Sweetie Pie
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 little 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 favourite 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 already owned a café and loved baking -especially cupcakes so
she set up Sweetie Pie, dedicated to just cakes. Afternoon tea
anyone?
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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 Reviews
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
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 coming 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?
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Beth, age 10, year 6 said “Yes, because people could look up inappropriate stuff and could go on websites their parents don`t won`t them on.”
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Taylor, age 10, year 5 said “Yes, because they are not interacting with others.”
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Antoni, age 9, year 5 said “Yes, because we could lose
them.”
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Charlotte, age 11, year 7 said “No, because we should be should
be able to do school work during lunchtime.’’
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George, age 11, year 7 said “No, because you can communicate with your family if something goes wrong.”
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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.
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Watch out for these
players—Dylan’s pick
Jenny Pearson knows kids can create art masterpieces. 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 marketing 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 melamine or plastic plates. This process is called
compression moulding.” One of the most entertaining things about this business is all the
different children’s names we come across
like Pine Pine Biddle from Australia.”
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
By Dylan Pearson
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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
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
.
Spot the
Difference
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
Ever wondered what the underwater world would be
to get a good night’s sleep. Then, make sure you have eaten
something and had a little exercise before entering the class- like? Well now you have chance! Take a look here and
room. During the test, pretend no one else in the room exists. spot the 5 differences.
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
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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 covered 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...”
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.
Would
you like
some
nice
squid?
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
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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 advertising clerk, to the top as managing director.
Let me set the scene….
It’s the early 1960s. You didn’t have internet , e-mails, computers ,ipads or mobile
phones, so there was no contacting people
easily.
There were no shopping malls, supermarkets or any shops open on Saturday or Sunday.
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 …… newspapers.
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 advertising. He was responsible for ensuring people’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 Advertising 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 appointed Manager of the newspaper in 1970,
at the age of 30 - a young age for such responsibility. Terry approached this new challenge with a mix of confidence and awareness of the responsibility.
The General Manager of the newspaper
was looking for a dedicated young protégé to
take the company into the future. My grandfather 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 circulation and profitablility,ensuring the newspaper 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 mirror and face many dangers.
Colorful illustrations suitable
for 7 years+
I think this is a good book because 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, adventure 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+
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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 countries, space as well as lots of maps.
This is a book you defiantly need to check out!
Ahhh!
How to make
a colourful
undrinkable
cocktail!
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
Not so fast
their weight best.
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 countries 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 educate 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 satisfaction from.
What skills are important when you are teaching
people how to drive?
K
Mike Eady, driver trainer
knowledge in a way that the driver will understand.
It is no different to school teachers but my classroom 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.
Communication, patience and the ability to pass on By Olivia Eady
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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 livers, 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!
Don’t
know.
Why are frogs so
happy?
They eat
whatever bugs
them!
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
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By Henry Quinn
1.8
Minecraft1.8 introduces 3 new mobs: Bunny, guardian
and elder guardian. It also adds prismarine, dark prismarine 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!
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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
Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
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.
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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
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes.
coffee colour.
Add eggs one at a time and pulse to combine. Sift the flour before adding Serve drizzled with lemon syrup and plain yoghurt.
Lemon Syrup: Place the lemon juice and sugar in small saucepan and heat
alternately with the yoghurt in two batches. Pulse after each addition.
gently without stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Evie’s Rustic roll-ups
Ingredients
2 tblsp flour
4-5 slices shaved ham
2 tblsp milk
Savoury short pastry (sheets)
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
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By Evelyn Kerse
Equipment
a pastry brush
oven tray
baking paper
an oven
These will give
your tongue a
good workout!
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.
CAMPING WORDFIND
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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 between a school teacher and a
train?
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?
ANSWER
A: The teacher says “spit
your gum out” and the train
says "chew chew chew".
The woman is a photographer. She shot a picture of
her husband, developed it
and hung it up to dry.
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