Piggity Wiggity Lyrics

Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jigg
Was a long sort of name for a short sort of pig
His dad was a chef at a city café
He made croissants and quiches and soup-of-the-day.

Jig jig-jiggity, jig jig-jiggity,
Piggity-Wiggity, Piggity-Wiggity,
Jig jig-jiggity, jig jig-jiggity,
Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig.

But at bedtime one night,
Having stories with Dad,
Piggity-Wiggity felt a bit sad
He knew that it couldn’t be terribly wrong
But nobody else had a name that was long.

Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig
Was a long sort of name
for a short sort of pig.
His dad tucked him up in his comfity bed
“I have a wee story to tell you,” he said.

Jig jig-jiggity, jig jig-jiggity,
Piggity-Wiggity, Piggity-Wiggity,
Jig jig-jiggity, jig jig-jiggity,
Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig.

We wanted a name
that had rhythm and style
That would perk up your morning and brighten your smile
A name that was dynamite, different and daring
A name that epitomised kindness and caring
A marvellous melody, music to hum
A name that would pound like beat on a drum!

Piggity-Wiggity’s confidence grew
His world became sunshine
because he now knew
That Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig
Was a smart sort of name
for a cool kind of pig.

Jig jig-jiggity, jig jig-jiggity,
Piggity-Wiggity, Piggity-Wiggity,
Jig jig-jiggity, jig jig-jiggity,
Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig.
X2

Piggity's BIG Day

Look out, Q Zealanders past and present. Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jigg is about to be shared with the rest of the waiting world!! Put Wednesday evening - 16 April in your diaries and be at the City Library for an historic evening.

Kia Ora

Hi Q Zealanders,

Mr Whyte came to visit me today. He tells me that he is really enjoying working with you Q Zealanders (of course).

I'm missing you all and hoping that when I visit the Orthopaedic Surgeon next Wednesday he'll tell me that my shoulder is improving, I won't need surgery and I can come back to work very soon.

I would love to hear from you - you could email me: tlcurrie@gmail.com

Keep smiling, Dudes

TeeCee

Thank you

A huge thank you to Q Zealanders and your whanau for your cards, emails, gifts and good wishes.



Year Sixes - do your best to be great leaders and role models - as you already have this year. I'll be talking to Mr Whyte about which of you might be selected for the Young Leaders Event early next term.



I'm missing you all and I'm looking forward to seeing you soon...



TeeCee

Congratulations to Job Applicants

These people have applied for and won these jobs

Ashleigh: Sign Writer, Accountant, Checklist Charlie
Blake: Green Team Leader
Brianna: Environmental Spy Person, Miss Clean-it, Scribe, Distribution Agent
Daniel: Communications Consultant
Charlotte: Art Advisor
Elizabeth: Teller, Payroll, Police
Estelle: Music Roadie, Scribe
Georgia: Checklist Charlie, Distribution Agent, Teller, Scribe
Josh: Sports Resource Guy, Art Advisor
Jim: Climate Controller
Kara: Teller, Sports Resource Girl, Distribution Agent
Kenya: Miss Clean It, Payroll Officer, Sign Writer

Konrad: Time Keeper, Photographer, Librarian, Encourager

Lauren: Teller
Logan: Police, Encourager, Green Team, Resource Regulator
Malachi: Accountant, Odd Jobber Daily Notices Reporter
Matt: Communications Consultant, Odd Jobber
Matthew: Police, Gringotts Bank Manager, Resource Regulator, Green Team
Max: Technician, Computer Help Desk, Police
Megan: Health Officer, Checklist Charlie
Nancy: Art Advisor, Accountant
Noah: Police, Encourager, Resource Regulator, Communications Consultant
Oliver: Technician
Robert: Accountant, Technician
Sam: Chief Distribution Agent, Accountant
Sylvia: NP, Accountant, Scribe
Taylor: Chief Technician, Encourager, Mr Staple, Resource Regulator
Tim : TC’s PA, Accountant, Communications Consultant, Encourager
Tori: Quiz Miss, Payroll, Sign Writer, Checklist Charlie

Wiri: Communications Consultant, Mr Clean-it, Caterer

I haven't given anyone more than three jobs so far. Payroll staff will start their job this week. The jobs underlined will start being paid this week.

