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Index

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1 Sweetie Pie 2 Editorial - Vox Pop 3 Scared of Heights - Movie Competition

4 Art on a Plate - Sports Blog 5 Words of Wisdom 6 Our Chinese Restaurant - Perfect Hero 7 Ink Stained Hands - Book Re-views 8 The Liquid Cocktail Experiment —Not So Fast or Furious 9 Dog Bites—Frisbee Frog 10 Video Game News 11 World Wide Web—New Gaming 12 Cooking 13 Tongue Twisters—Word Find 14 You Must Be Joking

By Olivia Eady and

Stella Mitchell

Red Velvet, Jaffa, Lime Sorbet and

Salted Caramel Explosion! If you’ve got a sweet tooth chances

are you will already have discovered Sweetie Pie, the cute lit-

tle cupcake boutique across the road from our school. Sweetie

Pie is so popular it gets hundreds of hits on its Facebook site

and not surprisingly the business turns 3 years old this July.

We asked the owner Tanya McNae and her daughter Danielle

(22), who works for her mum on Saturdays, what their favour-

ite cupcake theme was out of the huge variety they make, and

they said the “Sweetie Pie” because it was cute and looked

very pretty with its pink icing and dark pink fondant butterfly

on top.

They are also very proud of the Nom Nom with its blue mouth

and fondant eyes. The first cupcake they ever made was the

Sweetie Pie Butter Cream. It may be an oldie now but it is a

goodie and they still bake it today.

Their marvellous creations are baked fresh each day. They

contain flour, sugar, icing sugar, butter, chocolate, coco and

often edible glitter.

Tanya opened a store in St Heliers because her family live in

Glendowie and she wanted somewhere close to home. She al-

ready owned a café and loved baking -especially cupcakes so

she set up Sweetie Pie, dedicated to just cakes. Afternoon tea

anyone?

Sweetie Pie

Tahi

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Beth, age 10, year 6 said “Yes, because people could look up inappropri-

ate stuff and could go on websites their parents don`t won`t them on.”

Taylor, age 10, year 5 said “Yes, because they are not inter-

acting with others.”

Antoni, age 9, year 5 said “Yes, because we could lose

them.”

Charlotte, age 11, year 7 said “No, because we should be should

be able to do school work during lunchtime.’’

George, age 11, year 7 said “No, because you can communi-

cate with your family if something goes wrong.”

Welcome to What’s What! This 14-page magazine has been put together for

your enjoyment by six talented, enthusiastic LEP

students—Henry Quinn, Dylan Pearson,

Evelyn Kerse, Stella Mitchell,Christina

Fenwick and Oliva Eady.

For the past ten weeks they have been busy com-

ing up with stimulating ideas to inform, amuse,

puzzle and delight you. Now, at last, the fruits of

their dedicated labour are here for all to see.

Enjoy!

-Editor

VOX POP At St Helier’s School nobody is allowed to use their own

technology devices at lunchtime. Do you agree with this

policy?

Rua

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Scared of Heights?

By Stella Mitchell

Are you scared of heights? Well my dad can’t afford to be, He flies huge machines that go up into the air by 30 -

40 thousand feet. Can you guess what his job is? That’s right, he is a pilot for Air New Zealand and he has been

flying planes for 27 years. Wow, that’s a long time!

The biggest plane that he has ever flown was the Boeing 777-3000. It weighs 351 tonnes and is 74 metres long but

then the first plane he ever flew could only fit two people - big difference!

My dad was inspired to fly planes from an early age. He used to always watch tv shows such as Thunderbirds and

any others that featured planes. He was always interested in aircraft but it wasn’t until he was in his early twenties

that he decided to obtain a private pilot’s licence. After that he was immediately hooked and knew that he wanted

to make flying his career.. In a couple of years Dad said I will get to go into the cockpit (but not during a flight!) .

In the meantime I get to sit in a small 4-seater plane, in the co-pilot’s seat. I was scared at first but not now!

