Week 10: Can’t we just all get along?

Good work in class on Thursday! I was very impressed with your conflict resolution/mediation skills. Taylor and Ethan R. DID NOT make it easy.

HOMEWORK:

1) Send in a Ted Talk that will help us develop our leadership skills
2) Watch the Ted Talks from your fellow scholars
3) Mediate a conflict - prepare to report results
4) Leader Deconstruction presentation - DUE April 26th

Ethan Riggle has our leadership quote.
Ethan Day has gavel duties.

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Week 9: Scholars Good, Scholars that read books BETTER

Thanks for all your participation in our book discussion. It makes for such a better discussion when everyone knows what is being discussed and can add their two cents.

Thank you to those who turned in their approach papers and read Animal Farm.  You are one step closer to our Leadership Class RETREAT/ADVENTURE!!!

For homework during Spring Break, you are supposed to send the class a Ted Talk you feel teaches an important lesson on leadership.  Ethan Day sent one about procrastination and the dark playground.  Please follow suit.  I'm looking forward to all these life changing Ted Talks in my inbox.

Keep working on your activities.  You are all doing an AMAZING job planning and prepping these activities.  Hopefully, you are learning many invaluable lessons.  (For example:  You can't please everyone.  Communication is essential.)

Mrs. Schmieder and I will support YOUR plans and YOUR ideas!  We want to see you succeed and learn from the experience. 

Also, think about a leader you would like to take an in-depth look into.  Please don't choose a leader you have already reported on in another class.  This doesn't do you any favors.  Expand your horizon and study a leader you don't know much about!  We will talk about this last presentation this Thursday.

See you next week, if not tonight at the Scholar Activity.

Thanks,

Mrs. Poyer

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Week 7: Put down the phone/video game/tv remote/basketball/brain candy book, etc

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are working on your priorities this week!  Don't you dare wander into the DARK PLAYGROUND! (Thank you, Ethan Day--https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU&feature=share)

Animal Farm should be on the top of the list!!🐖🐓🐑🐐🐄🐕🐎. Do not let the instant gratification monkey steer you wrong!

We are going to have a fun discussion.  (There will be a treat that pertains to the book.)

Come prepared!  There is no other way to come to class, unless you want to disappoint Mrs. Schmieder and me.😭😭

The book is SO SHORT!  No excuses!!

Here is your homework list:

1) read Animal Farm (even if you have read it in the past!  I want fresh perspective!)

2)complete the approach paper-the worksheet can be found in your binder

3) complete 2 priority worksheets (the one with the circles and the one where you make a to do list)

GOOD LUCK!

If you have any questions, email me!!

Thank you,

Mrs. Poyer

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WEEK 6: It's time to PAY UP

Hi Everyone,
I'm so glad we got to congregate on Thursday. And Benjamin kept us awake with his heavy handed gavel work.
Class opened with our new policy.
👉🏾If you are not prepared for class and your assignments, you PAY us class money.
Our class is not difficult!
There is absolutely no excuse not to be prepared.
Preparedness is not only a trait of a Boy Scout, but it is a trait of a good leader!

So STOP PROCRASTINATING!!!!!!!!
We want ALL of you to receive your golden ticket to our leadership class retreat. Even WE are excited!! And we don't get excited about lame things😜.


Thank you to those that came prepared to present your character studies. It was easy to tell who prepared the day of, versus who researched and spent time on their presentation. Winging it DOES work SOMETIMES, but there is no need when you have had TWO weeks to prepare!
You are fooling no one!:). We are doing you no favors by letting you slide through class. You are practicing for real life! Face life prepared.

Mrs. Schmieder and I really enjoyed your presentations. The characteristics you chose were excellent!
We are working through your requirements fairly quickly.
Your last presentation will be an in-depth look at a leader. So start thinking about a leader you want to study. You may not study any leader you have already talked about this semester. For example, Gabe cannot present on Coach Cain, Benjamin cannot present on Richard Winters, etc..

