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The following schedules of activities for the Advisory Program in Grades 6, 7, and 8 contain the following abbreviations:

SAM = self as member (of community)
SAL = self as learner

Grade 6 Advisory Program Schedule
Grade 7 Advisory Program Schedule
Grade 8 Advisory Program Schedule
Grade 9 Advisory Program Schedule

Grade 6 Advisory Program Schedule

September	5-7 SAM Building Community Opening Activities	13 No School	20 SAM Building Community Camp Kieve	27 SAM Building Community Kieve Debrief Compass Lesson
October	4 SAM Building Community Finish Community Agreements The Important Things	11 SAM Building Community Inclusive/Exclusive Behavior	18 SAL Student Interview	25 No School Parent Conferences
November	1 SAL Learning Style Kitchen Skit	8 SAL Learning Style Kitchen Skit Follow-up	15 SAL Learning Style Kitchen Skit Follow-up	22 No School Thanksgiving	29 SAM Healthy Friendships Mr. Hatch --Picture Book Winter Party
December	6 SAL Individual Conferences Reflections/Goal Setting	13 NSMT Field Trip Christmas Carol	20 Vacation
January	10 SAM Healthy Friendships Wonder Years - Rumors	17 SAM Healthy Friendships Qualities of Friends	24 SAM Healthy Friendships You/I Statements	31 SAL Individual Conferences Return to goals – students note progress
February	7 SAM ½ Gandolf Letter Debrief ½ Cheating	14 ERBs 2/15 I block V-Day party	21 SAM Self-Advocacy with Peers	28 SAM Self-Advocacy with Adults
March	6 SAM 40 mins. Book Talk Lit. Trivia Madness 40 mins. Class Party	13-20 Vacation		27 SAM Assertion Strand IM
April	3 SAL Individual Conferences Reflections/Goal Setting	10 SAM Assertion Strand Lonely Boy Week 1	17 SAM Assertion Strand Lonely Boy Week 2	24 Math Walk in Andover (Swap with 5/1 if rain)
May	1 SAM Media Literacy Strand (Techniques)	8 SAM Media Literacy Strand (Hidden Messages)	15 SAL Time Management Introduce weekly planner	22 Review of the Year Closure 29 Closing Activities

Grade 7 Advisory Program Schedule

September	5-7 Opening Days: 5 Gatherings Ducks in a Row 6 Locker Nameplates 7 Town Mtg./Snack	13 No School	20 SAM Homeroom Games Jigsaw Interviews	27 SAM Kickball/Popsickles
October	4 SAM 7th Grade Bonding "Steve's Games"	11 All-day Field Trip Climb Mt. Monadnock in NH	18 SAL Gathering Prep for Parent Conference Student Interview	25 No School for Students Parent Conferences
November	1 SAM Gathering--- Read Aloud Lady in a Box Service Learning I - Lazarus House Rep - Committee signups	8 SAM Laz House Food Drive Committee Work	15 SAM Thanksgiving Decorations for Lazarus House	22 No School Thanksgiving	29 SAL Time Management
December	6 SAL Gathering Indiv. Conference w/ students	13 SAM Bowling Celebration	20 No School Winter Break
January	10 SAM Gathering Rebas/Amblers	17 SAM "Remember the Titans" Part 1 Overarching Questions	24 SAM "Remember the Titans" Part 2 Debrief Overarching Questions	31 SAL Advisor Conferences Prep for Parent Conferences
February	7 SAM DEAR activity	14 ERBs	21 SAM Assertion I Trial Preparation	28 SAM Assertion II Trial (cont'd)
March	6 SAM Assertion III Trial (cont'd)	13 No School March Vacation	20 No School March Vacation	27 SAM Board Games
April	3 SAM Conflict Resolution I Group Projects	10 SAM Conflict Resolution II Group Projects	17 SAM Conflict Resolution III Group Projects	24 SAM Conflict Resolution IV Projects Finale
May	1 SAM Poetry Share	8 SAL Exam Prep End of year calendars	15 Grade 7 Chorus Practice	22 Grade 7 Chorus Practice Sno cones	29 End of Year Celebration at Richardson's