Come on Q Zealanders - if you don't apply, you can't get paid.

Spelling Programme - Term One

Most of you will have 10 spelling words to learn each week.

The first place to get your words is from any that you got wrong in your Friday test the week before.

Next, find errors in any of your books and learn them.

If you still don't have 10 words, select enough topic words from the whiteboard list to make up to 10 words.

After you have checked your list with TC, you will do a buddy test (with your random buddy) - usually on Tuesday.

Your parent test can be on Wednesday or Thursday nights, then the Friday test on.... Friday.

Etymologists Group

1. Find a word in the dictionary which you find interesting
2. Copy the word with the pronunciation in brackets beside it
3. State whether it is a noun, verb, adjective etc.
4. Read the definition carefully and write it in your own words
5. Put the word into a sentence which demonstrates its meaning
6. Write the origins of the word
7. Memorise the word and try to use it at least twice throughout the week

Thinkers' Keys

What a fascinating picture... What could it be???

• Round up your Random Buddy and come up with 10 possibilities - be very creative
• Put your ideas into one Activity Book
• Copy them onto a Word Document on the computer (have your page landscape)
• Type your names onto it
• Copy and paste the graphic from above with a brief explanation of your imaginative concept.
• Print it off and add detail and colour to the picture.

Cabinet Ministers

Congratulations to Blake and Taylor who have been chosen by TC to be Cabinet Ministers for Room 13 this year.

Class Council Election

Congratulations Georgia on being elected Room 13 Class Councillor for 2008 and to Ashleigh who will be your deputy.

Personal Investigations - A Parent's Perspective - Sarah Platt

Our daughter Rebecca is just finishing up two years in Room 13 and Terri has asked me to comment on how we found the ‘Personal Investigations’.

To start with the concept of ‘Personal Investigations’ was a new to us; a long way outside the comfort zone of ‘regular homework’. It took our daughter - and us - a little while to get our heads around it. But as time went on and Rebecca got to see the interest and scope of what other students were choosing to do for theirs, she began to be comfortable with choosing her own personal investigations.

Once we got used to this approach to homework, we began to really appreciate what an extraordinary opportunity to learn and explore it offered. What she could choose to do was literally wide open - any interest whatsoever - any strength we might have to pass onto her - any topic that was pertinent to us - any curiosity that was tickling her interest. She has done eight personal investigations over the last two years, that range from video interviews, PowerPoint presentations on Mozart, designing and constructing a scale kitchen with appliances and finally raising $1000 for gifts to go towards saving lives by buying a fresh water pump and other things for an African village.

Sometimes we have had to encourage her in her choices, other times she has just come up with them. S ometimes she has done the investigations fairly independently, and other times they have taken a lot of parental guidance, input and encouragement. How much or how little we have wanted to contribute has been up to us. Sometimes her investigations have been easy, and others very demanding and time consuming. The beauty of them is that she or we get to choose.
I can’t stress enough what an amazing opportunity this kind of homework is. Every family has strengths, passions and interests that can be utilised. Every child has strengths and interests that can be tapped into.

I think now that Terri has been doing this for a couple of years, and there is now an extensive list of what students have been up to, it should be a little easier for new students and parents to get their heads around. All my husband and I can say is this is a fabulous approach to homework. You and your child will get as much out of it as you want to put into it. Make the most of this wide open opportunity. We don’t always get given such great scope in life.

Sarah Platt
Sarah Platt Artworks
www.sarahplatt.co.nz

Personal Investigations

You will complete a Personal Investigation every term. The deadline is the first day of the following term. Here is the process:

1. Decide your topic
2. Write an investigation question
3. Email your investigation topic to TC by the end of Week Three
4. Decide how you will present it
5. Do your research
6. Carry out your presentation
7. Present your investigation to Room 13
8. Get feedback from Q Zealanders
9. Fill in self assessment sheet and insert into your Portfolio

You need to choose a topic which interests you – here are some previous ones:

