Week 2 Day 5 Bonus Activity - Coming to an End - Sweet Tooth

Today I am going to share the recipe for my favourite dessert

Strawberry Cheesecake YUM!

Recipe

Ingredients:
250g digestive biscuit
100g butter, melted

1 vanilla pod
600g cream cheese
100g Chelsea Icing Sugar
284ml cream
Topping:
400g punnet strawberry, halved
25g Chelsea Icing Sugar
Method:
Base: 
Butter and line a 23cm loose-bottomed tin with baking paper. Put 250g digestive biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin. Transfer the crumbs to a bowl, then pour over 100g melted butter. Mix thoroughly until the crumbs are completely coated. Tip them into the prepared tin and press firmly down into the base to create an even layer. Chill in the fridge for 1 hr to set firmly.

Remove the vanilla seeds from 1 pod: Slice the vanilla pod in half lengthways, leaving the tip intact, so that the two halves are still joined. Holding onto the tip of the pod, scrape out the seeds using the back of a kitchen knife.

Filling: 
Place 600g cream cheese, 100g Chelsea Icing Sugar and the vanilla seeds in a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Tip in 284ml cream and continue beating until the mixture is completely combined. Now spoon the cream mixture onto the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards and making sure that there are no air bubbles. Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon or spatula. Leave to set in the fridge overnight.

Topping: 
Bring the cheesecake to room temperature, about 30 minutes before serving. To un-mould, place the base on top of a can, then gradually pull the sides of the tin down. Slip the cake onto a serving plate, removing the lining paper and base. Purée half the 400g punnet strawberries in a blender or food processor with 25g Chelsea Icing Sugar and 1 tsp water, then sieve. Pile the remaining strawberries onto the cake, then pour over purée.

I hope you guys like strawberry cheesecake because I do!
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Week 2 Day 5 Activity 2 - Coming to an End - Making a Fashion Statement

Fashion!

Today I will be comparing fashion from now (2017) with fashion from the 1940's.


2017




1940s



What do you think?  I don't think these clothes match at all to what we wear today.  There are different colours and the different looks. Back in the 1940s everything was simple and fancy and now things have different shapes and sizes plus different colors and screen prints.

in 65 years from now I think that most people will be wearing something like an iron man suit what would you think people will be wearing in 65 years from now.
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Week 2 Day 5 Activity 1 - Coming to an End - VE Day

VE Day!


Hey guys todays first blog is going to be me planning an imaginary VE Day party.

I will include:
Who I would have there
What we would eat
And what would we do.


I would invite my favorite band Twenty One Pilots, my friends from school, Raymond Warner, and my family.
We would have some fish and chips in our backyard. Play a game of tag and then Raymond Warner, my friends and I would go on to our driveway and play on our scooters.



What would you do at your VE day party?
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Week 2 Day 4 Bonus Activity - Another World War - Women at Work

Imagining I am a nurse during WWII working on a large medical ship.  Here is my story:


One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you . . . . fall to the ground in horror.
The ship was in silence. . . . . .BANG! The ship splits into two pieces and starts tipping on its side. Screams of fear echoed through the room.
All the equipment starts tipping, bottle's smash and bandages fall off their shelves.
The ship has now fully tipped over and everyone is now standing on the roof! NOT FOR LONG?!?!!

The room starts to slowly fill up with water and everyone's first reaction was to go to the door, except it was locked! Then they go for the window it was locked as well, so one of the soldiers struggled to stand up and smashed the window. They all got out one by one and swam to land. Some of the soldiers helped us to get to safety and put us with the other survivors. Once everyone goes back to their trenches the soldiers helped the captain of the ship get the radio on to contact the others to send in another ship.

2:12 AM the new ship arrived and had a new crew of soldiers and nurses we were saved!

How would your story go if you had been on the ship?

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Week 2 Day 4 Activity 2 - Another World War - A Call to Arms

Did you know 22 New Zealanders have received the Victoria Cross Medal?

One of the 22 winners was Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu.



He was the first Maori soldier to receive this medal.  He led his platoon to the lower hills, where he personally knocked out several machine gun posts.  Even though he had injured his shoulder and leg, he never left his position.  Unfortunately he was killed the next morning fighting another enemy.  His medal was presented to his family later that year.

I think he was very brave, and deserved to win the medal.
I have earned a shield for my community service as a St John Cadet.  Have you earned a medal/shield for anything?

