November 28-December 2

     for the future of every student

In the second quarter, our goals are to continue bonding with the grade 9 students, establish some new goals for first semester success and encourage students to use all resources available for being successful at Foothill!

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

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Tuesday, November 29

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - No Travel

Remind that mid-quarter progress reports are NEXT week

NOTE: No FIRE next Tuesday due to period 3 "Business Period" for survey

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Teacher and FIRE Crew - Chat with group about time management
• Brainstorm ideas for better time management for these next 3 weeks
• Are there behaviors students can change in classes to improve?
• How can students use their advisory time better?
• How can students plan time at home for less distraction?
• Ask students to review their own grades in Canvas/Q
• Students should determine where they can work to improve/catch up
• Use FTHS agendas to begin planning how to spend the advisory this week

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Wednesday, November 30

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, December 1

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

November 21-22

    for the future of every student

In the second quarter, our goals are to continue bonding with the grade 9 students, establish some new goals for first semester success and encourage students to use all resources available for being successful at Foothill!

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

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Monday, November 20

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

Connect with one another, school work or travel as needed

REVIEW: Calendar for THIS week

• Monday: 2, 4, FIRE, 6
• Tuesday: 1, 3, FIRE, 5, 7
• Wednesday thru Friday: NO SCHOOL

OPTIONAL: Did you plan an activity or party this week?

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• OPTIONAL: Teacher and FIRE Crew lead a group activity
• 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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Tuesday, November 21

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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Wednesday - Friday, November 23-25

SYNOPSIS

NO SCHOOL

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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.

November 14-18

   for the future of every student

In the second quarter, our goals are to continue bonding with the grade 9 students, establish some new goals for first semester success and encourage students to use all resources available for being successful at Foothill!

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

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Tuesday, November 15

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - No travel

REVIEW: Calendar for THIS week

• Monday: Grey’s Anatomy vs Station 19 (Doctors/Nurses vs First Responders)
• Tuesday: Kardashians vs Dance Moms
• Wednesday: Friends vs The Office
• Wednesday: Last day for early bird pricing for Winter Formal
• Thursday: Spongebob Squarepants vs Mickey Mouse Club House
• Friday: Master Chef vs The Great British  Baking Show

REVIEW: Calendar for NEXT week

• Monday: 2, 4, FIRE, 6
• Tuesday: 1, 3, FIRE, 5, 7
• Wednesday thru Friday: NO SCHOOL

OPTIONAL: Group activity

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• OPTIONAL: Teacher and FIRE Crew lead a group activity
• Plan a fun activity/party for NEXT Monday in honor of the season, or, 
• Play a game together today (Pictionary, Kahoot!, Heads Up, etc.), or, 
• Generate your "special name"
• Unicorn name (need to zoom in on image)
• Star Wars name
• Steampunk name
• Superhero name
• Search for a name generator image of your group's choice
• Use FTHS agendas to begin planning how to spend the advisory this week

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Wednesday, November 16

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, November 17

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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Friday, November 18

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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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.

November 7-10

  for the future of every student

In the second quarter, our goals are to continue bonding with the grade 9 students, establish some new goals for first semester success and encourage students to use all resources available for being successful at Foothill!

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

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Monday, November 7

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - No travel

REVIEW: Calendar for THIS week

• Monday is a 2,4,F,6 day
• WASC visitors on campus this week - visiting classes, talking to students
• No school on Friday

REVIEW: NEXT week - Showvember Spirit Week

• Monday: Grey’s Anatomy vs Station 19 (Doctors/Nurses vs First Responders)
• Tuesday: Kardashians vs Dance Moms
• Wednesday: Friends vs The Office
• Thursday: Spongebob Squarepants vs Mickey Mouse Club House
• Friday: Master Chef vs The Great British  Baking Show

OPTIONAL: Group sharing activity

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• OPTIONAL: Teacher and FIRE Crew lead a group activity
• #22 Deserted Island
• Set-Up: Sit everyone in a circle.
• How to Play: Tell the group, “imagine that you were going to be banished to a deserted island for a year, and all essentials provided, but you also get to choose one song, book, and a luxury item to bring along. What would you choose and why?” 
• Go around the circle and have members of the group share their answers.
• Use FTHS agendas to begin planning how to spend the advisory this week

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Tuesday, November 8

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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Wednesday, November 9

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, November 10

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional, NO SCHOOL TOMORROW

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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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.

October 31-November 4

 for the future of every student

In the second quarter, our goals are to continue bonding with the grade 9 students, establish some new goals for first semester success and encourage students to use all resources available for being successful at Foothill!

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

Link to Working Advisory Calendar

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Tuesday, November 1

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - No travel

REVIEW: Calendar for NEXT week

• Monday is a 2,4,F,6 day
• WASC visitors on campus early next week - reviewing how our school functions
• No school on Friday

DISCUSS: Successes and challenges from quarter 1

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Teacher and FIRE Crew lead brainstorm looking back at quarter 1
1. What does each student feel went well for them in quarter 1?
2. What did each student like about their initial experience in high school?
3. What were some challenges faced by each student?
4. What strategies did they use to cope with these challenges?
5. What resources did they find to get help?
6. As we enter the second quarter, how can each student apply what they now know to make these next weeks better?
• Use FTHS agendas to begin planning how to spend the advisory this week

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Wednesday, November 2

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, November 3

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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Friday, November 4

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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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.