SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES for DAY 1 ORIENTATION

SHS – GRADE ELEVEN

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022

Disclaimer:

The following are suggested but not required. You may choose which items to adapt and tailor others. You are also
encouraged to ADD things.

We trust your judgment as a MEMBER of the SHS family that you will take on the things that will ultimately benefit not just
your person but those of the community as well.

God bless us on Monday! At congratulations na po agad, Mam / Sir!

I. ABOUT THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

A. Get their impression of the DIFFERENCE between JHS and SHS. Discuss the misconceptions.

B. Get their ideas about their STRAND and their reasons for choosing it. Discuss what the STRAND is about,
what it AIMS to build and what they could expect from it.

C. Discuss the difference between CORE, APPLIED and SPECIALIZED SUBJECTS. If possible, show them the
COURSE OFFERINGS (see the master drive for the EXCEL file of the course offerings), have them copy these
down.

II. ABOUT THEIR SECTION

Discuss who their section is named after. Have them reflect on how they can best emulate the personality
assigned to them.

III. GENERAL RULES

There will be a formal KASUNDUAN form that will be distributed within the week. Discuss these by calling
students that can be tagged as role models. Remind the students that these rules shall be strictly followed and
policed by all the teachers.

A. Uniform
For at least 2 weeks, please wear:
1. PLAIN WHITE T - SHIRT (properly sized, not cropped; thick textured so as not to be seen through)
2. JEANS (ripped jeans are NOT ALLOWED)
3. RUBBER SHOES
 B. Hair:
1. BOYS: please observe PROPER CLEAN CUT
2. GIRLS: maintain a neat looking visage using PONY TAILS and other hair accessories

Strictly NO HAIR COLOR (other than black or whatever is natural) allowed.

C. Accessories
Avoid excessive jewelries. NO EARRINGS for boys.

D. Cellphones
No usage of cellphone DURING CLASSES. Those caught shall be confiscated and surrendered to the office of the
Assistant School Principal.

E. SCHOOL GATES
Gates shall be closely monitored by the Assistant School Principal and shall be CLOSED at exactly:

6:25 am for the MORNING SHIFT

12:55 pm for the AFTERNOON SHIFT

Gates will be closed until each SHIFT is over or until the ADMINISTRATION declares an early dismissal.

IV. SUGGESTED ROUTINES POLICIES

A. LINE FORMATION
Using the TEMPORARY CLASS LIST, arrange them according to their TEMPORARY class numbers. Then have
them line – up, MALE and FEMALE. You may arrange them in ALTERNATING COLUMNS (boys in the first
column, girls in the second etc.) in their seats as well. This will help us teachers memorize their names
(using the class list); we may deviate to another seating arrangement as familiarity with them increases.

B. HAND SIGNALS:
Please institute these HAND SIGNALS so that we may utilize them CONSISTENTLY throughout the year. Have
them practice it with minimized talking. The goal is to give these instructions WITHOUT the need to talk
and/or shout.

1. NUMBER ONE (pointer finger up) – Get into line formation, straighten the line.
2. NUMBER TWO (pointer and middle fingers up) – Settle down, silence and tidy up.

V. INTRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
A. INFORMATION
Have them write pertinent information about themselves on a pad paper:

NAME (SURNAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME)

 AGE

ADDRESS
CONTACT NUMBER
LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED
LRN

NAME OF MOTHER
OCCUPATION
CONTACT NUMBER

NAME OF FATHER
OCCUPATION
CONTACT NUMBER

At the back portion, have them reflect on the following questions (in English or Filipino) You may start off
the introduction by answering these questions yourself so that the students may have a guide on how to
answer them.

- If I were to ask your classmates and teachers last year, what impression would they tell me about you?
- State one of your biggest regrets from the past school year.
- State three goals that you feel you need to accomplish this year to have no regrets.
- What are your greatest strengths (3) as a person / student? What about your worst weakness (3)?
- What can your class adviser and teacher expect from you as a member of the class?
- 2 years from now, after SHS graduation, how do you want to be remembered by your classmates and
teachers?
- State 2 things (experiences, circumstances and/or attitude) that your classmates, teachers, and class
adviser should know about you so that they may understand you better as a member of the class.
- FREE QUESTION: ask anything that you feel should be addressed by your adviser.

AFTERWARDS, in small groups with 4 to 5 members, you can have them choose any two questions to share as a form of
introduction. Challenge them to remember at least one person’s introduction. When the time is up, call a few students to
share a classmate that they can introduce.

B. TEAM BUILDING
1. Assign GROUPINGS (Big groups – divide the class into 5; Small groups – divide the class into 8 or 9).
These will help subject teachers during group activities. Groupings may be subject to change every
quarter and may be useful for classroom management, especially with CLEANING.

2. Design at least 2 games that each group can compete against. Make sure these games can HIGHLIGHT
leadership qualities, work ethic, camaraderie, and participation. You can use this mark out students
who can either stand out as leaders or may be problematic given their inability to participate well.
These impressions may be useful, moving forward.