Slinkachu - Art

 In art this term we have been looking at a photographer by the name Slinkachu, we chose a photograph from one of his pieces that he photographed. We then took a photograph of our own set up action figures with the objects surrounding us. My artwork was based on trying new things, so I then went ahead and called it something new. This is my slide show with my work based around Slinkachu and my photograph.

Challenges chart Coraline - Film studies

In film studies were learning how to understand how characters are used in a film. I did mine by doing two google drawings on Caroline and the real mother also known as Mel Jones/Mrs Jones.

What am I learning ?

 - I am learning how to understand how characters are developed in a film.

How does this show my learning ?

 - This shows my learning because I made a google drawing of the characters.

What am I wondering as a result of my learning ?

 - I am wondering how long it takes to make up a character and the challenges in a movie.

The heart - science

 In science we have been learning about the heart the parts of the heart and what they do.

Some parts of the heart 

  - Pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins.

  - There are two ventricle the right ventricle and the left ventricle . One of them is harder than the other and one is squishier and softer.

  - Valves

  - Aorta

  - A right atrium and a left atrium.

  - There are more parts that I forgot.

We learnt that the arteries move blood away from the heart and the veins move blood towards the heart.

We dissected the heart to explore more about it and see/feel what it physically looks like in real life not just on a screen.

I indeed did see and feel the parts of the heart like the two ventricles etc. We cunt the two ventricles in half to seen the veins inside of them. I really enjoyed the dissection because I thought I learned and understood the heart more by seeing it in front of me.

The first Wednesday of Home Economics we made pita pockets. 

Ingredients: 

• Ham 
• Lettuce 
• Cheese
• Carrot
• Red Onion
• Mayonnaise
• Pita Pockets 

First we sliced the ham, shredded the lettuce, grated the cheese, gated the carrot and sliced the red onion into cubes. Next we got our pita pockets cutting them open to start filling. After that we started filling the pita pockets with the ingredients. I filled my pita pocket with ham, lettuce, cheese, carrot and red onion and for the sauce I used mayonnaise. I liked it but maybe next time it would be better if the pita was toasted because it was a little bit dry.

Apple crumble - Home economics

 On Wednesday a little while ago for home economics we made apple crumble.

Ingredients:

• Brown Sugar 
• White Sugar 
• Rolled oats 
• Cinnamon 
• Apples 
• Butter 
• Water 
• Flour

Method:

1. Put flour, cinnamon and brown sugar into a bowl.
2. Rub butter lightly into the mixture.
3. Add rolled oats and mix with a fork.
4. Dry the apples and peaches, cutting them into little pieces 
5. Divide evenly spooning the mixture into 4 little greased pie dishes.
6. Sprinkle with white sugar and water
7. Bake on fan bake for 10-15 min or until edge is going brown.
8. Serve and enjoy

It tasted weird because their was to much oats and it wasn't cooked for long enough, so it was a bit gooey and raw. But it also took along time to make because of the apples.

Apple sauce muffins - Home economics

 Apple sauce muffins

Last Wednesday in home economics we made apple sauce muffins, we all got given a substitutions for our muffins apart from my group instead we got chocolate chips. 

Original recipe no substitutions - It wasn't good but wasn't bad so it was okay, but I found it a bit raw and a bit much of some sort of liquid. But it was probably the best one out of all of them due to having the chocolate chips in them.

Canola and soy - I didn't like this one because it was to soggy and chewy so it may not of got cooked for long enough. Or it may be due to the substitutions that got added instead of the normal ones.

Butter and wholemeal flour - It was quite bad because they're was way to much oats because they're was whole meal flour and other oats added into the recipe.

Soy and wholemeal flour - It was quite bad because it was really chewy i'm guessing it was due to the whole meal flour and oats, but it was very bad I couldn't even eat it.

Canola and wholemeal flour - They put to much much baking soda in it was gross, and not enough of every other ingredient in the mixture so their was to much oats.

Butter and soy - It had a weird taste but it might've been because of the substitutions or they added to much baking powder. But this one was cooked well.

This is our recipe we had for the apple sauce muffins -

Coraline notes

Opening scene:

What happened - Coralines other mother grabs doll through a window and un stuffs the doll and then continues to  stuffs it to make it look like Coraline. 

Camera shot/angles - Close ups, as showing details of dolls when its getting constructed. No wide shots included in this scene, so it doesn't give away the identity of the person.

Music - Slow, suspenseful and scary. Its a made up language so it sounds sweet and innocent sung by kids. The only real word is dreaming. Genre = classical music.

