What have I enjoyed about dance this term ?– I enjoyed making some dances up with the people that are also doing dance. I also enjoyed meeting some new people and doing dances with some of the teachers I don’t know.

What have I found challenging about dance?–  The thing I found challenging was trying to do all of the dance moves I found challenging. But after I started looking and focusing on the dance better I got it not perfect but good enough to pass with the other group

What would I like to try in dance next term?– I would like to try get better at doing the dances better and properly. I would like to change my group I dance with and actually do all of the dances and not mess around like some of the other people in my group did.

SALT EXPERIMENT

Kia Ora people welcome to my blog.

Last week in science, we carried out an experiment to test how quickly salt dissolves in water under different conditions. We used four beakers—two filled with hot water and two with cold water. In one of each, we stirred the salt, while in the other, we let it sit to see how long it would take to dissolve on its own. It was fascinating to observe how the salt vanished at different speeds, depending on the temperature and whether or not we stirred the water.

Our results showed that stirring made a big difference, especially in cold water, where the salt took 22.33 seconds to dissolve when mixed but over 3 minutes when left still. In hot water, even without stirring, the salt dissolved in just 3 minutes. This showed that heat speeds up dissolving because hot water molecules move faster, helping break the salt apart more quickly. If we had used even hotter water or stirred more vigorously, the salt likely would have dissolved even faster!

Through this experiment, we discovered that both temperature and movement impact how fast substances dissolve. The salt disappeared quicker in hot water than in cold, proving that heat increases the speed of molecular movement. Stirring also helped because it kept the water in motion, allowing the salt to spread out and dissolve more easily. It was a great way to see science in action—just like how sugar dissolves faster in a hot drink than in a cold one!

That’s all for today’s science lesson! Hope you found it interesting—see you next time!

Me and my team won once and we lost one round.

What I Liked About Home Economics

This term the practical I enjoyed most was when we were all making the foods and eating it. The reason I enjoyed it was because when I cook there’s nothing else better I can be doing because everything else I do is boring. The suggestion I have for a practical for net term is doing more healthy food and like less fat food because just cooking fat food isn’t always good for us. And I also want to cook Tuesday and Friday because we are only it on Tuesdays. I don’t think I need the teacher to help me with anything because I feel like I could do things by my self

Cupcakes

Flour

Baking powder

Milk

eggs

vanilla essence

Butter

Sugar

I wasn’t at school on Tuesday because I was out doing my course. My group made me some and I only took one but then I got one given to me.

Chocolate Cookies

18-3-2025

chocolate chips

butter

flour

sugar

condensed milk

On Tuesday we made some chocolate chip cookies, It took us longer  to make because we didn’t put the tray in right. It took us a bit to mix all of the ingredients together because our electric stir was not working so we had to use a wooden spoon but that’s was okay.

Banana Choc Chip Muffins

11-3-2025

On Tuesday we made some chocolate chip muffins for our cooking day. I was in a group with 2 people that are both of my friends. We all took turns doing the fixing and breaking the eggs and the bananas and we were just laughing and gagging because the bananas felt yuck. I feel like me and my team worked very well because we were including each other, and we were doing the work plus listening.

Recipe.

Chocolate chips

Flour

Salt

Milk

Bananas

Sugar

Egg

Muffin cases

Butter

Baking powder

Photo

Pizza Swirls

Flour

Pizza Paste

Salt

Cheese

Cheese Scones

21-2-2025

1- Like last week I had the same people in my group, Yazmin and Maia.

2- We all enjoyed doing the cooking because as soon as we get it done we pull it out and wait for it to cool down.

3- When The food comes out we start eating it straight away because you know we were all hungry and couldn’t wait but we need to learn to make them slower once again and we need to learn not to eat them as soon as they come out of the oven

How to make it

Flour

Sugar ( optional )

Salt

Butter

Milk

Baking powder

Cheese

And jam if you wanted it

Bread cases practical.

1- In my group I was with Maia and Yazmin we started talking about how we were going to do things.

2- I enjoyed eating the food and also making it because we made it pretty fast.

3- Make the food slower so we have more time to enjoy it and not eat it as soon as it comes out of the oven.

This past week we have been learning about forensics scientists and what they do. Here is our presentation about forensic scientists.

CANVA

Today in music we learned how to play the ukulele the class had to watch a video on what the keys were and what they sounded like. We then grabbed a ukulele and started playing around a bit. We then did C and Am. It was kinda easy for some people because the people that could do it got it first try.

Every Saturday, my friends and I made our way to the local mall, a place that felt like our second home. The moment we stepped through the sliding glass doors, the familiar buzz of chatter and the smell of fresh pretzels welcomed us. We like to go and have some fun and like to mess around just a bit. Next, we wandered into our favorite clothing store, a treasure trove of trendy outfits and quirky accessories. Lilly spotted a rack of oversize sweaters and insisted we all try them on.

As the afternoon sun began to set, we found a cozy spot near the fountain to unwind. They shared stories, dreams, and plans for future adventures, the laughter echoing around them. As they chatted, they watched the twinkling lights of the mall come to life, reflecting the warmth of their friendship. Hanging out with all my mates is very fun because we are spending a lot of time with each other. 

We got some more food and started to eat. We all started getting very full and couldn’t eat anymore but some of us wanted to get some more food like dessert. When we got some treats and started walking out of the mall it was about 4pm and we all needed to go home. After that very long day I was very tired  I went home and so did all of my mates and when I got home I went to sleep.