Dear Parent/Guardian ;

1. Dear Parent/Guardian; Your child has been identified by PCHS Gr. 9 Team as having the personality traits, behaviour, as well as work ethic to be a potentially strong leader. Thus, your child has been recommended to take part in the new Grade Nine Leadership program we are pleased to offer Friday afternoons during regularly scheduled Option class time. Your child will attend their option class as per usual Monday – Thursday; your child has been excused from this option by their option teacher, without penalty, for the Friday block. As part of the grade nine Alberta Education Health and Life Skills curriculum your child will be spending class time learning the ‘theory’ of what good leadership entails. Your child will also be involved in various leadership activities, both in and outside of the school, throughout the remainder of the year. Our focus is to help students learn what leadership is, identify their own leadership qualities, understand how they can improve their leadership skills as well as give them practical application opportunities to put skills and knowledge to use. The course is being lead by Paula Chapman, a teacher at PCHS who has many years of sport coaching, cognitive coaching and leadership experience. Please give your child and yourself a “big high five and hug” as it is a compliment to have been chosen to participate in our leadership class! We encourage you to contact the school if you have questions regarding the Leadership Program, or if you feel you can assist with this program in any way. Phone 403.783-4411 or email Coach Chapman @ pchapman@wolfcreek.ab.ca. Your leadership team, Mrs. K. McTaggart, Assistant Principal Ms. P. Chapman Teacher

2. LEADERSHIP Good leaders are reflective and aware of others’ strengths: -they are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses -they reflect on themselves, their actions, their beliefs and events that have taken place -they can identify other people’s strengths -they can determine how to best use their own and others’ strengths for the greatest results Good leaders have positive attitudes and outlooks: -they are upbeat and enthusiastic -they look for the positive in people and situations -they assume positive results and interactions -they look for solutions -they are encouraging and motivate others well Good leaders have good personal character traits: -they are trustworthy and honest -they are responsible and dependable -they are respectful -they are fair and open-minded -they are courteous and caring -they will put the good of the group ahead of themselves Good leaders have a strong skill set: -they are good organizers and have strong organizational skills -they have good time management skills -they have good listening skills; good eye contact, patient, good feedback -they have good speaking skills; speak clearly, to the point, easy to understand -they have strong skills specific to the activity (i.e. athletics, academics, creativity) Good leaders show initiative and take action: -they visualize the ‘big picture’, and break it down into smaller parts -they anticipate what needs to be done (physically, or mentally) and start doing it, or assign someone else that is capable to do it -they don’t wait to be told what to do, they go ahead and start, or they confirm what needs to be done and then start doing it

3. Officials Outcomes: Students will be actively involved (physically, mentally, verbally) as pertains to their offical’s role. Students will demonstrate knowledge of sport specific rules Students will demonstrate good time management skills Students will demonstrate good organizational skills Students will demonstrate strong communication skills Students will demonstrate strong personal character traits Students will demonstrate positive attitudes as well as display positive interactions with players and spectators. Special Event Coordinators Outcomes: Students will be actively involved in planning, preparing, implementing, supervising and concluding specific events Students will demonstrate knowledge of specific activity related skills Students will demonstrate good time management skills Students will demonstrate good organizational skills Students will demonstrate strong communication skills Students will demonstrate strong personal character traits Students will demonstrate positive attitudes as well as display positive interactions with co-workers and activity participants

4. Leadership Six– Lesson One How Leadership has changed –theory component, application Why Leadership? – Leaders make good followers Everyone will sometime take a leadership role Power, control, give direction Society needs leaders Managers/Bosses look for leaders Entrepreneur, own businesses Leadership: the art of motivation a group of people towards achieving a common goal -the capacity, or ability, to lead “art” – because it can be done at different levels, and everyone does it differently. “motivation” – to encourage, to make happen, etc. may be POSITIVE, or NEGATIVE. (threaten, take away, punish, fear, cheering. Leadership is hard to define, but every day we tell people they are good leaders, or the could be good leaders, or they should be leaders….but we never actually define what leadership is…. TASK: Write out the names of 3 people you consider to be leaders and write 2 things about them that make them leaders in your opinion. Building Blocks of Leadership: Initiative: the first of a series of actions, a leading action, readiness and ability, to begin, get going, start Anticipate: guess, predict, get ready for next Eg. Of initiative and action in gym – gym for for assembly, gym class after, cleaning up gym. Coming in after lunch, room is messy, cleaning, sweeping, straightening desks, etc. TASK: Write out ONE situation that has occurred in you life where you have shown initiative and have taken action. Clips: Toys Story 3 – the escape plan. – Who demonstrates leadership? Write down showing initiative, and taking action. Leaders show initiative and take action: -they visualize the ‘big picture’, and break it down into smaller parts -they anticipate what needs to be done (physically, or mentally) and start doing it, or assign someone else that is capable to do it -they don’t wait to be told what to do, they go ahead and start, or they confirm what needs to be done and then start doing it