We were impressed with your activity planning. Keep it going. EVERYONE on your team MUST contribute. This means opening your mouth in the planning stage! If you are having a hard time connecting with your group members, study their personality. It might give you some ideas and insight on how to handle them;).

Here are the personalities of our class:

Hannah and Mrs. Schmieder-advocate
Paige and Spencer- mediator
Ben, Taylor, and Noah-campaigner
Ethan H.-executive
Ethan D. And Tillie-Protagonist
Ethan R.- debater
Gabriel - entertainer
Mrs. Poyer - defender

Next Thursday, we will be completing ALL the undone assignments from the past weeks. If this is YOU, get to work!

YOU HAVE TWO MORE WEEKS TO COMPLETE ANIMAL FARM AND YOUR APPROACH PAPER!
You can't complete the approach paper during 3rd hour. (Actually you probably can, but it will not be good and therefore not accepted.)
Thanks everyone!

Please STOP PROCRASTINATING:)!!
It's for your own good;).

Thank you!!

See you next Thursday.








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Week 5: Resume Virtues VS Eulogy Virtues

It was so great hearing all you did to work your way up the Levels of Leadership.  I think we are on a solid level 2 as we continue to build our relationship with everyone at FILA.  I hope you realize that YOU can do things to move up the levels on your own!  Please don't wait for me to assign you challenges: ).

Noah and Ethan Riggle need to complete their challenges THIS WEEK!!

In class we took a look at character traits.  We talked about there being two types - those we put on a resume and those read in a eulogy.  

The resume traits are worldly and ambitious.  They allow you to build, create, and conquer the world.  The motto is SUCCESS!!

The eulogy traits honor God, creation, and possibilities.  They are developed when you hear a calling and obey.  They answer the question of why  you are here.  The motto is love, redemption and return.

Both traits are very important to developing your overall character and in your pursuit to become a great leader.

Your assignment is to present a character trait to the class that you feel is necessary for leadership.  Please turn to page 8 (Character Study) in your binder for all the details.  This is DUE MARCH 8TH!!  Please mention whether your chosen trait is a resume or resume trait.  (OR BOTH?)

** Don't forget that you each spun the wheel to choose the first letter of the character trait you will present.  Here are the results:

Spencer - P

Hannah - F

Ethan R - A

Tillie - F

Ethan D - H

Paige - M

Gabe - F

Noah - I

Taylor - L

Ethan H. - N

Benjamin - R

HOMEWORK!!  Don't forget to complete your homework lists!  We don't have class on the 15th, but that doesn't mean you have the week off!  Here is what you should be working on:

--Character Study - Due March 8

--Animal Farm --Due March 29

    --acquire book

    --read book

    --complete approach paper (page 11 in binder)

--Take personality test--Due March 8 at Free personality test, type descriptions, relationship and career advice | 16Personalities 

    --study your personality type--do you agree with the findings?

Free personality test, type descriptions, relationship and career advice | 16Personalities

--Activity Planning with group

    --make a list of all the details you need to address in your     planning

    --meet with your group on March 15th during the first two     hours of babysitting

Taylor was an excellent gavel bearer on Thursday.  She was not afraid to make some noise!

Who wants to take the gavel this week?  Please respond and let me know!

Also, please respond when you read this and understand what you should be spending your time accomplishing this week; )!!

Any questions?

Thank you,

Mrs. Poyer

Our agenda thus far:

I. Call meeting to order

II. Leadership Quick Quote- Paige Preece 

III. Levels of Leadership Reports - NOAH and Ethan Riggle

IV. Leadership book presentation - Spencer

V. Character study presentations - EVERYONE

VI. Personalities - Mrs. Poyer

VII. Activity Reports

VIII. Meeting adjourned

Week 3: 10 out of 10!!!

Congratulations to all our leadership book presenters on Thursday!  Ethan Day gave them all 10s!

They certainly did a great job.  Ethan Hellyer read a book that left us all a little boggled!  Thank you for sorting it out for us, Ethan.  I'm putting that book on my future read list.

