Home Economics China Dish

 For the past seven weeks we have been researching about one country per group and then on the last week we had to cook that dish. Jack and I were in a group and we decided to make Sweet and Sour Pork representing China. The day we cooked the meal Jack didn't come because he was sick so I had to get help from other students. At the end of the period we had cooked the pork and it was tasty.

Volleyball

 Today in P.E we did Volleyball. My choice was to hit the ball with two hands 

Impulse Buying

We have been learning about Impulse buying in Business Studies 

Volcanoes

Aim: Our aim was to make our volcano look like an actual volcano. Instead of painting it with a paint brush we used our hands.

Hypothesis: I think we could've made it better if we actually coloured it like a volcano and if was better shaped.

Method: 

1. First we got a piece of cardboard and a milk carton.
2. Next we glued paper onto our milk carton.
3. Then we painted our cardboard and paper so that it would look like a volcano.
4. After we are going to add baking soda and vinegar.    

Equipment: Volcano, Cardboard, Milk Carton, Glue, Paint, Paint brushes, vinegar, baking soda.

Banking Crossword

 In Business Studies we are learning about banking and how to open a bank account. I decided to make a crossword with words involving banking.

Reflection: I learnt that you have to be a certain age to open up a bank.

DTE Project

 In DTE we having been constructing a project using Sphero. Our project idea was to make a drag race with the Spheros. We are using cardboard for the Race track and then we will put obstacles in so it's harder for the Spheros to get to the finish line. 

Novel essay

 The novel Children of B&B by Tomi Adeyemi is about a young girl trying to keep magic alive for Orisha.

In the text, the relationship between Zelie and Amari helped me to understand the character of Zelie.

This is because it showed me that she isn’t scared to fight anyone that gets in her way, she starts to be nice to Amari.

Child of B&B Essay Practise

Child of Blood and Bone Essay practise

Essay question: Describe and incident which changes the course of events in the text. Explain how this helped you to understand an important idea in the text. 

Statement	Example/Evidence (include a quote)	EXplain quote	EXplain Effect on the Reader	Your link -- to another part of the text	Your link -- to the wider world
The incident of Zelie and Amari meeting each other at the market helped me to understand the important idea of Bravery because it showed me that Zelie had the guts to break Amari out.	We see this in the text when Zelie grabs onto Amari’s arm and drags her into a clothing stall.	This means that Zelie cares enough to help her survive.	This made the reader feel happy because she doesn’t get her killed.	It reminded me of another important part in the book when __________, because this also shows the idea of __________.	In the real world, this idea is important because ___________.

Essay pre-planning

Three ways that Amari has changed through the book is, her attitude towards Zelie and Tzain. I mean this in a way of respect and love, she now considers Tzain as her partner and Zelie more of a new Binta which is very hard too believe from where they started off wanting too kill each other too becoming a very strong team. My second explanation is Amari has completely broken out of her shell from being a shy and very quite and unphased girl too a warrior fighter basically overnight really has shaped her and her attitude towards the reality of the life outside of the palace. Lastly Amari’s learned whilst being with Tzain and Zelie and meeting all the effected diviners and maji that her fathers vision is horrible and evil, she was able to get past his crazy lifestyle and realise she can build her own future and decide on her own what she needs and wants to do.

Blog post: Our group's chosen character is Amari, we decided on this particular character because of her changes throughout the journey of bringing magic back and so on. From being this shy broken girl too becoming an absolute warrior has been a very amazing transformation for Amari, having too betray her royal family for the safe sake of magic and the diviners have really given her the opportunity to show her own potential and brush off that horrible attitude and mindset her fathers pushed on her for her whole life. Including convincing her brother that he doesn't have to be like their father King Saran, they can choose their own pathway.

Market Day Review

 On market day my group and I were selling fortnite n drinks. We made profit because we didn't have to buy anything we just had to bring the equipment. We found out that fortnite wasn't working so we let them play COD instead.

Equipment: 

• Xbox One
• Xbox Controller
• Headset
• TV
• Drinks
• Table
• Wifi

Strengths:

• Our communication with our customers and our group was good
• We sold all of our drinks and we got a good amount of money for our COD
• Teamwork

Weaknesses:

• Fortnite wasn't working
• We had to wait to get Wifi cause it wasn't working
• People left heaps of rubbish around our area

Overall Market Day was good because we got a good amount of money.

Chapter 66 Response

 Chapter 66 – Inan

Father stands in his night robes, scanning a faded map. No sign of hatred. Not even a hint of disgust.
For him, carving MAGGOT into a girl’s back is just another day’s work.
…
In that instant it hits me: Zulaikha’s death. Zélie’s screams. They don’t mean a thing to him. Because they’re maji, they’re nothing.
This could be compared to / A message I take from this scene is that the father doesn't care about the people that he has killed because they killed his family.
Think about how the word ‘maggot’ is used. This is a slur. Do we have these in real life?

My wondering is why the king is hurting her own daughter?

English Writing Prompt Chapter 30

 Chapter 30 – Amari

Chaos.
Before this moment, I never truly understood the word. Chaos meant Mother’s screams before a luncheon. It meant the scramble of oloyes to their gold-lined chairs.
Now chaos surrounds me, pulsing through every breath and heartbeat. It sings as blood splatters through the air, snickers with delight as boats explode into oblivion.
This could be compared to / A message I take from this scene is it reminds me of War because they are fighting because they are in boats and they have to fight to stay alive. For me when I think of chaos it reminds me of my brother and I fighting.