• How can I invent a new game?
• What techniques did Vincent van Gogh use?
• How can I make a beer powered radio?
• How can I learn to do swing bowling?
• How can I choreograph a dance?
• How can I write some music?
• How can I design a new airliner?
• What are some of the buildings in Scotland?
• How did Henry VIII’s wives die?
• How can I learn to draw a face?
• Can I make a digital game?
• How can I make a papier mache horse?
• How can I make a wooden box to store our sports gear?
• How can I build a model of the Eiffel Tower?
• How can I design a new kitchen?
• How can I design a new icecream flavour?
• How is a swimming pool kept clean?
• What is the Chinese Zodiac?
• How can I build a wind turbine?
• How are igloos built?
• How can I raise funds to buy a water pump for a village in Africa?
• How can I build a hedghog shelter?
• How can I make a sweatshirt?
• How can I make a skateboard / scooter?
• How can I build a volcano model?

Presentation methods must all include a talk and should demonstrate what research was done. Here are some options (but not the only ones):

• A booklet
• A poster
• A speech
• A demonstration
• A PowerPoint
• A model
• A blog
• A game
• A dance
• Whatever it is you have designed and made
• A song...

So get started now. Begin with any topic you are interested in. Not completing an investigation is not an option!

Homefun

You have a Homefun Diary which you need to bring home daily. You will write in your deadlines and other reminders for you and your adults. It is a good place to put school newsletters and occasionally permission slips for activities. Please ask your adult to fill these in and then you can return them the following day (before they have a chance to get lost).

You will need to ask your adult to sign your diary each day to show they have seen it. It will help you if you have a regular homefun routine. Aspects of the routine you will need to work out with your adults are:

• when the homefun will be done
• where the homefun will be done
• when and where your adult will sign the book
• where the book (and any other equipment required to complete the homefun) will be put once it has been signed - I suggest it should go straight back into the school bag.

Homefun will be:

• Daily reading (books - either fiction or non-fiction, magazines, newspapers etc) - at least 20 minutes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - Sunday)
• Basic facts practice (more on this later)
• Deadline work that hasn't been completed in class time
• Regular spelling
• A personal investigation each term (more on this later)

Homefun is checked daily at school. There will be a S100 reward for 90+% completion and S200 reward for 100% completion per term.

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should Personal Equipment be Named

Please don't name pens, pencils, rulers, pencil cases, twink pens, highlighters, Jovis, coloured pencils, scissors, shoes, sandals, clothing items.............................. unless you want to spend a lot of money and time replacing them when they go missing.

Swimming

Swimming will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so togs and towel or a note will be needed each of those days. Goggles are helpful, but not compulsory.

Brain Food

These foods are fine for snacking (in our longer before morning tea session) as agreed by Q Zealanders:

• Non 'Juicyish' or messy fruit or vegetables such as apples, bananas, grapes, apricots, carrots, celery, dried fruit, cherries or cucumber.


• Crackers, cheese, popcorn, unsalted nuts, buns and sandwiches

The food must be healthy - no salty, sweet or fatty foods please.

All students need to have a drink bottle with water at school every day also.

Rachel (Nutritionist to the Hurricanes, Turbos and Room 13), please comment. We would like your expert opinion on this important matter.

Statistical Investigations

For Maths we are learning to carry out Statistical Investigations - into use of computer / digital / communications / information technologies in Room 13 homes. We have all been involved in designing an investigation and gathering data.





Now we are using Excel to graph our findings. We are working out what type of graph suits the information we have.





What to do with our graphs?



Once you have decided which graph is most useful:

1. Copy and paste your chosen graph onto a Word document.


2. Give it a title that people will easily understand


3. Type a wise statement about what you have found out from your investigation.


4. Once okayed by TC, print it off to copy to your digital portfolio

Blog Comments

Some blog comment criteria

• You need to put your name to blog comments, otherwise I won't publish them.
• Check your spelling, because I can't publish things that don't make sense.
• Make sure your comment says something - I won't be publishing nonsense comments

Now... get commenting - Q Zealanders and your Whanau. We need to know your thoughts and opinions.

Room 13 Class Treaty

Here is last year's Treaty. Read through this and if you have any suggestions for improvement, send me a comment on this blog. I think it would be good if we could make it a bit simpler.

