Whakatauki meanings- Home room

                                                             Whakatauki

This week in home room the class has been working on a DLO to show a whakatauki (This play's a large role in Maori culture. They are used as a reference point in speeches and also as guidelines spoken to others day by day. We had to create some kind of DLO and I created a google drawing. We had to add images/image that related to the meaning of our whakatauki. 

Open steak sandwich's and Rice paper spring rolls

                                 Open steak sandwich's

 Ingredients: 

Steak, Bread roll, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sauce. 

How we made it: 

We cut every thing up (diced the vegetables) and sliced the steak we then we soaked the state in a dressing and cooked it. We then put it inside the bun and added the vegetables.

Rate: 

Personally I can't rate it as I didn't try it, but I don't like steak however it might have been really good for people who do eat steak.

Opinions: 

Once again I can't really give a proper opinion on this sandwich because I didn't try it :)

                    Rice paper spring rolls 

Ingredients: 

Rice paper, cucumber, carrot, red capsicum, noodles.

How we made it: 

We cut every thing up (diced the vegetables), next we soaked the rice paper in some warm water (only for like 10 seconds) we then added everything into the rice paper roll and folded it.

Rate: 

Personally I didn't wanna try it after everyone wasn't really liking it, it kinda just put me off even wanting to try it. However the rice paper didn't smell very and the texture of the rice paper was rubbery and disgusting. The noodles didn't feel like a very nice texture either.

Opinions: 

I feel like if I was to ever do this again I would add something more to it such as chicken, a different sauce, etc.

  ~ I have added an image from google to give you an idea of what it looks like or give a similar idea ~

Business studies - Budgeting guide

                        Budgeting guide task 

This week in business studies we have the decision between a budgeting guide task or a screen castify explaining, I clearly chose the budgeting guide. I'v decided to present my work on a slide show, here it is: 

In conclusion this was a pretty easy task, but it was quite hard to not repeat myself because I didn't come up with much to write about. What do you think I could do better next time? 

Niuean and Tokelua language week - Music

 Creative writing - Te vaka

The task I chose for this language week was to Listen to one of the artists below,  then write a piece of creative writing describing what image the music brings to mind. Write at least 100 words. I have written at least 100 words.

The music I listened to was a part of the Tokelua culture. This music was uplifting and I had many ideas of what this reminded me of. The first thing it reminded me of was being somewhere tropical, like Fiji or Hawaii, bright, sunny, like as island or a really sunny beach. It also reminded me of this movie called high school musical, more specifically one part of the movie where they're dancing on the beach. I think this music has a very summery aesthetic to it, it makes me wanna go to the beach and dance. Something else it reminds me of is a shed or shop thing on the beach, kinda like the life guard tower. 

Leadership styles

                         Leadership styles 

This week and last week we have been looking at leadership styles and different types of it. We had to create a DLO giving 2 examples of each leadership styles and a photo.

Business studies - Budgeting dictionary task

Budgeting dictionary task 

 This week in business studies we have been working on some tasks. I decided to go with the dictionary task. The dictionary task involves word that have someone to do with budgeting in some form. 

In conclusion this task was pretty easy and straight forward. 

Business studies - promotion

 

We have a slide on a big slide show that has our product, company name, and prices on it. Then on the day, we have a big poster with our name and products we have also been telling lost of people about it.

We are aiming for teens to young adults, with the patterns they seem younger but the size of the face masks are for men, women, and teens. We are also selling really affordable products they range from $2-$4.

We are just trying to get the word out, telling people about it, having posters, making sure its something people are actually going to want.

The posters around the school are bright and colourful to attract the eye of our target audience ( young women/teens). The poster on the day will be at our table to make what we are doing obvious.

OUrs focuses more on Price and Promotion, we have to prove that our products are good quality, affordable and just making sure that they are worth it.

Apple sauce muffins - Cooking

                              Apple sauce muffins

In cooking last week we made apple sauce muffins.I was in a group with Nature, Shontae, and Mya. They were all involved and I think we worked really well together. One thing that was bad about the apple sauce muffins was they were not cooked all the way through partly because we only put it on for less time than needed but mostly because we used apple sauce and not actual apple chunks. I didn't like this food very much at all, I don't think apple is the fruit for it.

In my opinion they could have been better if we used normal apple and not just puree apple sauce.

My group worked really well together and I think we could work together again. 10/10 would work with them again.

Marketing mix - Place

                            Marketing mix - place

Where are we selling our product? we don't need a specific place anywhere works.

Where would a good location be for our product? Most likely inside but its not a big issue.

Pedestrian and traffic flow? Our product will have people walking past and possibly stopping to have a quick look at our stand which will hopefully be bright.

Competition? how will our product be better ? People are definitely doing the same or similar products to us however ours will be better by having a better price for what you're getting,

How will our product strand out ? It will be bright and fit all genders and sizes.

Power to the people

                                        Power to the people

 In Hurumanu 5 power to the people we have been looking at creating our own political party. We are in groups of around 5. We have been working on political names, logo's and slogans. In my group we have created our own logo to dedicate to our political party.

Our political name is : People's Party.

People in our group : Mya, Maya, Tahnesha ( leader ), Chloe ( me )

Our slogan is : Make New Zealand great again

Our logo : 

Power to the people - How to become priminister

Home economics - fats

                     Different types of fats

Business and enterprise - Price

                        Business and enterprise

Pocket size - $2.00

Medium - $ 3.50

Face mask - $2.00

Pocket size & face mask - $3.50

Medium & face mask - $4.50

Pocket, medium & facemask - $5.50

How did we decide what price to sell our product? 

As a group we decided we could make a decent profit off our product because its a reasonable price for reusable products.

How will we ensure others the price you're asking for is worth it? 

