Monday, September 3

• Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday, September 4

• BIU Video 1,
• Journal entry
• Search for Mantra and write down options; make final selection 
• Discuss Personal Bank Account deposits/withdrawals

Wednesday, September 5

• Using Chromebook Google Slides, Google Docs or Poster board, draw and create personal mantra.

Thursday, September 6

• Complete Mantra project.
• Begin Letter to Self – this letter is to be written to yourself 10 or 15 years down the road.

Friday, September 7

• Organize Journal/Take Grade
• Work on Letter to Self
• Discuss Personal Bank Accounts
• Reminder snacks for service project: 9/11 White Oak Firemen and Police Officers

Monday, August 27

• Personal Bank Account
• What is a PBA?
• How could you make changes in yourself, your school, the world?
• Building self-confidence/symptoms of healthy PBA’s and poor PBA’s

Tuesday, August 28

• Man in the Mirror
• Quick Write: Imagine you could change something in the world or your community. What would it be? How would it impact others?
• Change from the inside out
• How to renew and refresh your PBA
• Poor PBA/Healthy PBA
• Making Deposits and withdrawals

Wednesday, August 29

• Introduce Habit 1 – Be Proactive
• Two types of people — Reactive and Proactive
• Discuss scenarios and respond with reactive/proactive
• Make a collective map of responses

Thursday, August 30

• The Victimitis Virus
• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
• Circle of Control/Quick Write Activity

Friday, August 31

• Attitude/Push Pause/4 Tools that will help
• Wrap up and introduction to Believe in U

Monday, August 20

• Review what a motto is and examples
• Review what core values/beliefs are and cite examples
• Groups brainstorm key words to use in the class leadership motto
• Identify 3-4 words that describe what the class stands for

Tuesday, August 21

• Show powerpoint on how companies develop mottos and core beliefs
• Brainstorm in groups motto phrases and core values
• Discuss class motto options and core beliefs/vote top choices
• Review motto selected and four core values

Wednesday, August 22

• Let’s Get in the Habit – Discuss your habits; how to change bad to good
• Think About Your Habits handout/What are your best habits? What could you change?
• Reading assignment for HW: pp. 11-28

Thursday, August 23

• Paradigm and Principles – define paradigm
• Paradigm Self-Assessment
• Assessing others
• Principles – what are they and what do you stand for?

Friday, August 24

• Complete the Principles diagram in your journal
• Wrap up – habits, paradigms and principles
• Reading assignment for HW: Personal Bank Account 31-46

Thursday, August 16

• Discuss expectations and procedures for Leadership 101
• Outline the framework for the class and resources to be used/note cards with information
• Introduce Motto and Core Beliefs
• Divide into groups and collaborate on class motto and core beliefs assignment
• Assign Extra Activity (I wish my teacher/classmate knew…) for homework

Friday, August 17

• Discuss expectations and procedures for Leadership 101
• Review motto and core beliefs assignments/complete assignment in collaborative group
• Announce the five mottos and 3-5 core beliefs for each group
• Check out books and assign reading homework for the 7 Habits of the Highly Effective Teen. Read Part I – The Set-up: Get in the Habit and Paradigms and Principles 

We are super excited to see you tonight at 5:30 p.m. for Meet the Teacher! Tonight’s meet and greet will be in the middle school Library.

Leadership 101 is new to White Oak Middle School and will be taught by Mrs. Mitzi Neely and Mrs. Becky Balboa.

The over-arching framework for the class is: Sean Covey’s, ‘The 7 Habits of the Highly Effective Teen,’ Dave Ramsey’s, Personal Finance for Middle School, and the Herff-Jones program, Believe in U.

Mitzi Neely                         Becky Balboa

We are looking forward to a great year!