Homework

This term one of our homework tasks was to think of a fun project and do it. I made a hair clip flower out of teaspoons. This is what it looks like:

That was what I did for my homework this term. I made the rose out of plastic spoons melted over a candle then stuck together. I enjoyed making it and when I have got a clip to attach I will like using it as a hair clip. I made this because I wanted a new hair accessory and I thought this would look good.

Armistice Day

Every year on the Saturday closest to the 11^th of November, most of the schools in the Moutere Hills participate in an athletics event to celebrate Armistice Day. (The day that the signing of the peace treaty for The Great War was done.)

When everyone came back from the war some of the soldiers and teachers decided that it would be nice to hold an athletics event to remember the soldiers and people in the war. They held the event every year on the 11^th of the 11^th to celebrate that this was the anniversary of when the peace treaty was signed.

They kept it at the same date every year until the 1960s when they changed it to the closest Saturday to the 11^th of the 11^th so that the parents could come along as well.

They held many races and competitions but the main one was the one where each of the schools competed for a trophy called the Peace Shield. They tried to hold this race at 11am on the day. This changed to the end of the day when they started holding it on the Saturdays they found that people were leaving after the race was finished.

So now we still have our athletics day for the primary schools of the Moutere hills every year.

Daniel in the Lions Den

This term  for devotions we are focusing on Daniel in the Lions Den. One of the things that I have learned so far about Daniel and what he did was that he was faithful to God and he never stopped trusting him. When the King saw that God was faithful to Daniel he made everyone believe in Daniels God.fc

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Devotions

This term for devotions we are learning about how God provides for us and the earth. We brainstormed some of the things that God has provided for us. Then we each choose one of the things God has provided and we made a poster each about it.

I chose Oxygen which was one of the subjects under nature. Then I found out what oxygen is and put that on there and found a verse in the bible that had something to do with Oxygen.

I chose Oxygen because without Oxygen we wouldn't be able to survive.

Contractions

This term for writing we’ve been doing a lot of different types of writing which has helped us find out what we need to learn to put in our writing. One of the things we noticed that we weren’t very good at was using contractions in our writing.

To help us remember what contractions are and also remind us to put them in our writing we have made a display on the wall with laminated cards that we made with some of the contractions on it.

MoTec

Every Wednesday the year 7&8s go to MoTec. At MoTec we learn things that we might need to use at home like basic sewing, woodwork, cooking and other things like that. This term the year 8s are in the multi Material room and we are sewing ourselves a bag.    

Christmas Activity

Room 4 has been making cube people and have done the nativity for our Christmas activity. There were a lot of drama on the proses of making them but thanks to Liam P and Pamela they sorted everything but in the end we finished it.

Homework

One of our homework tasks this term is to alter a cupcake recipe and then bake it for our family. I decided to do this task for my homework this week. While I was mixing the mixture I added in two tablespoons of honey to the plain cupcake mixture. the muffins turned out to be really nice, they were moist and you could taste the honey without it being too sweet. Here is the recipe:

125g butter, softened

§    ½ cup, plus 2 tablespoons of caster sugar

§    2 heaped tablespoons of honey

§    2 large eggs, at room temperature

§    1 cup self-raising flour (or 1 cup standard flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder)

§    3 tablespoons milk, warmed for ten seconds in microwave

Buttercream Icing

§    125g butter, softened

§    3 cups icing sugar, sifted

§    ½ teaspoon vanilla essence

§    ¼ cup milk warmed for ten seconds in microwave

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.  Line a 12 hole muffin pan with cupcake cases.

Place the butter, sugar, honey, eggs and flour into a food processor (or use an electric handheld mixer, it works just as well) and pulse for 10-15 seconds.  Pour in the warmed milk and pulse again till combined.

Spoon the mixture evenly into the cases filling each 3/4 full.  Bake for 17 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

To make buttercream icing, cream the butter with an electric mixer until very pale, about 2-3 minutes.  Using low speed, mix in the icing sugar alternatively with the milk and vanilla.  Continue to beat until light and fluffy.

  This is a recipe that I would certainly try again.

My homework

Handwriting

Athletics!!!!

Athletics this term, yay! It is now term4 and we have got Athletics this term. It is also going to be a short term too so that is also good. But anyway, back to athletics. Athletics is this saturday and we are all going to be doing fun things like high jump, long jump, sprints, long distance running, relays, shotput and tenis ball throw. I can't wait!

A Long Trip

Mrs Rolls

Wednesday Trip

On Wednesday, while the year seven and eights were at MoTec, Asher and I went to the library. Well, I guess I’d better be truthful. We actually went to Hot Mamas for a hot chocolate and then we went to the library.

At Hot Mamas it was really nice, there was a fire was going, the hot chocolates were huge and we got marshmallows with them.

After the hot chocolates we walked down to the library with very full stomachs and I got four books called 'Mascot Madness', 'The Dark Rider' and two other books I can’t remember the names of.

So that was our Wednesday morning!

Rain

Cross Country

40 Hour Famine

40 Hour Famine

Today is the start of the 40 hour famine and I can't wait! I am going to be sleeping in a box overnight. I feel really sorry for the poor children who can't even get enough to eat for one meal let alone three meals a day. I can't wait until the 40 hour famine because I know I am helping the poor people in different countries.

I like it when I go and collect sponsors for the 40 hour famine because it makes me feel good to see that so many people care about not only themselves but others to. It's sort of amazing to me how many people care.

By Pamela

Awesome!

Marmalade On Toast
Isn’t it awesome when you bite into a piece of warm marmalade toast and you feel the warmth sweeping through your body, the flavours swirling around in your mouth. Awesome!

By Pamela