Flea Market information from Mrs. Tinholt:
The Flea Market is next week, Friday on December 13. There is a lot of positive energy in our Social Studies classroom. Students are using words like expenses, revenue, investment, supply/demand, profits, etc… in classroom conversations and in their daily work. A large part of this success is due to the work of our Junior Achievement instructors. A HUGE thank you to Randy Renker, Mario Orsini, and Katie Stein. Every Wednesday for the past 5 weeks, they have been presenting economic lessons while connecting the concepts to real-world experiences. It has been an amazing time of learning in our classroom.
As we move into our final days before the marketplace, here are a few details to keep in mind.
Schedule: Thursday, December 13
11:25 – 12:10 Lunchtime and Clean-up
12:10 Tables are set-up
12:20ish All fourth graders set up businesses in the gym. Parents are welcome to arrive at this time to help with set up, but may not enter the gym until the marketplace is set up.
12:30 Businesses are officially open. Students may begin selling their products when they are ready.
1:00 Students should reevaluate their price. (raise or lower)
2:15 Flea Market begins to wind down. Parents should arrive no later than 2 pm in case it ends earlier. Parents are welcome to take home flea market items but cash boxes should be kept at school for students to count totals.
2:30 Clean-up and students begin counting
What to bring on the day of the flea market?
- Cash box with $5 in quarters to make change. If there are two students in a business they will each need to bring $5 in quarters.
- Spending $$ - Students will not be allowed to spend their business money.
- Goods or services to be sold
- Business poster – it should state the name of the business, goods/services sold, and the cost. Students should hang their business permits on the poster or next to it. Permits will be issued the day before the marketplace.
- Sharpie marker or something similar – to change prices on business poster.
- Tape – to hang poster
- Cleaning supplies – students will need to clean up their areas or be charged a cleaning fee. Bring extra paper towel if you are serving drinks.
If you have any further questions, please check out our Flea Market webpage found here. There are useful tools and video advertisements to check out. You can contact me as well!
Thank you for all of your support these past few weeks!
