Woodbury Advisory: August

• Handout all paperwork and review with students
• Review the student handbook
• Review emergency procedures and practice fire drill procedure
• Assign lockers to students
• Ice breaker activities (See attached activities or choose your own)
• Review advisory goals with students

• Review the article "Extracurricular Activities" (You can highlight parts that are most relevant as the article is fairly lengthy)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/involved_school.html

• Ask students what activities they are currently involved in after school.
• Read the Power Club list of activities that Woodbury offers.
• Have each student write on a note card the activities they would like to be involved in this year and any questions they may have.
• Discuss with those who want to share their plans for the upcoming year.
• Collect the note cards and answer students questions (as a whole group or in private depending on questions asked).

6th Grade

• Talk about middle school with your kids.  What to expect and what will be different.  Click to use this video to help!

7th Grade

• Click here for an article to read and talk about with the kids, it is geared towards girls so just edit to fit both gorups.

8th Grade 

• Talk about expectations for 8th grade.  Use "Making the Most of 8th Grade" article to get the students talking.