Making a traditional Hangi

As part of our globalisation unit, rooms 11 and 22 made a traditional Maori Hangi. We used an "Earth Oven" method of cooking our Hangi. Please feel free to comment on what you see and my students will answer any of your questions.

The Hangi

It was the week before, and Matua Haami had told us that room’s 22 and 11 were having a Hangi as part of our globalisation unit of celebrating another culture. He gave us a newsletter to take home to tell our parents that we were having a Hangi. It had a list of food items that we could donate towards the feast. We were all very excited to see a traditional Maori meal being prepared and cooked under the ground

Preparation of the Hangi
It was the day before the day of our Hangi and both classes helped to prepare the food. We all helped with the following jobs.
• Chopping onions
• Cut Pumpkin into pieces
• Peel Kumara
• Prepare the meats (Chicken and Pork)
• Peel potatoes
• Breaking bread into pieces, no bigger than your little fingernail for stuffing.

I was in the latter. We were breaking bread into pieces and we enjoying each others company. Some students were sneaking bits of the bread into their mouths. But then, quite a few of us were hungry. After I ripped a good two loaves into shreds, I wandered off to see what other people are doing.

Matua Haami was busy digging the hole, which is an important process of making the Hangi. They dug a hole which was about 3 feet deep and which was the same dimension of the Hangi baskets. They then scrunched newspapers and threw this into the hole. They carefully placed pallets on top of each other and put all the Hangi rocks (Volcanic or river rocks) on top of the pallets. This would be ready to light tomorrow at 5am. That’s right 5am! We even had some students and their parents come down to help Matua Haami with lighting and watching the fire.

The Day of the Hangi
We were all very excited. The food was ready to eat. It was ready before lunch. There was chicken, pork, stuffing, pumpkin, potato, kumara and heaps of fizzy drink. We lined up to get the food. I took some chicken, pork, stuffing, potatoes and a cup of L&P. I then dumped a big blob of tomato sauce on top, it was delicious.
I had a cup of grape juice, and another cup of L&P. I had two platefuls of Hangi. My friend only had one. He was ranting about plastic knives and potatoes. I was busy eating and drinking. I picked out the onion in the stuffing and ate it. It tastes better cooked. No bad aftertaste. Most of us were tucking in with gusto. If the Hangi had been longer, I guarantee I would have eaten another plate and had another cup of drink. Okay, maybe just another drink. We finished off the rest of the food and left. I was still drinking my L&P. The Hangi was a huge success. Matua Haami is even planning on celebrating another culture. Maybe something with Pizza. YUM! Can’t Wait

Piki Bengal
(Room 11: Blog Editor)

Note:

Hey people, it's me, Piki. The above post was edited by Matua Haami and therefore has lost some of my trademark quirkiness. It has a few grammar errors which I'm going to pointedly ignore. And no, the grammar errors were not made by me. If it had been, I would of changed it.

Catch ya later!

Piki Bengal.

Waikato Kapahaka Regional Winners

Homework

Science Fair Photography Competition

Theme: Reflections of life

Aim: Is to take photos that show reflections of life. E.g. Mirror, Water, Windows etc

Step 1: Take a photo using the above theme

Step 2: Describe how you took the photos (Camera, Film, image altering techniques)

Step 3:Explain each photograph with a small caption card or by a written section that tells about the theme

All photos must be taken by the students.

Photography Competition

Theme: Celebrate or From paddock to plate

Use your digital camera to take images of the above theme. Be creative and be willing to explain your photo(s) to members of our class.

The highlights of my holidays

The following is a collection of recounts that students from room 11 did during their 2 week holiday break.

Adam Rafferty

Yeah I know I should just get over Michael Jackson, but I'm still mourning his death. Anyway looking at some old MJ video's on youtube and came across this awesome as guitarist called Adam Rafferty. He is tha man! Ladies and gentleman, I give you, Adam Rafferty's version of "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson. (He's got soul as well as facials...But he's still the man!)

What's coming up in Term 3

What's up room 11. Thought i'd give you all a heads up on what we will be learning this term. Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated. Have a safe holiday break and don't forget to buckle your seat belts.

Theatre Sports Club

Like the show "Whose line is it anyway" Theatre Sports is one of the many curricular activities that we have here at Peachgrove Intermediate. Everything is completely improv as 4 students embark on a journey of going to the supermarket. Students have been trained by our drama teacher, Mrs Julie Christy.

Doctor

This is a game called Doctor which was created by students from one of our contributing schools, Knighton Normal School.

Pacifica

At Peachgrove Intermediate school we pride ourselves by celebrating a diverse range of cultures. The Pacifica cultural group is lead by three passionate teachers, Ms Jamison, Mr James and Whaea Prem. These teachers have helped students to share and showcase part of their cultural heritage with their peers through dance and performance.

