Payday
is the last Friday of each month. On
this day students will be expected to pay rent in full, and then are invited to
participate in our monthly class auction.
Students will be able to deposit class money in our bank and can
withdraw it to pay rent.
Students
are told that in my class everyone works.
Why? Well for one, you have to
pay rent to sit at your table. Rent for
the month is $850 and will be raised during the year to a maximum of
$1000. As you have probably noticed, in
our economic system, rent is more than even the highest pay! If you can’t pay your rent at the end of the
month, you’re evicted from your seat and have to sit on the floor until you can
afford your rent.
How can you save enough money to
afford the monthly rent? You will earn
bonus money by doing well in class, being an outstanding citizen, and working
well with your partner, group, or whole class.
ALSO…you can be fined if rules are
broken. Fines are expected to be paid at
the end of each day. If you are not able
to pay your fines for the week by the end of the day Thursday, you will be
required to do community service during recess on Friday, no exceptions. For every 10 minutes you work, $100 will be
taken off your debt.
Below
is a list of some of the bonuses and
fines that you can receive. We may add
more as a class during the school year.
Some fun things to think about…purchasing
condos and never paying rent again…being a landlord…monthly auctions…owning
your own business!
$10 Bringing back the weekly progress report signed by a parent/guardian
$20 Earning maximum
polar points at a specialist
$50
$50
$50 Being complimented
by another teacher or staff member
$50 Inviting the class to your sports games, recitals, etc. (must be in writing,
at least 1 week in advance – bring in your schedules!)
$100 Perfect attendance for the month (no tardies)
$100 Being complimented by
the principal
To
be determined by the class at the beginning of the school year.
Occupations
BANKER ($600 salary per month)
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A banker keeps records for 4-6 students in the class. This student must be good at math and a
person of the highest integrity. The
banker takes deposits and checks from their bank customers and coordinates
accounts with the other bankers. There
are usually 5 or 6 bankers in class.
JANITOR ($650)
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A janitor is given a specific area of the room to keep spotless. The 4-5 janitors in the class will rotate
cleaning responsibilities each day, which are posted in the classroom. Janitors are the highest paid students
because I want a dazzling classroom that is always clean.
INSPECTOR ($500)
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The inspector checks that each job is completed at the end of the day. This person must be available to stay a
couple minutes after school each day to finish inspections.
GRADER ($575)
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There are student graders for some assignments; spelling, vocabulary,
and making words. The work I give in
these areas is objective and can be graded by any careful, fair person with an
answer sheet. For the sake of time
management, having student graders frees my time to grade writing pieces,
journals, projects, and other subjective pieces. Graders take work home and grade assignments
when they are due. In addition, graders
check off work turned in at the end of each day.
TECHNOLOGY MONITOR ($575)
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The tech monitors keep our classroom computers, scanner, printers, CD
player, and calculators organized, clean, and in working order. They will also do the same in the computer
lab at the end of the day. Students will
be trained appropriately and do not need prior experience with computers for
this job.
RECYCLER ($500)
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Recycling and the environment are very important in our class. The recycler is in charge of reminding the
class what items are recyclable, and taking our recycling each day to the
school recycling bin.
ATTENDANCE MONITOR & MESSENGER ($550)
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This student must have outstanding attendance. The monitor silently takes attendance each
morning, accepts notes from returning students, and takes the lunch count. This student also handles all errands to
other classrooms or the office. This
student must be able to deliver oral messages accurately and must know the
school staff. In addition, this student
passes out mail.
CLERK ($600)
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There are usually 3 students who are my official clerks. These students pass out and collect student
work. They also keep classroom materials
organized, know where everything in the class is stored, write reminder notes
for me, and collect work for missing students.
LIBRARIAN ($600)
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These 2 students are in charge of the class library and textbooks. The librarians keep all books organized and
neat, and coordinate our book checkout system.
In addition, students will help maintain the class AR chart.
ANIMAL SPECIALIST ($575)
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(Miss Kokich’s class only) This
student is in charge of the care, feeding, and cleaning of our class pet. Because the care is different depending on
the pet, daily and weekly responsibilities will vary. This student must also be responsible for
taking the class pet home over Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break.
SUPPLY MANAGER ($500)
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This student is in charge of our class store where students can
purchase supplies. These can include
paper, pencils, erasers, and bookmarks.
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
Please fill out one application for each position for
which you are applying.
Name _______________________________________ Date_____________
Address ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Phone Number ____________________ Last
year’s teacher _______________
For which job are you applying?_______________________________________
Please answer the following questions in complete
sentences, neatly, and in your very best printing:
1. What makes you the best
person for this position?
2. What three words would
someone use to describe you?
3. Do you have experience doing
what this job requires? _______
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If you answered yes, please
describe your experience.
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If you answered no, describe
where might you learn more about this job.