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!
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
- What does each student feel went well for them in quarter 1?
- What did each student like about their initial experience in high school?
- What were some challenges faced by each student?
- What strategies did they use to cope with these challenges?
- What resources did they find to get help?
- 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
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
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
Friday, November 4SYNOPSIS
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
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
Resources
- 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
- 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.
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