Homework Project Weeks 5 and 6

Carrying on from some of the work that we have done looking at money in class, I have decided to give you a homework project that will allow you to explore budgeting in the real world.

WALHT: create a budget based upon needs and wants

Imagine that you have been given $10,000 (ten thousand NZ dollars) to create your dream bedroom. What would you spend that money on? I want you to prepare a budget of what you would spend the money on, and order what you purchase according to necessity. A bed is a necessity in a bedroom, so that has been put at the top of the list. The next most important thing is the TV, then the laptop bundle. This has been put in the order of needs and wants.

Present this information in a table like the one below complete with the price to show that you can work with a budget :

Bed	$500 (estimate)
TV	$300
Laptop bundle deal from Noel Leemings	$1,150
Total spent	$1,950

Success Criteria:

·         Create a budget based upon needs and wants

·         Stay within the $10,000 limit

·         Order your ‘purchases’ based upon need

·         Research the cost of items you want to purchase

·         Estimate the cost of items you want to purchase

You have two weeks to complete this project. It is due on the 9^th of March
Happy imaginary shopping!

Research Week 4.

At 12:50pm on February 22nd 2011, many Cantabrians were enjoying their day: students sitting in their classrooms; business people eating their lunch; workers working in their offices. Many of them were unaware of what would change in the next minute.

The rest, as they say, is history. We all know what happened on that fateful day last year as a magnitude 6.3 Earthquake struck Christchurch.

As New Zealand gathers to remember what happened, I want you to reflect on what you saw that day on the news, and what you have seen since on TV or in the newspapers.

[Note: I simply don't know if any of you have relatives that are in Christchurch that were effected by the Earthquake. Some of you may do, if this makes it difficult to complete this homework, please let Mr Caradus know].

My reflection questions to you are: 

• Where were you on February 22, 2011? 
• What did you think when you heard the news? 
• What images or videos have you seen that you will always remember. Post a hyperlink to these videos or pictures. 
• Out of adversity comes opportunity. If you had an opportunity create a sculpture or a monument for the people of Christchurch to remember the Earthquake, what sort of monument would you choose? Have a look at some of the monuments around the world with Google to find one you would like to use.

Like always, this homework is due on Friday!
Have a great week :) 

Swimming Sports

Wow, what a fantastic day Friday was at Swimming Sports. I have caught some of the action from the day on my digital camera and my video camera. 


Follow this link to check out the photos I took at Swimming Sports: 
http://s1078.photobucket.com/albums/w492/MrCaradus/Swimming%20Sports/  




Follow this link to check out the videos that I took at Swimming Sports:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCaradus?feature=watch