Colour - Green, black, aged and old filters and also a cream colour. Feels as if the doll was made a while ago.

Lighting - Artificial light/lamp, Natural light as in the moon. It is a very dull and deemed light, because it needs to set the mood of the scene.

The real house/world : 

What happened - Feels as if its abandoned, faded pink, old and run down, peeling paint, dead. Weather looks cold, grey, misty and wet.

Camera angles - Wide angles/shots shows the whole house.

Music - Background noises, also a lot of diegetic sounds. So sounds that that happen naturally like footsteps.

Colour - Faded, dark and cloudy, because it tries to make it spooky.

Lighting: Natural lighting from the sun behind the grey clouds. It is very dim and cold. It makes the location feel very unpleasant.

Extra notes - There is a birds eye view of Coraline and it makes her seem small as the music starts speeding up and getting louder to make her feel cautious of what shes doing, and then a cat pops up and everything freezes and goes still. Whilst everything still remains dull and dark. The transition from in the woods to in the kitchen was very well done. When she is in the kitchen she has a lot of close ups and low angles. But the mood is still very cloudy and dark.

Character comparison 

Real world 

Describe - Cranky, Strict, hard working, they care about Coraline but don't show it. They look as if they are run down and tired due to having black bags under their eyes, pale skin and washed out.

Costume - Worn, faded, baggy clothes and very plan and lazy clothes.

Lighting - Cold, dull and artificial and a bit of natural lighting.  Isolated, dark and lonely lighting.

Colour - Pale, bone dry, faded and of course Coraline and the cats eyes is the only bright thing in the real world.

Music - No music just diegetic sounds.

Other world  

Describe - Bright, energetic, friendly and looks like they have time for Coraline. Other father waiting for Coraline and while the other mothing is cooking. Look more fit with rosy sking and more alive.

Costume - Bright colours, more fashionable, newer, fancy and fits better. Fitted nice clothes.

Lighting - Bright, artificial, saturated and warm\happy with a welcoming feeling.

Colour - Bright warm toned colours, vibrant, everything is eye catching. A welcoming place you'd want to be. Coraline blends in better.

Music - Happy music, piano is being played by other father. Other mother is always humming a creepy song. Minor scary feeling when the other mother hums.

Character comparison: Neighbours

Describe - Weird, eccentric, dismissive and crazy. Keeps calling her Caroline even though she corrects them all them time. Talkative and self absorbeted.

Costume - Old worn, baggy clothes are too big, Mr b in too small outfit, miss spink d Forrible clothes don't fitting, not presentabe.

Lighting - Foggy, dull and natural lighting. Makes as if you don't want to be their.

Colour - More colours of the clothes on people and their hair. But its not as bright and still quiet faded tones of colours. Still lots of bland colours.

Music - Old fashioned, but they all have their own types of music.

Other World 

Describe - The things that Coraline didn't like about her neighbours changed, and they started using her proper names. Look more younger and more appealing. The colours are more vibrant and bright colourful. Wybie can't talk.

Costume - 

Lighting - 

Colour -

Music -

Language of film dictionary

Dictionary:

Body language:Body language is the language of the body to show emotions and words through your gestures.

Costume:A costume is a certain set of clothes giving to the actor of a show/move/ad to wear or perform in to get into a certain character.

Hairstyles: Hairstyle is a certain way your hair is arranged or done to be worn.

Make up: It is a product that you would use to change or transform someones face or get them into character.

Colour: It sets a mood or scene to fit in with the scene or background.

Lighting: Also sets a mood, but also could make something stand out.

Props: Things used to make a scene more realistic or detailed. 

Settings: A place with different types of surroundings to describe the story better. 

Dialogue: Used to either elevate a plot or reveal something new about a character. 

Sound Effects: Sounds used to make a scene more emphasising or create a mood. 

Music: Music is also used to set a certain mood or make a scene more interesting. 

Silence: Used to create a serious or sad atmosphere. 

Symbols: Most of the time an object used to suggest new ideas. 

Special FX: Used to create a more realistic look for a movie or show. 

What am I learning ? I am learning the proper names and definitions of the film language.

How does this work show my learning ? It shows my learning by me writing what I think the definition is that I learnt about the words.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning? I'm wondering if there is more for me to know about. 

Mac and cheese - Home economics

A few weeks ago we made mac and cheese.

