MMMM 29 November 2021

General announcements

• Moments of gratitude
  • Kelvin is grateful to have had down time at home last week
  • Karen is grateful to Jeannette for covering for her while she was away
  • Christine is grateful to have Karen back!
  • Nancy is grateful for the poem Natalie shared during Mindfulness
  • Danny is grateful for another week of beautiful weather coming up
  • Taylor is grateful for the break - and to be back with everyone this morning
• Other announcements
  • Tonight! 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - How to turn your anxiety into your superpower (from FYI)
    • Meet on Zoom
    • Sobriety program in Boulder - Natural High
    • Neuroscience of stress and trauma, strategies to use stress and anxiety as a positive force
  • CMC classes in the spring: talk to Natalie ASAP
    • Kristen from CMC will be coming in to help students register
  • Interested in tinkering with an electric longboard? Talk with Christine - a local is offering to donate one to a student who would like to fix it up
  • ElevateHER coming Wednesday the 1st to talk with female students
    • Winter program coming up
  • Teeth cleaning will be rescheduled
• Schedule notes
  • Upcoming modules (see teacher info below for details on the modules)
    • Joy of Giving - talk to Natalie
    • iFly - talk to Danny and Nancy

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
• Block 2: Technology: 3D Design
  • Direct instruction module
  • Why should we use 3D design? Explore applications of fabrication, welding, engineering, product design, etc.
  • Learn SketchUp - practice modeling the school, then create your own model
• Coming up: iFly module! Field trip December 16
  • Physics behind skydiving, drag, air pressure, air density, etc.
  • Giant air tunnel in Denver

English  

• Block 1: The Crucible
  • Play written in the 1950’s about the Salem Witch Trials - read and act out parts of it
  • DOK: escape room
• Block 2: Reading and Writing

Social Studies

• Block 1: Plan block
• Block 2: The Red Scare
  • Aspect of the Cold War
  • How does the Salem Witch Trials connect to the Red Scare? Come find out!

Science

• Block 1: Engineering Design
  • Learn to design - practice with paper airplanes
  • Consider a problem you want to solve and how you can design something to address that need
• Block 2: Service Learning
  • If you are in the red or yellow, you should be planning time to start Service Learning!

Natalie

• Coming up: Joy of Giving module 
  • Talk to Natalie if you are interested
  • Community Service each day (bell ringing, Humane Society, etc.)
  • Give back to the community, do reflection

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory or all school activities
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Taylor/Amy Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Off - if you have permission from your advisor
• Thursday: Taylor/Amy advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Just Food Backpacks this week!

 
Credit Celebration

• Delayed a week to give Karen time to catch up :)