Entrepreneurial adventure and math cooperation

Today we welcomed our business mentor Mrs. Tammy Auchterlonie, branch Manager at the Bank of Montreal to talk about the Entreprenuerial Adventure. The project will include creating a business as a class to make a product or services with proceeds going to charity. Mrs. Auchterlonie talked to the class about what is a business and what is needed for a business to work well. 

We discussed how businesses make revenue and what is left after expenses is called profit. We also discussed the need for start up money, as well as a brief overview of the roles in a business such as management, operations, accounting, inventory, and marketing. We also brainstormed the potential products or services we could provide as a class. 

Starting Monday, students will be put into groups to pick a product or service and present a business plan to create and sell that product or service. 

In Math we worked with the other 2 Grade 6 classes in the learning commons to solve a rich word problem involving mean. Students were placed in groups of three and used various problem solving strategies such as working backwards to arrive at a solution. 

Next week we will also continue our literature study by completing the summarized and literary luminary jobs. The job sheets will be handed out Monday.