Algorithm: Working Form

This is a really good website for students who are wanting to improve their basic facts through this type of working form

WALT: Complete Unfinished Work

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• All mathsmate sheets for terms 1 & 2 need to be completed and signed by your parents.
• Spelling LSCWC needs to be completed.
• All reading activities need to be completed.
• Inquiry Projects need to be fully completed by Thursday.
• Maori Motif's need to be completed, laminated and recorded for the blog.
• i-movies: Advertising Peachgrove (This needs to have your garage band music and photo's from the what's been happening folder)
• Observational Drawing
• Portraits (Optional)

Michael Jackson Dies at 50

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Shuffle Dance Off WInners

As part of our Mufti Day, Whaea Christine and I ran a "Shuffle Off" in hall. This was hugely supported by students who voted these 6 boys as winnes of the 2009 "Shuffle Off."

Karioi Sports Class Rotation

Students from the sports class (room 9) used their skills and passion of their chosen sport to teach others students from Karioi. Before teaching their sessions, students must submit a lesson plan to their teacher, Mr Blair Cocks for approval. Students have four lessons to teach a group of 10 students. Each session needs to have a warm up, skill builder and a game based on the skills being taught. At the completion of the fourth lesson, a game is played against another group of who are learning the same skills.

Sports codes and skills that are being coached include, Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Soccer and Tennis.

Students are then assessed by their peers by what they liked, disliked and what they could do to imptove next time.

Thank you very much sports coaches. You were all very professional in your approach to teaching other students from Karioi. Tumeke!

Caged Soccer

Caged soccer was one of the sports that students were involved in during camp.

Glen Eden's Chant

Meville Intermediate's Chant

Personally, I think that this was the best chant on the night.

Peachgove Intermediate's Chant

Sports Camp Chants

This is a collection of some of the sports camp chants.
SENZ are part of a development programme that helps young people who are looking for a career in sports and leisure. As part of their training, they refereed most of the game.

Sports Camp 2009

This is a selection of some of our elite sporting students who were chosen to represent our school at sports camp. They competed against other elite students from other schools such as Glen Eden, Takapuna, Melville, Otumoetai, Matamata, Northcross and Blockhouse Bay. (I think this is right, Aroha Mai if it ain't!)

BIG WEDNESDAY WRITING

Today's BIG WEDNESDAY DRAW is worth $30, 000,000. So what would you do with all this money if you won? Will I see you at school? or, are you taking a long as break? Would you use this to help other people? or, just spend it on yourself?

You need 6 numbers with heads or tails. What would your numbers be and would it heads, or will it be tails?

NOTE: This is not to encourage gambling, but rather to allow students to creatively write about they would do if they, or their family had won the BIG WEDNESDAY LOTTO DRAW.

SWINE FLU INQUIRY RESOURCES

Please link any swine flu resources to this post that maybe useful for other students in our class.

Matariki: The Maori New Year

What is Matariki?
Matariki is the Maori name for the group of stars also known as the Pleiades star cluster or The Seven Sisters; and what is referred to as the traditional Maori New Year.

When is the Maori New Year?
The Maori new year is marked by the rise of Matariki and the sighting of the next new moon. The pre-dawn rise of Matariki can be seen in the last few days of May every year and the new year is marked at the sighting of the next new moon which occurs during June. This next occurs on 5 June 2008.

What does Matariki mean?
Matariki has two meanings, both referring to a tiny constellation of stars; Mata Riki (Tiny Eyes) and Mata Ariki (Eyes of God).

Why is Matariki important?
Traditionally, depending on the visibility of Matariki, the coming season's crop was thought to be determined. The brighter the stars indicated the warmer the season would be and thus a more productive crop. It was also seen as an important time for family to gather and reflect on the past and the future.

Why do we celebrate Matariki today?
Today Matariki means celebrating the unique place in which we live and giving respect to the land we live on.

How is Matariki celebrated?
Matariki is celebrated with education, remembrance and the planting of new trees and crops signalling new beginnings. Matariki was the optimum time for new harvests, and ceremonial offerings to the land-based gods Rongo, Uenuku and Whiro to ensure good crops for the coming year. It was also seen as a perfect time to learn about the land we live on and to remember whakapapa (ancestry) who have passed from this world to the next and the legacy they left behind.

How long do celebrations last?
Traditionally celebrations lasted up to 3 days after the new moon had risen following Matariki becoming visible

Who celebrates Matariki?
Anyone who wishes to participate

Calling all Pokemon Users

One of my students is an expert with Pokemon. Seriously, her whole world revolves around this Pokemon thing. The words "NO BALANCE" are coming to my mind for some reason. Anyway, I've decided to take a positive approach to this and would like to know if there are any unbalanced Pokemon students, teachers and enthusiast out there who would like discuss and share topics of interests. I'm sure her blogging name is from Pokeman. Click HERE to correspond. Good luck! and may the force be with you.