HWRK Magazine: Issue 03 - Spring 2018

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Money saving tips
23 cost effective ways to save your time and cash
A
lack of time and
financial support on
a national scale is
threatening the quality of
education in our classrooms.
But don’t allow a decreasing
budget to inhibit your drive
for educating. Utilise these
simple and proven moneysaving
ideas to ensure your
learning zone doesn’t feel
the pinch.
1. Start the school year/term by
asking parents for their emails
or to join a class WhatsApp
group, to save on paper letters.
2. Ask at your local newspaper
for leftover newsprint for arts
and drawing paper.
3. Cut back on meetings. Focus
on what you want to achieve
and devise actions to let you
achieve those goals.
4. Swap and share with
other teachers rather than
buying duplicate supplies.
5. Check magazines and
newspapers for coupons and
free offers.
6. Invest in whiteboards for
your classroom walls and wipe
clean regularly to start
learning over.
7. Save every type of grocery
container – margarine tubs,
coffee cans, jam jars etc. for
storing games, craft supplies
and stationary.
8. Don’t be afraid to ask parents
to save things also, for art and
science projects.
9. Check local media for
travelling theatre groups and
museum exhibits and don’t be
afraid to ask for complimentary
tickets.
58// HWRK MAGAZINE // Spring 2018
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