1. What Students Need to Know…

2. Provide a consistent adult to connect with students in the school Assist all students to identify and address their academic, career and personal/social needs Provide a positive and safe school climate Help each student feel connected to the school and community Utilize a team of adults to encourage each student to strive for success

3. Facilitate healthy relationships Create a safe environment Address individual needs Carry out lessons that improve skills for success Assist with academic, personal/social, and career goals

4. Be more satisfied with the middle school experience Improve attendance at school Have fewer behavior problems at school Increase achievement stay in school and graduate on time Make better decisions

5. You will meet monthly with your TAA group and advisor. Lessons on character will be presented and discussed. This year we will focus on service. The first lesson of this school year will be on……………………………………………………………………

6. Essential Question????? What does it mean to be a good citizen? Watch Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiW9u-8wWU

7. Citizenship means: Doing your part for the common good Doing your part to make the world around you a better place. Taking responsibility for what goes on around you Taking care of the environment Obeying the laws

8. Service project with the Hope for Haiti Foundation. School supply drive starts on Oct. 22 nd and ends on Oct 31 st.

9. To raise awareness of the world around us and the needs of others less fortunate Empower us to take action in a practical way Learn empathy and compassion through service to others

10. The Republic of Haiti comprises the western third of the island of Hispaniola, west of the Dominican Republic. It is positioned between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Where Is Haiti?

11. HaitiMaryland Land Area ~10000 square miles Population~10 million5.8 million Median Household Income/Year ~$1000$70,647 Percent Living in Poverty 808.6

12. Haiti endured a 7.0 earthquake in January of 2010 This earthquake devastated an already struggling country Est. 200,000 deaths 1.5 million left homeless 3 million left in need of emergency aid Thousands of children orphaned 4,000 schools severely damaged or destroyed

13. 80 % of Haiti’s population lives below the poverty line.

15. 40% of Haiti’s population is unable to read or write. Half of all elementary aged children are not in school. 30% of the elementary students that are in school will not make it to 3 rd grade. 60% of students will abandon school by 6 th grade. 33% of girls over the age of 6 never go to school. Only 25% of teachers in Haiti have adequate training. Many have only a 9 th grade education themselves.

16. Less than 20% of Haiti’s schools have electricity. 39% have clean water. 15% have a library. Children that do not live in a large city have to walk up to two hours (one way) to get to the nearest school.

17. Why Help????? Because we are all citizens of a larger world. We are all responsible for making the world a better place! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead anthropologist

18. Begins Oct 22 nd !!!!! Bring in Dry Erase Markers **** Scientific, solar powered calculators Rulers Reward stickers (remember their native language is French so stickers with words won’t work!) Post-it notes **** especially needed We will learn more about the Hope For Haiti Foundation at the next TAA lesson in October.