​We have two field trips this week! Science/History modules are traveling up to Leadville, College and Careers is visiting Adams State. These field trips are a great opportunity for a change of scenery and to make connections with different communities.
 
Our Advisory sportsing competition has been extended to take advantage of the weather (and account for a few snowy Mondays!). Next up: ultimate football! 
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeremiah: De’Quan for pushing through after getting frustrated
  • Danny: Jeremiah for sticking around to prepare for his probability DOK
  • Christine: Students for participating in focus group and giving valuable feedback
  • Robiny: Note-Catcher in the Rye group for being vulnerable and engaged 
  • Steve: Tristan and Ani for jumping into the community so well 
• Community service 
  • Talk to your advisor if you would want to do a community service module next week 
• Graduation
  • Will be able to use the regular Silvercliff graduation space this year
  • Need a senior photo and a baby photo from graduates
  • Underclassmen: if you need a tech credit and want to help put together the slideshow, talk to Christine
• Student focus group feedback
  • Tardiness - idea to try new “late check-in” process
    • If you are late, fill out “late check-in” sheet from the stack by the front door and go back to class without disrupting the class
    • Karen will give your check-in sheet to your advisor, who will connect with you when they have time
    • Consequences will be determined by your advisor and you based on circumstances and frequency of tardiness
    • This is not an invitation to be late; we will try the system to see if it works better for students and staff. If it creates more problems, we’ll re-think by the end of the school year; if it is effective, we will officially adopt in the fall
  • Communication - if you have a conflict with a teacher, find a time to have a conversation with them about it. Use an “I” statement to express yourself and work with the teacher to find resolution. If you do not feel heard or struggle to find resolution, talk with Christine about it so she can help
  • Module DOK’s - students made the suggestion to offer more choices for module DOK’s for core classes. Staff are going to look into this for the fall; you might not see change right away in the next few weeks, but we have heard the suggestion and are going to see what it would look like to accommodate it next year!

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
• Block 2: Khan Academy

English  

• Block 1: Plan
• Block 2: The Making of a Sleuth
  • Intro to journalism! Will include support from a reporter at Ark Valley Voice

Social Studies

• Block 1: Carbonate Camps 
  • Field trip on Wednesday to Colorado Mining Museum
• Block 2: This Day in History
  • Historical events are happening all the time - learn about the impact of one such event on history and how historians gather evidence to understand and evaluate moments in history

Science

• Block 1: Chemical Equations
  • What is a chemical reaction? How do they happen? Learn about them this week!
• Block 2: River Ecology
  • Field trip on Wednesday to Fish Hatchery 

Natalie

• Block 2: Intro to college & careers
  • What is your spark? What would you like to prioritize after high school? Come explore options and learn more about what matters to you
  • Field trip on Wednesday to Adams State

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting: Climax Mine
  • Seven current employees will come to introduce us to the mine and tell us about open positions
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

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

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10- a.m. - Re-store 
    • Bring back your release! If you don’t have one yet, though, you can fill it out tomorrow
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Logan - R&W for Science
• Josh - College and Careers
• Nyla - Senior English
• Daniel - Senior English
• Sawyer - Senior English
• Kaileb - English Foundations
• Grace - Algebra 1B
• Grace - Personal Finance

 
 

​Thank you to everyone who made our testing week go so smoothly! We appreciate all the students who participated and were excited to see so many points of growth - score increases, cut scores, and post cut score bumps. Your hard work is demonstrating itself!
 
With testing behind us, we are truly in that sprint to the finish. You all have hard work ahead of you to finish the year strong, Please look out for each other and offer support, recognizing each person in the building is overcoming challenges each day to wrap up assignments, modules, and credits.
 