Once we've agreed, we'll sign it and put it on the wall.

The Treaty of Q Zealand

Article One: How we will Treat Each Other

We agree that we will:

• be courteous
• be unselfish
• be respectful
• be kind to each other
• help and support each other
• be fair
• not hurt each other physically
• not put each other down
• only borrow items with the owner’s permission
• encourage good behaviour

Article Two: How we will Treat Our Environment

We agree that we will:

• tidy up after ourselves and each other
• respect our environment
• have no physical action in the classroom
• look after our ICT equipment
• cause no intentional damage to our classroom or surroundings

Article Three: How we will Treat Our School

We agree that we will:

• be good role models and leaders to other children in our school
• make visitors and new people feel welcome
• look after the people who look after us
• do our duties and jobs with pride and honour
• not drop litter and consider picking up others'
• own up if we break / spill something
• own up if we do something we know we've done something wrong

Treaty of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi, signed on 6 February 1840, is the founding document of New Zealand.

The Signing of the Treaty
The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed at Waitangi on 6 February 1840. It represented an agreement between the British Crown and over 500 Māori chiefs of New Zealand.
There are a number of reasons why a treaty was seen to be needed. These included the increasing lawlessness of traders and settlers so there needed to be some form of governance, and the interest of other countries such as France and America in colonising New Zealand. The Crown recognised New Zealand as an independent nation after the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1835); so any issues regarding governance needed the agreement of Māori.
This agreement took the form of the Treaty.

Waitangi Day
Approximately 45 Māori chiefs signed the Treaty at Waitangi on 6 February 1840. It was then taken to further meetings in the north, before several copies were made and distributed throughout the country to collect further signatures. This process took six months.
Although we commemorate Waitangi Day with a public holiday today, it was not always recognised as such. While annually marked and celebrated as a significant date in the history of New Zealand, Waitangi Day was not declared a public holiday until 1974, when it became known as New Zealand Day. The name was changed back to Waitangi Day in 1976 to honour the significance of the Treaty itself.

Traditionally, the Prime Minister, high-ranking government officials, and often the Leader of the Opposition attend celebrations at the Waitangi. However, in past years protests over the Treaty and subsequent Waitangi Tribunal claims have often meant that senior officials celebrate elsewhere.

Computer Survey

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Mihimihi

Your challenge is to memorise this by 21st of March.



Tena koutou, tena koutou,
tena koutou katoa!!

Ko ……………………… taku ingoa.
No ……………………… ahau.
Ko ……………………… toku mama.
Ko ……………………… toku papa.

No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou,
tena koutou katoa

Apply for Jobs

Start applying for jobs, kids. Earning Snidges is a big part of what we do in Q Zealand, but they don't grow on trees!!! You will be able to earn Snidges by getting a job, by completing work on time, doing your homefun and even starting up your own business.


This is a great chance to practice some parts of being an adult - earning, doing jobs, saving, spending.

You might make some mistakes, but it's better to do it now than when you get into the real world.

Type your job application (see the other post for layout) on a Word document, attach it to an email and send it to me tcurrie@riverdale.school.nz

Success Criteria for writing a persuasive job application letter:

1. Very few errors in your writing
2. Use the correct business letter layout
3. Be persuasive about why you would be good at the job, not why you want it.
4. Have at least three paragraphs - introduction and what job you'd like, reasons I should consider you for the job and a conclusion

If you want to be a chief anything, apply for the regular job eg if you think you'd make a great Chief Accountant, apply to be an accountant etc.

Go for it.