Science Work

 Last week in Science we done an experiment on Wind Cars. The distance of the race was 9 meters and our time was 8.56 seconds. We had to divide the time divided by the length of the race. The final result was 1.05140186916 m/s. 

To make it go faster we could've put made the sail point out, make the sail bigger and use less tape.

Science Experiment

 Today in science we done an experiment on eggs. Our goal for the experiment was to try not to break the egg. We had some equipment to help us succeed. 

Equipment: 

• Egg
• Bubble Wrap
• Newspaper
• Wooden sticks
• Cotton 

Method: 

1. First we had to grab an egg and make our creation.
2. Next we had to walk up the stairs and get ready to drop it.
3. Then we dropped the egg.
4. Finally we walked back to the science lab and got our result.

Overall ours went pretty good cause the egg didn't crack.

Home Economics

 Today in Home Economics we were making a timeline to do with food here is mine.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEE0WbN3J4/nGeBQuTpMcPOysPeSYkSNA/edit

English Writing Prompt

Chapter 22 - Amari
I pause for a moment, aghast at the number of them filling the narrow path. Before today, I caught only glimpses of the labourers brought in to staff the palace—always pleasant, clean, groomed to Mother’s satisfaction. Like Binta, I thought they lived simple lives, safe within the palace walls. I never considered where they came from, where else they might have ended up,
“Skies…” It’s almost too hard to bear the sight. Mostly diviners, the labourers outnumber the villagers by hordes, dressed in nothing but tattered rags. Their dark skin blisters under the scorching sun, marred by the dirt and sand seemingly burned into their beings. Each is hardly more than a walking skeleton.
This could be compared to / A message I take from this scene is: My wondering is why they go somewhere, where no one normally is and there are a lot of people there.

DTE Blog

 So far in DTE we have been focusing on Ergonomic Infographics. I haven't finished my Infographic yet but this is a picture of it so far. An infographic is a visual presentation or your information or data about your topic. Eg. A chart or a diagram.

 My Infographic is about the back of a seat. I haven't got much information on it but i'm improving it. 

Business Studies Work

 In Business Studies we have split into groups to work on a project, the project is to make a product and sell it on market day.

Group: Matthew, Subhnesh, Dylan and me (Cole).

Our product is called Fortnite N Drinks. Our idea is to bring a console into school with controllers, chargers and games. We will also bring drinks for the people that are playing. We will give each person around twenty minutes for a turn unless they die.  

We sent out a survey to people at our school to see who would play.

Questions on Survey:

Do you like Fortnite? 52.6% Yes, 10.5% No and 36.8% Maybe.

Will you play Fortnite at school? 55% Yes, 45% No

How much will you pay to play Fortnite? 92.9% $2.50, 7.1% $4.00

Do you think your good at Fortnite? 38.9% Yes, 38.9% Maybe, 22.2% No 

English Writing Prompts

 Chapter 13 - Zélie

  I turn back toward Amari and try to let it go. But in her eyes, I see her brother’s. I feel his hands choking me.
“I want to trust her—”
“No, you don’t.”
“Well, even if I did, I can’t. Her father ordered the Raid. Her brother burned down our village. What makes you think she’s any different?”
This could be compared to / A message I take from this scene is that they start to feel sorry for Amari because of whats happened in her life.

Home Economics

Maori Settlers

Maori settlers used the Maori settlers used the land and the sea as a means of gathering their food. Can you identify what is going on in these pictures. land and the sea as a means of gathering their food. Can you identify what is going on in these pictures.

 When the English settlers came to New Zealand they tried to take the Maori's land and if they had to they would kill them.Due to the English coming on boat they didn't have much food to eat so they ate the Maori's food.

Home Economics Jam Drops

This week in Home Economics we cooked Jam Drops. 

Ingredients: Flour, Sugar, Eggs, Jam, Vanilla Essence.

1. First we preheated the oven to 180 degrees fan bake.

2. Then we made the mixture and rolled them up into little balls.

3. After that we pushed our thumb into the little balls.

4. Finally we put them in the oven for about 15 minutes.

When they came out of the oven we put them on the heating rack and waited for them to cool down before we gave them a taste test.

P.E Work

In P.E I worked at level 2 yesterday because I had my gear and I participated in everything.

Novel Study

Chapter 3 – Amari
“I am afraid not, Your Highness. I saw it with my own eyes. Their magic was weak, but it was there.”
Skies…
What does this mean for us? What shall happen to the monarchy? Are the maji already planning an attack? Will we have any chance of fighting back?
Memories of Father before the Raid play in my head, a paranoid man with grinding teeth and forever graying hair. The man who forced Inan and me into the palace cellar, placing swords in our hands though we were far too young and weak to lift them.
The maji will come for you, he warned. The same words every time he forced us to spar. When they do, you must be prepared.
This could be compared to Harry Potter because they both have magic

In the holidays I used a Phone for electricity. Phones use electricity because they need to connect to the internet and the screens need electricity.