Shh... Testing in Progress - Test Week

It's almost the end of week two and my brain has been working extremely hard. 

We've had all sorts of tests. From writing to mathmatics our week has been completely messed up. I am 75% positive I have improved my scores from the beginning of the year. 

Out of all the tests, my absolute favourite would have to be... The PAT mathmatics. Not completely sure why but, I think I love looking at the different diagrams and reading the story problems. I know what some of you may be thinking, "Well, that's a bit weird" but it's what I like.

Making Logos - Graphics with Mr Pineda

Today, the 17th of October, my class returned to Tamaki College. My group and I, were designing logos for a charity we chose.

I chose Domestic Abuse as my charity. I believe no one should be treated as if they don't have a life by being physically pushed, kicked or worse. That's why I chose Domestic Abuse as my charity. As I've mentioned before we made some logos supporting our charity. Here are my logo's so far.

Hello Term 4 and Goodbye Term 3!

The holidays have ended and Term 4 has begun. This Term is going to be the busiest by far! I am so excited and nervous about what lies ahead.

Preparing for Culture Groups

This week, we've sorted out our culture groups for the end of the year. We have a Maori, Samoan, Tongan and Cook Island group. I'm in the Samoan group. 

We are a few steps ahead by, practicing now. I am so thrilled that I can take part in the Samoan group! I enjoy learning more about my culture by dancing and expressing myself. Mrs Folu, our Samoan teacher, has been teaching me for three years so I am very thankful for her help. 

I can't wait until next term. The real journey begins. My adrenaline is going to go through the roof! Here are the Samoan girls from last year. 

ToonDoo - Graphics with Mr Pineda

This week at Tech, I'm with a new teacher with a whole new style.

My new teacher for Tech is a man called, Mr Pineda. He does things based on drawing and designing. In other words, graphics. I am so stoked! Mr Pineda welcomed us into his classroom and introduced himself.

A few minutes of chatter and introductions later, we finally started our activities. We created an account on a wondous website called ToonDoo. Here is what I've created so far.

3, 2, 1... Pow! - Volleyball

Yesterday, the 4th of September was the last day for volleyball. My class had great fun playing against eachother.

Coach Renee had so much planned for us. We had a combination of games, elimination, a tournament and two rounds of boys vs girls. I had a lot of fun!

At the end of our session though, sadly, we had to say farewell to coach Renee. Right before we split our seperate ways we had a photo shoot. 24 photos later we finally said our last goodbye and thank you to coach Renee.

You Want a Pizza (Piece of) Me! - Cooking with Robati, Saluselo and Konzay

This is the last week of cooking with Mrs Tuipoluto. We made Hawaiian pizza.

This was a "group project". I joined forces with Robati, Saluselo and Konzay.

Method:
Step 1 - Spread tomato paste on to pita bread.
Step 2 - Add diced onion and ham.
- Drain pineapple from a can.
- Add to pizza.
Step 3 - Sprinkle a handful of chesse on top of everything.
Step 4 - Place in oven at 200°c.
- Bake until chesse has melted.
Step 5 - Take out and cool down.
Step 6 - Top it off with either tomato sauce or hot chilli sauce. (Optional)
Step 7 - Enjoy.

I have really learnt a lot from cooking with Mrs Tuipoluto. The three main things I learnt was, 1, how to read the instructions 2, how to read the ingredients 3, how to measure the ingredients. I am grateful for being able to learn these things for future reference.