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 This past week the fourth graders have been in business! As part of their economics unit, the students created and run their own businesses to learn about supply and demand and how businesses work. Click inside to read more from fourth grade teacher Rosie Upson.
Fourth Grade Goes Into BusinessJanuary 27, 2012 By Rosie Upson, Grade 4 Teacher As part of the fourth grade economics unit, the students have to create and run their own business, to learn about supply and demand and how businesses work. Each fourth grader was part of a business team and within this team the students came up with an idea and name for their business. They bought the resources necessary for the product, made the products to sell, advertised and then sold the products to elementary students and teachers this week. There was a range of businesses from selling cakes and drinks, to jewellery and also running games for the students to partake in. At one point Miss Pickles graciously stood behind a painted board to have water soaked sponges thrown at her, all in support of her students. The grade 4 students had to figure out all their expenses, count their money and figure out their profits. The students learnt many lessons, including if their prices were too high, there was no demand. Others learnt the hard lesson of having too much supply and not enough demand, but all students learnt about what profit really means. Many students came in excited after finishing their business with all their money, only to be disappointed by how much profit they actually made once the expenses were subtracted. At the end of the day all students learnt a lesson that business is not that easy. As one of my students said, "Dealing with the customers was the hardest part." However, most students asked to do the businesses again next week, to which we ( the exhausted teachers), replied, " I think that was enough for one year." All the proceeds will be going to Chance for Children (www.chance-for-children.org) whom have been supportive of the grade 4 unit on Children's Rights, for many years. Wondering what the Seniors have been up to this week? They have been busy writing their IB mock exams which started on Jan 19 and will end on Jan 27. These exams are intended to prepare the students for the actual IB exams in May.
Seniors 'Take On' The MocksJanuary 26, 2011 Wondering what the Seniors have been up to this week? Seniors are in the process of writing their IB mock exams, which started on Jan 19 and will end on Jan 27. The IB Mock exams are intended to prepare students for the actual IB exams they will be taking in May. They are a valuable learning experience; with students practicing the demands of revising for up to six subjects and sitting up to 15 examinations in a short period of time. Not only are they being assessed on their knowledge and understanding, but they are developing the craft and skills of examination technique; they know their stuff, can they impress the examiner with it? Unlike the final IB exams, these exams are not submitted to the IB organization for grading, they rather are graded by teachers, and therefore allow students and teachers to assess their readiness, their strengths and weaknesses, and target their preparations for the finals in May. The PTO invites all LCS parents to the 2012 Welcome Morning Tea, this Friday, January 27. A great opportunity to catch up with friends and to welcome new families at LCS.
PTO Welcome Morning Tea 2012January 25, 2012 The PTO invites all LCS parents to the 2012 Welcome Morning Tea, this Friday, January 27 at 8:15 am at the Nkomode. A great opportunity to catch up with friends and to welcome new families at LCS. Please bring a dish to share and dont forget your nametag. Come and take part in this LCS PTO tradition. To view the invite click here. This week's artwork comes from grade 7 student, Savannah Issa. Using oil pastels and excellent toning and colouring skills, she created a still life art piece. Click inside to view the full artwork.
Artwork of the WeekJanuary 25, 2012
by Savannah IssaGrade 7- MYP ArtOil Pastel Still Life In Grade 7 MYP Art the students studied composition and tone. They learnt about extreme close-up, the rule of thirds, from above, from below, and overlapping shapes. After trying a variety of sketches to plan their major piece they then drew their favourite composition onto the large paper, which was filled with oil pastels. The highlights, shadows and outlines were added at the end. The artwork featured was drawn in white pencil onto a black paper then oil pastels were used to fill in the shapes. According to MYP Art teacher Rebecca Jardin, "Savannah was selected for her beautiful drawing, toning and colouring skills. The composition is very interesting which demonstrates her good understanding of the task. I love her colour choice".
LCS was featured in the Daily Graphic on January 20 covering the grade 10 Personal Project Exhibition that took place last week. Click inside to view the story.
LCS in the NewsJanuary 23, 2012 Guess who made the news? LCS was featured in the Daily Graphic last week on January 20, covering the 10th grade personal project exhibition that took place on January 17. To read the story along with other "LCS in the News" stories check out the LCS in the New section of the website. Happy reading!
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