Saturday, July 2, 2011

Gruffalo's Child

Hi Aiden

Here is the next Gruffalo story for you to read.

It is called the Gruffalo's child.



Can you tell Nana who the main characters are in this story?

The Gruffalo

Hi Aiden

I was so pleased to hear that you enjoyed going to the Civic Theatre to watch the Gruffalo.


If you want to read the book you can can push play on the video below and read along.



Aiden did you enjoy that story?

What animals met in the deep, dark wood?

The Very Cranky Bear

The Very Cranky Bear
          


You can read The very Cranky Bear.  Push play on the video below and read along.






Who were the four friends who wanted a warm place to play?

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Max's Grandad Playing his part for the Rugby World Cup 2011

Biscuit Order Still A Mystery

PERFECT COMBO:

Kaye's Bakery baker Dale Owen with a batch of Rugby World Cup-inspired biscuits made by the Invercargill company.
The logistics of baking 1.3 million rugby ball-shaped biscuits rival co-ordinating the event that inspired them, the Rugby World Cup, but exactly who placed the order remains cloaked in mystery.

Bosses at Invercargill business Kaye's Bakery in Onslow St insist the plum contract is less about doughy espionage and more about commercial sensitivity as the company nears completion of the contract. It is so intense it has led to the company going into production for 24 hours a day across eight days.

Kaye's Bakery founder Evan Penniall said the biscuits were part of a "generic manufacturing" contract for Auckland-based hospitality company Health Pak New Zealand, which supplies small packaged goods to hotels, motels and airlines across Australasia and the South
PERFECT COMBO: Kaye's Bakery baker Dale Owen with a batch of Rugby World Cup-inspired biscuits made by the Invercargill company.
JOHN HAWKINS/ The Southland Times

 

Pacific.

However, he could not disclose which of Health Pak's clients the biscuits were destined for, he said.

Describing the contract as one of the most difficult tasks undertaken by the family-owned business, he said negotiations began in earnest last year.

They have had to develop, first a die, or biscuit mould, and then to refine a recipe.

The die, made from bronze with Teflon-coated moulds, was produced in Timaru at a cost of $14,000 once a prototype design was settled on.

The process then moved to developing a chocolate biscuit that would appeal to a diverse range of palates, which involved developing a chocolate essence as well as colouring, Mr Penniall said.

While, he would not disclose how much the contract was worth to the company it was "significant", he said.

General manager Luella Penniall credited staff with making the mammoth task of producing the biscuits happen.

The company had worked to clear its commitments in terms of producing its own products to make room for the round-the-clock manufacture of the biscuits, she said. However, it did have a pedigree in producing large one-off orders, the last being making Anzac biscuits for an Australian company in February.

Baker Dale Owen, who has worked for the company for more than 20 years, devised the recipe for the latest order based on the ingredients specified by the client.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Spelling Sounds


Aiden play the phonics song and listen carefully to the sounds of the letters.  Now it is your turn to sing along too.