Values, Goals, & Freaky Friday

This week in Ms. Castro's YESS class we made time capsules and identified out goals and values! This was a perfect time do dive into this lesson as next week is midterms and the beginning of our fall break here at Adams City. 

Our time capsules included all of our interests at the moment as well as our hopes and dreams for the future. I am excited to hand these back to them at the end of the year so they can see how they have changed and hopefully improved!

The second part of the week was dedicated to both the Values lesson and the Goals lesson. The students were able to see how their values relate to their goals and how they can start to implement actions to achieve these goals. We talked about the difference between short term and long term goals and came up with a big list of values that students identify with in their personal lives. They used this list to reference when coming up with how they can improve both educationally, emotionally, and socially. We also reflected upon how the choices we make can either positively or negatively influence our goals. I gave them examples of choices I have made in my own life that have affected my goals in both ways to give them a better idea of what I was looking for as well as a look into where my success has stemmed from- it comes from making many mistakes along the way! Each table was encouraged to share theirs as well. We all learned more about each other as scholars, mentors/mentees, and as friends this week.

Since it is October the students and I decided that every Friday in October will be a Freaky Friday themed! This is where we take some time to share ghost stories. Last Friday was a blast as we played scary music and used our cell phones as flash lights to hold to our faces while we told personal accounts of paranormal activity. I haven't seen the kids so excited in a long while! It was a nice break from all the intense midterm prep they were doing. The vibe around the room was seasonal as heck, all we needed were some scary pumpkins and some candles to make the room complete! Maybe I will make that classroom culture adjustment next Freaky Friday :-)

Until next week,

Ms. Castro