Job Application format

Quiddage Job Vacancies - QZealand Jobs

Business Manager S10.00

• Design a spread sheet for entering business names and business partners
• Hand out Enterprise Application forms when asked
• Keep an up to date record of all the businesses and business owners
• Give frequent updates to Gringots bank manager
• Collect business setup fees from new businesses owners and hand to Tee Cee
• Keep all business applications

Publisher

• Design a spread sheet for keeping track of Quiddage related printing jobs
• Agree on costs with Tee Cee and Q Controller (S30 - colour, S5 - b&w)
• Ensure people report any printing to you
• Bill business owners on a regular basis
• Remuneration: 50-50 split between publisher and Tee Cee

Caterer S10.00

• Make lunch box available on the sink bench on lunch delivery days (usually Fridays)
• At the end of roll call, ask the class if there are any further orders
• Take the lunch orders to the office, or if there are none, let office staff knows
• collect the lunches from the lunches van at the car park
• Distribute the lunches
• Return lunch box to the van

Chair Leader

• Put chairs up/down for students who are absent
• Grott students who don’t put up their chairs at the end of the day (S1)
• Grott students who leave their chairs out, thereby blocking others from passing their desks
• Put grotts directly onto board list
• add grotts to your board tally

Checklist Charlie S15.00

• Collect completed work, making sure it is all oriented the same way
• Peg the work together and store it in a box in the resource room
• Mark it off on a class checklist
• Remind students who haven’t completed task
• Report to Tee Cee when required

Climate Controller S10.00

• Open the windows at the start of the day
• Open or close windows during the day as required
• Learn (from Tee Cee) how to operate gas heater
• If required, open extra windows and doors (and close them at the end of the day)
• Decide on positioning of fan – and turn off or on when required

Communications Consultant S15.00

• Deliver messages or other items to other parts of the school quickly and without fuss
• Pick up messages or other items as required
• Take absentee names to the office

Computer Help Desk (chief) S15.00

• Find out what strengths help desk people have
• Make a chart (on computer) for Q Zealanders to refer to
• Help students who need computer assistance
  

Computer Help Desk S10.00

• Undergo and pass training course
• Assist computer users when required

Daily Notice Reporter S10

• Open up the daily notices at 9 am
• Read out any notices that relate to us

Distribution Agent (chief) S15.00

• Receive items for distribution; give equally to other distribution agents
• Assist with distribution
• Redistribute answer sheets when required
• Receive collected items from distribution team
• Place in neat pile and give to TC
• Work quickly and efficiently to ensure minimal time wastage

Distribution Agents S10.00

• Receive handouts from chief distribution agent and distribute to QZealanders
• Collect items from QZealanders and hand to chief distribution agent

Encouragers S15 (depending on effectiveness)

• Look out for reasons and ways to support and encourage Q Zealanders
• Keep watch for any Q Zealanders who may be feeling sad. Find ways to cheer them up.

(E.S.P) Environmental Spy Person.

• Check to see that all shoes are put neatly outside (in pairs, against the wall)
• Check that all bags are closed, that they are hung on hooks or placed neatly against the wall
• check that no rollerblades, scooters or skateboards are left outside the classroom
• Grott will be S5 if any students are caught not following these systems - This will be taken from the board chart of the offending student and added directly to your tally

Green Team S15

• Empty Room 13 Recycling bin on Mondays and Thursdays
• Empty the Recycling bins from the office area

Green Team Leader S20

• Help the Green Team
• When Mr Merriman tells you, ring Full Circle to collect our paper
• Make sure the sacks get put out
• Make sure the empty sacks are returned

Health Officer S10.00

• Get a bandage or icepack for people in need
• Return the icepack 15 minutes later

Librarian (Chief) S15.00

• Supervise and assist librarians
• Follow up overdue books

Librarians S10.00

• Locate and issue topic books for TC or class
• Arrange topic books on classroom library shelf
• Keep library shelf tidy
• Return and shelve classroom books as required
• Issue and return students’ books during library time

Mr or Miss Staple S15.00

• Staple, pin or tape work around the classroom as required
• Maintain displayed work by re-stapling etc. when necessary
• Remove wall displays
• Distribute the items to their owners

Music Roadie S10.00

• Get Tee Cee’s guitar when required
• Take it to school singing, assemblies, Hui whanau etc…if needed
• Put the guitar away

N.P (notices person) S10.00

• collect returned notices
• Keep a list of who has returned their notices, along with details such as parent helpers etc.
• Check to see who hasn’t returned theirs, and remind them after roll call

Odd Jobber S5.00

• Perform odd jobs as required

Police Chief S20.00

• Make up Police ID badge
• Be the person cases are reported to
• Make up case report book
• Train police to fill out case reports
• Supervise the police force
• Report case outcomes to TeeCee when required