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Week 2 Day 4 Activity 1 - Another World War - An Eventful Experience

WWII

Many events happened over this time, I have chosen 2 events to blog about today.

The first event during WWII, I have chosen is the Invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939.

This started at 4.43am in the morning.  Germany sent over 1.5 million troops along the Polish border.  While at the same time the Germans bombed the Polish airfields.  German warships and u-boats attacked the naval forces too.  The Germans were lead by their Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.  Because of this attack, Britain and France then declared war on Germany.  Starting WWII.

United Nations formed 24th October 1945.  This is the second event I chose.
The United Nations was formed on this day, after WWII.  51 countries committed to international peace and security.  In hopes that another World War would not happen.

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Week 2 Day 3 Bonus Activity - The Great Depression - Paying it Forward

Time Travelling

In this blog post, I am going to imagine I am travelling back in time to the 1930s and visiting a family.  I am going to take the following things back with me to share with this family.

1.  Cadbury's Chocolate - to show them the yummy treats we have
2. Scooters - to show the kids one way we have fun today
3. Skate Parks - Because the kids will need somewhere to ride the scooters I show them

Week 2 Day 3 Activity 2 - The Great Depression - Offering a Helping Hand

Fundraising.

Today's blog is about how I would help raise funds for families in the 1930s during the droughts and Great Depression.

Three Ideas I have:
1.  Hosting a dance.  Where everyone could get dressed up for an evening of fun.

2. Ice Skating competitions

3.  Movie Marathon Event


Would you attend one of my fundraisers?  What fundraisers would you do?
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Week 2 Day 3 Activity 1 - The Great Depression - Dealing with Stress

Stress

What do you do when you are stressed out?
In this blog I will tell you what I do when I feel stressed out.

My favorite thing to do is get out on my scooter or read my book.

What do you do when you feel stressed tell me in the comment section below and make sure to follow for daily blogs.



               

Week 2 Day 2 Bonus Activity - The Roaring 20's - Crossing the Tasman

Poet!

This blog is going describe how I would have felt on the Southern Cross as it landed safely after the first Trans-Tasman flight, in the form of a poem



Sucsess
Overwhelmed
Uplifted
Traveller
Happy
Excited
Rewarded
Never again

Cheering
Relieved
Overjoyed
Safe
Shaking

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Week 2 Day 2 Activity 2 - The Roaring 20's - Art Deco

Do you guys like art? I do!
Today I will be judging a piece of artwork called art deco.

Now I have been asked to be an Art Judge

I give this piece of art a 3 out of 5.

I only gave this art a 3 because I don't like the different textures and colours on it I'd much rather prefer a sketch.

What do you think about the artwork do you like the way that it was done?
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Week 2 Day 2 Activity 1 - The Roaring 20's - Popular Culture - Silent Movie

What is your favorite movie?  Would you like a silent movie with just music and no voices?

I am going to be trying to explain to you what I think they are doing in the trailer

TRAILER

This movie is called The Gold Rush this is about a group of four people against a whole city of people going far north on a race for gold.


They face lots of problems and fix lots of problems.
It looks like a funny movie to me.

Watch the trailer and tell me what you think about the movie what are your thoughts on it.

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Week 2 Day 1 Bonus Activity - The Early Years - In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields Poem

I like this poem as it reminds me of the soldiers who fought for our country over 100 years ago.

It also makes me sad as they had to give their lives to help end the war and give us some peace.

How does this poem make you feel?

Week 2 Day 1 Activity 2 - The Early Years - The Right to Vote

Thats Crazy that women in other countries where not allowed to vote until recently.

I think that is unfair, that they did not allow women to vote, as they thought women would make the wrong choices. The men were making wrong choices.  Everyone deserves to vote for their leader.  

I think Kate Sheppard did the right thing, her actions allowed everyone in our country and now the world to have their say. 

Could you imagine being Kate Sheppard and doing the same thing?  I know I would.

Week 2 Day 1 Activity 1 - The Early Years - St Joseph's Cathedral

Too many to choose from.
Today's posts I had to chose a famous Cathedral and share some facts about it. I have chosen Notre Dame Cathedral.



Firstly I would like to share why I chose this one.  I have learnt lots about France, and would like to travel there one day.  This is one place I would like to visit while I am there.

Notre Dame is located in Paris, France. 1160 they made the decision to build Notre Dame.  3 years later they started building in 1163.  It took almost 200 years to complete.