We gathered all the ingredients together such as pasta, cheese, cornflour, onions, ham, garlic, tomato and seasonings. We boiled the pasta and made a cheese sauce in the pan. We then combined the pasta and sauce together added onion and let it cook for at least 5 minutes. Put it in the oven to cook and then ate it with the tomatoes on top.

I thought it tasted a bit different from my mac and cheese at home, but it wasn't the worst thing I've tasted. The smell was alright and it looked not cooked enough.

7/10 some of my group didn't know what they were doing and started mucking around. But I fixed it and went with another group the week after making mac and cheese.

This is a photo like my mac and cheese.

Spaghetti Bolognese - Home economics

2 weeks ago we made Spaghetti Bolognese in home economics.

We prepared our ingredients such as got the mince, pasta and seasonings. Grated the cheese and cut up the onion. We then boiled the pasta and cooked the mince, and combined it together. Lastly we severed it with melted cheese.

It tasted alright but would've been better if I added more salt and pepper. It looked a bit sloppy but that's what it is supposed to look like, and it did smell nice.

I give my group an 8/10. It could've worked better if some people didn't just stand around and if someone didn't have to move from my group.

This is what my worked looked similar to.

Potato Frittata - Home economics

On Wednesday in cooking we made potato frittata.

We cut up and cooked the potato. Put it in the pan added the egg and proceeded to add any optional ingredients or vegetables of your choice, we added onion, peas, corn and broccoli. Lastly we put it in the oven took it out after 5 minutes and added cheese.

It smelt better than it tasted.But it also looked more like a big omelette with potatoes in it.

I rate my food a 4/10. Because I thought it could've tasted a lot better than it did probably because we didn't add as much vegetables as everyone else. But also the potatoes took forever to cook.

Did my team work well together ?
- I think we did work well together because everyone was contributing to cooking and getting everything prepared.But when it came to the dishes after eating the food, My team members disappeared and left me and another girl to do all of them.

This is what my food looked like.

Paper planes - Math

In mathematics this rotation we have been learning about geometry and algebra. In algebra we have been focusing on how it ties in with science. So the velocity formula, we used this formula to figure the speed of how fast we would throw the paper plane a certain amount of meters. This is my group and I's finished presentation, with our times and distances. Here is my presentation. 

Reflection

- I enjoyed this rotation of maths because I feel as if we learned a lot of different things and understood more about different types of maths, and how it ties in with different things we need in life.

-I also like how we're allowed to drink water and eat in class and while still doing work.

Lemon power - Science

Lemon power

Voltage: Voltage is the energy that electrons get from a power supply. Voltage is used to make electrical components work, like light bulbs.

Current:Current is the moment of electrons. We measure current using an ammeter. An ammeter measures how many electrons pass it every second. Its is measured in Amps (A).

Aim: To create voltage out of a lemon.

Method

1. Roll the lemon out so the inside is liquid.

2. Stick a piece of zinc and copper into the lemon.

3. connect the lemon up to a voltmeter.

Discussion : When we rolled the lemon we made the inside liquidy. What we did was we freed up all of these acidic charged particles. When its solid, Nothing is moving but when we make a liquid all of the particles move around and create a circuit. When we did it alone the voltage was 0.3 volts. But with the whole class it was 2.3 volts.

Result:

Photo montage - Art

In the past week of art we have been looking at photo montages specifically Hannah Hoch. We decided to create  our own photo montages using Hannah Hoch for inspiration. Here is the photo montage I made.

Timeline - Social Studies

I decided to study about Rosa Parks because she lived her whole life fighting for Civil Rights which amazes me because no matter what challenges and obstacles she faced she always had hope and never gave up. She inspires me to fight for what I believe in, in life and to never give up no matter how hard it gets.But here is my timeline on Rosa Parks. 

Group project - Music

On Friday in music we had to present the project that we researched with the student teacher.We worked in groups for this presentation me and my group researched about r&b. We did a slideshow to represent what we learn't in the last few weeks.Here is my groups slide show we presented.

Music performance - Music

Here is my music performance that I recorded it isn't that long seeing as I learn't it in half of 1 period. The rest is the questions I had to answer about the last two terms and my performance. Enjoy.

What instrument did you choose to learn and why ?
 - The instrument I choose to learn was the piano/keyboard.
 - I choose this instrument because I felt like for me it was the easiest thing to learn and I felt comfortable with learning the piano and keyboard.

What song do you choose to learn and why ?
 - The song I decided to learn last minute was blinding lights by the artist the weekend.
 - I wasn't going to learn this I was actually doing the research. But when I saw someone else playing the song I wanted them to teach me it because I liked the song in general.

