Wednesday, December 15, 2009

In the Personal Finance classes, as well as the Introduction to Business class, we worked on completion of projects at the end of last week and on Monday. On Tuesday, the Introduction to Business class had to complete a study guide for Chapter 6 which deals with business ownership and entrepreneurship. We will grade this assignment and discuss it on tomorrow. In the Personal Finance class, we are wrapping up Unit 6 which deals with insurance. The class was divided into groups today and folk worked together on a worksheet. It is due tomorrow towards the end of class. Yesterday, the Personal Finance classes worked to wrap up their stock market project and assignment 6-1 on page 82.

By most accounts, the FBLA Holiday party was a success!

Those of you who aren't members should click the link towards the bottom of this page and find out more about the organization. We hope you join next year!!!!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd - 7th): Some classes needed to wrap up their presentations from their Wall Street Journal article. Other classes worked on completing outstanding projects: Stock Market Project (due Monday the 14th) and Assignment 6-1: brochure or flyer on teenagers and risky behavior (due Friday the 11th). These will be amongst the last grades before interims. Remember the project grade weighs a lot more heavily than other grades, so do your best.

Introduction to Business (2nd period): We will return to our 2nd nine weeks project: The Economic Systems of Countries Around the World. Students have received the criteria for this research paper---I have extended the deadline due to numerous computer issues which have been resolved (now due Monday, December 14, 2009)

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd-7th): Yesterday, students were divided into small groups and assigned an article from December's edition of the Wall Street Journal (classroom edition). Groups were to read the article for understanding, summarize it, and report out to the class today regarding the five key points the author was trying to make. They should be prepared to answer questions about their article as well.



Introduction to Business (2nd): Today: Open book test on chapter 5. Once that is completed and if we have time, this class will also present their WSJ article.

EHS Holiday Break - December 21, 2009 - January 3, 2010.

FBLA Announcements

• FBLA pictures for the Yearbook - Wednesday, December 9, 2009, during Channel One. Dress to impress!


• FBLA Christmas Party - Tuesday, December 15, 2009, in cafeteria from 3:15 - 6:00 PM. All members plus one guest per member---food, fellowship, and fun!!!! Please let Mrs. Henderson know by Friday the 11th if you will be in attendance and if you are bringing a guest.


• FBLA will be selling lollipops (Mrs. Henderson will have some sugar-free ones) as soon as our shipment arrives for two Angel Tree programs (Department of Social Services and Prison Fellowship). Buying a lollipop will enable you to treat yourself and someone else to something nice!

Friday, December 4, 2009

All classes welcomed guest speaker

Jennifer M. Dixon

Assistant Vice President

Financial Center Lender

BB&T Bank

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd - 7th): Since we had so many folk out yesterday on field trips, today was a catch up day, plus classes that hadn't received the worksheet on insurance got a chance to complete the worksheet.

Introduction to Business (2nd): FCCLA Stop the Violence Assembly; no class.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd-7th): We (finally) finished watching "Confessions of a Shopaholic"---very "apropos" to the upcoming holiday season. We made a new entry to track our stock prices in Excel. We will wrap this project up soon. Students will be working on a review sheet of the material on which we took notes on Monday. Yesterday, I was out with a sick child; students will receive a daily grade for doing their assignment with the substitute. I did receive a report that some students refused to do the assignment...no work, no grade (0). Let's hope that the next time I am out, students will make better choices regarding what they will and will not do.

Introduction to Business (2nd): In preparation for Monday's chapter 5 test, students worked online on the crossword puzzle to review terms for this chapter. (www.cengage.com)

We will have a guest speaker with us on Friday from BB&T bank, Jennifer M. Dixon, Assistant Vice President (Financial Center Leader). She will be speaking to all classes about banking services and careers in the financial services industry.

Meeting of FBLA officers ---- Tuesday, 12/1/09, immediately after school.

FBLA meeting---Thursday, 12/3/09, immediately after school.

All orders for FBLA hoodies are due.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Personal Finance (all periods but 2nd and 6th): We began discussing Insurance. The students took notes so that they could begin to identify ways to manage risk and to describe how insurance is used to protect against financial loss. We will continue our discussion tomorrow.

