May Myat Waso

For artist studies, Tracey, SYC and I made a slideshow about 'May Myat Waso'. She is a Burmese fashion designer that is known world wide. May Myat Waso is known for making traditional Myanmar dresses. She also won the Best in Vogue at the 2019 Myanmar's Pride Awards. Enjoy! 

Dawn Raids

For my #3 task for history, I had to write a synonym/metaphor poem about the dawn raids. My poem is about someone getting separated from their family and being taken away. Unfortunately this actually used to be reality and has happened to a lot of people. 

Brownies Recipe

Today for LCS, I had to make my brownie recipe. Here is the recipe that me, Tracey & Sar Yar Chan are going to accomplish. I also wrote down the shopping list and the prices of the ingredients which are all from countdown!

History Task #2

This is my completed task for History! I had to write down my definitions of those words and then the revised definition. Most of these words were brand new to me, so I had to guess. This task took a lot of inferring and thinking to complete. Enjoy!

The Passion Project

 

Today for LCS, I worked on my plan for 'The Passion Project'. The people in my team are Sar Yar Chan & Tracey. We decided that it would be a wonderful idea to bake some brownies for the staff members. We would like to show them that we appreciate them for everything that they have done for us! 

The Dawn Raids

Today for history, I created a mind map about 'The Dawn Raids'. My teacher provided us with some stories about the dawn raids and that was my source of information. The Dawn Raids was a very hard time for Polynesians but it has taught others to stand up for what they believe in. Enjoy!

Family Heritage

Today for my #4 LCS Task, I had to create a diagram of my family heritage. The circles conisits of my language, celebrations, food, music & dance, games, flags, money, art & crafts, clothing and traditions. Enjoy!

What's Important To You?

Today for LCS, our task was to answer some questions... 'if we had to leave what are some things we'd pack, some non-physical thing we would miss and what would we miss most about being away from our homes'.

Hopes And Dreams

My fourth task for LCS was 'Hope and Dreams'! I had to write down my hope, dreams and goals for the future. I had to write down what I’d like to achieve in the next 12 years, my goals for the next 5 years, what I’d like to accomplish in the next ten years, what career path I'd like to follow, what I'd like to do for someone else, what I’d like to do for the environment around me.

Planning

Here is my planning for my narrative! The main parts were the orientation, complication & series of events. My story is about 5 teens who get into a messy game and soon later gets trapped in a peculiar forest! 

Personal Profile

For LCS, we had to answer some questions about ourselves. Here are some few facts about me, so you can get to know me better!

Pledge Environment Poster

On Tuesday, we had the Tread Lightly Caravan come over to our school. We learnt about the importance of saving electricity and how it would impact the environment. We also learnt about the rubbish that can not be destroyed! This was a very thoughtful learning and I would love to learn about it again... 

Saung-Gauk (Burmese harp)

This term, our theme is identity... Today I had to find an instrument from my culture and answer two questions about it. A Saung-Gauk is a Burmese harp that is well known around Burma. 

Covid-19 Hygiene

Since Covid-19 is becoming a huge part in our lives, we decided to make posters of how to keep clean during Coronavirus. This list is based for people people my age and how THEY can be safe. Hygiene is a really important thing that children should learn about and I hope this helps you out!

Matariki Crossword

In class, we have being doing some fun activities relating to Matariki. Here is a crossword that I have completed - The words include Matariki and the 6 sister names. In my opinion this was a really enjoyable activity and was quite easy! 

The Maori Calendar

Since Matariki is coming up, we decided to learn about the Maori heritage. Here is a slideshow showing a brief description about the Maori Calendar. I think it is important for us to learn about the Maori culture, because we all live in New Zealand. 

Venn Diagram

Here is a venn diagram with the differences of the mummification process and Burmese funerals. The mummification process is an Ancient Egyptians tradition that revolves all around by the belief of making it to the afterlife. While Burmese funerals, are simply done by praying and cremating the deceased body.

Panikeke Mafolafola

Last week we made Panikeke Mafolafola (Samoan Pancakes). I was apart of a group with Josephine, Tracey, Sar Yar Chan & Paris and we made Panikeke Mafolafola for room 11, 12 & 13. We all had turns working on different steps and made quite a lot of Panikeke Mafolafolas. My team used a lot of teamwork and gave all our effort to the making of the dish. Firstly, we added all the dry ingredients into the bowl and beat them all up. Then we made a well out of the dry additives and started gradually pouring water into the hole. We mixed the batter firmly and made sure it was liquid enough. Half way through our mixing, we added an egg and stirred everything together. A couple minutes later, the batters were as liquidy as water, so we started pouring little portions of them onto the heated pan covered with oil. Tracey, Sar Yar Chan & Paris fryed the batters while Josephine & I added all the side dishes onto the cooked Panikeke Mafolafola. Soon after, we finally finished all of our Panikeke Mafolafolas and tasted them... it was amazing! 

Connections Task

Task: What is a typical dinner meal you have at home? Create a doc and write down the recipe for how it’s made. Include images.

Dinner Meals I Have - 

1. Burmese Biryani
2. Khaosay Thote
3. Burmese Chicken Curry
4. Laphet
5. Samosa

How to make Burmese Chicken Curry: 

1. Firstly, cook the brown rice in unsalted water 
2. Dice the onions and mince the garlic and ginger. Set aside.
3.  Cut chicken into 1 inch (2.5 cm) bite-size pieces. Set aside. 
4. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Stir in the turmeric and cook for one minute. 5. Add the minced garlic, grated fresh ginger, cayenne, cumin, coriander seeds and garam masala. You can substitute ground coriander for the whole seed but the flavour is better with the whole coriander seed. Stir and saute the mixture for about 1 minute. 
5. Add chicken to the pot and stir to coat with the onions and spices. Add the cinnamon stick (snapped half), followed by the curry leaves (or bay leaf) and chicken broth. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally. 
6. Stir in dried red lentils and coconut milk. Cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes until lentils are dissolved and sauce is smooth. Stir occasionally. 
7. Stir in the fish sauce and salt. Serve over cooked brown rice and garnish with fresh cilantro (optional garnish). 

Koko Alaisa Recipe

On last week Monday, Room 12 made Koko Alaisa for the whole senior block. Here is a recipe on how to make it. In my opinion Koko Alaisa is a fabulous dish and tastes really good. I would recommended this dish to anyone who wants an experience of Samoan food.