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Week 1
Team name: Shine Bright
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We wrote a letter to tell Paragon saying what we wanted to be. Paragon read them and they interviewed us. We had to persuade them and tell them why we would be good at the job. We got told which job we were going to be doing.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt how to properly do an interview by convincing people in writing and talking. We found out you don't always get things in life if you want it you can always get it next time. We learnt to cheer people up and how it feels for others as well as saying good points about the job they got.
What did you find difficult this week?
If someone saw you spelt something wrong.
Having confidence and finding words to describe the job you want.
Not getting your first choice of job
Here we are with the staff from Paragon who interviewed us.
We wrote an application letter before our interviews
We drew posters to remind us how to work well as a team
We brainstormed all of our ideas.
Week 2
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We worked together and used people's ideas and helped each other to come up with our top 5 ideas. Then we did a vote and decided that three things we are going to make are lemonade, keyrings and bookmarks.
We found out how to make lemonade and what we need.
We used the ipads to look at prices of lemons and things in different shops.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt that all things had to be shared. We couldn't just say that's not happening we had to include other people's ideas.
We didn't know how much things cost and we didn't know how much sugar was in lemonade.
What did you find difficult this week?
Some people weren't thinking of others. They were bossy, left out, raising their voice, messing about or weren't considering others ideas so we had to talk abut how we can be kinder to each other.
Week 3
Tell us what you have been doing this week
Working in groups to start making the keyrings and bookmarks.
The lemonade group decided they could use honey in the lemonade instead of sugar so it was more healthy so they looked up the price of honey from different shops.
The customer service team asked each class how much they would pay for a bookmark or a keyring.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt how to spell environment and check spellings carefully.
What did you find difficult this week?
Teamwork but we are trying our best to listen to other people and speak kindly.
Our first batch of keyrings.
More keyrings!
Week 4
Tell us what you have been doing this week
The customer service team have been checking the keyrings and finding out if any have wrong spellings.
The finance team learnt how to use a spreadsheet to keep track of our money. They found out the price of laminate sheets and worked out it would cost £1.55.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt that we need to be careful with spellings as we had got some wrong. How to use a spreadsheet.
What did you find difficult this week?
Some of the keyrings are hard to open.
Week 5
Tell us what you have been doing this week
Jen came in this week to teach us about marketing. We discussed how we can make sure people know about our product and our sale then began to design some posters to display around school.
What did you learn this week?
We have learnt that we haven't got long left so we need to make good use of our time.
What did you find difficult this week?
Week 6 - half term
Week 7
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We've been busy making the bookmarks and keyrings as well as finishing our posters. We told everyone in assembly that our sale was on Friday and how much the bookmarks and keyrings are.
What did you learn this week?
What did you find difficult this week?
Week 8
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We sold some of our key rings and bookmarks on the infant and junior yard. We got a float from the office so we could give change. We fixed the keyrings if they broke. Everyone worked together to sell the keyrings.
What did you learn this week?
How to serve customers nicely. We made sure we were kind and polite. Having lots of people serving meant we could serve the customers quickly.
What did you find difficult this week?
Sharing the jobs and making sure all the customers were happy.
Week 9
Tell us what you have been doing this week
What did you learn this week?
What did you find difficult this week?
For pupils to answer:
In one sentence please tell us what bright stars has meant to you?
It has helped us to successfully make a business and we enjoyed it because some of us haven't sold anything to anyone before.
It is an experience that children can learn to make their own business.
For teachers to answer:
Can you tell us the impact this programme has had on your school?
Brightstars has allowed the children to lead their own learning. They have been able to make their own decisions and learn from their mistakes. It has helped them to improve their resilience and find ways of solving problems.
Please provide your business plan.
Please provide your marketing plan.
Please provide your finance report/template.
Charity name/money donated to.
Oak Tree Animals
Final profit (minus the £50 seed funding).
£132
