Specialism: Deck unveiling

This week we were able to welcome the Tuiloma Family to unveil our special memorial to Jasmine Tuiloma - our very much missed colleague and friend.

Our Year 8 students built the deck..

and decorated it with cultural patterns..

and this is the end result...

We were able to welcome the Tuiloma family to our memorial. Some of our Year 8 students, who helped to build the deck, presented a gift and prepared a speech..

it was very emotional for all of us..

Thanks to Mr Moala for all his help and guidance for our students, thanks to our Year 8 students who built this deck, thanks to the Tuiloma family too.

Thanks to Canam Construction for donating the roof panels that allowed us to finish the deck for our students- and to allow us to have a permanent memorial to Jasmine. It is now a special place of reflection for all our students and staff.

Specialism: Year 8 Graduation Ball- Catering

This week some of our Year 7's have helped to cater for the Year 8 Graduation Ball

we made sushi, fried rice, butter chicken (thanks Mrs Sandhu), and we ordered pizza too

our Year 7's worked really hard- they had a quick demonstration of how to make sushi- then they got on with it

it was a success

well done guys- we had sweet dishes too

everyone worked so hard

and they enjoyed it!

It's your turn to relax next year- thanks guys!

Specialism: STEM In-house solutions 1

This week we have started to make seating and bins to try and make our environment a better place for us..

Thanks to Caltex we have won some money to put towards this..

the money isn't here yet but we can't wait to start

we drilled holes in tyres that would have gone to landfill

then started to string our rope through

it wasn't as easy as it looked

but we got there in the end

now we have a seat

attach another tyre and we have seats...

each seat cost approx $1 worth of materials...

our juniors now are monitors and will look after their new seating

we made some bins for the field

three tyres of different sizes (so the bin won't roll straight if pushed over)

now we need to get everyone to use them...

more to come... thanks to the Year 4-8's 

who helped to make our new seats and bins

Specialism: Year 6 Enrichment- Steady Hand Games

This week we have been finishing our games..

The net is complete so we have to now get our components 

and solder them together

first set up the components that need to be soldered

then heat the metal

now solder in place

test your circuit

now we are finished

all our classes got one to try out

we had to explain what we did

and how we created our game...now it's play time!

Specialism: Year 7 Pastry- Making

This week out Year 7's have been making pastry

it is a skill and quite a challenge for our students..

rub the butter and flour between fingertips.. 

be quick so we don't warm up the butter too much

add the sugar or salt and water and make a dough

roll out carefully and make sure it is well floured so it doesn't stick

cut out the pastry to fit the container... it need to be bigger then the hole..

pour in egg/milk mixture evenly

add ingredients like onion

or bacon..

then add some cheese

or for a sweet one add jam..

cook until the pastry is golden or the egg has set..

Enjoy!

Specialism: Year 7 Pastry designs and demo

This week Year 7's have watched a demonstration on pastry.. shortcrust - sweet and savoury...

1 cup flour, 100g butter, pinch of salt, 2 tblsp water

roll out

cut

place in tray

add fillings

egg, milk and pinch of salt

bake until cooked

or sweet pastry- with some jam- lovely warm....mmmmm!

Now we create our own designs- sweet, savoury, picnic/beach, our choice...    do we bake blind?

Specialism: Year 6 Electronics-Creating the circuit

This week Our Year 6's have been busy finishing their nets 

and creating the circuit for their game

Finishing the net-cutting and laminating

Placing the wire into the base

Adding support for the wire to ensure it stays in place- problem solving

Testing the circuit with the components

Playing the game to check the circuit works

Ensuring all the components are in place

After a soldering demonstration.. 

cutting and stripping wire ready to solder next time..

Nearly finished...