REMINDER - Students brought home progress reports last week. I expect to see them all signed and returned when I arrive at school in the morning. Students were instructed to have them all in by Friday
I am excited to be back home after my long weekend and ready to see how much progress students made on their "real life" assignment while I was away. Students should have chosen roommates, selected a place to rent, calculated rent per person, utilities, phone plan and cable package. They should have subtracted all of these expenses from their checking account. I will be checking students folders to be sure they followed the directions of each day's worksheet.
I will also be grading the quiz from Friday. Quiz questions were very similar to the sample questions I posted last week. Students have had lots of practice converting and multiplying percents and decimals so I have high expectations for quiz grades.
Here is what we are looking at for the week ahead...
Monday - PAY DAY - students will add a paycheck to their account, then go out to eat with their roommates. They will decide on dinner choices, calculate a total, add tax, then add a tip and divide the total by the number of students at dinner.
Tuesday - Car payment - students will choose from a few selected vehicles. They will be responsible for a monthly car payment, taxes, weekly gas expenses, and insurance. They will calculate these values for each available vehicle (there are 4 diffent vehicles to choose from), then decide which vehicle makes the most sense to purchase. Students will have to subtract these expenses from their checking account.
Wednesday - Grocery shopping - Computer lab - Students will be in the computer lab where they will use harris teeter's online shopping feature to shop for groceries. Students must select enough food to last for 7 days, 3 meals per day. There will be some guidelines to ensure they are making healthy decisions. They will total their shopping bill, add tax, and subtract the total from their checking account.
Thursday - Holiday Shopping - Students will use shopping ads to choose gifts to buy for friends and family. They will calculate a total, add sales tax, and subtract this expense from their checking account.
Friday - To Be Announced...
