Cutest Pet Photo**

This competition is to see if you can take a good photo of your pet! Maybe you could dress it up in a tutu, spike its fur up or maybe just a cute photo.

Rules:
It HAS to be a photo of your pet (Or An Animal).
It HAS to be cute.
YOU Have to take the photo. (It can't be off the internet)
It needs to be in by Friday the 22nd of October

Judges:
Hannah, Libby and Alana

Send your entry's to Hannah at 'hzimmerman.riverdaleschool@gmail.com'
OR
Libby at 'lofford.riverdaleschool@gmail.com'
OR
Alana at 'awalker.riverdaleschool@gmail.com

Good luck with the photos!

Luce's Free Writing.**

When I am sitting here all I can see is TeeCee writing so fast. She is like Zia running but only with her fingers. Her hands are like little cheetahs and she has a frown on her face. I still don't know what to write. Emma's pen is really cool. It has a little maze inside it. How cool is that? Libby is like a writing machine; she is writing crazy-fast. Anyway I still do not know what to write. Everyone is frowning they all look so funny. Britt is biting the bottom of her lip and the timer has just stopped so, bye.

By: Luce

Photo Time**

We are holding a competition to test your skills in photography. Make up a group of two and accept the challenge of taking a photo of your partner in the air. Your choice of action could range from jumping off a chair to doing a forward flip on the tramp.
The winning team will be the one with the most breath-taking and exciting photo!!!
The judges will be Zia, Kate and Maddy
The closing date will be the 9th of September.

RULES
You must be in the air when the photo is taken.
You must work in twos.

Your photo must be in focus, with good photography skills.
You must be with a partner from our class.
YOU MUST ENJOY IT!!!!

S50 1st prize reward.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Hair Competition**

The hair competition accidentally kept going. We have only one entry and it's closing on Tuesday the 24th of August at 9.00.

Email from Africa

Hi TC and LC 13,

Sorry I haven't been in touch earlier, I have been very busy here in Durban, and am usually exhausted by the time I get home that I can't face writing emails.

I hope you are all doing well and continuing the wonderful creativity in QZealand.

Things here are good. My mum is getting better every day. She is still in the rehabilitation unit and has a long way to go with her therapy. She still can't use her right arm or leg, but she is making slow progress. She was able to come home for the afternoon on Saturday and the day on Sunday so she was very relieved to be back in her own house. I am spending most of the day with her, taking her the newspapers and some good coffee, so not much free time, which is a shame because the weather here is AMAZING! It's like 25 degrees, blue skies, the sea is like a millpond and just so lovely. Unfortunately I can't swim in the sea because the annual sardine migration in happening where the sardines swim up the east coast of South Africa and the sea is FULL of sharks, dolphins and whales, so they lift the shark nets so that none will get caught in them. Therefore swimming is banned, which is really bad timing for me!

Anyway, I'll be back in Palmerston North on Sunday... I just hope I am not too tired from the flight to see South Africa beat the All Blacks !! :)

Take care everyone!

Louise

Mathex Results**

The people in mathex did very well and got great scores. Here's their teams final results...

Aidan's team came fourth out of around 30 schools.

Zia and Alan's team came 13th out of around 30 schools.

(Around Palmerston North)!

I think they did really well because it would be very hard and they were competing against so many other schools.

Freaky F day!**

Well our 'F' Day is under way here in QZealand. We have a range of different F's from a FEMALE CORBIN, to a freaky bedhead! AND we have a range of different clothes, from P.Js to bright green tights! We couldn't hope for a better Friday!
Here's what Hannah Montana (i.e CORBIN) has to say about this Freaky Friday:
"F day is just a beautiful day. We get to dress up as anything starting with 'F' and I hope Fiona Macdermiad has THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ! :)"
Thanks Hannah Montana
We hope all the QZealanders in QZealand have a great day as well as a fantastic market day.

Hi QZealanders

I'm glad you enjoyed the quizzes.

Maybe you want to know that we went to the Military Tattoo on Saturday night.

I really loved it.

Here are some more quiz questions for you:

1. What Scottish clan do the Curries belong to?

2. What language is spoken in Ireland besides English?

a. Arabic

b. Gaelic

c. Turkish

d. Spanish

3. What are the colours on the Scottish flag?

4. What is the capital city of Ireland?

5. What is the Gaelic name for Ireland?

6. What is the name of the famous musical performance that is held at Edinburgh Castle each year that NZ always participates in?