Benjamin taught us about Lincoln's style of leadership which consisted of walking around!  Leadership is simply walking around, talking with people, gathering information!  Lincoln made it look so simple.

And Noah challenged us to do something hard!  I love that he enjoyed the book, Do Hard Things, so much, that he read the sequel.  I hope you have all been inspired by the books you read and the books others read!!  If you read one of the books that was recommended I will present you with a cool $5 bill of class cash.

We accomplished so much on Thursday.  Hannah did a great job wielding the gavel.

We discussed the levels of leadership.  Our class is definitely moving around from level 2-3.  Can we go higher?  YES WE CAN!

You have each been given assignments that will help you solidify your spots on our leadership levels.

BELOW ARE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS: (you must complete them by our next class-March 1, 2018)

Levels of Leadership challenges

-Read and study the FILA Constitution.  Develop a 10 question quiz to administer to your classmates next Thursday. - Benjamin

 -Help two mentors at FILA. - Ethan D.

 -Meet two people you don't know at FILA.  Be ready to tell us their names and something about them. - Taylor

 -Sit at a lunch table with someone you don't know well.  Engage them in a conversation. - Ethan H.

-Be a model scholar in one of your classes.  Report results. - Gabriel

 -Help with recess and engage all the kids in an activity. - Spencer

 -Ask the Student Government class mentors (Laura Holden and Mairen Schmieder) how you can help with the store and HELP. - Tillie

 -Offer to help another family with their clean-up job after FILA. - Ethan R.

 -Write a mentor a thank you note. - Paige

 -Help an overwhelmed mother during lunch.  (cleaning up, handling kids, feeding kids, etc.) - Noah

-Talk with both of the new scholars at FILA (Anthony and Lily).  Make them feel welcome.  Introduce them to the scholars they don't know - Hannah

Next week Taylor takes the gavel.  Below is our agenda thus far:

Presiding: Taylor

I. Call the meeting to order

II.Leadership Quick Quote - Ethan Day

III.Leadership Book Presentation - Spencer

IV. Love Language reporting - Noah, Ethan Riggle

V. Levels of Leadership reports - EVERYONE

VI. Character traits - Mrs. Poyer

VII. Activity Planning

VIII. Meeting Adjourned

REMEMBER WE HAVE NO CLASS THIS THURSDAY!!  COMPLETE ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR CREDIT!

Don't forget to communicate for class cash (even if you reside with me; ))! I can't wait to read  your emails.

Thanks!

 

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Week 2: Valentine Party - COMPLETE

Congratulations on your successful event!  Great job leading, Tillie!

On Thursday we debriefed the exchange and the candy grams.  Overall, I think they both went very well.  I saw a lot of great teamwork going on.  Thank you for stepping up to help.

Here are few successes from last week:

-Communication between team members

        -Hannah responded and let us know she could help set up

        -Ethan H. responded and said he couldn't show up

        -Gabriel responded and said he would do Ethan's share of the set up

-Communication to FILA

        -On Wednesday, Tillie sent an email to FILA reminding them to bring their boxes, etc.

-Candy grams

        -95 candy grams were delivered!! Woohoo

      

-Set-up/Take down

        -Thank you to Benjamin, Ethan Day, Hannah, Gabriel and Taylor for setting up

        -Thank you to Benjamin and Tillie for taking down all the Valentine decor!

    YOU GUYS ROCK!!

Next week:

Leadership Quick Quote: Benjamin Poyer

Leadership Book Presentations: Noah Giovingo, Ethan Hellyer, Spencer Bullock 

Love Language Homework report: Ethan Day, Spencer Bullock, Ethan Riggle, Noah Giovingo

Scholar Meet-up:  Paige and Ethan Hellyer

Activity Planning: continue working on your activity planning!  The next activity is the Spring Scholar Activity! (Ethan Hellyer and Ethan Riggle)

Let me know if YOU want to preside over Thursday's class? (wield the gavel)

See you Thursday!!