Seniors, you now have three weeks to finish work leading up to the May 7 deadline. Work with your advisors and teachers to establish goals and make sure you are keeping track of those final assignments and responsibilities. And please join me at 2:00 today (towards the end of block 2) for our re-scheduled senior meeting. 
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Natalie: District Office People applauded that everyone was quiet and productive at testing. 
  • Karen: Nurse said Trevor, Johnny, Izek, and Mason were polite and well-behaved 
  • Steve: Gage for working hard and getting credits done
  • Christine: Jeremiah, Sam D, De’Quan, Johnny who went above and beyond to go climbing after testing
  •  Robiny: Jeannette for spending the day together for CPR/First Aid
  • Jeremiah: During climbing, everybody helped everybody else
  • Natalie: shoutout to the BVHS students who worked so hard on the spring musical!
• Other announcements
  • Daniel’s student focus group will be during Advisory tomorrow. 1-2 students from each advisory will take part; talk with your advisor if you are interested. We’ll be ordering breakfast burritos/quesadillas from The Blend and meeting at the district Board Room so we can spread out and talk.
  • Great to see so many students make progress on testing!
  • Need a part-time job? See the board for information on a cleaning job. There are also positions available at Simple Eatery and Brown Dog
• Contract #16
  • Check: April 30
  • Minimum points: 68
• Schedule notes
  • Senior meeting at the end of 2nd block today
  • 4 day week: Tuesday adulting, Wednesday clubs, Thursday office hours
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Henry (84!)
  • 100% logins: Shon

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Probability
  • Weather, world news about Coronavirus - probability is all around us
  • Conceptualize and calculate probability
  • Play Yahtzee and Monopoly, Texas Hold ‘Em and Blackjack to put probability skills to the test
• Block 2: Khan Academy
  • Seniors have priority

English  

• Block 1: Reading and Writing
• Block 2: Note-Catcher in the Rye [Be Curious]
  • Listen to the audiobook while following along
  • Practice different note-taking skills

Social Studies

• Block 1: Travel as a Political Act
  • Explore traveling through the book by Rick Steves
  • How can we broaden our thinking about other countries through travel?
• Block 2: Senior Seminar - Reputation
  • Juniors should start taking these Senior Sem modules! 
  • If you need to take a day off, Wednesday is the day

Science

• Block 1: Plan block
• Block 2: Service Learning Support
  • Sign up if you are a senior who hasn’t finished the credit yet - we’ll check in, make plans and schedules, and help you stay on track

Natalie

• Seniors - watch your e-mails, as Natalie will be sending updates about what you still need for College and Careers and/or Health
• Thanks to students who met with Kristen from CMC
• Diversity meeting next week: Climax Mine
• If you are a senior and don’t have enough Diversity/adulting, be in school Tuesday afternoons!

 
Practicum

• Tuesday: Adulting - “Happy 18th Birthday! Now What?”
  • What rights and responsibilities come with turning 18?
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Wednesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Talk with 
• Tuesday
  • 10:00 a.m. - starting Habitat ReStore next week
    • Bring back those releases!
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Daniel - World Studies
• Izek - Earth Science
• Keenan - College and Careers
• Gage - Geometry 1B
• Gage - Government
• Gage - Internship 1
• Gage - Internship 2
• Gage - Analysis of Historical & Scientific Literature
• Gage - 21st Century Communication
• Gage - Reading Studies
• Jared H - Life Science
• Jared H - Earth Science
• Tyler T - Physical Education
• Kaileb - Geometry B

 
 

Everything is different this week because of testing - if you missed MMM, check in with your advisor about which days you are taking tests. When you are not testing, you’ll be in modules as usual (see below).
 
Testing can be a difficult process, but remember that it’s just a progress check along your educational journey. Make the most of it and don’t be too hard on yourself.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Thanks to Steve for organizing and leading the baseball game field trip!
  • Appreciation to all the students who engaged in the all-school kickball and soccer games last week
  • Three cheers to the students who earned their driver licenses and who have started the process on earning their permits
  • Thanks to Daniel for talking with the staff about feedback from students on his school survey
  • Good job to the students who met with Kristen to start the process to take CMC classes in the fall
• Breakfast and lunch is provided each day during Testing
• Friday is check; you still need to close contract as usual and be in the building Friday if modules are not complete yet
• Interested in learning glass blowing? You have an opportunity for a free two-hour class with Barry from Vulcan Glass! Talk to Christine if you are interested. Can count towards an elective credit. Thanks to Robyn from SWAP for coordinating this!
• Interested in learning about how to run or work at a tattoo artist studio? Talk to Christine about that, too - Robyn can schedule a session with the artist on Main Street
• Senior meeting - rescheduled, will be next Tuesday
• Testing schedule
  • When you aren’t testing, you’ll be in the modules you sign up for
  • 9th: PSAT Wednesday, NWEA Thursday
  • 10th: NWEA Wednesday, PSAT Thursday
  • 11th: SAT Tuesday, NWEA Thursday
  • 12th: NWEA Monday (group A) and Tuesday (group B)
• Other schedule notes
  • Head’s up: because students will need to be in classrooms, we might need to move students around a little to even out the rooms
  • Community Service will still be offered throughout the week
  • Afternoon activities are optional but a good way to continue earning points for modules
  • No advisory this week :( 

