 - 2C of Plain Flour, 1 Tsp Sugar - 1 packet of yeast - 1C of warm water - 1/4 C of milk - 1 Egg - 1/2 C Of Oil - 1/2 tsp of salt Step 2 - Mix well and make 4 or 5 round balls and then place on a tray into the oven

Today for Food Technology we are making Chocolate Chip Muffins. I think that Maggie, Pauline and I worked hard. We worked nicely and quickly and it was perfect. So now we are currently waiting for our muffins to cook but don´t worry I will put a photo to show our final product. Just in case you would like to make your own chocolate chip muffins at home, here is the recipe to making a great Chocolate Chip Muffin! Chocolate Muffin Step 1  - 1 1//2 C of S.R Flour  - 1/2 C of Sugar  - 1/2 C of Oil, 1/2 C of Milk  - 1 egg, 1/4 C of Cocoa  - Chocolate Chips Step 2  - Mix well and serve it into the muffin tray, bake 180 degrees for about 15mins

Today in health we are learning about the effects of smoking on your lungs.  Here are some of the questions that we were focusing on with Miss Paketama. Here is also a  link  of the effects of smoking 30 packs of smoke, the effects it has on your lungs. Also, this photo below is the effects of smoking Tobacco on your Hauora/4 house - Physical, Spiritual, M/E & Social! 1. What is the main function of your lungs? Answer A - Pumping oxygen to the rest of the body/ Breathing in and out B - Filters out the dust 2. What colour is a healthy lung? Answer A - Pink/Light Pink 3. What colour is an unhealthy lung? Answer A - Black / Brown / Orange 4. What are the effects of when your smoking? Answer A - Your filtering in the bad chemicals from the smoke

Today for Food Technology, we made Peach Cobblers. I think that Magnolia and I did a great job, we were following the instructions carefully and correctly and we managed to get the product that Ms T wanted. As we are writing this we are currently waiting for our Peach Cobbler to cook, because its currently in the oven but so far it's looking good. I will put the photo on top so you can see our final product. Just in case you would like to make your own Peach Cobbler, here is the recipe we used! Peach Cobbler Step 1  - 1 1/2 C of S.R.Flour - 1 tsp of cinnamon Step 2 - 1/2 C of Milk - 1/2 C of Sugar Step 3  - 1/4 C of Oil - 1 Egg Step 4  - Mix Well - Scoop into the baking tin and top up with Peach Slice - Splash brown, sugar & cinnamon on top Last & Final Step - Bake 180 degrees for 20mins