Police S10.00

• Solve police cases allocated to you by the police chief
• Interview witnesses and suspects
• Report findings to the police chief
• Fill in a case report for each investigation
• Be alert

Quiz Master or Miss S15.00

• Write names of Quiz Contestants on the board
• Draw a card to establish starter
• Record winners
• Inform TeeCee when finals and grand finals are required
• Setup finals and grand final

TC’s P.A. S25.00

• Answer the telephone
• Take messages if necessary
• Check P.A box several times a day
• Delegate P.A. box contents to the appropriate people

Hat Person

• Grott (S2) anyone who wears their hat inside Q Zealand. Take from their tally and add directly to yours
  

Couch Carrot

• Grott (S5)anyone who sits on the couch without earning it
  

Q Zealand Times Editor S50.00 per 4 pages published

• Edit the Q Zealand Times newspaper
• Be responsible for journalists
• Encourage people to send in stories and articles

Q Zealand Journalists S20.00 per article accepted

• Write articles for the Q Zealand Times
  

Q Zealand Times Photographer S5.00 for each picture accepted

• Take photos for the Q Zealand Times, using the digital camera

Q Zealand Times Accountant S15.00

• Keep track of pay for Q Zealand Times staff and Q Zealanders who have articles accepted
• Notify the chief payroll officer monthly
• Send accounts out to advertisers

Resource Regulator (Chief) S15.00

• Supervise and assist Resource Regulators
• Make decisions about the upkeep of the resource room
• Take responsibility for the tidiness of the resource room
  

Resource Regulators S10.00

• Access and return resource room equipment for Tee Cee and QZealanders
• Keep resource room tidy and well organised
  

Sign Writer S15.00

• Write up notices on boards as required
• Keep conference lists organised and rewrite when necessary
• Write up strikes if necessary
• Re-do permanent whiteboard markings when needed
  

Wordsmith S5.00

• Write any words discussed in class discussions in the clear file

Time Keeper S15.00

• Set alarm when needed for deadlines or school events etc.

Chief Technician S35.00

• Be familiar with technical equipment (radio, TV, data projector, cameras, sound system, microphone and microphone stand)
• Set up and put away any technical equipment, including for other classes when required
• Train the apprentice/s
  

Apprentice Technicians S10.00

• Assist the Chief Technician

Sports Resource Guys S10.00

• Get P.E. Gear for classroom use
• Setup sports and fitness activities as required
• Return gear to correct places in the P.E. Shed
• Tidy P.E Shed (S20 per lunchtime tidy up to once a week)
  

Scribe S35.00

• Copy ideas from discussions that Tee Cee writes on the board
• Type it on the computer
  

Miss/Mr Clean it S30.00

• Clean-up jobs around the classroom

Art advisers S20.00 per art session

• Setup/pack up Art equipment
• Frame and name art works when needed
• Help TC put art on the wall
• Help to hand out art to its owners when it comes down from the wall

Quiddage Job Vacancies - Quiddage / Banking-related

Banking Employment

Q Controller S80.00

• Advise Tee Cee on all the matters relating to Quiddage.
• Supervise Payroll and Banking.
• Assist Payroll and Bank staff where required.
• Report status of Payroll, accounting and banking to tee Cee on request.
• Ensure all the bank jobs are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Help train Gringots bank Manager.
• Assist (where necessary) in training of Gringots staff.
• Refine Q Note banking and withdrawal systems in conjunction with Tee Cee and the Gringots bank manager.
• Revise and improve Gringots banking systems
  

Gringots Bank Manager S60.00

• Learn and understand QNote banking and withdrawal systems
• Revise and improve banking systems in conjunction with Q controller, chief accountant, chief payroll officer and head teller.
• Train Gringots bank staff
  

Chief Accountant S40.00

• Learn and understand QNote banking and withdrawal system
• Revise and improve banking systems
• Supervise accountants
• Make up fair weekly rosters for accountants on market days
• Ensure banking is always kept up to date
• make sure any banking is organised and tidied up before leaving
• check and double check for accuracy of banking
• Work confidentially
  