Your chance…

to win a sneak-peak to

THE FANTASTIC FOUR! - out in cinemas August 6

Just take a photo under the theme of “Life is Diverse”

Get it in BEFORE July 30 Term 3. Put your photo with name and room

number into the box marked Photo Competition outside Room 23. Toru

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Jenny Pearson knows kids can create art mas-

terpieces. She runs a successful business from

home transferring their artwork onto plates

and water bottles.

“My sister who lives in the USA used to send

me plates that her boys had made. They were

so awesome that I wanted to offer this product

in New Zealand and Australia.” For the past 5

years Jenny has been working to build up her

business. "I wrote a business plan, met with a

graphic designer to develop a logo and mar-

keting material, and a web designer to develop

a website. Then I started to sell my product

over the phone and to visit customers.

“Kids create art masterpieces on our special

paper using colourful markers. We then take

their artwork and manufacture them into mela-

mine or plastic plates. This process is called

compression moulding.” One of the most en-

tertaining things about this business is all the

different children’s names we come across

like Pine Pine Biddle from Australia.”

Watch out for these

players—Dylan’s pick RUGBY

Nehe Milner Skudder

Position: Fullback - Height: 1.8m, Weight: 90kg, Born 15/12/1990. Birthplace: Taihape, Province:

Manawatu, Currently plays for the Hurricanes, Age: 25

Fiao’o Fa’amausilli

Position: Hooker (captain), Height: 1.63m, Weight: 82kg, Born 30/9/1980. Currently plays for: the

All Blacks, Age: 34

SOCCER

Tyler Boyd Born 30/12/1994, Place of birth: Tauranga, NZ,

Position: Forward,. Currently plays for: Wellington Phoenix, NZ , Age: 21

Ali Riley

Date of birth: 30/11/1987, Place of birth: Los Angeles, USA, Position: Defender.

Currently plays for: FC Rosengard,

SWEDEN, Age: 27

Wha

By Dylan Pearson

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Dear Words of Wisdom,

I keep getting 1 or 2 questions wrong, or missing one on

my math's test because I am stressing out. What do I do?

From: Mr. Questions

Dear Mr. Questions

Everybody has been in this situation at some time or another.

It is very easy to deal with. First, do the preparation for the

test and make sure you have the right equipment with you. Try

to get a good night’s sleep. Then, make sure you have eaten

something and had a little exercise before entering the class-

room. During the test, pretend no one else in the room exists.

Use self-talk to put yourself in a successful frame of mind.

Keep taking deep breaths and relax. I hope all goes well,

Miss There-to-help

Dear Words of Wisdom,

I feel like people can like me and then dislike me. Should I

think they dislike me?

From Pop62

Dear Pop62,

I pity your situation! Of, course you shouldn’t think people

dislike you. Maybe they are feeling left out or jealous or they

want a break from you and have not told you. Talk to them.

Miss here-to-help

Dear Words of Wisdom,

I’m having trouble with people who think they are cool,

because they play with someone popular. But they don’t

play with me, because I am not popular. What should I

do?

From Bubbly32

Dear Bubbly32,

I am sorry that this is happening to you. Try asking m if you

can join in. If this does not work then just look after your

friends, treasure them, and before you know it popularity will

come knocking at your door, use it wisely!!!!!!!!!!

Fingers crossed,

Miss There-to-help

Dear Words of Wisdom,

Every P.E we have to do laps, TEACHERS DON’T!!!!!!!!!

Unfair, Right? Make them run!!!!!!!

From your friend,

Breathless

Dear Breathless,

This is not fixable, sadly. The teachers have done their fair

share of laps. It won’t go on forever. Try and do some running

at home to make it easier. After all, who’s body would you

prefer, runner or teacher?

Miss There-to-help

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S p o t t h e

D i f f e r e n c e

Ever wondered what the underwater world would be

like? Well now you have chance! Take a look here and

spot the 5 differences.

Rima

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祝你好运龙

Our Chinese Restaurant by Stella Mitchell and Christina

Fenwick

Now Chinese restaurants aren’t

situated in schools are they?

Well that changed on May 27,

2015 when Room 21 concocted

together a Chinese Restaurant in

their classroom.

