Yesterday, 5JT ran their own business in the classroom, selling badges to the rest of the school to raise money for our trip to London next term!
Customers could choose whether to use one of the badge designs we had prepared, or create their own badge for themselves. They then gave their designs to our expert badge-making department who turned them into quality products.
I was so proud of the independence and initiative of the whole class – no-one needed to be told what to do or to be organised by me into different teams; everyone decided what needed to be done for themselves, and worked together brilliantly to make the business run smoothly.
Throughout the day, the class were constantly thinking about how to improve the business so that it was more effective… How could the layout of the room be improved? What would make customers want to spend their money? How could we organise ourselves so that the design, production and sales of badges were as efficient as possible?
The accounts department have not finished calculating the profit yet, but it looks like well over £100 was raised to go towards our London Eye visit. Well done 5JT – YOU’RE HIRED!
Hmm can’t see the photos…BUT don’t need to as I know how brilliant you all were. I liked how I was welcomed and organised so I was shown all that I could do. Thank you to Zoe and Lyna for my badge design!
Excellent running of a small business. I think Lord Sugar would snap up 5JT!
Ms P.
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Thanks
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i really enjoyed making badges
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That was so fun I loved drawing badges and making them into badges:)
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i loved making the badges and I hope we do it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:]:]:]
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I think it’s very cool that 5jt can go to the london eye, and make badges to make money.
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Ha LOL
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i think i enjoyed it but i think it needs some improving by trying the badge making machine first so it could be already ready and also we should of let a group of people in then another group in with each year group! THANKYOU!
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Great feedback, Lyna – thank you! You’re right, those would be very good ways to improve our business if we did something like that again.
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it was really fun making the badge designs lyna your way wont work coz we checked it first sure we did then it broke half way through the badge making so that.
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I just wanted to say a big thank you to all of Year 5 – you made my Year 3′s feel completely welcome in your class and well looked after as customers. Enjoy your well earned trip!
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hey 5jt i really loved my badge of rastamouse and i am very pleased you decided to make money that way. you really deserve that trip and i’m sure it will be amazing!
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