This week Grade 2 held their Mini-Market Day. The children had worked hard to plan, design, make and run stalls which brought together many aspects of our recent inquiries. Many had made or brought in goods to sell. Others had stalls which offered games to play. We also had one nail-painting service. The younger students who visited had a great time, as did many of the staff who dropped by to support Grade 2. The children experienced first-hand the excitement, pride and challenges of selling to real customers and handling money in an authentic situation. In their reflections, the following comments were made: "Market Day was busy. Next time I would smile more at the customers." Yuuki "It was hard because if one of us wanted to look at other shops then there was only one person left to help at our shop." Erica "It was fun to serve customers but hard to be a shop-keeper." Maria "I learnt how to use money. Next time I would do face painting too." Yuma "I learned to work together and help each other." Charlie "I learnt not to leave the shop, we should organise it." Hugh "I liked that many people visited our stall and they are all happy." Ray "I thought just 2 or 3 people would come but teachers and others came so I feel happy." Hyuga "I liked giving out my aquabead prizes." Sara "I learned to sell cookies by myself." Isabelle "I learned to give things and get money." Jiahna Afterwards, we counted the takings referring to our records from the day. We realised it can be hard to keep track of sales as you become busy serving customers and made connections to how technology can help with this. On the day, Grade 2 made a grand total of $363.40! We are discussing what we could do with the money. As we ended our inquiry into how Exchange Systems help our community, the children also finished their independent inquiries. They thought about how they could share all their learning and what action they might take themselves in the future. The class was then given the display board outside the classroom to design. After reflecting on our lines of inquiry, they decided to work together in groups to each design a section. Some are making collaborative slideshows, others posters or written pieces. Grade 2 Hula Hoop Competition- Joint 1st: Hyuga and Hugh, 3rd Olivia, 4th Erica, 5th Maria UN Sustainable Development Goal # 10 Reduced Inequalities Independent Student Action: Isabelle, Yuuki and Ray have all recently brought in treats to share treats with the class. Ray offered to help wash up after Market Day. Student Voice: We raised a lot of money. Maria Market Day was so fun! Jiahna
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