“It was one of the best days I have

ever had at school,” said one of

the students taking part.

The class set up the restaurant

because they wanted to improve

their speaking and reading of

Mandarin.

Who thought up the idea?

Let us have a guess. Mr Young of

course!

Inside their wonderful little ‘shop’

they sold rice, noodles, jelly,

bamboo and squid. Wait a minute,

squid! GROSS!

Hold on a moment. It wasn’t real

squid. It was chocolate fish cov-

ered in seaweed strips.

The bamboo shoots were real

though.

“I had never in my

life tried bamboo

before,” said Nick

Harford. “They

were really soft.

Hmm...”

Would

you like

some

nice

squid?

The

Perfect hero

The perfect hero walks

by back straight, head

high, he picks up a fallen

child here and there,

wipes their face pats

their hair.

When the caretaker

needs a hand, he is there

firm in stand.

He sweeps the tagging

from the wall now it

can’t be seen at all.

The bell chimes out loud

and clear, no one had

seen him disappear.

We miss him badly but

gladly another hero

walks through the door

his shining shoes hitting

the floor.

By Evelyn Kerse

Ono

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Ink Stained Hands

Terry Kerse, my grandfather, definitely had

ink stained hands.

He worked in the newspaper industry.

This is his journey from classified advertis-

ing clerk, to the top as managing director.

Let me set the scene….

It’s the early 1960s. You didn’t have inter-

net , e-mails, computers ,ipads or mobile

phones, so there was no contacting people

easily.

There were no shopping malls, supermar-

kets or any shops open on Saturday or Sun-

day.

Lucky families had TVs and landlines, not

every family had a car.

Nearly everyone had radios though as well

as “real” post and of course …… newspa-

pers.

After leaving school in 1960 at the age 16,

my grandfather started off in the world of

newspaper publishing. Being the new kid, he

started on the bottom rung in classified adver-

tising. He was responsible for ensuring peo-

ple’s advertising appeared in the paper and

that they paid their bills– in those days they

usually paid over the counter, in cash.

Rising rapidly through the ranks, Terry’s

skills in organisation, meeting deadlines and

working well in a team helped him move up

into general newspaper layout department.

In 1967, Terry seized the opportunity to

take on more responsibility as Assistant Ad-

vertising Manager at the Wairarapa Times

Age. This meant the family, (that’s my Dad),

moved to Masterton. Terry was soon the

Advertising Manager.

His hard work was rewarded by being ap-

pointed Manager of the newspaper in 1970,

at the age of 30 - a young age for such re-

sponsibility. Terry approached this new chal-

lenge with a mix of confidence and aware-

ness of the responsibility.

The General Manager of the newspaper

was looking for a dedicated young protégé to

take the company into the future. My grand-

father was the natural choice.

Over a two year period, the responsibility

for the general running of the newspaper

shifted into my grandfather’s

hands. Terry was liberated

as he no longer needed to

consult others before making

decisions. At the same time

he became a Director of the

company.

It was recognised that Terry

would have greater influence

within the Wairarapa Times

Age and the wider newspaper

industry if he was Managing

Director. He was appointed into that position

in 1978.

By his retirement in 1996, Terry had used

hard work and determination to get to the top

and owned half of the Wairarapa Times Age.

His career highlights were: Increasing circu-

lation and profitablility,ensuring the newspa-

per remained relevant to readers.

The paper had the staff and resources to

satisfy the news demands of an increasingly

demanding readership.

Hard labour is what the newspaper industry

was like back then. My grandfather and his

team of dedicated helpers worked around the

clock to get the work done and dusted.

If he can achieve this, imagine what we

can!

By Evelyn Kerse

ONCE UPON A BOOK

The Elsewhere Chronicles,

book two: The Shadow

Spies

Four friends go through a mir-

ror and face many dangers.

Colorful illustrations suitable

for 7 years+

I think this is a good book be-

cause it has got a little bit of

everything from mystery to

adventure. This is a must read!

