September 27-30

     for the future of every student

In the first days our goals are to get to know the grade 9 students, establish some expectations and share some resources for being successful in transitioning to Foothill!

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

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Tuesday, September 27

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - No travel

Discuss SMART Goals...brief video overview

S - specific
M - measurable
A - achievable
R - relevant
T - timely

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Teacher- and leader-led discussion of SMART goals
• WATCH: SMART video
• Look at the vague, generic goals below written by a grade 9 student on their FIRE Weekly Plan. Use SMART goal writing to update each into a reasonable SMART goal for the week. Work as a group on the white board to update these vague goals into SMART goals
1. I am going to do better in school.
2. I want a better math grade.
3. I want more friends.
4. I am going to get an A on my English essay.
5. I want to do better on my next biology test.
• ARTICLE: SMART Goal Setting for Students
• Use FTHS agendas to begin planning how to spend the advisory this week

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Wednesday, September 28

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

Connect with one another, school work or travel as needed

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Agendas out and ready to write/share plan for the week
• Set up for in-room work or sign out for appropriate travel
• Students should have a written goal for traveling
• This is a "why I need to travel" statement
• Leader(s) sit with students and connect/work alongside
• Once everyone is set, leader should check on travelers

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Thursday, September 29

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Agendas out and ready to write/share plan for the week
• Set up for in-room work or sign out for appropriate travel
• Students should have a written goal for traveling
• This is a "why I need to travel" statement
• Leader(s) sit with students and connect/work alongside
• Once everyone is set, leader should check on travelers

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Friday, September 30

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Agendas out and ready to write/share plan for the week
• Set up for in-room work or sign out for appropriate travel
• Students should have a written goal for traveling
• This is a "why I need to travel" statement
• Leader(s) sit with students and connect/work alongside
• Once everyone is set, leader should check on travelers

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Resources

More Icebreaker Activities

• 40 Questions List from Orientation Handbook​
• Personal interviews - let the kids interview you or each other
  
• Two Truths and a Lie
• Heads Up/Hedbandz
  
• Pictionary (on the white board)
• Decorating desk tent cards (for names)
• Life information bingo cards
• Name of famous person on their back and trying to ask questions to figure it out
• Kahoot of your choice
• What Did You Do This Summer - pair and whole group sharing
• Q&A about first days of school
• Monster drawing (trifold, one person draws top, one middle, one bottom)
  
• Any card game you have available
  
• Any board game you have available
  
• Get out the Legos and let them build and chat
  
• Put "freshdragon" on white board and come up with words/character traits for each letter
  
  • Something similar with student names
    
• ​Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza
  
• If you have paper plates, you could do the drawing on the top of the head (similar to baby shower game)
  
• Find interests and histories in common
  
• https://www.sessionlab.com/blog/icebreaker-games/ ​
  
• https://nuventuretravels.com/blog/10-fun-free-travel-games 

Reminder

FIRE Crew leaders should reference Google Classroom and Canvas for materials, directions, activities, etc.