Introduction to Business (2nd period): We completed viewing the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic" which we began before the Thanksgiving break. This movie humorously takes a look at consumer debt and spending. Students were to ponder the concept of "delaying gratification" as they viewed the DVD.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd - 7th): Today in class, we began a unit on insurance and ways to manage life's risks. The following are daily and homework assignments (if not completed in class): Read pp. 70-84 in your work book. Respond to "What Do You Think?", p. 80; Exercise 6A, p. 81; 6C and 6D, page 84. There will be a homework check on these assignments when we meet again. Also, Assignment 6-1, which requires a little more time and creativity, will be worked on in class on Tuesday and will be due Wednesday, end of class. Yesterday, students took a test on Unit 5.

Introduction to Business (2nd): Today, we went over the study guide for Chapter 5 and answered any questions that students had pertaining to the chapter. The test has been moved to Wednesday. Yesterday, students worked on the study guide in class---this was graded as a homework check.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd - 7th): Students worked on study guide for Unit 5. Tomorrow, we will work on our stock portfolio project and review for the quiz on Thursday.

Introduction to Business (2nd): Students finished the career research mini-project. New assignment to be completed at home tonight if not finished in class: Communicating Business Concepts (p. 120, 1-9), and on page 121, 10 - 23 (vocabulary).

Monday, November 16, 2009

WELCOME BACK AFTER A SOGGY FRIDAY (NO SCHOOL)

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd-7th): Today we researched articles dealing with spy ware, phishing, Internet fraud, identity theft, and scamming (last few pages of Unit 5). Students were to find two articles, read them, and summarize them in one paragraph each. They were to put the website where the article was found below their summary. This is a daily grade. The article should be more of a "current event" type article---not an article from wikipedia defining these terms. On Tuesday, the 17th, we will wrap up this chapter and students will work on a study guide. There will be a Test on Unit 5 on Thursday of this week. On Wednesday, we will work on our stock market portfolio.

Introduction to Business (2nd): Students continued to work on their career mini-project. It is due at the end of the period. We are using the following website: www.bls.gov/oco. We will continue working in chapter five---Business and Our Economy. I anticipate a quiz on this chapter on Monday, the 23rd.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Personal Finance (1st, 3rd-7th): Today in class, we continued to work on balancing a checkbook register. We also discussed case studies involving consumer fraud and deception. Assignment: Exercise 5-D and 5-I in your workbook. Homework check tomorrow!



Introduction to Business (2nd): We began Chapter 5 which focuses on business and employment in the United States' economy. Students worked in groups on the worksheet "Jobs...Jobs...Jobs". We will begin a mini-project tomorrow using www.bls.gov/oco to do some career research. Tonight, think about a job you'd be interested in having. This will count as a project grade for the 2nd nine weeks. Also, you should continue to work on your major project for the 2nd nine weeks: THE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

Friday, October 23, 2009

Personal Finance: (All periods except 2nd and 7th) - This week we completed the car buying project which included three phases: a research phase - researching and choosing cars; a spreadsheet phase - putting the information for our realistic car and dream car on spreadsheets to calculate monthly payments based on interest rates; and a report phase - pulling all components together in a report. The report (a project grade) was due today. Monday, we will begin a unit on the Stock Market.



Introduction to Business (2nd period): On Wednesday, we had a quiz on chapter 3 (closed note). On Thursday, we began note taking on Chapter 4 (Social Responsibility of Business and Government). We discussed business ethics today. Homework for Friday: Students had to develop their own "Code of Ethics", similar to a sample provided in class. Students were given time in class to complete this homework, but may finish the assignment over the weekend if they didn't finish it today.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Personal Finance (All periods but 2nd and 6th):
Today, we reviewed the formula for compounding interest on an investment-A=P(1+i) to the nth power and worked examples on the board. We began our "Car Buying" project. Students selected from the internet a "realistic car" and a "dream car". We will set up a spread sheet and determine monthly payments for someone with a good credit score and a poor credit score. We read an article from the FTC on buying new cars. A worksheet will follow tomorrow.

Introduction to Business (2nd period): The Global Economy (Chapter 3 study guide). We will be working on this study guide today and and finish it tonight. Students also have to write two paragraphs about international trade. On the back of the study guide are eight questions. Students may choose any two about which to write their essays.