{"id":845,"date":"2025-10-23T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/?p=845"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:43:05","slug":"the-perfect-paper-airplane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/2025\/10\/23\/the-perfect-paper-airplane\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Paper Airplane"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Scholastic is holding a contest to promote Robert Munsch’s new book\u00a0The Perfect Paper Airplane\u00a0<\/em>and Stoney Creek is in it to win it!<\/p>\n

The library has transformed into a high-flying hangar as students from Divisions 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 design and test their entries. Armed with nothing but paper, creativity, and a serious case of aerodynamic ambition, our young pilots are deep into the design process\u2014sketching, folding, testing, and tweaking their aircraft for maximum airtime.<\/p>\n

The challenge? Create the best paper airplane. But what does \u201cbest\u201d mean? Longest flight? Coolest trick? Most spectacular crash landing? The path to the perfect plane is rarely a straight line (unless you’re really<\/em> good at folds).<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just about fancy folds\u2014students are learning the science behind flight! It\u2019s all about the four forces: lift, thrust, drag<\/strong>, and gravity<\/strong>. Each test flight in the library is a chance to see these invisible forces in action (and maybe tweak those wings for a little more lift!).<\/p>\n

The contest deadline is October 31st and one lucky winner could win a pizza party for their class, a set of Munsch books, AND a chance to be drawn Munsch-style by illustrator Michael Martchenko (sorry parents, it is open to students in Grades K-6 only). To find out more and enter your child in the contest, click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

May the best plane soar!<\/p>\n