During the final week of December we had an incredibly exciting maths enterprise week here at William Barcroft Junior School!
The pupils were tasked with the job of creating items to sell, making games or offering a service to their parents and wider community under a strict budget per class, with all the proceeds being donated to a charity of the pupil’s choice after some careful research.
The week was led heavily by the pupils with a little bit of careful guidance from their teachers! Maths was involved at every stage, from calculating the greatest potential profits when deciding on their project to mapping out their spends and prices. Children enjoyed creating their items (lots of careful measuring involved here too) but also understood and appreciated the fact that they had to work within a tight budget- there were lots of mathematical debates and on the spot thinking going on in the middle of their Tesco visits! The pupils began to develop a sense of value for money and understanding of how much things cost.
There were a host of different things on offer for parents to buy, from pots of slime, Christmas games, marshmallow snowmen and much more! All stalls were held on the final day of term and the pupils were busy making sure that they gave the correct amounts of change for items sold. It was a great end to the Autumn term with lots of positive feedback from teachers, pupils and parents.
The total profit for each class was as follows:
| 3B-£35.55
(Wish Upon A Star) |
4S-£63.50
(Cancer Research) |
5A-£58.22
(St Andrews Hospice) |
6B-£157.10
(Team Seas) |
| 3J-£114.60
(Harbour Place) |
4F-£90.00
(St Andrews Children’s hospice) |
5S-£110.55
(Blue Cross) |
6S-£173.35
(Harbour Place) |
| 3D-£178.82
(Guide Dogs) |
4BL-£53.97
(RSPCA) |
5HS-£72.02
(Blue Cross) |
6F-£97.14
(Cancer Research) |
The grand total raised was £1204.82!!
Our Multi Academy Trust is a family of schools, who are genuinely committed to collaborative working, sharing the same vision and values and placing children at the heart of every decision we take.
By working together, we will strive to create a genuine partnership that all of our pupils, staff, governors and wider stakeholders are proud to be part of.
We are child-centred, inclusive and ambitious. We expect everyone to act with integrity and be courteous, polite and kind at all times. We value our staff and invest extensively in training.
These values enable us to deliver a high-quality education that not only encourages curiosity, but equips our pupils with the academic outcomes, confidence, ambition and skills to contribute positively to our community and society in general.