Class Photo - Room 13, 2007

Zain's Sky Tower

Zain had a dream... Inspired by Sarah's fabulous Drury Tower investigation, Zain imagined what it might be like to try to build a model of the mighty Auckland Sky Tower. According to his mum it kept him out of trouble for most of the holidays! We were mightily impressed by his efforts. Great Personal Investigation, Zain

From our Chinese Correspondent

The time came when to depart for Auckland. My mum, my little sister and I got on the plane and found our booked seats. I felt really sad that my dad wasn't coming with us to China. With one sad wave through the oval window we took flight. Up we soared like an albatross, gliding on the sea air.

While sitting in the plane heading towards Shanghai I only got ONE hour of sleep. You see it takes 24 hours to get to China so I spent most of my getting to sleep time watching telly.

Finally we arrived in the Shanghai Airport. The people on the plane including us started to get off the plane. Once we got off, we felt the heat of summer. As well as finding our luggage we went to look for the exit and find my two Aunties.

Once out of the airport, we went to my Aunty's house and then we got onto a train going to Hefei, where my grandparents live. We had to find our booked beds. I fell asleep straight away.


We arrived in Hefei. I couldn't wait to meet my grandparents for the first time! We were finally getting c l o s e r and closer towards my grandparents' home. Suddenly my grandparents came into view. What a rejoicing took place! Hugs and tears and... um, something else. To be continued...

Ratatater Hunt Sell Free Sherbert

"Today at Ratatater Hunt, we are selling sherbert... free!"

"But if it was free you couldn't be selling it."

The market day began. Everybody lined up in front of Ratatater Hunt. We found that the sherbert was free, but we had to pay 15 Snidges for the straw!

Cricket Reps

Blake and Tim have been selected for the Manawatu Cricket Rep team. Congratulations Boys, we are really proud of you, and look forward to seeing your progress towards the Black Caps!

How Can I Do a Self Portrait?

The Green Team

With Q Zealand designing and setting up our paper recycling system, we have this great team of superheroes who keep things running smoothly. Logan, Blake, Callum and Matthew are the mighty Green Team

Can I do up my pink and white bike? Tori's Personal Investigation

What can I find out about the F5E TIGER II? by Callum

Paper Planes

WINNERS:

We had our first 'throw off' today. Congratulations to Logan and Shayden. Your plane could just about make it all the way to Auckland.

It was just a test though. They are your first prototypes. Next we'll do some experiments to change one variable at time to see how it affects the flight of your planes.

Variables we came up with in our discussion today were:

• Nose Shape
• Folds
• Wing shape
• Tail shape
• Weight
• Proportion of wings to body size
• Symmetry
• Wingspan
• Weight distribution

We decided that we would only allow an A4 sheet of paper to be used; with no other items such as staples or tape. We also agree that while it would be good to hold the competition inside, our hall might not be long enough. So we've decided we'll hold it outside, even if it is windy.

Good luck pilots and aeroplane engineers.

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Winners of the great 'Fly-Off':

1st (S500 prize):Tim and Taylor

2nd (S300): Nancy, Blake, Matt

3rd = (S100): Lydia and Kate

Callum

Diana's Book

We have been so lucky to have Diana Neild to share the process she has been through to publish her books; "Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig" and "Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig Goes to Dad's Café".

It has taken Diana nearly a year to arrange the publishing. Firstly she had to find a company to publish her book (Scholastics), then the company had to approve the book and after that they found an illustrater to draw the pictures. The illustrater chosen is a man called Philip Webb. Philip had to draw rough sketches of the characters before he drew the real copy.

Today Diana brought in two of Philip's illustrations to show us. They are really detailed.

We are really proud to have an author of our own.

by Nancy

Quiddage Tax

Taxes

• Gambling Tax - 90%
• Sugar and Fat Tax - 60%
• $NZ Tax - 30%
• Services, events etc which include none of the above- 0%

Subsidies

• Using only recycled products - 30% subsidy

Technology and Market Day

The Technology prototypes have been interesting and hugely varied.

We are having a whole school Quiddage Market Day, on the last Tuesday of the term. We will be selling the structure / mechanism products we have been designing in Technology.

As the products continue to be developed (and hopefully more products made) in the students' own time we will be focussing at school on the marketing side as well as naming the products, including warnings or instructions, pricing, making their shops attractive etc.

Discussion about this at home would be helpful.

Matt's Personal Investigation

What is it like to live in Japan?

Kara's and Lizzie's Personal Investigation

This is our Personal Investigation. It is a life-sized papier mache pony. It has a wire frame. It took ages to make.

Quiddage

Gringots Bank of Q Zealand staff have a big job managing all our personal and business accounts. Manager Lydia and her team do a great job calculating tax, deposits, withdrawals, pay and profits.

Sarah and Paige lead the way with their attractive, delicious and enterprising business.

Q Zealanders LOVE Quiddage...

Personal Investigations

Q Zealanders carry out a Personal Investigation each term for their homefun. Here are some of the interesting topics we have chosen this year:

• Rocket making


• Icecream designing


• Kitchen design - including a scale model


• House design - including a scale model


• Parkour (look it up on the net or look at Tim's display in Room 13)


• Designing and building a scooter/skateboard


• Making a working wind turbine


• Mediaeval Castles


• Volcanoes


• History of the Tour de France


• Deconstructing and reconstructing a bike


• Poisons in the World Wars


• The Eiffel Tower


• Adventure stories about Q Zealanders


• Erecting Tents


• Freestyle Motocross

Students are asked to use the Enquiry Approach when they carry out their investigations.

1. Decide on a topic of interest


2. Ask a question (e.g. how can I build a beer powered radio?)


3. Research the question


4. Perhaps make a model


5. Present what they have learnt (can be a booklet, poster, chart, oral talk, PowerPoint, movie etc.)


6. Present it to the class


7. Include a bibliography