NOVEMBER CALENDAR - Student Activities

Listed below are student activities for the month of November:

1. Staff vs. Student Turkey Bowl- Day before Thanksgiving Break

2. Canned Food Drive

3. ASB volunteer hours with a local food pantry

4. Turkey Bowling- Have students try to knock over plastic two liter bottles with a frozen turkey (use gloves).

5. “I Am Thankful For…” Give each student and 3 x 5 inch turkey shaped cutout. On the turkey write “I Am Thankful For…” Then have the students write down what it is they are thankful for. Place these cutouts on the school’s bulletin boards.

6. Staff Pumpkin Pie Day- ASB students deliver a slice of pumpkin pie to teachers’ classrooms.

7. Character Counts / Citizenship Raffles- Give coupons to teachers to give to students who display good citizenship.

8. ASB Evaluations: You are three months into the school year. This is a good time for students to do a self assessment of how they are doing in ASB. It is also a good time for the class to discuss their strengths and weaknesses.

9. Brunch Activity - Do a big brunch activity. Now that homecoming is over, it’s good to for the ASB to do a big brunch activity to help keep the spirit they fostered during homecoming week. Two great brunch activities for November are the Drum-Off and Guitar Battle (refer to brunch activities on the menu bar).

10. Student Senate- Invite a representative from all the homerooms to a student council meeting so they can provide feedback. Sometimes it is good to hear opinions about student activities other than from your ASB students.

11. Athlete of the Week-Recognize your athletes of the week. Make them certificates and bring them to their respective homeroom.

12. Dress Up Day - Publicize a crazy hat day. Give prizes to your students and staff who have the craziest hats.

13. Lesson in Marketing: Bring in a box of random items to your ASB classroom (pinecone, jar, glasses, glue-stick, bandana, etc…). Break your class into groups. Each group is given an item in which they must market to the class. The students can market the item in a variety of ways, through posters, activities, skits, slogans, etc… Tell the students their goal is to create a buzz or an excitement in others about what they are marketing. Then tie this marketing activity into how your students go about marketing activities on campus.

14. ASB Social Night- Organize a special night just for your ASB students. Perhaps, after a football game or other school activity. It is important to create social time for your ASB class. Each month a new class can be responsible for organizing and planning the social night (go to a movie together, watch a movie at school together, indoor soccer night in the gym, go bowling, order pizza, etc…).

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