Hang in there Bozo

by Lauren Child

This survival guide is jam packed full of humour, adven-

ture and ever-so-necessary survival tips like how to

sidestep an angry dog , how to get out of quick sand

and other sticky situations.! I would recommend this

book to ages 8+

Lonely Planet Kids Amazing

World Atlas

This book is an amazing

knowledge fountain! You can

learn all about countries, space

and lots more. There are lots of

fun facts, like this one about

space! “Saturn has 53 suns! Earth

only has 1 “

This is not what you would call “A

kids 'atlas” because it is more of a book for the senior

school. This has a lot of facts, and when I say a lot I

mean a lot! It has more than a 100 facts about coun-

tries, space as well as lots of maps.

This is a book you defiantly need to check out!

Whetu

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How to make

a colourful

undrinkable

cocktail!

Ahhh!

What to do

1. Carefully pour golden syrup into the container over the back of a spoon, until the

container is quarter full.

2. Slowly pour the same amount of vegetable oil into the container. Then add the

same amount of coloured water.

3. Wait until the liquids have settled into layers. Then gently drop different objects

into the container to see what floats and what sinks.

The liquids separate into three different layers, with the syrup on the bottom , the

water above that and the vegetable oil on top of that. Liquids do this because some

of them are lighter or less dense than others. A lighter liquid will float on top of a

heavier or more dense liquid.

Some of the objects you drop into the container will sink. Others will float at different levels, depending

on how heavy they are. Objects float best in dense liquids, as these support their weight best.

Not so fast and furious Racing driver trainer Mike Eady answers a few

questions...

Why did you become a driver trainer?

I have been racing cars all around the world in coun-

tries such as England, France, Germany, Italy and

Australia since I was a teenager. Following this, I

recognised there was an opportunity for me to use

my skills and knowledge from the racetrack to edu-

cate and train New Zealand drivers on every day

roads. Over the twenty years of my driver training I

have trained probably more than twenty thousand

New Zealand drivers.

Did you always want to be a driver trainer?

When I was young my job didn`t really exist in New

Zealand so I’ve created a job which has been very

successful over the years and a job I get great satis-

faction from.

What skills are important when you are teaching

people how to drive?

Communication, patience and the ability to pass on

K

Mike Eady, driver trainer

knowledge in a way that the driver will understand.

It is no different to school teachers but my class-

room is a racetrack.

What’s your favourite car and why?

In my position I`ve been very lucky to race and drive

some of the world’s most expensive and fastest

cars. I do have one favourite that is the BMW M3.

This car is not only very fast and fun to drive but is

also practical in everyday use.

By Olivia Eady

Waru

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Dog Bites Are you stuck on what treats to give your dog? Well if

you have a Spoodle, German Shepard, Mini Schnauzer

x, or a Westie x it is your lucky day. Listen up and

your dog will soon be doing chores made for you.

We “interviewed” four different breeds of dogs and

tried them out with various tasty dog morsels.

If you have a Mini Schnauzer it is most likely they will

prefer Vita Pet Beef fillets. On the other hand, German

Shepard’s like Vita Pet Duck Breasts. Westie x’s

woof down Love ‘em Liver Cookies and

Spoodles like Vita Pet Duck Breasts. For your

information, the manufacturers do not use real liv-

ers, duck breasts or beef fillets.

There are also some organic Scooby snacks available

that we did not test, such as Purely Pets possum patties

or the Freezy Pups Kit—bone-shaped freezable meals.

You could give them a go!

Name: Frisbee

Age: Approximately 3 months

Hobbies: hides in a plant and under

rocks

Home: Room twenty three

Breed: Green bell frog

Likes: dark areas and hiding in plant

Dislikes: being crowded, loud noises

and the light

Why are frogs so

happy?

They eat

whatever bugs

them!

Don’t

know.

Iwa

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1.8 Minecraft1.8 introduces 3 new mobs: Bunny, guardian

and elder guardian. It also adds prismarine, dark pris-marine and sea lanturn.

I highly recommend this update!

Terraria is a pixelated game it looks like this:

Terraria has way more items than Minecraft© . The only downside is the 2D landscape. It is available on IOS Android

and PC.

