Monday, May 9, 2016


SPS Master Chef
The Big Idea
What is the role and the importance of food in cultural practices, personnel and the functions of a kitchen.

Essential Question
How does food play a role in different cultures?

Achievement Aims:
Planning for Practise: 
Undertake planning to identify the key stages and resources required to develop an outcome.
Technological products:
Understand the relationship between the materials used and their performance when cooking.
Characteristics of technology:
Understand how society and environments impact on and are influenced by cooking.
Principles Covered in unit:
High Expectations
Treaty of Waitangi - tikanga
Cultural Diversity
Inclusion
Future Focus
Weblinks
Sustainability.govt.nz

Key Understandings and Concepts
Food
Cultural preferences and needs practices/traditions.
Plant growth needs
Food preparation
Hygiene
Nutrition
Service
Profit and loss
Marketing
Menu
Presentation

Key Competencies
Managing Self  
Relating to Others
Participating and Contributing
Thinking
Using Languages, Symbols and Texts

Values
Achievement
Inquiry
Manaakitanga


Immersion Activities:
Taste testing of different cultural cuisine



Here is are a few of the different culture . We tasted Pretzels, Shiitake Mushrooms, Pickled Ginger, Wasabi, Pesto, Danish Salami, Frankfurters, Mung Bean Sprouts and Dried Seaweed.




Wednesday, May 4, 2016



Session 2 Rippa Rugby.

Do you want to know how to play some of these Rippa skill games? Watch this space we are writing instructions (Procedural Writing) and posting these up shortly. 









Tuesday, May 3, 2016




Room 4's first session of Rippa Rugby with Jack  from Taranaki Rubgy Club