Learning Journey

My learning by Malia COUSINS Within the last few weeks the whole school have been working on our learning journey. the senior school have done theirs online whilst the junior school have done posters. They were all so amazing everyone enjoyed sharing with their buddies.I have two buddies Phern & Ryan they both showed me their posters and I showed the my video. afterwards the whole school met up and some studeents including me, shared their learning journeys. I can not wait to hear about this in the future because I am a year 6 and all the year sixes are leaving in a few days any ways, the reason I am sharing the with you is so you can see how i have improded this year:) I hope you enjoy my story ♥

My speech

Remember to include in your post: * What this task is. * Why you did it and what you learned. * Something you enjoyed. * Something you are still wondering about.

1 Kia Ora koutou katoa Ko Malia toku ingoa. I tenei tau ko taku korero mo te maioha. Hello, everyone, my name is Malia This year my speech is about gratitude What are you grateful for? * I am grateful for lots of things and one thing that means the most to me is having a roof over my head. *	2  You always have to have a positive to every negative and a good way to have a positive is to say something you are grateful for. Here is a example * I am grateful for my family, my friends and my pets. I am sure you have a lot more and if not I am sure you will hear me say some more during this speech.*
3 During the tough time we have been through I am sure we have all had to stay positive... And I am sure you know what I mean. Do you know what the law of attraction means? * If not, I will tell you. The law of attraction is when you send out positive energy something positive happens in your life.	4 If you send out negative energy something negative will happen. If you are grateful for the things you have already then you will get more amazing things so always be grateful for what you do have.* I have a question for you * Who and what are you grateful for? Some of you might be thinking about wealth. What kind of wealth? What are you wealthy in Kindness, Love, Money, Friends?
5 Imagine the world without gratitude. It would be a sad gloomy place. Just imagine what it would be like.* Everyone would be ill-tempered. The hospitals would be full and everyone would not be nice to the patients and lots of people would be depressed, so that is why people need to be grateful. This leads me to the next part of my speech where I am going to share ways you can be grateful. Saying thank you is the most obvious one.	6 You could start a gratitude journal where you can write down and keep a record of the things you are grateful for, you could keep it private and lock them away for when you need it most. Leaving a tip at a restaurant shows you are grateful for the food you receive. Try sending a thank you card to someone who has done something nice as a way of showing you are grateful. One thing I have been doing recently is baking yummy things and giving them to people
7 I care about them, this shows that I am grateful to have them in my life. Try making your family a meal, you could ask your siblings to help. Now you get the idea. I feel by showing gratitude you can make the world a better place. As I have already highlighted, being grateful is very important	8 And can help make your own life better. I challenge you today to spend five minutes writing down the things you're grateful for in your life. I would like to close my speech with a short quote from the secret gratitude book by Rhonda Bryne  “ appreciate and be grateful for every little thing ”  Kia ora mo to whakarongo ki Aku korero. Thank you for listening to my speech.

Equal

Kia Ora koutou katoa Hi everyone last week Eilidh & I made a presentation about Equality. We hope you enjoy it. ( Push the right arrow for the best show ) Here is a link to see Eilidh's Blog                  

Maori Moments

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FREEDOM

😷 - I know it has been a tough time but we are finally out of the big wave. We only have one level to go then we are free again. We all found it hard but now everyone is excited to see their friends, but sadly Auckland is still in lockdown, but hopefully soon they will also be out. Fingers crossed <3  - 😷

My art

This weeks art was inspired by Piet Mondrian and that is my art I had lots of fun making it because my grandparents have tiles in their bathroom and in the kitchen so I have seen the patterns a lot. I think it looks very pretty and it was also very easy to make all you need is a piece of paper some sort of colour source and a sharpie and if you want a flat edge like a ruler then you make the art.

Pavlova

Yesterday I made two pavlovas one for us and one for a friend who was going through a hard time. It had whipped cream, lemon curd, and blueberries. we ended up having breakfast pav instead because we got bolly-wood for dinner and we were full so we got it for breakfast and it was so good. Here is the recipe ...

Ingredients

• 4 large egg whites (use the yolks for lemon curd!)
• 1 cup (200g) Icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar or lemon works just as great and add some flavour squeeze half a lemon
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. (Preliminary note: you will quickly reduce the oven to 200°F (93°C) in step 4.)
2. With a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. Add the sugar in 2 additions, beating for 30 seconds between, then continue beating on high speed until glossy stiff peaks form, about 2 more minutes. The peaks should be stiff enough that you can hold the whisk upright and the peaks won’t move. Add the vanilla extract and beat for 1 more minute. The peaks should still be very stiff. If not, keep on mixing at high speed. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the cream of tartar and cornstarch.
3. Spread the pavlova mixture into an 8-9-inch circle. You can make decorative peaks with the back of a large spoon if desired. Make sure the edges are relatively tall and there is a nice dip in the centre.
4. Place pavlova in the oven. As soon as you close the oven door, reduce heat to 200°F (100°C). The pavlova will stay in the oven as it cools down to 200°F (100°C). Bake until the pavlova is firm and dry, about 90 minutes total. Rotate the baking sheet if you notice some spots browning. Try to limit how many times you open the oven as the cool air will interrupt the baking.
5. Turn the oven off and let the pavlova cool inside the oven. Once the pavlova is cool, you can store it covered tightly at room temperature for up to 2 days. Or serve right away.
6. Once cool, top the pavlova with whipped cream and assorted toppings. Slice and serve.

Lemon Curd

• 4 large egg yolks (see note)
• 2/3 cup (134g) granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
• 1/3 cup (80ml) fresh lemon juice (about 2–3 lemons)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 Tablespoons (86g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

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Instructions

1. Fill the bottom pot of your double boiler with 1-2 inches of water. (Or use the DIY double boiler method listed in the notes.) Place on high heat. Once the water begins to boil, reduce to low heat to keep the water at a simmer.
2. Place egg yolks, granulated sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt into the top pot of your double boiler. Using a silicone whisk, whisk until completely blended, then continue to whisk as the curd cooks. Constant whisking prevents the egg yolks from curdling. Whisk and cook until the mixture becomes thick, resembling the texture of hollandaise sauce, about 10 minutes. If the curd isn’t thickening, turn up the heat and constantly whisk.
3. Remove pan from heat. Cut the butter into 6 separate pieces, then whisk into the curd. The butter will melt from the heat of the curd. Pour curd into a jar or bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top so it is touching the top of the curd. (This prevents skin from forming on top.) The curd will continue to thicken as it cools. Once cool, the plastic wrap can be removed.
4. Refrigerate the curd for up to about 10 days.

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