Market+Day

October 22, 2010

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As a culminating activity for the mini-societies unit, our students will be participating in **__Market Day on Thursday, November 18.__** The children will make a product at home (no services this year) that they will later sell to other third grade students during our Market Day.

Prior to market day, students will have three weeks to earn mini-money (pretend money) in the classroom. As a class, we will decide how that money is to be earned. This will be done at school. Because of the uniqueness of this program, your cooperation in the following areas is essential.


 * 1) Your child is to make a product that s/he can sell to other 3rd grade students during our Market Day at Shaffer. Your child should not spend more than $10.00 for any materials purchased. Should you decide to spend money, it is at your own expense. If you choose to not spend money, your child may use materials that you already have in your home. The quantity of product is dependent upon the amount of material(s) available to the student within the $10.00 budget. Make as many as possible without going over the $10.00 material limit. The more products, the more fun the kids have selling.


 * 1) Students are to make their product at home, and will need to bring their products to school on the **__morning of Thursday, November 18th.__**


 * 1) If your child has help from a family member or friend in making their product, you and your child need to keep track of this time. This too will be a labor cost which is a business expense. Your child will reimburse you with mini-money for labor and product costs during Market Day. You will be able to use this money yourself to purchase items at our Market Day.


 * 1) No food or weapon related products will be allowed. Keep in mind that quality products sell better than products or mediocre quality. Products that other children will want to have will sell better than products of less desire.


 * 1) Please send your child’s products to school in the morning – no sooner please, as we do not have room in the classrooms to store the items. Family members may attend and shop from 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 18th. You will be given some mini-money to spend. Please do not come sooner as the students are very involved in their own buying and selling.

Thanks, The 3rd Grade Team