This game is good for Youtubers!

Te Kau

By Henry Quinn

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Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are the latest instalments

to the Pokémon game series . These games are for Nintendo 3ds,

New Nintendo 3ds, Nintendo 3ds XL and New Nintendo 3ds XL.

You can pick from the 3 starter Pokémon from the Hoenn Region:

Mudkip, Torchick and Treecko.

Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Te kau ma tahi

Contributed by Henry Quinn

For all you school lovers here is an educational website...

playtoday.wix/educationgames

This math website is very well known but well worth mentioning…

hoodmath.com

For Pokémon fans I have a website where you can play games…

pikachuman.wix.com/games

This is a gaming website with a couple of well-known games…

playtoday.wix.com/games

This next is not very well known, but it is good if you want to have fun…

http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/word-search-maker/wordsearch.php

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LEMON YOGHURT Contributed by Dylan Pearson

Ingredients 1 cup sugar

Zest of 3 lemons

125g butter, softened

3 eggs

1 cup self-raising flour

¾ cup natural yoghurt

Lemon Syrup: ¼ cup lemon juice (2-3 lemons)

½ cup sugar

Extra yoghurt to serve (optional)

Method Preheat the oven to 170ºC. Grease a

20cm spring-form cake tin.

Blend the sugar and lemon zest in the

food processor until fine. Add the softened butter and process until a pale

coffee colour.

Add eggs one at a time and pulse to combine. Sift the flour before adding

alternately with the yoghurt in two batches. Pulse after each addition.

Pour into prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes.

Serve drizzled with lemon syrup and plain yoghurt.

Lemon Syrup: Place the lemon juice and sugar in small saucepan and heat

gently without stirring until the sugar dissolves.

Evie’s Rustic roll-ups By Evelyn Kerse

Ingredients Equipment

2 tblsp flour a pastry brush

4-5 slices shaved ham oven tray

2 tblsp milk baking paper

Savoury short pastry (sheets) an oven

½ cup grated cheese

Method

1. Dust the workbench with flour.

2. Set your oven to 180c.

3. Take 1 sheet of pastry and put on flour surface

4. Spread the ham on the pastry sheets so it covers all.

5. Sprinkle the cheese all over.

6. Make a tight roll and cut it into 1 centimetre slices.

7. Put the baking paper on tray.

8. Place the slices spiral side up and brush them with milk.

9. Put the tray in the oven and leave for 10 minutes.

10. Enjoy after taking them out

Te hau ma rua

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These will give

your tongue a

good workout!

CAMPING WORDFIND

By Stella Mitchell

Start looking for… Sleeping bag

Pegs

Fire

Swimming

Lodge

Tent

Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? Well, can you?

Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.

If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

One-one was a racehorse, two-two was one two, one-one won one

race and two-two won one too.

Santa`s short suit shrunk.

A G J K E T U D Z B S L A P G S

P G H G K N A X B E U G L A F L

T E N T G X S Z C K Z U Y W Q E

D H G H A S Y T F J K O W R K E

K O P S E G O P B D S A G O R P

G J O D T H A R H L D F K G P I

O S W I M M I N G O K S A C U N

U D F U O H N D Z D G D X N P G

J K U H D M F S C G L O M B C B

L O J M X Z C N P E V Z O P D A

F I R E Z Q R M Z A X T H D Z G

Te hau ma toru

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Question:

A man and a woman

live peacefully in a

house together. But

one day the woman

shoots her husband.

Then she holds him

under water for over

five minutes. Finally,

she hangs him, but

ten minutes later they

go out and enjoy a

wonderful dinner. How

can this be?

Ha

Ha

Ha

Compiled by

Dylan Pearson

This morning my dad gave

me soap flakes instead of

corn flakes for breakfast.

I bet you were mad.

Mad? I was foaming at the

mouth!

Q: What is the difference be-

tween a school teacher and a

train?

A: The teacher says “spit

your gum out” and the train

says "chew chew chew".

The woman is a photogra-

pher. She shot a picture of

her husband, developed it

and hung it up to dry.

ANSWER

Te kau ma wha