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1 and 2: NWEA proctoring

English  

• Block 1: Senior Analysis (part of the Senior English credit)
• Block 2: Creative Writing Seminar

Social Studies

• Block 1: Support for Work Experience or Personal Finance
  • Good time to start one of these credits… or keep going if you are working on one already!
• Block 2: Senior Seminar support
  • Haven’t started a Senior Seminar yet? No worries! You can start this week

Science

• Block 1: Healthy Eating and Cooking [counts towards Health or Science]
  • Will be cooking at the Community Center kitchen
• Block 2: Service Learning support
  • Take this module wherever you are in the process - Nancy will support as needed

Natalie

• Testing this week!

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• None this week because of the Friday schedule

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10:00 a.m. - Habitat for Humanity
  • 1:00 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Dez - Service Learning
• Luke - College and Careers
• Luke - Advisory
• Luke - Algebra 2A
• Sawyer - Senior Seminar
• Jared H - R&W for Social Studies
• Jared H - R&W for Science
• Mason - Language Foundations

These next two weeks will have odd schedules and content because of testing, but you will still be making progress! Test prep week will have a normal “bell” schedule, but you’ll rotate through classes halfway through the week. All the content in these modules is valuable, with or without a test - you will be reviewing key skills and critical thinking approaches. As you’ll see below, the work you complete in these modules will contribute towards core credits.
 
Next week for testing, every day will follow our typical Friday timing. You’ll take modules in the morning (and be pulled out here and there for tests) and will have optional activities to participate in after lunch. Check your e-mail for more details on that to come.
 
Enjoy the beautiful weather! We will get you all out of the building from time to time so we can enjoy the sunshine together. Including on Thursday at the Rockies game! Scroll down for logistics on that field trip - and check your inbox later today for a separate e-mail with important information about that trip, too.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeremiah - Thanks to Nancy for a fun module!
  • Nancy - Johnny and Jeremiah for the belly laughs in the Polymers module
  • Robiny - Gratitude to students for a positive and meaningful Finding Your Voice module 
  • Steve - Jeannette and others for keeping the schools working 
  • Christine - students who earned credits last week (12!)
  • Christine - thanks to Steve for orchestrating the baseball game this week
• Test prep week
  • Senior meeting: Christine will come to one of your classes for each senior group instead of doing it during Monday Advisory this week
  • Thursday: baseball game!
  • Print your contract so you can refer to it easily (or use the printed schedule given to you)
• Colorado Rockies game this Thursday!
  • Be at school by 9:00, eat breakfast
  • From 8:00 to 9:00, we’ll offer fun activities and academic support for students who are here
  • Leave on the bus at 9:30
  • Lunch is provided
  • Return at 6:30 p.m. - make a plan with your family to be picked up from school
  • We will abide by the stadium regulations for safety
    • Bring a mask and a water bottle
    • Layer clothing
  • 10 contract points for attending
  • If you can’t go, make a plan with your advisor to work from home and complete a day’s worth of work (10 points or one green contract goal)
• Contract #15
  • Check: Friday, April 16
  • Minimum points: 64
    • Includes full points this week
    • Includes module points next week (no practicum points, but points from afternoon activities will also count towards contract)
• Work Hard / Be Nice board recognition
  • Random winner of a Roastery treat: 
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Logan (84!)
  • 100% logins: De’Quan and Trevor

 
Teacher info

• Modules are all around test prep this week; refer to the schedule given to you so you know where to be when
• Work completed will count towards credits:
  • Math: 8
  • English: 16 (double - writing and reading skills)
  • Science: 8
• Seniors will use the time to work on open credits; coordinate with advisor and with the teacher assigned to your block

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory - all school kickball game
• Tuesday: All school soccer games
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness
• Thursday: Baseball game!

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10:00 - Habitat for Humanity (return your waiver!)
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • None because of the baseball game

 
Credit Celebration

• Dezirea - Advisory
• Jared H - Algebra B
• Nyla - Senior Seminar
• Nyla - Advisory
• Max - Reading and Writing for Science
• Izek - English Foundations
• Logan - Physical Education
• Jordyn - English II
• Mason - Technology
• Daniel - Physical Education
• Daniel - College and Careers
• Tyler K - College and Careers