We're are off to Paris tomorrow and we are going to the Euro Disneyland!

I can't wait to go on all of the rides!!!

Anyway, I'll see you soon.

Fiendishly Funny Friday for Fiona**

This Friday at Riverdale School we are having an 'F' Day because Zia's mum is going to Canada for a mountain biking comp and will be wearing the silver fern. Well done Fiona Q Zealand wishes you the best of luck.

BUT the NZ team has not got a lot of money so Riverdale School wants to help because Fiona helps Riverdale a lot. Like she helped with the Cross Country and the Interschool Cross Country and other sporting things. So on Friday we are having an 'F' Day so come dressed as something that starts with 'F' and bring a gold coin [remember a $5 starts with an F]

So the next time you see Fiona say, ''Well done and good luck,'' because this is a big thing for her and us.

THE HAIR COMP IS NOT OVER**

THE HAIR COMP IS NOT OVER. KEEP LOOKING FOR THE CLOSING DATE.

THANKS

LIBBY, KATE AND GRACE

'F' Day**

Here are some Idea,s for F Day so take some advice and try not to be boring
Fairy, Farmer,
Fireman,
Female (boys only it, would be boring for a girl)
FREAK, fish,
Frog, Football player,
Food, Fred Flintstone,
The Flintstones,
Frankenstein,
Fisherman, Flag.

So we are all expecting crazy and exciting class this Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Morris Is Leaving **

Totsiens.(the Afrikaans word for good bye)
Miss Morris, our student teacher is leaving!
It was fun with her teaching because we learnt about Measurement and capacity and then made Cake or Pizza. Sadly she's going back to Africa tomorrow. She's just visiting her parents but she's coming back to New Zealand, and she said that she's going to come back to QZealand when we're least expecting her.
[Tricky Miss Morris, Of course... She's a tricky person so it's very likely that she will be tricky]
(-: :-)
All the people in QZealand Wish you good luck in South Africa!
We all hope you enjoy your time there.

Hair competition**

We are doing a hair competition!

NOT here but hair!

Get a close up picture of your hair and send it to

kwaterland.riverdaleschool@gmaill.com

OR lofford.riverdaleschool@gmail.com OR gchristophers.riverdaleschool@gmail.com

Kate Libby or Grace

BUT there is one catch! when you send the email DON'T say who is from!

Because it a guessing game!

So we'll get all the people who entered to try and guess other peoples hair!

The winner will be the person who has the hardest hair to guess!

The winner get 50 snidges and runner up gets 20 snidges and third place get 10 snidges

RULES!

• it has to be some one in the class
• it can not be a animal
• and it has to be photo

if you are smart don't pick Kate

Tuesday 10 August

Good luck

Britt's car crash**

This is Britt's scar ^^ And the one up top is her car!
WOW! Last week on Sunday Britt was in a car crash!

Here what Britt has to say:

"It was a scary experience! All I saw was headlights coming at us. We were thankful that it was in a 30 kmh area. We had to go to the hospital that night to get checked on, I was the reason we got held up from going home. I was waiting for a ultrasound but then I didn't want it anymore so we just went home, at 1 o'clock at night. But I'm fine now. "

Here are some pictures of her family's car. It was an Audi. Sad, right?
There is also one of her scar (OH OUCH!) up top.
WOW! That must have been so scary! Britt you are so brave!!!!!

Lucy Br is Cat Girl **

Today Lucy Br came to school looking like a cat. She had a cool sword, a cat mask and a great hat. Lucy did some moves for us and here they are. Nobody could tell who she was.
Good luck Cat Girl in saving the town.

Your views**

Here at the QZ Times we love to hear your views.

Share your views on comps, stories anything but make sure you have put your name on it so you can get a letter back.

Send your views to

gchristophers.riverdaleschool@gmail.com

Love to hear from you.

Karen's Pentagon star!**

Well, Karen has finally finished her pentagon star and here is Zia interviewing her about it.
Well done Karen!

Alans Awesome Catapult!**

Here is a video of Alan's Catapult that he showed and did a presentation to.
His PI was on Ancient Rome

Great Work Alan!

Hello Maddy**

Hi Maddy

We all hope you are having a good time overseas!

Where have you been? Met any funny people? Have you been to the Eiffel Tower? AND we miss you heaps!

From all the QZealanders."HI MADDY!"