Meringue recipe

Here is the recipe we used to make our ghost meringues on Friday.  They turned out really well and are not too hard to make.

 Meringue

1.     1 large egg white
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp boiling water

2.     Preheat oven to 150degC (140degC fan bake) with the rack just below the middle. Line a large baking tray with a Teflon liner or baking paper (use a few drops of water or small dabs of mixture to stick it down and prevent curling up).

3.     Measure all the ingredients (in the order given), into the bowl of an electric beater. (The mixture will look watery and unlikely, but it does work!) Stand the bowl inside a larger container (or the sink) filled with hot water. On highest speed, beat until the mixture is smooth, stiff and piled high. (In warm weather we find the bowl of hot water is often unnecessary. If the mixture does not become white and fluffy after a few minutes beating though, stand the bowl in hot water, as suggested above.)

4.     Shape the mixture into 50-60 small meringues using two teaspoons,  or a thick plastic bag with the corner cut out, and place them onto the prepared baking tray.

5.     Bake for about an hour or until dried through. 

http://tvnz.co.nz/good-morning/simon-and-alison-holst-s-kiwi-favourites-recipes-19-october-3839991

Halloween treats

Today we made some yummy Halloween treats to share. The success was our meringues but Mrs Todd was sad because there was no parent helpers.  Even though she made it work.

Awe Maria

On Thursday, Room 3 and Room 1 led the school in the Rosary.  We said the Hail Mary in Te Reo.

Awe e Maria: Hail MaryAwe, e Maria,
e kī ana koe i te keratia,
kei a koe te Ariki.
E wahakapaingia an koe i roto i ngā wāhine,
ā e wahakapaingia ano hoki a Hehu
te hua o tōu kōpu.
E Hāta Maria, e te matua  wahine
o te Atua, inoi koe mō mātou,
mō te hunga hara äianei,
ā, a te haora o tō mātou  matenga rawa. Amene.

Trench Warfare Re-enactment

Today we re-enacted the trench warfare in the western-front. We used tennis balls as bullets and bean bags for grenades. Sadly, history was rewritten when The Germans won.

By: Yana and Alexius

Aida

On Tuesday we were very fortunate and got to go fabulous Rotorua Boys and Girls high production Aida. The characters were funny and ethusiastic. It was an atractive love story that came to life in ancient Egypt and Nubia.
                                         By Maddison and Chad

Hard Tack

As part of our study into WW1 we have been learning about what soldiers had to eat.  Click on the book cover to read about Hard Tack.

Food Bank Collection

Earlier this term, I asked all Room 3 students to bring in a non-perishable food item for our global food study.  Now that we have finished we will be donating the food to the Food Bank.  Here is a photo of the students who contributed to this.