Bringing library time into the classroom

Mrs Stedman and Mrs Meehan are very busy with the annual library stocktake at the moment. To help them out we spent our library time in the classroom this week. We spent some time silent reading before playing some games that really made us think - Chess, Scrabble, Up Words and Mastermind. Amber even did some knitting. What a cool afternoon.

Creative Amy!

Amy has spent many afternoons stitching at After School Care. What a stunning elephant cushion you have made for yourself. Well done Amy!

Posies for the Maungatua Spring Flower Show

On Friday morning we arrived at school with arms and buckets full of flowers. We then made up beautiful posies to enter into the spring flower show. It was such a lovely spring day as you can tell from our class photo.

Transformation Art - Maths

We learned all about rotation, translation and reflection in Geometry. We made these wonderful artworks by making a stencil and transforming it in nine ways.

Rugby World Cup Dress Up Day

The  Rugby World Cup 2011 kicks off today. At Outram School we recognised this by coming to school dressed up as our favourite country or player. Congratulations Emily, Trey and Zak for winning best dressed in Room 3. Ka pai Trey for winning best dressed in the Senior Syndicate also. Good luck All Blacks!

Baking with Emily

Every Friday, Emily chooses two friends from Room 3 to do some cooking or baking with. Tyler and Amber were the lucky children chosen to help this week. They made an Easy Microwave Chocolate Cake and made a face on it with icing sugar. The best part was licking the bowl and then eating a piece with a massive scoop of ice cream. The recipe can be found below, as can some photos of the process and finished product. The amazing thing was that this cake only took two minutes to cook in the microwave!

Easy Microwave Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Directions

1. Spray a medium microwave-safe bowl with non-stick spray and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and milk; blend together. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt; blend into the mixture until smooth. Pour into greased bowl.
2. Cover and cook in the microwave on high for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched. Since all microwaves cook differently, adjust the cooking time to accommodate your machine. To serve, let the cake cool five minutes, then cover the bowl with a plate and turn both bowl and plate upside down so the cake falls onto the plate. 

Reference: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/easy-microwave-chocolate-cake/detail.aspx