General announcements

• Moments of gratitude
  • Kelvin is grateful to Jordyn for making fudge last week
  • Nancy appreciates Karen, Jeannette, Danny, Amy, and Taylor for holding down the fort while Christine and Natalie were out last week
  • Jeremiah is grateful to Nancy for being awesome
  • Christine is grateful to Sam and Jeannette for making breakfast burritos this morning!
• Other announcements
  • Clubs - complete the survey to declare your preferences
    •  Dance: PE or Elective
      • Salsa, line dances, waltz, rhumba 
    •  Guitar: Elective
    •  Jr. Optimist: Elective
    •  Slam Poetry: English
      • Read slam poetry, write it
    •  Spanish: Elective
  • Interested in taking CMC classes next semester? Talk with Christine to learn more
• Stock Market Game update - current standings:
  • 1st: Danny’s advisory (Corbin currently has the highest return on his investment!)
  • 2nd: Taylor’s advisory
  • 3rd: Nancy’s advisory
  • 4th: Amy’s advisory
• Contract #5
  • Check: Thursday, November 4 (no school for students Friday)
  • Minimum points: 68
• Contract celebration (contract #4)
  • Highest points: Kelvin (100)
  • 100% logins: De’Quan

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
• Block 2: Social Class: Power

English  

• Block 1: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Read the story, watch the play at BVHS
• Block 2: Reading and Writing

Social Studies

• Block 1: Plan
• Block 2: Día de los Muertos
  • Learn about tradition and culture behind the holidays
  • Learn about the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation

Science

• Block 1: Thunder, Lightning, Snow, Rain
  • Learn about meteorology 
  • The climate in Nancy’s room is going to be awesome!
• Block 2: SmartMoves - Health
  • Brandon from Boys and Girls Club is teaching

Natalie

• Block 1: College and Careers (senior trip)
  • Field trip to CMC Leadville on Wednesday, Western State on Thursday

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory activities
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs - fill out survey! (see link at the top of the notes)
• 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

• Monday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Ark Valley Humane Society
• Tuesday
  • 1:00 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

• Jake - Science
• Jake - Health
• Jordyn - Integrated Math B
• Corbin - Reading and Writing
• Corbin R&W for Science
• Johnny - Technology
• Keenan - General Science
• Greg - Discovery

Welcome to another wonderful week in the magical world of alternative education! Christine and Natalie are at a conference Monday through Wednesday, but everyone else is here (welcome back, Karen!), so you will all be well taken care of. If you have Christine- or Natalie-specific questions, you can still reach them by e-mail or text. Natalie may not respond right away, because she may be exploring the St. Louis arch… but Christine will see your messages!
 
Remember that Friday is check. Work with your teachers and your advisor to make a plan to complete work as you go this week to avoid the Friday rush. 
 
General announcements

• Moments of gratitude
  • Kelvin is grateful to Jordyn for making some really good jalapeno poppers for the school 
  • Danny is grateful to Nancy for setting up their field trip to the bird sanctuary last week 
  • We are ALL grateful for Karen being back this week!
• Other announcements
  • Breakfast update: due to severe staff shortages in the kitchens, we won’t have choices for breakfast for the time being. The kitchen will send over a set number of breakfasts, and we will distribute them based on what is available and who would like breakfast. 
    • If we have more students wanting breakfast than what is sent over, we can grab extra breakfasts from Avery Parsons.
    • We’ll all need to be patient with this for the time being - everyone is doing their best to meet meal needs
  • To inspire more students to apply to college and university Colorado has free application days!  All residents of Colorado who are applying for undergraduate programs at all state public and some private Colorado colleges and universities are eligible to submit their admission applications for free between Oct. 19 - Oct. 21, 2021.
  • FREE night at the Drive In (Whoop, Whoop).  
    • Monday October 18th (TONIGHT) come watch Venom:  Let There Be Carnage free for all Teens - start time is 7:30PM.
  • Jr Optimists will be meeting Thursday during office hours to create a scarecrow. 
  • Adulting this week will be with Kari from Sol Vista and the topic will be anxiety, learn what it is and how to manage your anxiety.  Don’t think you have anxiety?  Come check it out anyway and learn how to support your friends.
• Schedule notes
  • It’s a full five-day week! 
  • Last week of first quarter - last week of first quarter clubs 

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy: Priority goes to students who still need to take NWEA tests - but you all need math too!
• Block 2: Technology

English  

• Block 1: Plan block
• Block 2: [Edgar Allen] POEtry: Focusing on “The Tell Tale Heart” as well as a couple of Poe’s famous poems & then creating an evidence based argument over the sanity of the main character in the short story!

