Showing posts with label advisory period. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advisory period. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hard to believe, but we have arrived at the end of the 1st trimester -- ALREADY!  Now, students have a 6 day vacation... we return to school on Tuesday, November 30th to begin the 2nd trimester.  

Grade cards will be passed out next Friday (12/3/10) to the students during their advisory period.  If students need a new schedule, they should stop in the office.  

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Here are some of my FAVORITE images from 1st Trimester...





Friday, November 5, 2010

Advisory Period Proves Useful in Many Ways

Coming into the school year, there were many questions about how we might use the new 'Advisory Period'.  This 30 minute block of time has a great deal of potential and has been used in many ways throughout the 1st trimester.  It will evolve over time , but for now, we are seeing it used as a study hall, a way for students to get help from teachers, a meeting time for student organizations -- Student Council, SADD, FTA, Principal's Advisory Council, and pep assemblies.  Recently, we began hosting college and armed forces recruiting sessions during advisory period.  These are offered to students (voluntarily) who are interested in the specific programs.  Most recently, we hosted the Ohio State Beauty Academy -- three students visited with an advisor from the Academy to learn more about the program and requirements for admission (pictured above).

All in all, this period of time has become a very useful and worthwhile 1/2 hour.