''Lock down'' is 2020 word of the year

 The word ''lock down'' is Collin's dictionary's word of the year.

Experts say that they chose the word because many can relate to it because billions of people had to restrict their daily lives in order to contain the virus. People who work on dictionaries found over 250,000 usages of the word. 

One of the many other top 10 words that made it on the list was ''tiktoker''

Man In NY Falls into sinkhole full of rats

 A man in New York  fell into a sinkhole infested with rats.

Leonard was waiting for a bus in the Bronx and the concrete suddenly cracked open sending him in a hole.  He immediately fell on a pack of rats and broke his arm and leg on the fall. 

He later said that he couldn't move and didn't want to open his mouth because he didn't want rats crawling inside. 

It took firefighters half an hour to take Leonard out of the hole with no rats along.  He was taken to a hospital where he is recovering. 

How Do TV Commercials Influence American Culture?

Today I read an article with my class written by Garth Sundem, called ''How do TV Commercials Influence American culture?''.  This article was a real eye widener for me as I failed to realise how much influential advertisements can really be. 

When reading, I found if it makes the viewer look cooler, better looking or bring back a positive thought or memory, they would most likely buy the item. One of the many amazing thoughts Garth Sundem had was how most TV commercials were idealised.  As in perfect. 

What Kapa Haka Is Like

Every Tuesday, we have Kapa Haka, for about 45 minutes. During these sessions we learn a haka and a song. We also learn different actions that mean different things.

I have lots of fun during these sessions because when we're not singing or chanting we joke around. But, when we recite the haka I can feel the strength inside me and around me. Every time we say it it's really loud.

Making Banana Pike-lets (Tech)

At tech we made Banana Pike-lets. My partner was Madisyn. I found it very hard to keep the pike-lets round. Some of the last pancakes were burnt because we hadn't realised how fast the banana pike-lets cooked.  When mixing all the ingredients together it was very easy to do. Madisyn and I got it done really quickly.

Ingredients
Self raising flour
Caster Sugar
Salt
Butter
Egg
Milk
Banana
Vanilla Ice-cream

We served our banana pike-lets with french vanilla ice cream and blueberry sauce.

Cooking Class (Tech, Making hot cakes)

Ingredients
Baking powder
Flour
Sugar
1 egg
Butter
Milk (three quarters of a cup)
Sauces (optional)

Mix all dry ingredients in large bowl.
Crack egg in large bowl, add milk and whisk.
Get frying pan ready and heat up on stove.
Get your mixture and add as much or less amount as you would like to.
Cook until you see little bubbles form at the top, then flip.
Add any toppings you like and enjoy!!

Report Evening

I have been at school for three weeks since the holidays. Last week Thursday we had report evening. My parents had the chance to come into school and learn more about the work I do. 

My dad came to the report evening and first went to my sister's appointment. Meanwhile, my sister and I were playing outside and we tripped and got mud on our clothes. We weren't allowed to play outside but we did it anyways because we're REBELS.