Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Wednesday, May 7

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:
Make sure you have completed everything through yesterday's assignment listed on the blog. I will be doing spot checks today, so make sure you are working on your simulation packet.


1) I will review and make sure everyone is up to date and understands what is going on.
2) Continue working on your simulation packet.

You are going to have to READ EVERYTHING ON EACH PAGE IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. PLEASE READ AND APPLY WHAT YOU KNOW!!

You will need to read all the information at the top of each section so you understand the background of what you are doing.

Pg. 4-6 (numbers1-4 and 1-11 will all be written on Form 2.8) Skip the THINK IT THROUGH

3) yesterday's assignment: You need to complete pages 3-6 (top of page)

Today's new assignment:
Complete pages 6-14 (stop when you get to the Think it through. That would be October 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17,18 and 19.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Tuesday, May 6

REMEMBER GUYS I AM NOT HERE TODAY!
I EXPECT YOU TO WORK ALL PERIOD LONG ON THE ASSGINMENTS I HAVE LISTED BELOW. PLEASE DON'T LET ME DOWN.

For Those absent on Monday:
1) Ask Ashlee where your simulation packets are (2nd shelf of grey aluminum book shelf)
2) Read the blog post for Monday, May 5
3) Complete the assignments listed on Monday's blog
4) Begin working on the simulation packet. If you aren't sure where to begin, ask for help.

TUESDAY, MAY 6:
1) Get out your simulation packet
2) Get out the Instructions & Forms book
3) Get out something to write with (IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS IN PENCIL, YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO DO SO)
4) Read the Special Topic section on page 2: How a Budget Puts You in Control
5) Go to your blog. Blog post title: How a Budget Puts You in Control
Post to your blog --> Type a two-sentence to four-sentence summary of the Special Topic section on page 2: How a Budget Puts You in Control.
6) Finish form 1 (we started it together on page 3)
7) Begin working on the rest of the packet, starting on page 4. You are going to have to READ EVERYTHING ON EACH PAGE IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. PLEASE READ AND APPLY WHAT YOU KNOW!! You will need to read all the information at the top of each section so you understand the background of what you are doing.

Pg. 4-6 (numbers1-4 and 1-11 will all be written on Form 2.

8) Skip the THINK IT THROUGH

9) You need to complete pages 3-6 (top of page)

10) Read the bottome of page 6 and top of bpage 7. This explains what you will be doing to recorde Ryan's transactions. You will need the Financial Record book and the Checkbook and Register to work pages 7 - 10 (transactions for October 1, 2nd and 3rd). USE A PENCIL TO DO EVERYTHING IN THIS PACKET, IT WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE IN THE LONG RUN.

REMEMBER YOU CAN USE THE CUTTING BOARD, LOCATED ON THE SMALL TEACHER DESK TO CUT YOUR FORMS.

Monday, May 5

Happy Cinco de May!

TODAY'S AGENDA:

1) (1st 10 minutes) Post your weekly work schedule to your blog. (THIS IS A DAILY GRADE)
Title of blog post should be: Work Schedule #34

2) Get out something to write with and you will need a sheet of paper to write on

3) Discuss and setup for Simulation Packet
Review writing a check.
This simulation requires 18-22 hours to complete (we don't have all of that class time), so there may be times when I will assign for you to work on this simulation packet outside of class.

You will be required to bring this packet to class EVERY SINGLE DAY. If you don't bring it to class, it will be a zero each day you don't bring it.

TOMORROW:
You must bring your simulation packe to class, you will be working on it all period. You will also be leaving it in class for a daily grade check.

Schedule for the next few weeks:
  • May 5th-16th we will work on a simulation packet that you will have 2 weeks to complete.
  • May 19th - 23rd we will do resumes and job employment stuff you will need for the future (Simulation packets will be do no later than May 21st)
  • May 27th - 30th we will FINALIZE ALL OF OUR PAPER WORK (calculate all work hours: must = 540 for full credit) and BE DONE FOR THE YEAR. (VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE ARE HERE EVERY DAY THIS WEEK!)
  • Semester Exam will be the average of all of your Employer evaluations. Unless yall would rather take a test???