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'M'MMM October 27

10/27/2015

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General announcements

check out our new school websites!
- www.chaffeecountyhs.weebly.com
- www.chaffeecountyhsenglish.weebly.com
contracts
- 4 day week
Not finished with NWEA? Please check in with Rachel
- cut scores required for graduation
- finish up during electives
Homecoming - thank you to organizers!
Yoga - Andrea
- teen classes Thursdays at the Community Center - during Elective
- poses, breath awareness, mind awareness
- learn to quiet and control your mind - increase happiness (it’s not just about fancy yoga pants)
- take the opportunity to try it while it’s FREE and convenient!
Clean the kitchen! prevent it from being closed
Robyn - job and training coordinator
- talk to her if you are looking for a job
Khylie - Service Learning Project: Music class at CCHS! either choir or band
- Sign up on Graff’s door
- Khylie will teach how to play instruments or use voice
- Concerts and graduation
- Elective, Tuesdays and Thursdays
- talk to Khylie if you have ideas/suggestions

Teacher info

AM: Senior Seminar/Careers
- finish last 20 points of careers credit
- college and scholarship apps, personal essay, college visits
- intending to graduate by next December? take this module
English
- AM: Satire a la ‘Treehouse of Horror’
- PM: Technology - fiction (Feed)
  - additional points available for tech credit
- Word of the Week: deadlock (a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible)
Math
- AM and PM (repeated): slope, percent grade, Pythagorean Theorem… Ptarmigan Lake trip tomorrow, elevation gain
Science
- AM: heart dissection, circulatory system
- PM: soils (tie-in with Ptarmigan Lake trip)
Social Studies
- AM: Conspiracy Theories
- PM: Psychology and History of Horror
Electives
- Other
  - Today: Healthy Kids Survey
  - Thursday: Yoga
- Candace - off
- Christine - Cultural Commentary… The Simpsons!
- Graff - PE
- Rachel - finish NWEA, service learning

Juli Info

Keep work from Careers credit! You’ll have to re-do it if you don’t have proof of the work
Elective today: Healthy Kids Survey

Karen info

Mindfulness - condensed schedule this week
- Graff and Candace advisories Wednesday
- Rachel and Christine advisories Thursday
Be careful with laptops!
- Sign them out/in, put them away when finished
Food Backpacks are in - collect one from Karen

Community Service/Service Learning

Crafts - fundraiser for Mini Blessings
Mini Blessings - Tuesday
Computer Recycling - Wednesday
Food Backpacks - Thursday
German Shepherd - Thursday
Preschool - independent schedules

Credit celebration

Khylie - English Skills
Tyler - English Skills
Tyler (Math)
Eli - English Skills
Jewel (Econ) - English Skills
Seth - English Skills
Shelby - English Skills
Jacque - English Skills
Stephen - English Skills
Dallas - Math
Morgan - English Skills
Dylan - English Skills
Patrick Thompson - World History
Sean - Econ

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MMMM October 19

10/19/2015

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General announcements

check out our new school websites!
- www.chaffeecountyhs.weebly.com
- www.chaffeecountyhsenglish.weebly.com
students out today and tomorrow for senior trip with Candace and Juli
Wednesday: early release
English Skills not done? talk to Mike this morning

Teacher info

English
- AM: Independent Reading and Writing
- PM: Technology - Nonfiction
  - all the crazy stuff happening with technology… documentaries, articles,
  - Earn extra points if you take it together with next week’s module (tech fiction)
- Word of the Week: serendipity!
Math
- AM: ALEKs (only if done with everything else)
- PM: ALEKs (only if done with everything else)
Science
- AM: Taxonomy/Classification
- PM: Steam Ecology
  - Outside as much as possible - River Watch
Social Studies
- AM: Causes of the Civil War
  - Movie: Glory
- PM: New York City - 5 boroughs
Electives
- Diversity meeting: Norbert, owns Antero Automotive
- Candace -
- Christine - English Skills wrap-up Mon; die-cut stickers and pumpkin carving Tues and Thurs
- Graff - PE
- Rachel - off

Juli Info

[none - Juli on senior trip]

Karen info

Mindfulness - we’ll start doing this during Advisory

Community Service/Service Learning

Tues, Wed, Thurs - Preschool
Wed - Computer Recycling, Habitat Re-Store
Mon, Thurs, Fri - Mini Blessings
Thurs - Food Backpacks, German Shepherd rescue
Mini Blessings - looking for artistic direction with holiday displays (will count towards community service hours)

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MMMM October 12

10/12/2015

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General announcements

Interested in starting up coffee in the morning again? Talk to the Friday breakfast crew
Vote for sticker ideas on the whiteboard in the commons
- put a tally to the left of the sticker idea you like
If you want to go to Avery Parsons for lunch, you’ll need a student ID - talk to Karen
- if you don’t have an ID, you need to go with a CCHS teacher
Jacks - drug dog that came in for drug searches
- thanks to everyone for participating
- the point is to keep our school safe!
Use the half pipe - it was built for you
Talk to advisor and teacher about taking breaks during the day
NWEA testing this week
Careers module is beginning
New contract
- #4
- check day: October 23
- last check of the first quarter
- 60 pts minimum

