Thanksgiving: Thankfulness

In this meeting our topic was thankfulness. It was properly fitted because in November and in this month we have Thanksgiving. We started off the meeting on a PowerPoint on thankfulness. This PowerPoint helped teach the members of the formal definition of what thankfulness is. Next, we had a discussion group of what we are thankful for. As a group we decided that we are thankful for our family and friends because these are very important people to us. We also discuss "Why" we were thankful for them. After this Julie our Tea & Etiquette president showed us the proper way to greet guests at a thanksgiving dinner.
There we learned that treating guests with compassion is important. Also we learned the proper way to greet people we may not know at our thanksgiving dinner. Our arts and craft for this meeting were making construction paper turkeys. This was a very fun activity. All the girls enjoyed doing them.

Welcome Back! October Meeting

 In our lovely meeting that is now on the second Thursday of every month we went over the important topic of respect. We went over the fundamentals of respect and how it should be applied to others. We agreed as a group that respect is something that has to be given in order to be received. We also established the fact that respect toward our families is a great importance. When we finished our discussion of respect and the importance of it, we made individual  family trees. By making these trees we were able to get to know each other more and the importance of family in our lives. As we were doing these family trees and coloring them we ate some delicious cookies. Overalll, our first meeting of Ladies Tea & Etiquette Club it was very fun; we were able to meet some interesting people and make new friends.
- Adriana Castro

The end of the year tea!

Hi Ladies, the end is here! I can't believe another year has gone by. It's been so much fun seeing you all each month. I've loved all of our learning and discussions. I hope you all have a wonderful summer and I hope to see you all next year. Seniors... I will miss you. Be sure to keep in touch! Again.... A big thank you to our 2010-2011 leaders. Your leadership was exceptional! I know you have prepared our club to continue. Looking forward to next year with our new leaders: Juliana Garcia, Michelle Do, Dalena Huynh.

Mrs. Jordan
Here are the pictures from our final tea party.

Hello ladies,

Our last meeting was our Valentine's Tea Party in Mrs. Jordan's room. Everyone came into the room to find a table set up with personalized place settings and a lot of food. But before we got to mingle and drink tea, Amanda D. and Lilyana presented a PowerPoint on Contemplation. Contemplation is the act of considering with attention. The presentation included ways to contemplate life and your many relationships, from family and friends to your future. Next, Jeanne and Connie presented dating tips which involved do's and don'ts on dates. Amanda V. and Gaby presented fashion must haves for dates which included the top fashion must haves of the moment high waisted skirts, jewelry and cardigans.

After the presentations we got to sit down and just enjoy each other's company. We went around the table and each lady was asked to say their name and grade as well as what their tea cup means to them, if they brought one. Everyone mingled and really got to know each other on a much intimate level than regular meetings and everyone got to enjoy the tea and various snacks provided by Mrs. Jordan.

After everyone got a chance to get to know each other better, Amanda D. introduced the craft. This month's craft was a rose craft that involved 2 hershey's kisses, pink wrap and green tape. I can say that my first rose didn't come out as great as I had hoped but my second one did. (:

Overall, this tea party was so much fun. We look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting. Remember to pay your dues and fundraiser money and RSVP. (:

Hello ladies,
Our most recent meeting was, once again, a success. We started the meeting off with a team building activity that Jeanne came up with. Each of you picked a piece of paper out of a bag and put the paper on your forehead, facing everyone else. Then, everyone that attended gave hints about who the person on your paper was. It was your job to guess who you were correctly.After our activity everyone welcomed our new club leader, Amanda D. (Activities Director).Next our club leaders showed a brief presentation on Compassion, our theme of the meeting. Janet presented the definition of compassion which is: a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.Gaby, Amanda V., Connie and Lily all gave instructions on how to be compassionate to family, friends, peers and strangers.After our presentation, Danielle read aloud a story that she wrote about a man who showed compassion, which was then followed up by a group discussion.This meeting's craft was gift cards that each person got to decorate so they could be put on Christmas presents.We were then introduced to our community service activity which will be to put together a blanket for a young lady at one of our sister schools. Also, we were reminded to turn in our fundraiser money and club dues ASAP.
After the meeting, we all enjoyed each others company with our refreshments and treats that Gaby and Jeanne brought in.We hope to see you all at our next meeting ladies, so don't forget to RSVP. Happy Holidays!

Hello Ladies,

This last meeting was a great success. The theme of the meeting was Thankfulness for November. Thankfulness is defined as being aware and appreciative of a benefit and being grateful. Many of us do not give many thanks for what we have but this meeting showed us how we can express our thankfulness to family members and friends.


At the beginning of the meeting Danielle presented a power point on Thankfulness and told us how we can show thankfulness towards everyone around us. After, Lilyana presented a power point on how to be the perfect hostess. The most important thing that we learned from this was that the Hostess sets the tone of the entire party.

Jeanne handed out papers that showed how we should all set tables for formal and informal occasions. Then, Mrs. Jordan demonstrated the correct way to set a table including creative ways to fold napkins. This meeting's activity was to make thank you cards for other people in order to show them how much you truly appreciate everything they do for you. Some gave the cards to their best friends, while others gave the cards to close family members, either way we learned to be sure to show our thankfulness to others. Another craft we did was writing out all the other things we are thankful for in life on a separate card, so we can always be conscious of those things.


At this last meeting we had even more people come out and participate in our activities, so be sure to continue to tell your friends to RSVP and attend meetings. Also, don't forget to keep selling your clips and pens and also pay off your club dues to ASB. Thank you all for your participation in the club meetings and we hope to see you at the next one.:)