Philippines Independence Day

Magandang Umaga, this week we are learning about the Philippines independence day, in our wananga, we made a slide to show everything about the Philippines day:

Coralline - Inside and out

This week in inside and out we have been focusing on coralline. Yesterday we had watched the full movie coralline then we had to write down the 5 key events and 5 characters that were in the movie. Today we had gone through the movie but have stopped it at a time so we can focus on the music, camera shots and lightning/ mood. In class, we have done the opening scene and the pink palace scene, so here is what we had written down: 

Opened scene: 

Music:

• Creepy - of how slow it was 
• Minor tone - when something bad is going to happen
• There’s a lullaby - made up language
• The sound makes it more interesting

Camera shots:

• High angle - pulling the doll inside out
• Point of view - stitching the doll
• Extreme close up - pulling wool through the needle
• Detail shot - the button

Lighting:

• The lighting was green
• Dark and creepy
• The room looked vintage
• Cold tone - lighting

The pink palace: 

Music

• Gentle - coralline exploring the backyard
• Enchanting - coralline exploring
• Happy/sweet
• More innocent - Because she’s a child
• High pitch - children singing
• Changed to fast - coralline throwing rock at the cat
• High tension
• Minor tone
• Chasing music - cat chasing after coralline 

Camera shots:

• Point of view - cat watching coralline 
• Over the shoulder - cat chasing after her
• High angle - showing the garden
• Long shot - viewing the house
• Transition tilt - when the scenery is changed

Lighting: 

• Grey - arriving at the house
• Warm - adventuring the garden
• Dark - when coralline meets wybie
• Dull
• Gloomy
• Boring

Coraline:

Mood: 

• sassy
• curious
• Childlike, imaginative
• moody

Costume:

• Bright yellow, raincoat
• Bright clothing - stands out - dull setting and everyone else
• Blue hair
• Shows she is different
• She doesn't belong

House - Inside scene:

• Dark
• Cold
• Old
• Boring - pastel colours
• Empty
• Worn down
• Untidy
• Rustic

Real parents:

• Neglectful - giving no attention to coralline
• Busy - workaholics
• Forgetful
• Mum is more passive-aggressive
• Look old - on how they look
• Bland - clothing
• Tired - bags under eyes
• Unhealthy -look pale and drowsy
• Depressed - often frowning and tone of voice

Dutch tilt:

• Sign of danger
• Warning - something bad is going to happen
• Pov - Dolls

Music:

• Creepy
• Minor key - warning
• Slow/medium timbre
• Sounded like a music box - going to bed
• other realm - jack in the box

Colour/lighting:

• Bright - coralline fits in this world
• Vibrant
• Homely
• WArm
• Welcoming
• Full of things - unpacked
• Clean
• Looked after

Other parents:

• Healthy
• Energetic - other dad with the piano
• Mum coding a full meal - selfless and other dad didn't make dinner
• Dad shaved - looked clean and happy

Pikelets - Home economics

This week in cooking we had made pikelets, these are like tiny pancakes but more work is made into it. These were very easy, this week was the first time we had used the pan. Here is the recipe, method, sensory evaluation, conclusion and photos:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of plain flour
• 1t Baking powder
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup Milk

Method:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl
2. In a separate bowl beat the egg and sugar with a whisk until pale and thick
3. Add the egg mixture and the milk to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
4. Gently heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add or brush with a little melted butter. Drop tablespoons of the batter from the point of the spoon onto the surface
5. When bubbles start to burst on the top of the pikelets, turn them over and cook the second side until golden
6. Place on a cooling rack (baking paper over it)
7. Serve with a sweet-savoury topping

Sensory evaluation: These pikelets were amazing. They were soft and warm in the inside and the outside was nice and crispy. The look of them was amazing, they were golden brown on the outside and the inside was brown.

Conclusion: This week I had the same team as last week but had 1 different person, I had arrived early so that we can finish early and get it done quickly. We worked really well and had communicated well, we took turns when our arms were getting sore while whisking, took turns on cooking the pikelets and talked on who was getting what ingredients. Amazingly we had got the work done and the pikelets went well. 

Here are the photos of making the pikelets:

                                       

                                                              Here is the Mise en place

                                             

                                                              Greasing the pan with butter

flipping over the pikelets

Cup stacking - Sport hurumanu

This week in sport hurumanu we have been focusing on how to professionally cup stack. When we arrive to class we play bench ball and then we watch a video on how to do the 3, 6, 3, last week we focused on the 3,3,3. Then once we had watched the video we got started, so we grabbed 12 cups of the same colour and we got started. I really like cup stacking it’s really easy and is good for anyone to try it. If you want to try here are the things you need: 

• Professional staking cups 
• Non sliding surface 

Here is some video to show you how to cup stack easily: 

These two videos show do cup stacking but it slows down and shows you step by step.