What was challenging about the piece and how did you over come it ?
 - For me the timing and speed of the piece I did was hard to get it right.
- But also the technique you had to use with your hands was quite difficult with the speed.

Were you happy with your final recording performance ? and why ?
 - I was pretty happy with my finished product because I learnt it in a very short amount of time so I don't think I did that bad. Especially for how much I managed to learn in very little time.

What would you change about your performance if you could do it again ? and why ?
 - Yes would change something that I felt I could've done better or different. I would change the speed that I played the song seeing is I feel like I did it to slow compared to the song

Were you happy with your overall grade and why ?
- I have not got my overall grade yet.

What have you enjoyed about music this semester and why ?
 - I enjoyed everything in music this semester.
 - I enjoyed getting the sheets of paper to learn new songs on the piano.
 - But also enjoyed in term one getting to try every instrument to see which one we actually felt comfortable to play.

Quarantine - Physical education

This is some of the few things I did during quarantine. There listed in things that are positive and negatives so things I liked and disliked when I was in quarantine.

Positives 
 - I went for a walk around the block.
 - I got to sleep in more.
 - Watching Netflix.
 - Did more baking and got taught how to cook dinner. 
 - Spent more time with my family 

Negatives
 - My plans were ruined for the holidays.
 - Couldn't go out and see people.
 - My routine was ruined
 - Not getting a lot of my work because it was confusing.

Rats/Kiore - Social studies

Video 1

Where did this happen ?  
- This happened in Australia.

How did this happen?
 - They had months of rain which made all the crops grow so it was perfect condition for the mice/rats.

How many offspring can two mice parents make ?
 - 2000 a month, so 100 million a year.

How much wheat did they eat ?
 - 500,00 tones.

How did they kill them ? 
- They killed them with rat poison the specific rat poison was 1080 pest poisoning.

How many died?
 - 100 million.

Video 2

Where is this happening?
 - This was happening in India.

Why is this happening?
 - It happened because they believed it was there ancestors. Because they believe that after you die you become a rat.

What special treatments did rats get?
 - They get worshipped by the people of India and they get treated like they're celebrity's. But you also cannot kill them, I know if I saw a rat I would kill them.

Tsunami - Social studies

In social studies this week we learnt about what the biggest tsunamis in the world.But we also learnt about where the tsunamis hit in the world.The biggest one was the Alaska tsunami with 530 metres which is pretty massive.We had to draw a graph to represent how big it was or how little it was.We drew a graph to record our data. 

Ukulele - Music

Whats the difference between ukulele and guitar ?


 - A standard guitar has 6 strings  and ukulele has 4 strings.

 - A ukulele is much smaller then a guitar.

 - The fret-board on the ukulele is way thinner and shorter than the guitar and therefore it makes it way easier to manage for people with smaller hands. 

What country uses the ukulele most ?

 - The top three countries that use the ukulele are Australia, Canada and Hawaii.

Purpose of life taha wairua - Health

In health today we watched a video about Ed Sheerans speech at the 2015 American stuttering institute gala.We watched this to see how it contributes to our taha wairua so our spiritual well being. 

What message did we take away from this video.

 - The message that I thought we got through this video was that embrace all of your flaws so if people say your weird just take it as a complement and don't take it to heart.

 - When he was in school he got called a lot of not nice names.Because he had a stuttering problem when he was younger and a few other special things wrong with him, and look at him now he became very successful even though he did not have the best support around him at school when he was younger.

 - So in my words he wants us to take away from the video. That our flaws are special and you shouldn't be ashamed of them in anyway. So if someone says something that will hurt your feelings just take it as a compliment.  

Music - Keyboard

What is the difference between a keyboard and piano ?

 - The difference is that a piano is a acoustic instrument.

 - But a keyboard is an electric instrument.

 - Also a keyboard has lighter keys then a piano.

What is the difference between the white and black keys ?

 - The white keys represent the musical tones 

 - The black keys represent the half step intervals between those musical tones. 

What does your right and left hand do on a keyboard ?

 - In music we don't normally use our left hand to play anything.

 - But we use our right hand for everything on the keyboard.



Facts about Peter Bence and Sergei

Peter Bence
 - He holds the Guinness world record for fastest piano player.
 - He started playing piano at 2 years old.
 - At 7 he wrote his first composition



Sergei Rachmaninov
 - He had the largest hands in classical music.
 - He was originally born in Russia not america.
 - Since his time there hasn't been a better pianist since him.