December 12-16

       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, December 13

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - No Travel

Spirit Week: December 12-16

• Monday: Holiday PJs and Holiday Music Requests and Candy Cane Grams
• Tuesday: Awkward Family Photo Day and Photo Booth
• Wednesday: Mad About Plaid and Senior Coffee Bar
• Thursday: Santa's Workshop and Pictures with Santa
• Friday: Ugly Holiday Sweaters

Reminder: The school play runs this week Tuesday and Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Winter Break: December 17-January 2

School Resumes: January 3

DETAILS

• Sit together in FIRE zone
• Put phones away
• Take attendance
• Group: Decide if you wish to plan a Fun Friday in honor of the season
• What day?
• What to do?
• What to bring?
• Use FTHS agendas to begin planning how to spend the advisory this week

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Wednesday, December 14

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

• Wednesday: Mad About Plaid and Senior Coffee Bar

Reminder: The school play runs this week Tuesday and Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

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 15

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

• Thursday: Santa's Workshop and Pictures with Santa

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, December 16

SYNOPSIS

FIRE - Travel Optional

• Friday: Ugly Holiday Sweaters

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.