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P.O. Box 1049 Traverse City, MI 49685-1049 Chronicles SRCU Scrapbook Join us on a stroll down memory lane for SRCU’s 2014-2015 school year!

Long Lake Elementary School SRCU Team

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branch of the SRCU! the of branch In my last letter you learned that an allowance opportunity to volunteer for a position at your school’s school’s your at position a for volunteer to opportunity from your parents is a form of income. As you get

older, you may want to make some extra money. TCAPS International School at Bertha Vos SRCU Team

about ways to save money. You may even have the the have even may You money. save to ways about Babysitting, yard word, lemonade stands, and

make deposits at school, and have fun while learning learning while fun have and school, at deposits make household chores are some ways to earn additional

Magic Club, the chance to interact with your classmates, classmates, your with interact to chance the Club, Magic income.

importantly, this gives YOU, the member of the Money Money the of member the YOU, gives this importantly, While you are working, have your money work for for students to learn about financial literacy. But more more But literacy. financial about learn to students for you! Money in your savings account earns interest.

If you start saving $5.00 per month when you are

middle schools together to create unique opportunities opportunities unique create to together schools middle 10 years old, you will have $480.00 (plus interest) by Immaculate Conception SRCU Team with Mrs. Wolf The SRCU unites TBACU and the local elementary and and elementary local the and TBACU unites SRCU The the time you graduate from high school; and if you

save $10.00 per month, you will have $960.00 (plus 2015-2016 school year! What is the SRCU you may ask? ask? may you SRCU the is What year! school 2015-2016 interest) in the same amount of time!

The Student-Run Credit Union program is back for the the for back is program Union Credit Student-Run The How much do you think you can save?

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Miss Miss Eastern Elementary School SRCU Team

This summer Miss Jessica and and Jessica Miss summer This Do you recognize these faces? faces? these recognize you Do Correspondence P.O. Box 1049 630 East Front Street 2900 West South Airport Road Traverse City, MI 49685 Traverse City, MI 49686 Traverse City, MI 49684 Book Nook Financial Fun Fact Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money Lucky Thirteen Author: Amy Axelrod | Price: $7.99 | ISBN: 0689812191 The number thirteen, representing the original The pigs are very hungry, and there’s no food in the thirteen states, appears several times in the Great house. Mr. Pig suggests eating out -- but oh, no! The Seal. On the front of the seal, there are thirteen Pigs are out of money! stripes on the shield, thirteen stars, thirteen arrows, and thirteen leaves and olives on the branch. On So the family goes on a money hunt. In beds, under the the reverse, the pyramid has thirteen layers. carpet, even in the washing machine the coins and bills add up and soon it’s off to the Enchanted Enchilada. Source: The Everything Kids’ Money Book How much money did the Pigs find? What can they afford to order from the menu? Join the fun and pig out on math and money concepts with the Pigs! Digi-piggy Start Joke Junction Knock Knock! Ha Coin Machine Ha Ha Who’s there? Did you know that the Ha Cash. Front Street branch has its Cash who? very own Coin Machine? I knew you wereHa a nut! Bring in your piggybank Ha Ha and sit back while the coin Source: NDSU Kids and Money Publication. machine does all of your counting for you! Valuable Vocabulary MORTGAGE: refers to the money borrowed from a lender to buy a house; the borrower Finish makes payments on the loan each month until the entire loan, along with interest, is paid in full. ASSET: any item of value that you own: house, land, gems, stocks, bonds, money in savings, etc. Spark Winner

Source: TheMint.org In June, TBACU was excited to announce that Mr. Ross and his 6th grade class at West Middle School Puzzle with giveaway won the spring Spark Prize Package! Can you solve the maze and rescue Digi-Piggy? Teachers at all SRCU schools are entered to win whenever one of Once you have rescued Digi-Piggy, bring your their students makes a deposit. Mr. completed maze to your favorite TBA Credit Union branch to be entered to win your very Ross’s students enjoyed pizza and own Digi-Piggy! a basket of classroom supplies and Mr. Ross received a gift certificate for Name: downtown TC. Congratulations! Phone Number: ( ) Book Nook Financial Fun Fact Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money Lucky Thirteen Author: Amy Axelrod | Price: $7.99 | ISBN: 0689812191 The number thirteen, representing the original The pigs are very hungry, and there’s no food in the thirteen states, appears several times in the Great house. Mr. Pig suggests eating out -- but oh, no! The Seal. On the front of the seal, there are thirteen Pigs are out of money! stripes on the shield, thirteen stars, thirteen arrows, and thirteen leaves and olives on the branch. On So the family goes on a money hunt. In beds, under the the reverse, the pyramid has thirteen layers. carpet, even in the washing machine the coins and bills add up and soon it’s off to the Enchanted Enchilada. Source: The Everything Kids’ Money Book How much money did the Pigs find? What can they afford to order from the menu? Join the fun and pig out on math and money concepts with the Pigs! Digi-piggy Start Joke Junction Knock Knock! Ha Coin Machine Ha Ha Who’s there? Did you know that the Ha Cash. Front Street branch has its Cash who? very own Coin Machine? I knew you wereHa a nut! Bring in your piggybank Ha Ha and sit back while the coin Source: NDSU Kids and Money Publication. machine does all of your counting for you! Valuable Vocabulary MORTGAGE: refers to the money borrowed from a lender to buy a house; the borrower Finish makes payments on the loan each month until the entire loan, along with interest, is paid in full. ASSET: any item of value that you own: house, land, gems, stocks, bonds, money in savings, etc. Spark Winner