Mitchell's biogas - cowdung energy

Hey bloggers! Here is a presentation that is due this week which talks about Using biogas. Biogas is a source of gas that is created when mixing cow dung and other things such as leaves, dead twigs, and more. It is really helpful and is really useful.

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M
30/05/17

Mitchell's Tech dish - Fruit Tart

Hello bloggers! Today at tech I made a Fruit tart with my friend Noah. The last week we came we had to make the pastry which included butter and flour and flattening it out onto a tin foil tray. Then Mrs Heka put it somewhere to keep it cool for next week.

When we came back the week after which was today we got to decorate it and make it delicious. First we got 1 cup of milk, 2 tablespoons of custard powder, 2 tablespoons of sugar to make our custard. 

We put it in the pot we were going to cook with and started to stir. Then we got the fruits which included peaches, strawberries, grapes, kiwifruit and more. We then added it to our pastry which we already put in with our custard.

Yay! We were finished. Now all I go to do is take a picture of our wonderful dish:

It looked so yummy I just wanted to eat it right away but we couldn't because we had to go on the bus back to school plus it was raining. Then when we arrived at school it was lunch time and I finally got to eat it! Delicious. It was so yummy. You should try making it one day it is so delicious.

Thanks for reading!

By Mitchell.M

11/05/17

Mitchell's Tech Dish - Fruit Tarts (Sweet Savoury)

Hello bloggers! Today at tech in cooking class we made Fruit Tarts - (Savoury Sweets)   with Miss Heka. We use flour, butter and more! Also we didn't get to eat it but we will next time we come here.

It looks really yummy! Thank you to Miss Heka for teaching us how to cook this delicious dish.

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By Mitchell.M
4/04/17

Mitchell's Tech Dish - Beef Cobbler!

Hey bloggers! Today was tech for the Yr 7's and in Cooking class we made Beef Cobbler. We made the dish with mince, onions, herbs, stock powder, flour, eggs, milk and sweet chilli sauce as a topping. 













Thanks to Miss Heka for teaching us how to make this delicious dish!

By Mitchell.M
06/04/17

Mitchell's Tech Dish - Savoury Bites!

Today at tech at Tamaki College we made Savoury Bites. Yummy! Here is a picture:

We made them with flour,sweet chilli, and other ingredients. Thank you Miss Heka.

From Mitchell.M

The Big 2017 Polynesian Celebration!

Chehuuuuu! Guess what? Yesterday Team 5 got the opportunity to experience the 2nd day of Polyfest along with some other schools! The trip was for us to experience and learn more about our Polynesian culture. The stages that had cultural groups performing on were the Maori stage, Cook Island stage and the Diversity Stage! I really wanted to watch the Samoan and Tongan stages but they start on Friday and Saturday! We arrived on a bus and waited in line for about 5-10 minutes then we got to go inside well actually outside.

My 1st highlight happened when we arrived and got to attend some of the workshops. Some workshops were finding out about the ancient culture and traditions about our people.  Plus we saw a lot of stalls selling Island related stuff you could wear and eat. My group also got to go to a workshop called “Te Wananga o Aotearoa where they, had a 360 degree camera and record us with some cool moves!

ASB Polyfest 2017 Logo.

After participating in all of these fun workshops we had the opportunity to get into groups and spread wild! We got to go to different stages to watch people perform, do fun activities and heaps more! Even some of my family was there cheering on my cousin, as she was performing on Diversity Stage in the Fijian group. Also today, my aunty will be performing in a Tongan group for AGGS. After watching a few performances we were hot and dying to jump into a pool. We were so exhausted we went to buy some drinks to cool us down. Finally we got to watch some real action go on with the hard pukana’s and the hard poi movements, but I was really dying to go watch some Tongan and Samoan stages.

Us in the bus going back to school.

Lastly it is really important for students to participate in a polyfest group because it is priority to learn about your traditions in your culture and learn the dances of the ancestors that were there before you! Join a polyfest group even if you're Chinese or Indian, find out if there is a Diversity stage group in your school, but it is really important to join a polyfest group to follow the footsteps and the ways your ancestors shared.