Gringots Bank Accountants S30.00

• Learn to operate the Gringots computerized banking systems
• Set up accounts for all Q Zealanders and all businesses
• enter payroll information
• enter deposits and withdrawals in personal and businesses
• calculate equal division of business profits and losses
• calculate tax
• work confidentially
• fill in statements for Q Zealanders and businesses of their account balances regularly

Chief Bank Teller S30.00

• Make sure there are plenty of QNotes, withdrawal and deposit slips
• Get the QNotes out and put them away at the end of each market day
• Check with Tee Cee, and then print off withdrawal and deposit slips if required. Notify Tee Cee if QNotes are required
• Supervise tellers
• Make sure customer service is excellent
• Make up fair weekly rosters for tellers on Quiddage market days

Gringots Bank Tellers S20.00

• Distribute Q Notes to bank clients when presented with withdrawal slips
• Assist clients with banking when necessary
• Keep counter and withdrawal/deposit slips orderly
• Help to process deposits and withdrawal slips

Chief Payroll Officer S25.00

• Keep an up to date computerised record of all salaries
• Train payroll staff
• Supervise payroll staff
• Help payroll staff where required
• Check the work of payroll staff to ensure accuracy
• Ensure payslips are completed fortnightly
• Ensure there are sufficient payroll forms
• Work confidentially

Payroll Officers S20.00

• Collect Quiddage totals from classroom white board each Friday
• Write the totals neatly on a class list and hand to the bank manager
• Calculate salaries fortnightly, enter information on payslips, hand to chief payroll officer

Independence Licenses

Last year Matt came up with this great idea to help Q Zealanders to be more independent. The rest of the class helped out with the details.

Level 0 (nobody has ever been on this level)
-Work within 10m of TC
-Ask permission to go to the bathroom (TC will appoint someone to chaperone)
-Sit outside the staffroom at morning tea and wait for TC to take you back to class
-Stand outside the door at 9.00 and 2.00 bell times until asked to come inside
-No individual computer logon rights
-No internet or email access

Level 1 (everyone starts here – even Old Zealanders)
-Always work within sight of TC
-Ask permission to go to the bathroom
-Individual computer logon rights
-Internet and email access – with TC’s OK

Level 2 (most people should reach this level by half way through Term One)
-Always work in the same classroom as TC (not necessarily within sight)
-No need for bathroom permission
-May run messages with TC’s OK
-Individual computer logon rights
-Internet and email access – with TC’s OK

Level 3 (Most of you should be at this level by the end of the year)
-Work in other classrooms or areas of the school (with TC’s permission) if necessary
-Individual computer logon rights
-Internet and email access – with TC’s OK

Level 4 (only two people can hold this license at a time)
-May occasionally accompany a Level 2 license holder if working in another classroom (with TC’s OK)
-Individual computer logon rights
-Internet and email access – with TC’s OK


We will agree on independence success criteria as a class.

Welcome to 2008

Kia ora students and whanau, welcome to Room 13, 2008.
Check our blog regularly because there will be lots of information about what you need to know.

2007 / 2008

I tried, but was not able to delete our 2007 blog posts.
Everything below this point is 2007, everything above it is 2008.

Listening to Diana reading Piggity-Wiggity

The Book has Arrived

We are very pleased to announce the much awaited arrival of Diana's book: Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity Jig. Diana rushed in to show us and treated Q Zealanders to another enjoyable reading - this time with the real thing. Congratulations, Diana. We are very proud of you and what you have created.

Flash News... Party Time

Rachel and Kylie have offered to host an end of year party for us at one of their houses!!!

So... we thought maybe a barbeque... bring sausages..? maybe the Quiddage awards..? maybe see if the pool will be available..? Could the spelling winners do their cooking for it..? Music..? What else???

Post ideas and/or volunteer to help with the organisation.

Newsflash... not to be confused with 'Flash News'

Diana has invited us to do a recording of the Piggity Wiggity song in a recording studio.

We may end up singing one of the tracks on the Piggity Wiggity CD that will be included inside the cover of its second publication.

The plan is for the whole class to sing the choruses and perhaps some soloists or small groups to sing the verses.

The recording would take place at Freyberg High School (in the evening) in a couple of weeks time.

