Market Day
Year 8 Market Day was better than expected. It had both its ups and downs, but overall, it went really well. Many aspects of the day really helped improve the overall experience. The crimson coin system, the layout, and the organisation by both teachers and students made this day possible.
The market followed a theme of ‘Summer Celebration’ and many stalls followed this. It was successful. The market was first meant to be on Tuesday 22nd but changed to Thursday 24th because of the weather. Everyone was very glad we changed the date, as Thursday was the first sunny day in forever.
The crimson coin system was one of the cleverest aspects of the day. Students, Parents and Teachers would trade in their money for crimson coins, which would be used at the market. This way, students could make a profit without handling money.
On the whole the market ran smoothly, and every stall sold at least a few products. As a group, we made around $960! This money will first be reimbursed to each student who spent money on products for their stall, then the remainder will be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Students completed a business plan before the actual day of the market to assist them in making the day and their stall run as perfect as possible.
A special thanks to Mr McKenzie for organizing the event and to the other Humanities teachers and staff for making sure the market ran smoothly. And, of course, thank you to all the students running stalls and to the staff, students and parents that supported our stalls and bought our products.
Written by Elizabeth Gault and Taesha Korsten 8G
“The market day was awesome!” – Jono M
“It went successfully” – Myra I
“The market day was successful, and we got a lot of sales resulting in a nice, juicy profit” – Bella W
“It was great, we had lots of fun” – Ava G
“Kinda fun” – Zoe L
“I thought market day good was apart from a few mishaps throughout the day” – Jesse H
