We are getting close to Winter Break and the energy is extremely high here at Scott Carpenter! We recently were given access to Achieve 3000 and because eight activities a week will help any reader excel we have started pushing this in the YESS classroom. So on Mondays Mentors will be required to do at least one activity after we have finished our Mentor discussion and on Tuesdays, both Mentors and Mentees will be required to do at least two if they would like their 5 minutes of fun time. This week on Wednesday we explored family values and talked about how what our family values influence our lives. Then each student filled out a survey that showed what characteristics they valued most such as, Honesty, Trustworthiness, Love, and Family. Then we counted up everyone's responses to see what we valued most as a class: Family was always number one!
Then on Thursday, we listened to a motivational speech by Will Smith about strong work ethic, being committed to your goals, and finding out who you are and what you believe in. Then we had a good amount of think time to work through 5 goals, one that was long-term, two that were for this week and next, and two for the end of the school year. While some would think this was boring school work the students really got into it. They had fun thinking about what they wanted to be when they grew up and what they could do now to get there! Looking forward to even more energy this week as it snows and gets closer to break!
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