Christmas Themed Staff Meeting

Vision Statement:
I seek that students learn about the importance about the giving of oneself.
The Holiday Cards for Heroes activity allows students to write a Christmas card to
a soldier who is in need of emotional support during this Christmas season.
This meeting is, also, meant to uplift the Christmas spirit of the CASLR office
through friendly competition, interaction, and novelty.
I hope that this small distraction from everyones responsibilities through
the use of holiday activities and potential prizes can make this a reality. They, also,
will have time to reflect and learn more about fun American culture facts of the fall
season.
Furthermore, the staff meeting will encourage the idea of giving to others
during the Prayer/Praise requests and prayer time, white elephant gift exchange,
and the crafts activity. Lifting up the Christmas spirit will be mostly supported by
having a Charades game and giving prizes for the winners.

Begin the Christmas spirit before the staff meeting:

November 13
November 20
November 25
November 26
November 27
December 2
December 3
December 4

Announce Holiday Mail for Heroes Activity, due by

November 27
Announce following dates as Thanksgiving/Christmas
Activities: 11/25-11/27, 12/2
Fall Season Trivia
Fall Season Trivia/Anagrams
Word Play, Holiday Mail for Heroes X-mas cards due,
begin decorating for X-mas
Picture Puzzle Game
Determine who is the prize winner
Staff meeting

Christmas Themed Staff Meeting Agenda

*Play Christmas music before and during breakfast
8:00-8:10

Breakfast: Opening prayer at office

8:20-8:30

Christmas Charades Game: office

Select teams using the 1,2,1,2 technique.
Each team will choose a player to select a card in which he or she
tries to emulate. Cards fall into the following categories:
Christmas carols, Christmas activities, and Christmas words.

8:30-8:40

Ornament Crafts Activity: office

Everyone will pick a card that contains someones name on it.
The task is to create an ornament for that special staff member.

8:40-8:50

White Elephant Gift Exchange: Conference room

A Christmas story will be read aloud and will designate everyone
to either move their present left or right. The present in which
someone is left with at the end of the story is theirs to keep.

8:50-9:00

Hand Prayer: Conference Room

Everyone will be asked to do a special form of prayer in which
one gets to pray by using their hands in a symbolic way. Everyone
will pray in their own style at the same time while holding each
others hands.
Thumb-those closest to you, family and close friends;

8:10-8:20

Announcements, blunders, winners: Conference room

Pointer-those who lead and guide you, teachers, pastors, police,

coaches;

Middle-the tall finger reminds us of those in authority,

presidents, mayors, student government officials;
Ring-this weak finger is for those in our life who are ill,
disabled, lonely, and unhappy;
Pinky- the smallest and last finger is a reminder to pray for
ourselves!

Fall Trivia
Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Each question is worth five points.
1.) What word was commonly used before the 16th century to refer to the autumn season?
A) Harvest
B) Reap
C) Crop
D) Fall
2.) In the Northern Hemisphere, autumn begins in September. When does it begin in the Southern
Hemisphere?
A) March
B) April
C) September
D) June

3.) What term refers to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox?
A) Blue Moon
B) Harvest Moon
C) Reap moon
D) Bright moon

4.) Butterball says that the best place to put the thermometer is?
A) Breast
B) Thigh
C) Top of leg
D) At an angle so it hits both the stuffing and meat
5.) What character has appeared the most times at the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade?
A.) Snoopy
B.) Hello Kitty
C.) Pikachu
D.) Clifford

Word Play
Write down as many words as you can out of the letters in Merry Christmas! Every word has to be at
least three letters and plural words may be used.
One point is given for every word. A bonus of 2 points is awarded for words that no one else has used.
A bonus of 3 points is awarded for the longest word.