Grade 8 Advisory Program Schedule

September	5-7 SAM Building Community Opening Activities	13 No School	20 SAM Building Community English Survival Games: ASE Activities New unit intro: place in community	27 SAM Negotiation Strand Draw a House Vacation Negotiation
October	4 SAM Negotiation Strand Mini-House Construction (new this year)	11 SAM Revolutionary War games	18 SAL Midterm Interviews to Prepare for Conferences	25 No School Parent Conferences
November	1 SAM Negotiation Strand Silent Squares Logic Puzzles	8 SAM Service Learning Planning Session	15 SAM Service Learning Session I with LS	22 No School Thanksgiving	29 SAM Negotiation Strand Arch Rivals
December	6 SAL Individual Conferences	13 SAM Service Learning Strand LS Session – community outreach Winter Party	20 No School Winter Break	27 No School Winter Break
January	10 SAM Positive Transitions I	17 SAM Positive Transitions II	24 SAL Advisee Conferences Midterm II	31 SAM Positive Transitions III
February	7 SAM Positive Transitions IV	14 SAM Assertion Training I Strand - Followup to Positive Transitions	21 Play Rehearsal	28 SAM Community Building Indoor Olympics
March	6 SAM Community Building Bowling Party	13 No School Spring Break	20 No School Spring Break	27 SAM Negotiation Strand The Great Egg Drop
April	3 SAM Service Learning Strand Planning for Session II w/ Student Groups	10 SAM Service Learning Strand Session II w/ Student Groups	17 SAM Preparation for Wasshington, DC, Trip	24 Eric Daum presentation / Holocaust video(?) Organized games
May	1 No School Washington, DC	8 SAM Service Learning Strand Planning for Session III w/ Student Groups	15 SAM Service Learning Strand Session III w/ Student Groups	22 SAM Development Brunch	22 SAM Building Community Jay Gees
June	5 SAM Final Year Closing

Grade 9 Advisory Program Schedule

September	6 SAM Building Community Rules Enterprises How they carry themselves	13 SAM Chewonki Prep Building Community Group Agreement	20 SAM Building Community Chewonki	27 SAM Reflections Go-round about Chewonki Worked on presentation purpose and format SAL Enterprise Identification
October	4 SAM/SAL Enterprise Identification Brainstorm Discuss Choose Start to plan	11 SAM/SAL Outline enterprise Break into groups	18 SAM Goal Setting	25 No School
November	1 SAL Time Management	8 SAM Play Practice	15 SAM Hike /Outdoor Ed. Scavenger Hunt Curriculum Support	22 Thanksgiving	29 Curriculum Extension Busch-Reisinger Museum
December	6 SAL/SAM Enterprise Identification	13 SAM/ SAL Time Management Portfolio Review Re-visit goals	21 Vacation
January	4 Rock Climbing	11 Rock Climbing	18 Rock Climbing	25 Rock Climbing
February	7 SAM Enterprise Check in	14 SAL Winter Chewonki prep	21 SAM/SAL Winter Chewonki	28 SAM Where have we been? “After the field trip…”
March	6 SAM Secondary School Processing	13 Vacation	20 Vacation	29 SAM Saying goodbye to the Pike Community
April	3 SAM/ SAL Enterprise Check in	10 SAM/ SAL Enterprise Check in	17 SAM/ SAL Enterprise Check in	24 SAM/ SAL Enterprise Check in
May	1 SAM/ SAL Enterprise Check in	8 SAM/ SAL Enterprise Check in	15 SAM Prep for parent panel	22 SAM Wrap up enterprise Present enterprise	29 SAM Bessie’s Point
June	End of Year Honoring Each Other