Technology 2014

On Tuesday every week the Rangatahi syndicate is going to Otaki College for technology. Everybody loves doing tech it's their favourite day of the week. The classes are Art, Wood work, Sewing, Cooking and Metal work, year 7's do different work to the year 8's.

Year 8's
 Wood work make coasters and holders.
 Art we do a sweet treat e.g sundae, a layered cake, a cake and a cupcake.
 Sewing are making a swimming bag.
Cooking makes all sorts of food and they smell and taste great.
Metal work is making a fruit bowl. They learn how to weld and bend metal.

Year 7's
Cooking is the same as the year 8's but is not as good but still taste great.
Wood work are are making chocolate moulds and then half way through their season they then make a wooden pencil case.
Metal work is making pendants.
Sewing are making apron.
Art does a drawing of their shoe and some basic drawing skills.

Here is a recipe for Apple Turnover
Ingredients
About 200 g puff pastry
2 green apples
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

   Method
1.Turn oven to 190 Degrees Celsius. Roll pastry out thinly.
2.Cut into 6 squares 14 x 14cm
3.Peel and core apples. Cut into quarters. Slice very thinly
4.Put a few slices of apple in corner of pastry.
5.Sprinkle apple with a teaspoon of sugar. Add a pinch of cinnamon.
6.Fold over into neat triangles. Press edges with fork to seal well.
7.Prick a hole in top. Sprinkle a little sugar over.
8.Place on baking on a baking tray. Bake 20 minutes.

Pass It On

For the past few weeks Room 12 has been researching about our past through our Parents, Grand parents and if possible Great, Grand parents.

You may or may not know this... many Elders have very interesting stories, facts and they can also help to reveal more of the family tree to people which are very famous or, to awesome people you would have never seen or heard of!

Currently we have been hearing the fascinating stories about how our Grandpa's survived World War 2 or how our Grandma's helped a Classic rock super star.

Here is Lance's Pass It On Story.

My Dad’s lucky escape

One day in the Philippines my Dad was going to his friend’s house (whose neighbor had a big black dog) what my Dad didn't know was that this dog was known for running out and viciously attacking people.

My dad was approaching his friend’s house when the dog spotted him. The Dog stared at him and didn't move until my Dad made eye contact. As soon as my Dad made eye contact the dog started barking ferociously and ran straight at my Dad. Luckily my Dad spotted a tree in the distance. He ran as fast as he could and climbed up the tree as the dog was about to reach him.

After 5-10 minutes (which seemed like an eternity to him) the people who owned the dog took it back and eventually put it on a chain. In the end my Dad still got to see his friend. My Dad was so rattled after that experience.

Thanks for Reading!!!