Busy Bobcat Store moves to Wednesdays

The Busy Bobcat Store will open on Wednesday this week for students in third, fourth and fifth grades, a move coordinators hope will allow more students to take part.

For several years the student-run store has operated on Fridays, but the sales have posed conflicts  with activities such as chorus and gym club that also meet on Friday mornings.

By moving the sales to Wednesdays, students participating in Friday morning activities no longer will need to choose between the activity and going to the store.

For the fifth-graders who help out at the store, the change allows them to also take part in other extracurricular activities. Additionally, because classes start later on Wednesdays, the student volunteers will be able to close the store and report to class on time rather than missing the first few minutes as they do on Fridays.

The change begins this week, with the sale for third-, fourth– and fifth-graders running from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday in the school gym, rather than in the library.

The Busy Bobcat Store carries an assortment of school supplies — both practical and fun — and lets students practice “money math.”

Younger students practice coin recognition, addition and budgeting as they shop. Meanwhile fifth-grade students who staff the store learn customer service skills and reinforce their money-handling abilities.

The fun pencils, erasers, sharpeners and more generally range from 25 cents to 75 cents. A Brookdale window cling runs 60 cents. Mini calculators and .5 oz jelly-wrapped Purell Hand sanitizers (clips to backpack or lunch bag) are among the most expensive items at $1.50.

A new item this year is a stainless steel water bottle with a Bobcat logo, priced at $3.50 or less. Click here for a complete look at the items and price list.

Children should enter through the main doors. Fifth-graders and parent volunteers will be there to lend a hand as well.

Questions? Contact Jeanette Curtis at (630) 579-6207 or jeanettecurtis@mac.com or Antonella Erbacher at (630) 946-6787 or tabasco002@aol.com.