Social Studies

• Block 1: Economic Systems Monopoly: Learning the difference between capitalism, socialism, and communism - by playing monopoly!
• Block 2: Vietnam War: Watching a couple episodes of Vietnam documentary as well as learning about some protest songs from the era 

Science

• Block 1: Chemical Equations (Bubbles, Fire, and Color!): Learning about what a chemical equation is, how atoms rearrange, etc. 
• Block 2: R&W for Science: All students need a full credit of R&W Science & R&W Social Studies as well as your R&W English

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory or all school activities
• Tuesday: Adulting - Kari from Sol Vista.  Topic: Anxiety 
• 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

• Monday 

1 p.m. - ARK Valley 

• Tuesday
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Turner farm or Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Haven’t processed credits from last week; we will celebrate finished credits next Monday Morning Meeting!

Many thanks to the students and families who joined us last week for conferences! It’s always helpful to check in on progress and goals. We will continue our ILP process over the course of October with the goal of having this initial round complete by the end of the month so we can move ahead with long-term goals and targeted interventions.
 
For families who weren’t able to come in during our conference window, you can still reach out to your student’s advisor to schedule a conference in the next couple weeks.
 
General announcements

• Moments of gratitude
  • Natalie appreciates Kelvin and Jordyn for presenting at the Optimist meeting last Thursday 
  • Nancy is grateful to all the students who went to the farm and helped process vegetables
  • Natalie is grateful to Keenan for donating hay bales to make a scarecrow
  • Justin appreciates Jordyn for being a good friend and his brother
  • Christine appreciates Jake for spending his weekend on his service learning project powerwashing the school
  • Jake appreciates Christine for helping him get the power washer over the weekend
• Other announcements
  • NWEA make-up: if you did not finish testing last week, we will arrange for a time for you to finish this week
  • School photos will be returned by the end of October
  • Back/side doors: please do not use - always use the front door for safety reasons. Leaving out the back door without permission is an automatic pink sheet
  • Scarecrow contest is coming! Stay tuned for details
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is playing soon at BVHS!
    • Performances are 10/29 (7:00 p.m.), 10/30 (2:00 and 7:00), and 10/31 (2:00)
    • Bvhsco.booktix.com
  • Are you Interested in a part time job washing dishes? 
    • 100 Elk (part of Adventure Unlimited Ranches) is looking for support
    • $12.50 an hour, about 2 hours each shift; transportation might be available
    • Talk to Christine if you are interested
• Contract #4
  • Check: October 22
  • Minimum points: 68
• Contract #3 celebration
  • Highest points: Kelvin (106!)
  • 100% logins: Jordyn

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Plan block
• Block 2: Physics of Flight
  • Field trip to the Raptor Rehab Facility (with Science module)
  • Leonardo da Vinci: birds are obeying the mechanics of physical law - if they can do it, man will someday be able to, as well
  • Learn to calculate lift
  • Build your own aircraft

English  

• Block 1: Reading and Writing
• Block 2: Teach Me Something [Construct]
  • Research and make solid PowerPoint, give a presentation
  • Learn about a subject that interests you

Social Studies

• Block 1: Shackleton’s Antarctica Expedition [World History or Geography]
  • Earnest Shakleton’s survival story: ship got stuck in ice! Find out what comes next...
• Block 2: Three Branches of Government
  • Counts towards Government credit

Science

• Block 1: Birds of Prey (a.k.a. Raptor Attack!)
  • Field trip to the Raptor Rehab Facility in Pueblo 
• Block 2: Keenan’s Physics of Skateboarding 
  • Guest teacher Keenan! 
  • Forces and Newton’s Laws and how it comes together to allow you to skateboard
  • DOK with SketchUp: design a skateboard park

Natalie

• Block 1: College and Careers: Careers exploration
  • Research careers you are interested in
  • If you don’t know if you need C&C, talk with Natalie or check your ICAP credit tracker

