Military Student Transition Consultant
Activity Calendar
**Calendar Events are subject to change**
August 2014
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Kindergarten orientation
New student orientation
Student Services Symposium
Attend elementary counselor meetings
School Open House
Deliver welcome packets for new military students to each school
Buddy system for military connected students
Order banners for military pride so we can march in events and bring to activities
September 2014
 Military-connected booth set up at Orientation
 Boo Hoo Tea
 Patriot Day - students wear camouflage ribbon or sticker, discuss the military, introduce
myself, color something, listen to story book
 Flag raised to open school year & ribbon game
 Time capsule
 Attend grade level meetings in order to introduce myself to school personnel
 Military-connected booth set up at Back to School Nights
 Introductions about the MSTC to all grades K-5
 Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
 Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
 Assist with new student lunch groups
 Military pride groups begin - introductions, ice breaker activities
 Friendship groups begin
 Individual and group counseling based on need
 Participate in Character Education program - have installations visit to read book about
the character trait
 Create a military student bulletin board
 Meet with school’s PTO or PTCO
 Military students send cards to parent about what they like about school
 Advertize services in newsletters, website, send letter home to parents, morning
announcements
 Send out military parent survey
 Sign up to be part of parade for Veteran’s Day
October 2014
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Assist counselors with hugs and kisses event
Columbus Day activity -TBD
Begin coordinating military holiday care package program
Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - help with holiday care packages and cards
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
Assist counselors with peer mediator program
Assist with the Bully Prevention Program
Poster contest “What it Means To Be a Military Family” hang up around the school
Assist PTA and school counselors with Halloween events
Participate in red ribbon week
November 2014 - Month of the Military Family
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Collection for care packages for military personnel for the holidays
Military Family Night - bingo, refreshments, prizes
Military Family and Veterans Day Assembly
Military Appreciation Luncheon for military-connected parents and students &
installations have booths set up about resources available
Thanksgiving feasts in classroom
Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - Thanksgiving party and write letter to parents about what we are
thankful for
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
S.O.A.R awards 1st quarter – military personnel come to talk to students about the
meaning of each character trait and read a book about it or do an activity about it
March in parade
Military parents are invited to the classrooms for a party (each branch gets a different
day) - students read why they are thankful for what the military does, show them
artwork, read a story, do a craft, read Declaration of Independence
and Constitution
Notes & pictures to veterans
Military-connected booth set up at parent/teacher conference days
December 2014
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Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - Holiday party
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
 Have holiday helpers and military personnel come to school to hand out candy canes,
children give them cards and care packages, read story, decorate ginger bread houses
 Holiday party for military kids group
January 2015
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Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - create Valentine’s Day cards that are sent to military
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
Military Teacher appreciation day
Start collection of vouchers so we can purchase something for the school for military
students
Classes compete to win Penny War game - winning class gets a pizza party
Military-connected booth set up at parent/teacher conference days
February 2015
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Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - Valentine’s Day Party
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
 S.O.A.R awards 2nd quarter – military personnel comes to talk to students about the
meaning of each character trait and read a book about it or do an activity about it
 Military Family Fun Night: Movies and Popcorn “ Sesame Workshop’s Military Family
Near and Far”
March 2015
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Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - write letters to military
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
 Assist counselors with mix it up day at lunch
 Assist school counselors with trips to middle schools
April 2015 - Month of the Military Child
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Purple up day
Mrs. B Story Time visits the schools
The city can approve and sign a proclamation
Each military student is recognized over loud speaker, bulletin board, certificates, events,
military bingo game
Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Military pride groups - we do fun things that students want to do
Friendship groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
S.O.A.R awards 3rd quarter – military personnel comes to talk to students about the
meaning of each character trait and read a book about it or do an activity about it
Have an assembly for Military Student Month- Fort Belvoir, MCB Quantico, ROTC visit
Each classroom designs their door, makes a poster, or puts something on bulletin board class wins a pizza party
Each class gives the military child a card & small token of appreciation
Parents can bring in a dessert to the class to recognize the student, show and tell about
why they like being a military child, where the military child has been, and what makes
them special
The teachers and students create a coupon book about what they can do to help them line leader, lunch buddy, etc.
May 2015 - National Military Month
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Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
Participate in Character Education program - have military personnel visit to read book
about the character trait
Assist school counselors with ice cream social and donate something from the military
grant towards it
Military pride group - make mother’s/grandmother’s day cards
Inform military connected parents about summer activities and opportunities as needed
Assist counselors with Test anxiety/Test taking lessons and activities with grades 3-5
Attend school counselors advisory council meetings
Community Expo
Military child recognition at a Potomac Nationals Baseball game
Assist with Kindergarten registration
Assist with SOL testing
Essay contest
Participate in “Muffins for Mom”
June 2015
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Misc.
Open Time capsules
Meet with the elementary school counselors in each school
Assist counselors with classroom guidance lessons (academic, career personal/social)
Assist with new student lunch groups
Individual and group counseling based on need
S.O.A.R awards 3rd quarter – military personnel comes to talk to students about the
meaning of each character trait and read a book about it or do an activity about it.
Military pride group - make father’s/grandfather’s day cards
Talk to the counselors about their action plans for the upcoming school year
Attend end of the year counselor meeting
Assist counselors with 5th grade transition and visits to middle school
Assist counselors with Career Day - military personnel visit to talk about their career
Assist counselors with College Day
Assist counselors with end of the year assemblies/picnics/field days-military theme event
Assist counselors with 5th grade graduation awards
Participate and have a booth at field day
Flag day- flag raising ceremony, pledge of allegiance, sing national anthem, special guest.
Students wear red, white and blue, closing flag ceremony.
Participate in “Donuts for Dad”
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History of flag, allegiance, folding ( boy scouts) - during assembly
Take pictures - talk with yearbook people to see if pictures can be put in it
Books in library about military for students and families
Classroom door decorating contest- winning team gets donut party
Military branch fun facts over the loud speaker and people can wear that color if parents
are in that branch that day
**Calendar Events are subject to change**