Advisory Bulletin
October 6, 2014 -
October 10, 2014
Citizenship
Monday, October 6 -- Monday Morning Meeting
Tuesday, October 7 –
a.m. – This week we continue our
exploration of CITIZENSHIP – last week we discussed
what it means to be a citizen. This week
we take action. Here is a video of two brothers who took action. What kind of citizens are they?
p.m. - Pick a form of citizenship to
practice for the week as an advisory
group.
Go through a make a list (try it
from memory) of all the types of citizenship
that were discussed last week.
Write each type on a slip of paper
and put it into a hat or some such
container.
Have someone pick out a type of
citizenship and brainstorm ways to practice
that type of citizenship this week. Make
sure the ideas are SIMPLE and
short-term. Have a student write the
ideas on the white board or a big
paper
Examples: House Citizenship – say hi to House Members in halls
demonstrate
positive attitude Thursday
School
Citizenship – be cool with younger kids
thank
teachers after classes
make
eye contact w adults in hallways & greet
U.S.
Citizenship – be respectful of others
who differ from you
listen
to a point of view other than your own
Global
Citizenship – participate in Meatless Monday for the
environment
pick
up litter
IMPORTANT:
Devise a way for advisees to REMEMBER to practice!!!!!
If time allows, begin to discuss the
idea of your Advisory Flag & Pledge.
What does your Advisory stand
for?
How would that be represented on a
Flag?
Ideas: fun…team…individualism…helping each
other…family… loyalty
Each Advisory will have a cloth flag
to decorate & embellish with symbols on
Friday.
Wednesday, October 8 –
1. Check in on citizenship
efforts. Who acted yesterday? Give merits if earned. The House
with the most merits wins a new car. Is
the memory plan working? If not, adjust and improve it!!
2. Continue designing Flag
prototype.
Thursday, October 9 –
a.m. 1. Check in on Citizenship
efforts. Who acted yesterday? Give merits if earned.
Remind students that merit totals will be decided Friday at 11:30.
2. Continue designing Flag prototype.
p.m. “Commonalities”
game – Small groups
develop a long list of attributes
which they all have in common, and then share them with the larger group to earn points for each unique
attribute.
Useful
Framing Ideas:
»
“How often have you been involved
in a conversation with someone you just met, and quickly discovered that you
had something in common with this person?
You know a friend in common, or went to a mutual summer camp, etc…. It
is said that any two people in the world are connected by no more than six
degrees of separation, often less.
»
It is also suggested that the art of small talk is
to find something you have in common with another person as quickly as
possible.
»
This next game is all about exploring all of the
things we have in common with others, but, today my challenge to you is: how
many of these areas of commonality are interesting, or indeed, unique.
»
This game is about creating the most bizarre and
most interesting list of attributes, that, if you were to bump into someone at
a party who had all of these attributes, you would want to spend all night
talking with them.
How
to Play:
1.
Divide your House into group of 4-6 people.
2.
Equip each group with a pen and pencil and then
invite them to develop a list of attributes / things that everyone in their
group has in common. 5-8 minutes of
thinking is usually long enough. For
example, after a quick discussion, a group may discover that they are all the
eldest in their families, or they have all visited the Miami Zoo, or can sing
the first line of a Beatles song.
Whatever – “it” just has to be common to everyone in the group. The group with the longest list of
commonalities wins!
3.
Now at this point, some groups will get a little too
excited and think that, given that it’s a competition, they can just list all
the really obvious things, like “we all have teeth” or “we are all wearing
clothes.” Groups are welcome to add
these BUT (here’s the kicker)… if at least one other group has this same or
similar attribute on their list, both groups must cross it off from their tally.
4.
Not so easy any more and – purposefully – this rule
encourages groups to look for the really interesting things they have in
common. Interesting recent
contenders: “all born by caesarean” and
“been in an ambulance.”
5.
The group with the most attributes remaining after
every group has shared, wins.
Practical Leadership Tips:
»
You‘ll need to offer a few ‘interesting’ examples of
commonality as part of your briefing to help people understand what you
mean. Because, if they’re not clear,
they’ll just take the easy way out, which is far less interesting, and is less
likely to achieve your objectives.
»
Don’t skimp on the time allocated for groups to
share. The whole point of this exercise
is to share, and the more your group shares, the stronger their relationships
will become.
»
Be prepared to have to make some judgment calls when
determining if a particular attribute matches another group. Remind your group, the emphasis is on
“similar.”
Friday, October 10 –
Making
your advisory flag!
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