Choice Challenge: Week 5, Term 2 - Baking!

This week, as well as a Blog Bus Stop, we're giving you a Choice Challenge!  These challenges will be hands on and probably a little different to your traditional homework.

We're all about home learning, and we know learning doesn't just happen in books.  This time, you're challenged to create a home baking masterpiece.

Take a look in on of your cookbooks at home or jump online - it's up to you.  I found this fantastic website that displays all the recipes in illustrations... http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes - just search for cookies/bars, cakes/pies, other deserts, or muffins to get you started.

Please ask someone at home to take photos of you whilst you're baking and bring them into school (you can email them to yourself if you need to) to load up on the blog and in KN.  We know you're busy people so let's try to get our baking done by not this Monday but the next (13 June.)

Here are some examples from They Draw and Cook:

 

Have fun!

LH3, What vision principle do you think this challenge sits under?  Building learning capacity, collaborating, making meaning or break through?

Piping Hot Pikelets

Today the year 7 and 8 students made pikelets in preparation for our guests arriving.

We followed the recipe in the Edmonds Cookbook (a real Kiwi favourite!) and worked together to make the tight deadline perfectly.  After four batches we were well and truely ready to tuck into them... the pikelets were delicious, even if we do say so ourselves.

Click to enlarge (collage made with Picasa)

Notice the yellow goop?  We whipped the cream in the bottle (Miss H didn't think to bring a beater, whoops!) by separating it into two lots - when we shook the bottle for two long we found ourselves with butter!!

The leaders involved will update you on all the exciting details from our presentation (hopefully on Monday.)