Our products are 100% reusable so people can use these all the time. We are selling them for a really good price and we even have special deals for the best prices.

What price are other people selling for the same good?

People are either selling it for the same price or more.

What else to consider with the price? 

We considered a great and affordable price for people to pay. We are gonna have a wide variety of colored materials used for the masks and for the wheat sacks.

Business and enterprise

                      Business and enterprise

In business and enterprise we were put into groups to make a product. My group is Mya, Talia, Nykachia and myself. We are making face masks and wheat sacks.

Whats they do : Our products solve 2 problems and that being when you're cold you have a wheat sack to keep you warm. The pocket sized is an even better deal by keeping your hands warm. Right now we are going through a global pandemic so our masks protect people from breathing in other people air in public.

What quality is our product : Our product is made from recycled materials that couldn't be used as there original product. We have decided this is a much more planet friendly way to reuse and recycle.

Size, volume, shape : The wheat sacks come in 2 different sizes, pocket size and medium/normal size. The face masks will be one size fits all. The wheat sacks will be rectangle or square, and the face masks is the normal shape of a mask.

Packing : Our product won't be packed in anything but it will be presented nicely on the table in front of us.

Materials : Wheat, fabric, elastic.

What is our category : Sustainability because our product

Do we need to provide service : Yes we will be having small instructions for everyone to know how to safely use our product.

End of life choice referendum

               End of life choice referendum

What is it ? It it where you get injected with a medicine that helps you pass. This is a more peaceful way of dying, your family gets to be there for you last moments and you can back out last minute. This is made for people who are suffering in pain.

What is the criteria ? 

• 18 or over 
• Be a New Zealand citizen
• Suffer a terminal illness that is likely to kill them within 6 months 
• Have significant and ongoing decline in physical capability
• Have unbearable pain that cannot be eased
• be able to make a decision about assisted dying.

Positives: 

• Die in peace
• Its your choice
• It stops the pain
• You feel no pain while dying
• People have the choice to dye and can back out at any point, even last minute

Negatives:

• People of all ages should be able to die this way if it is there choice
• parents of people underage get the final choice
• Kids under 18 would have to suffer until they die

Hurumunu - Power to the people

                     Power to the people

Potato Frittata

                           Potato frittata

We made a potato frittata. The ingredients we used were, Potato, onion, salt, pepper, cheese, peas, corn.

 Sight: It didn't look very appealing to me if i'm honest.

Smell: It smelt just like egg

Taste:  I feel like we shouldn't have used that much egg because it just tasted like an omelet.

 I rate this dish a 2/10 - could have been a lot better, to me this wasn't really a potato bake/frittata.

We could improve this by not adding as much egg.

Our team worked well together, we all had equal turns with every thing.

Art - reflection

Reflection

My main subject matter is a movie theater and nature. My photomontage is ahead and not portrait. We can  identify there is a movie theater screen, vines, butterflies, trees and more nature related surroundings. I think my photo montage is varied with things that I have added to my montage. I have enlarged some of the things in my photo montage such as the butterflies, and the vines to fit along the curtains.

My photo-montage is a flat space, it is very simple. It is more landscape, I feel like since my photo-montage is so simple people can see everything clearly and the colorful colors catch their eyes. My focal points are the colorful butterflies, and just the nature setting in a movie theater.I want the viewer’s reaction to be shocked or surprised because it's like what was on the movie theater screen is coming into the actual theater. I have added nature and a movie theater to give the effect as if it is coming into the theater.

My subject matter is separate but also together at the same time, for example: the butterflies are separated but the vines are over the curtains and the forest is over the movie theater screen.I think I work more in color than I do black and white. Color in a picture can change the whole mood and depending on the color can decide how you want the viewer to feel while looking at it.

My leading line is a movie theater. I have definitely repeated parts in my photo-montage, such as there are multiple butterflies all over the screen.It can change the way somebody views the photomontage or any other artwork.I have added nature to my main photo fragment, I have added a forest, vines, and butterflies. I feel like this makes it more realistic.

I have used quite a dark background and then added more colors over top so then objects I have added stand out a lot better. Maybe but I think every part of the photomontage is important. The idea I wanted to come out of this was, some things can be so realistic.There are butterflies flying all around the theater and on the movie screen.

There are vines growing along the curtains and a forest on the screen. I added butterflies to give more of a colorful effect.Yes , the main idea of photo montage is to add photos or images that don’t usually go together and turning them into something new. Yes, that is very important when using photomontage. Maybe that nature is beautiful. Life is a movie.

Mac and cheese - Home economics

                            Mac & cheese

Ingredients:  Macaroni, milk, cheese, corn flower, bread crumbs, onion, tomato, salt.

Skill: Roux sauce. Roux is flour and fat cooked together and used to thicken sauces. Our cheese sauce wasn't very good at all, I don't think there is anything we could have done, it was just the type of sauce.

Evaluation: 

• Smell: It smelt alright at first it smelt cheesy.
• Looks: It looked good and edible. 
• Taste: It tasted quite off, like off milk, but that might just be me. I feel like we could have used a different recipe next time.

Rate: I would give it a 3/10, it just wasn't very good in my opinion.

What could we do differently: Use a different recipe that is more common and not use corn flour, use normal flour. Not add tomato to it.

How did the team work together: I think our team worked fine together and there were no problems while cooking/working together.

This isn't our image but one that looks similar :)

Cooking - Stir fry

 Stir fry 

Ingredients: Broccoli, Chicken, 2 minute noodles, Carrot, Onion, Sesame oil, Salt, cabbage.

Taste: I think the group could add something different to it next time to give it more flavor,

Look's: I feel like this looked okay but my group could have made it look a bit more presentable.