 
Practicum

• Monday: [no school]
• Tuesday: Advisory activity - circle up in the Commons to start
• Wednesday: Clubs
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall
  • Jr. Optimist crew will meet

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: no morning Advisory (Monday schedule)
• Wednesday: Taylor/Amy Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Thursday: Taylor/Amy advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 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

• Jake - Physical Wellness
• Logan - Work Experience
• Logan - Government
• Grace - Earth Science

Thank you to students and staff alike for participating in last week’s “Non-Little Annie School Community Event Extravaganza!” Although it wasn’t what we were expecting, the time was filled with valuable and positive moments of play and community building. Thanks to Jake, De’Quan, and Tyler for being our student leaders and to Amy for leading the Leadership module!
 
Fall conferences are this week on Tuesday and Wednesday after school. Students, you’ll spend some time in Advisory prepping documents and starting your Individual Learning Plan, if you haven’t already done so. Parents/guardians, please reach out to your student’s advisor or to Karen to schedule a time to come in, if you haven’t yet done so.
 
General announcements

• Moments of gratitude
  • A student is grateful to his cat
  • A student is grateful for attending a Broncos game
  • Danny is grateful for Jordyn for sharing delicious pralines she made
  • Natalie is grateful to the CCHS Jr. Optimist Club for brainstorming activity ideas
  • Nancy is grateful for the not-Little Annie campfire and for Natalie leading Mindfulness
  • Taylor is grateful for how supportive the staff and students are
  • A student is grateful to his dad for fixing his laptop
  • Christine is grateful to Karen for helping arrange logistics around Little Annie and not-Little Annie
  • Natalie is grateful to Jake and Sam for coming to the Senior meeting on Friday
• Other announcements
  • School photos are this morning starting at 10:00. If you would like to order photos, pick up a form from Karen. Even if you don’t want to order photos, you’ll need to get your photo taken for school records
  • NWEA testing is happening this week - everyone will cycle through Danny’s room during the week
    • Please do your best on these tests; remember that you can earn points for improving your score, hitting cut scores, and raising your score after hitting the cut score. 
    • These tests also provide us very valuable data on our atypical approach to curriculum and skills
  • Student survey: each year, the district collects feedback from students, families, and staff on how we are doing with our academics, our learning climate, and our systems. Students will be taking the survey this week during advisory. Please give your honest input! We really value the feedback we get on this survey.
  • Fridge: top food is personal, middle shelf is community shelf
• Schedule notes
  • No school Friday for all and Monday for students! Woohoo!
  • Thursday - a Check day - is a Friday schedule
• Contract celebration from contract #2
  • Highest points: Kelvin and Jordyn (tied at 88!)
  • 100% logins: De’Quan, Keenan, and Johnny

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: NWEA proctoring
  • Everyone from other modules will filter through each day (one module per day)
• Block 2: Math Skills

English  

• Block 1: Reading and Writing
  • Limited to six students - sign up on the board
• Block 2: Hero’s Journey
  • Analyze stories through the structure of the hero’s journey (which is more common than you might realize!)

Social Studies

• Block 1: Reading and Writing for Social Studies
  • Remember: modules for this credit happen in the SS classroom, but they go towards an English credit. You are practicing English skills using SS/history content. If you need more English credits (which you probably do!), this module is for you!
• Block 2: Geography of Europe
  • Mapping work, geographic facts, fun game called Geo Baseball 

Science

• Block 1: Digestion and Food
  • Max 8 students
  • What does it mean that you are what you eat?
  • Wednesday: work at the farm - dig up vegetables and break down the farm (earn Community Service points)
• Block 2: Plan

Natalie

• Jr. Optimist meeting Thursday at lunch
• Seniors: watch your e-mails for info about upcoming college trips
• FAFSA just opened; fill out to get free money for college (Natalie e-mailed a link)
• Two scholarships available already - seniors, check your e-mail

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory - prep for conferences and ILP’s
• Tuesday: Adulting - Neuroscience of Juggling
• Wednesday: Clubs
• Thursday: none (Friday Schedule)

 
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

• Monday
  • 1:00 p.m. Ark Valley for those who have completed the training
• Tuesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks

 
Credit Celebration

• Abigail - Discovery
• Finnley - Discovery
• Justin - Discovery
• Kelvin - Discovery