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Week 1
Team name: Santa paws
Tell us what you have been doing this week
Holly came in from the private school to help us understand what the Bright Stars project was. We all had an interview to apply for different positions in the company and the Holly told us what our jobs were and showed us the charities we could use: we decided on Animal Concern Cumbria because everyone in class loves dogs.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt what a business enterprise was.
What did you find difficult this week?
We weren't sure what the jobs meant and were for.
This is our logo idea
This is Holly the lady that is helping us with our work
Week 2 - half term
Week 3
Tell us what you have been doing this week
Holly advised us to have a money raiser before our idea of the Christmas Fayre so we would have money to buy stock /materials to make our produce. We had the idea to make lots of Christmas related things and have coffee and cake. We have been putting pictures of the animals on the Cumbria Animal Concern website onto our class messaging system and advertising our events. We have been choosing films to hold a movie day.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt that you are not allowed to show films without a licence if you are charging people to watch.
What did you find difficult this week?
Coming up with an idea of how to make money from the Movie Day. We came up with a plan to sell snack packs for people to enjoy while they watched the film.
This is our manager scarlett
This is the design team.
Week 4
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We have been working on our Christmas sale with wooden decor wreaths, bird feeders, felt dec,soap,H/C stirers and wine cork acorn trees . figuring out what people are doing with their jobs and item prices for the big sale! Planning what film we are doing for the movie day taking place on the 24th of November and types of snacks and drinks .The jobs are:business plan, customer service,design team , marketing team, manager and finance team !We are also doing a Christmas fair with snack,drinks,music and game which is taking place on the 1st of December in the afternoon.From the santa paws !🐾🎅🎄
What did you learn this week?
That it takes a lot of people to create a business sale and lots of planning.we have spoken to animal concern cumbria and they are delighted to be our chosen charity.we have also found out that the manager gets to pick the final decision out of our choices!😀🎅🎄🐾
What did you find difficult this week?
We had so many different ideas which made it hard for us to settle on a few good ideas.
Week 5
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We have been making wreaths,bird feeders and soap for our Christmas fair. We have had a professional soap maker come and help us make them.we have spent days on our wreaths and had the finance manager from the private school to help with finance and the wreaths 😂🎅🏼
What did you learn this week?
It takes a lot of hard work and time to create a Business event.
What did you find difficult this week?
Fitting everything in to our daily curriculum.
This is the finance man.
This is the boys making soap 🧼.
These are the infants enjoying their movie.
These are the childrens snack bags.
Week 6
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We have an extraordinary day today we have held a Christmas movie day so far we have made £141.10 with the infants we have yet to come the juniors.we sold snack bags for each of the children they included ;muffins,crisps,sweets and a choice of blackcurrant and orange juice.we have also been making wreaths for the Christmas fair we held the movie in the school hall. We had the infants come and watch their movie which was mickey's once upon a Christmas 🤶🎅🏼🎄
What did you learn this week?
We have learnt how to run an event and how to create snack bags.
What did you find difficult this week?
Being constantly on duty throughout the film with the infants putting their hands up for the toilet and drink refills.
Week 7
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We have been working really hard to make all the things for the Christmas Fayre. People have been really kind and want to come in to help us. Mrs Leslie came in and showed us how to make soap and we have made lots for our Fayre - it smells gorgeous! One of our parents donated some wicker hearts and we are going to make these into wreathes. Our next job is to collect holly etc... One of our teachers had some metal wreathes so we have decided to do fabric ones as well. A kind mum sent in lots of fabric for us to cut up.
What did you learn this week?
That making creating lots of products from nothing is hard work! How to work as a team to get things organised.
What did you find difficult this week?
Keeping track of everything we are making - there is stuff everywhere and the classroom is a disaster (but we are having a great time).
Making soap
Wreathe making.
Reindeer for sale! We had 7 and they sold very quickly.
Material wreathes - sold out!
Week 8
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We held our Christmas Fayre in our school Hall. We have advertised it every day this week and when we opened the doors there was a queue to get in! It was packed out all afternoon and we sold every single thing we had made. We also had games for kids: guess the name of the teddy, how many sweets in the jar etc... We made sweet treats and had a chocolate fountain and people made lots of cakes. Millie's Grandad made us some wooden reindeer and they sold in a flash.
What did you learn this week?
How to run an event, get things ready, have 'floats' ready for change. How to sell things to customers and how to run a very busy Fayre.
What did you find difficult this week?
Keeping up with sales, restocking stalls, coping with the amount of people that came. Cleaning up after such a big event. Counting all the money that was in coins.
Week 9
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We counted up all our money and informed the Cumbria Animal Concern people that we had made £937 in total! They were delighted and their representative, Joanne, came and collected it. We were really proud of our efforts when she told us all about how they get animals in and what they do with them; our money will help them a lot. The animals often need vet attention and lots of care before they are ready to go to new homes and we have earned enough to help them for quite a while. We decided to give ALL our money to them as they need it so much.
What did you learn this week?
How great it feels to raise money for a good cause. We feel really proud and confident we could do something like this again.
What did you find difficult this week?
Knowing our Bright Stars project was over - we have loved it!
For pupils to answer:
In one sentence please tell us what bright stars has meant to you?
We got a chance to work together, have fun and raise money for something we really care about.
For teachers to answer:
Can you tell us the impact this programme has had on your school?
Great for team work and collaboration. Fabulous learning experience that isn't just our every day subjects. Great confidence builder as children take on lead roles. Gives the children a great sense of pride.
Please provide your business plan.
Please provide your marketing plan.
Please provide your finance report/template.
Charity name/money donated to.
Cumbria Animal Concern Number: 1161354
Final profit (minus the £50 seed funding).
£887
Donating our funds to Animal Concern
Our business plan
Our Santa Paws campaign.
