Class Sale a Big Success

Please be sure to take a look at yesterday’s photo gallery. The smiles on the children’s faces show pure enthusiasm for our class sale. We began the morning with our spam musubi assembly line. Clearly, Cynthia and Reiko were experts in the making of musubi. Those students who never made musubi before may be asking for their own musubi mold for Christmas. Mrs. LeBlanc finally found out why her spam doesn’t taste right (according to her son); I was missing an ingredient!

After the musubi were assembled, Mr. Kissida’s class joined our class and we set up our business tables. The room was abuzz with eager shopkeepers ready for their first customers. Once we opened our doors for business, we didn’t stop until we closed the store. We had a steady flow of customers for the entire hour.

Your children were enthusiastic salespeople. DE was the banker at the candy cane ornament table. With the assistance of KF and MA, they sold all the ornaments. The bracelet table was also sold out. TM served as the banker with LC, KR, and AY as the assistants.

CK was a devoted banker and salesperson at the musubi table. The kindergartners loved the small-size musubi, and they were completely sold out in 30 minutes. PD and ES liked working the musubi table. Second graders were bankers at all businesses because they have the skills and ability to make change.

The Holiday Spa had a steady stream of customers. MN and KL took turns painting nails, while JM and ES took turns giving shoulder massages to willing customers

The busiest corner of our classroom was the Shaved Ice table. Thanks to Lynn Yanagihara and Mark Donnelly for manning the machine. RR, KD, and KE were able to help serve and pour on the syrup. With $61 in their till, we are assuming they made 61 shaved ice. They were also our top seller and moneymaker of the day.

Our total profit less expenses came to $120.05, which will be given to Shriner’s Hospital of Honolulu. We brainstormed as a class about the different organizations that could use some money. MN talked about how Shriner’s helps children from all over, including herself.

Thanks to all the parents who helped out with many aspects of the sale. Desiree Eng, Joan Kagawa, George Leong, Lisa Sakamoto, and Naoko and Mark Donnelly for all their help with the musubi-making. Thanks again to Desiree, Joan, Naoko, Mark, Lynn, and Lisa Fife for helping with the sale, and most importantly, for helping with the clean-up. An event of this magnitude is a huge undertaking, and I so appreciate all the parental support. Students, parents and teachers working together for a common goal: yesterday was the perfect example of teamwork. For me as a teacher, it doesn’t get much better than that. Thanks to all, and Merry Christmas.

Posted on December 13, 2006 2:07 PM | Permalink