Digital Stories

Remember there will be a S2000 bonus for all Digital stories completed by 6 December

ePortfolios

As it gets closer to the end of the year, ePortfolios need to be moved up a notch, ready to be saved onto a disk to bring home. If yours is a bit thin, find plenty of evidence of your progress to put into it. You need to feel proud of your ePortfolios and the learning that has taken place this year.

Parents, please ask to see your child's ePortfolio when you come to drop off or pick up your children.

Speech Finalist

I feel really pleased with the high standard of speeches this year. Every Q Zealander should be proud of his or her achievements. They were well written, and well prepared.

Congratulations Lydia on reaching the Skyscrapers Speech Final.

Success Criteria for Writing a Speech

• My speech followed the hamburger technique
• The message/information/story came through
• The ending was effective & finished off the speech
• My speech was well-researched
• My speech was logically sequenced
• My speech was suited to my target audience
• My speech was in my words

Researching our Speeches

We have some great speech topics lined up and students have been brainstorming on their 'Ideas Maps'.



The next step is to research our topics. Speeches need to contain some factual information, but it needs to be balanced with interpretations and perhaps some interesting stories.



Next week we will start writing the speech. We have discussed the hamburger technique for writing a speech.

Speech Topic

We are nearly ready to start writing our speeches. Children will come tomorrow with their finalised speech topic, relating to the theme of "It's a Small World". We will then brainstorm our topic by using an ideas map.

Speeches

We are about to start learning about how to write and deliver a prepared speech. Our theme will be "It's a Small World". So we expect topics to range from "Interesting Insects" to "The Advantages of Being Small" to "The Dangers of Small Mindedness" to "Microscopic Creatures which Inhabit our Skin" to "Globalisation" to "We're a Tiny Part of the Universe" to "They Can't Make Me Feel Small". What else?

The speeches will be written at school, and perhaps finished or polished at home but would be really helpful to discuss ideas at home.

One person from each class will be selected to speak at a Skyscrapers team final. Then there will be a trophy for the winning speech maker.

Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig

Diana came in to read us her third book - about Piggity-Wiggity going to a school concert.

It was a cool story and I like how Piggity-Wiggity saved the day. The 'iggity' words are really nice to say (Tori).
I like the rhyme and flow of Diana's stories (Lauren).
I feel like we are very privileged to hear Diana's stories (Kate).

Nancy in China - the Wedding

We slowly trudged up the stairs leading to my cousin's house. When we reached there, I nervously knocked on the door. When the door opened I saw my cousin. When I saw her, I thought she looked like a dazzling diamond. Everyone of my relatives that came with us all said; ' The bride is so beautiful.' Shortly after we arrived a huge BOOM BOOM BOOM sounded outside my cousin's apartment home. Those big bangs were really fireworks sounding. My little sister so frightened that she looked dazed. Next after the frightening fireworks, the bride's brother piggy-backed my cousin down to the 1st floor. You see, my cousin's house is on the fifth floor. After the business of piggy-backing the bride, taking photos and putting off fireworks we drove to the place where my cousin's wedding was to be held. When we entered the wedding banquet we had to find the right room, the correct table and how we were going to sit. Then we had to wait, wait, wait, wait and wait for the wedding to actually begin. You see, the wedding started at 7:00 and we arrived at 4:30 so we had to wait for 2 and a half hours. Finally the wedding begins. It started off with the bride and the bridegroom walking on a red carpet leading towards a platform. Then they stood together side by side and this presenter person went on and on about love and blah blah blah. Straight after that the bride and the bridegroom had to fill a wine tower which they have to pour wine in the wine cups. Then everyone started to enjoy the dinner provided on their table.
While they are enjoying their dinner the bride and the bridegroom had to give a toast to every table and which there are fifty tables in total. Soon some people started giving out wedding chocolates to everyone. The boxes were shaped in hearts and was deep red in color. When we've finished our dinner the bride and the bridegroom had already gone downstairs and thanking people for coming to their wedding and saying goodbye to them. The bride couldn’t eat a thing from when she has her dress and makeup on to after the wedding which was about 6 HOURS!!!

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