Teacher info

English
- AM: Independent R&W - fiction or nonfiction
- PM: Intro to Podcast
  - opens an opportunity to make podcast episodes during Elective (10 pts toward English)
- Word of the Week: irresolute
Math
- AM: ALEKs
- PM: Crime Scene Investigation module
  - only need to take if you need outside points
Science
- AM: NWEA (benchmark for student performance)
  - 12 points total - 3 pts toward each subject
- PM: cooking
  - starting up the CCHS bakery
Social Studies
- AM: 1968: The Year that Broke America
  - collision between culture and counterculture
- PM: World Religions
Electives
- Candace - documentaries
  - “Happy”
  - “180 Degrees South"
- Christine - English Skills make-up work
- Graff - off
- Rachel - Grant application for fish
- Options coming up...
  - Yoga at the Community Center starting next week on Tuesdays
  - 1-2 days a week soon: American Ninja/Zombie Apocalypse training

Juli Info

Boys and Girls Club elective option (Jennifer)
- for Elective on Wednesdays: Smart Recovery (addiction support group)
  - not a 12 step program - safe place to come talk
Careers starting this week - partnering with Boys and Girls Club (Reba)
- 80 points toward credit
- resume, cover letter, budgeting
- meeting with employers in the community, make contacts about jobs
- talk to Juli if you think you have Careers points already
Sangre de Christo
- contest for juniors
- free trip to DC
- write an essay on multiple topics
The Voice of Democracy
- $30,000 scholarship contest
- “My Vision for America”
- 3-5 minute video
RMCAD rep coming Tuesday at 10:00 in the Commons
- Art/graphic design school
- Counts as a diversity meeting
Mesa State is having a free application week October 10 - 18
- talk to Juli about the magic code
NOT is meeting Tuesday

Karen info

Andrea, Yoga teacher is starting free teen yoga class Monday afternoons
- Community Center at 3:45 p.m.
- no special clothes or gear needed
Walk for Freedom is this Thursday
Smart Recovery fliers - on top of laptop cart
Mindfulness Tues/Thurs at 10:00
Food Backpacks are available at Karen’s desk

Community Service/Service Learning

need students to sign up!
Mini Blessings 10:30 (5th grade) and 1:00 (4th grade)
Tuesday - Mini Blessings 10:30 (5th grade) and 1:00 (4th grade)
Wednesday - Computer Recycling/school recycling, Habitat Re-store during Elective
Thursday - German Shepherd 1:00 Food Backpacks 8:45
Friday - Mini Blessings 10:30 (5th grade) and 1:00 (4th grade)

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MMMM October 5

10/5/2015

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General announcements

Four day week - no school Friday
- Contract check is Thursday
Conferences tomorrow from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Homecoming went well (not for Salida…)
Seniors - pay attention to senior work coming up
- tomorrow a.m.: senior seminar module starting
Senior trip: October 19 - 20
- CSU, CTU, UCCS, Metro State
- Aquarium
CCHS/Horizons Homecoming in the works
- Sign-up will be on Candace’s board
Mike still wants ideas for stickers and CCHS gear
Read the news! Pueblo Chieftain, The Week, The Christian Science Monitor, The New Yorker, National Geographic… we provide these subscriptions for you to enrich your life!
- Use them for extra class points - use as topics, design an assignment… the world is your oyster

Teacher info

English
- AM: English Skills: last week to finish up!
- PM: Research - only for Old Dogs finishing in December
- Word of the Week: guffaw
- Sign up for gov’t/play module
Math
- AM: Economics
  - Math Skills on Wednesday
- PM: ALEKs
Science
- AM: Make Your Own Video (counts towards technology credit)
- PM: Science Skills
- Butterflies are alive!
Social Studies
- AM: Louisiana Purchase, Louis and Clark
- PM: Education in America
Senior Seminar
- Starting tomorrow (meets once a month)
  - Expectations, requirements for graduation
Electives
- Candace - journaling, art, hike
- Christine - off
- Graff - PE kind of activities, Wednesday: The Week/School Store
- Rachel - cooking

Juli Info

New Dogs - done with Disco!
- Bring syllabus to Juli for final sign-offs
- Finish masks - paint and supplies will be left out
- Credit Summery when Disco work is complete (Juli or your advisor can show you how)
Career class starts next week, two week module
NOT Tuesdays during Elective
Re-entry student panel: Juli will meet with you this week

Karen info

if you missed getting your picture taken, you’ll have another opportunity Tuesday or Wednesday
- order forms at Karen’s desk if you want copies of your photos
Mindfulness - Elective Tues/Thurs at 10:00 (first 10 minutes)

Community Service/Service Learning

Re-Store for Habitat for Humanity
- Looking for volunteers - learn about Habitat, help with the store
- Can count towards work experience
- Jeannette will try to schedule once a week
The concept behind cooking at CCHS...
- Awarded grant money last year for cooking supplies to have a mini bakery - community outreach
- Community Center is scheduled every week
- Bake Thursdays, sell products Fridays
- Great service learning project for a student who wants to organize/lead (good for resume!)
Mentors still needed for Mini Blessings
- 5th graders 10:30, 4th graders 1:00 p.m.
- Tues and Thurs next week - 6th and 7th graders
Wednesday: recycling and computer recycling during elective
Thursday: Food Backpacks, German Shepherd rescue

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