2020 Year Reflection

 Today I will be writing about what we did this period in Wananga. We had to write a Year Reflection about how this year is going for us and have we enjoyed or dislike anything this year. This includes events and highlights like the Market day, lockdown, sports, subjects and etc. I chose two highlights which was Music and Market Day, something I didn't enjoy which was the lockdown, and wrote about them. I have displayed this in a slideshow and I hope you like it.

Music 2020

1. What have you enjoyed learning in music this year? 

I really enjoyed learning the piano, playing different songs.

2. What have you found challenging about this year?

I found learning different instruments and practicing our group performance challenging. 

3. What did you perform for your final assessment? Who did you perform with? Why did you chose that song?

We performed Beat it from Micheal Jackson. I presented it with Chloe, Nature and Hasan. And I don't know why we chose Beat it as our song.    

4. How did you find performing?

I found performing not bad, I felt confident and proud at the end. 

5. Were you happy with your performance?

I was actually really proud of my performance but also of my group for getting up there doing it. 

6. Any other comments about music 2020. No

Overall I enjoyed music this year and I can't wait for next years music. 

Here is a video of our performance:

Margaret Mahy

 Today I will be writing about what I have been doing in Wananga. I had to choose another activity from the EOTC slideshow and I worked on researching about Margaret Mahy and what she was famous for. I made this on a slideshow and I hope you enjoy. 

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

 Today in Home Economics, we made Carrot Cake Cupcakes. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In our cupcake we had carrot and cinnamon with cream cheese vanilla frosting. 

Sadly I couldn't try today's food again because my allergy condition, but I got my mum's thoughts on them. Her response to the cupcakes was tasty, she enjoyed it. It was very moist and soft when you bite into it. You could really taste the cinnamon and a bit of crunch of carrot. This time we added less of the salt and it made a really big difference. The appearance of the cupcakes looked great, neat and craving.  

This was our final practical cooking lesson today and I have really enjoyed doing this subject. Overall I'm happy that we ended off with a great lesson and good food, and I'm glad I chose Home Economics for one of my options.

Ingredients: 

- 1c Flour

- 3/4 c sugar

- 1 t cinnamon

- 1 t baking soda

- 1/2 t baking powder

- 1/4 t salt

- 1 1/2 c grated carrots

- 2/3 c oil

- 2 eggs, beaten

Method:

1. Preheat, oven to 180c

2. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Add sugar.

3. In a separate large bowl, combine grated carrot and oil.

4. Slowly add the flour mixture to the carrot / oil mixture, folding gently until just combined. Add beaten eggs and gently stir through.

5. Line muffin tins with paper cases. Spoon mixture evenly into the 12 paper cases. 

6. Bake 13 minutes until golden brown and tops of cupcakes are springy.

7. Allow cupcakes to cool before icing.

8. Once they're cooled down, ice them and enjoy.

Pictures:

Tips on Water Safety - Wananga

Today I will be blogging about what we did during Wananga. Everyone had to choose an activity to work on for the whole period and I chose water safety tips. I created a poster on Piktochart and researched some tips. Here is my poster and I hope you like it. 

Film study Coraline - Resume

  In English I have been working on how characters are developed in the Coraline Film. We had a choice to either create a challenge chart or a resume. I had created two resumes about two lead characters, explaining how the character is portrayed using specific examples from the text. I had to include interesting facts about them, challenges they faced and words that best describe them. I have done this on Piktochart and a new site called postermywall. I hope you learn something and enjoy my work. 

Savoury Muffins

  Today in Home Economics, we made Savoury muffins. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In our muffins we had cheese, spinach, tomato and corn. 

Sadly I couldn't try the muffins because of my allergy condition, but I got my family's thoughts on them. They're response to the muffins was okay, it was moist but needed more flavor. They could taste the cheese considering there was to much salt, so maybe next time we could add less of the salt. One of my group members suggested onions.  The appearance looked great and neat. 

Overall I enjoyed today's lesson and can't wait for the following more. 

Nutrients

Cheese - Calcium, Fat, Protein, Vitamin A and B12, zinc, phosphorus, riboflavin.

Corn - Vitamin C, iron, vitamin B-6, magnesium, potassium, sodium.  

Spinach - Vitamin A and K, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin c and calcium.  

Tomatoes - Vitamin C, folate, potassium and vitamin K.

Ingredients:

- Eggs

- Vegetable oil

- Milk

- Corn

- Cheese

- Spinach

- Tomatoes

- White flour

- Wholemeal flour

- Baking powder

Cooking Method:

1. Heat oven to 180

2. Mix together eggs, oil, milk, corn and cheese.

3. Fold though spinach and tomatoes

4. Sift flours and baking powder and gently mix into wet ingredients

5. Spoon into greased muffin cups

6. Bake in oven for approximately 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.

Pictures:

Before

After