It hit 2:00 and it was time to travel back to school! No… I didn’t want to leave, well at least I was coming back on Saturday where the Tongan and Samoan stages were on. Yay! Anyways we lined back up and hopped back into the bus and we went away! Also we got to take back some awesome gifts from the polyfest workshops such as: Mobile phone fans, Calendars, Posters, Temporary tattos and heaps more to explore and have fun with!

Thanks for reading and I hope this makes you want to go to Polyfest and learn about polynesian culture!

By Mitchell.M

Mitchell - Summer learning journey Day # 20 - Return to New Zealand

Hello blog viewers! Today is the last day of the Summer learning journey! I am very sad that it is the last day! The days have gone by really fast. Let's begin!
Activity 1 - Meal

I have been asked to imagine that I arrived at the airport and my whole family were there to greet me. You decide to go back home and have a special meal to celebrate your return. On the way home mum says I can have anything I want. I have been asked to tell you what I would choose to eat. I would choose Butter chicken,Macaroni Cheese,Bacon and Egg muffins and a really big Cheese burger. For desert I would choose Filipino dried mangoes,pancakes and heaps of lollies.  Image attributions - http://www.profoodcorp.com/products/brand/2  http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/20/twist-on-tradition-butter_n_6510228.html 

Activity 2 - Learned
I have been asked to tell you 2 things I have learnt while I was in Japan. One thing I have learnt was there was heaps of cool places and you need money to go there so my thing I have learnt was to have money as a safety gadget. Another thing I have learned was to have heaps of clothes for different weathers that pop in any time. So use that as a safety gadget as well.
Image attribution : http://teamacademy.nl/blog/3-things-i-learned-last-year/

Bonus - Speech
I have been asked to either post a short video clip or write some sentences of what I would say to my class. I have chosen to write some sentences. 

Hi class I have just got back from Japan and it was really amazing. There were heaps of places to visit and they were very awesome. Also they have delicious different kinds of foods and really nice TV shows to watch while you eat.  I would rate this country 10/10, so go visit Japan one day and you will want to go back every day. 

Thanks for reading all of my blog posts from the Summer learning journey. Also thanks to Rachel and Mark for commenting on every post. 
28/01/17
Signing out,

Mitchell.

Mitchell - Summer learning journey Day 16 - National Celebrations

Hello bloggers. Today is Day 16 the first day of Week 4. It is also the last week and my journey will end in 4 days so let's make the most of it.

Activity 1 - National Day
I have been asked to imagine I am visiting the country I have chosen on the National day. Since I have chosen Japan I have been asked to tell you what I would eat see and do on that day. What I would eat on that day would be Ramen. Mmmmmm I have always wanted to taste Ramen. I'll bet you it tastes delicious! The place I would love to see/visit would be the Ghibili Museum. I have always wanted to go there since I watched several of "Hayao Miyazaki's films. My favourite one is Spirited away. I rated it a 10/10. Last of all I have been asked to tell you what I would do. I would visit the Universal Studios in Japan. I would ride every single ride I see. I'm sure it would be super fun.  



Activity 2 - Public day
I have been asked to create a brand new public holiday for the country I have chosen Japan! I have decided to name the Public holiday: Kindness day. People would celebrate by being kind. Such as : Giving out food,helping people and all kinds of stuff. Everyone would meet at the nearest city at night time to light fireworks. Then have a big feast with different kinds of Japanese foods. 

Bonus - Waitangi Day
In New Zealand our national holiday is on 6 February. It is called Waitangi Day. Me and my family sometimes travel up to Waitangi and celebrate with a big crowd. Or even we get together with some other family and just have lunch. It's a really special day to remember the Treaty of Waitingi when they signed the treaty for the english to reside in New Zealand. Now those english people are called Kiwi's just like everybody else who lives in New Zealand.

Thanks for reading
By Mitchell M.
18/01/17