Week 14 @ Scott Carpenter

It was the week before break and I am so proud of how focused all the YESS students were this week and how much we got done this week! I had expected them to be bouncing off the walls ready to go on Fall Break but every day the students came in ready to work and get things done. On Mentoring Monday we talked about careers and what types of leadership skills would be needed in our chosen careers.

Then on Tuesday, we went into Achieve 3000 to look up careers that the students were interested in and filled out a worksheet that would help them understand why their reading levels are important and how much schooling they would need to be in their chosen profession. On Wednesday we talked about the power of choice.

We watched a motivational speech that explained to the students that we have the power to react to whatever comes our way and that our ability to choose can make our lives more positive or negative. We then read the article "The Power of Choosing Your Thoughts" by Lisa Firestone and talked about positive thinking and meditation.

On Thursday we talked about positive words and Mantras and created a class list that we can refer back to whenever we need it. On Friday, the school had a spirit day that started with Academic Awards and a school-wide volleyball tournament that was extremely fun!