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MMMM 28 November

11/28/2016

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General announcements

Three weeks until winter break
- Break starts on Wednesday, December 21
Toilets - only toilet paper gets flushed, please
Laptops are still problematic: be responsible
We’re looking into some changes for next semester based on challenges this semester (timing with elective and Advisory, contracts, etc)

Teacher info

English
- AM: Research (webpage: Research)
- PM: Pride and Prejudice! (webpage: P&P)
  - analysis of themes along with the A&E version of the book (second best to reading the book itself)
- Book talk: Speaker of the Dead (850L, 416p = 50 pts for reading and analysis work)
  - Historical murder suspense dealing with the occult and creepy rituals. What more could you want? :)
- Word of the week: soliloquize
  - “I’m not saying anyone soliloquizes during Morning Meeting, but...”
Math
- AM: Aleks
- PM: Aleks
- Algebra II next semester with more direct teaching - sign up on Cory’s door
Science
- AM: Shark Dissection!
- PM: Chemistry
Social Studies
- Check out chart in Graff’s room - shows modules students have taken and finished. Make sure it’s up to date
- AM: the Cold War
- PM: World Religion - Islam
Electives
- Mindfulness/DBT on Tuesday
- Jr. Optimist on Wednesday
- NOT on Thursday
- Cory - study hall
- Christine - PE (walking Barbara Whipple walking)
- Graff - art and The Week (earn extra SS points)
- Rachel - board games

Juli Info

CMC - dual high school/college credit for free! (with a passing grade)
- schedule for the spring is up; talk to Juli if you’re interested in taking a college class
seniors - college tours day trips coming up
- talk to Juli if there are schools you are interested in
FYI - class for teens and parents on communication - earn credit, food incentives
- Tuesday nights, 12 weeks
NOT - this is quit week. Please support students in quitting smoking!
hot lines - numbers are posted in Commons if you need support during the holidays
- you can also talk to Juli if you need help

Community Service/Service Learning

Talk to Jeannette about unscheduled community service:
- Help sort children’s books at the library
- Mini Blessings holiday celebration - help set up
Tuesday: Mini Blessings at 8:30 (at the Preschool) and after school
Wednesday: Computer Recycling
Thursday: Food Backpacks and Preschool (Adv/Elective), Mini Blessings after school
Friday: Preschool, Mini Blessings

Credit Celebration

Tristan - Social Studies I
Sierra - Work Experience
Dominic - English Skills
Hanna - English Skills
Lexi - Reading and Writing Development
Ryan - History

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MMMM 14 November

11/14/2016

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General announcements

We have some new students today - make them feel welcome!
Laptops have been treated pretty badly. The staff is stumped on how to address this situation; if you have ideas, please talk to Mike.
Similarly… the kitchen is also a disaster.
Phone usage: learn to manage, understand how to use it appropriately
- When you’re in a meeting or doing an all-class activity in a module, put your phone away
- If you’re having a conversation with a teacher, put your phone away
- When a teacher is approaching, please take out your earbuds before they start talking
- Bottom line: be aware of the situation and respond respectfully (true outside of school, too)
Erin - dance teacher
- classes will start up after Thanksgiving, maybe a module at the Community Center
The Optimist Club
- Herb and George - liaisons for the Jr. Optimist Club
- Organization is focused on doing volunteer work in the community
- Get involved! It’ll make you a better person and will help out with college or work prep.
- Meeting during Elective this Wednesday (10:00)
Thursday will be our Thanksgiving dinner/lunch (lunner?)
- We need a student leader - talk to Mike if you are interested

Teacher info

English
- AM: Research (webpage: Research)
  - Everyone should be turning in a complete rough draft by the end of the week!
- PM: off for program development
  - students can do Independent Reading and Writing with advisor approval (Ind R&W)
- Book talk: The Diviners (730L, 584p = 55 pts for reading and analysis work)
  - Historical murder suspense dealing with the occult and creepy rituals. What more could you want? :)
- Word of the week: ambiguous
  - “Historically, artists and sculptors cut open cadavers to make the human body structure less ambiguous.”
Math
- AM: Aleks
- PM: Aleks
  - Remember to update module tracker and get it signed off!
- Next semester, Cory may be doing more direct teaching for Geometry and Algebra II, if you would like to avoid Aleks
  - talk to Cory if that idea interests you
Science
- AM: Lungs (and how to take care of them)
- PM: Energy
  - Different forms of energy - includes three labs
Social Studies
- AM: The Rise of Dictators (in the 1930s and 40s)
- PM: Holiday Traditions around the World
Electives
- Mindfulness/DBT on Tuesday
- Jr. Optimist on Wednesday
- NOT on Thursday
- Cory - PE
- Christine - study hall
- Graff - board games and The Week
- Rachel - art and Jr. Optimists

Juli Info

PEO Scholarship (open to girls at CCHS only - great odds!)
- $1500 minimum - looking for someone not university bound but wants a trade school
NOT week: again, please be supportive of students quitting smoking next week

Community Service/Service Learning

Tuesday: Mini Blessings at 8:30 (at the Preschool) and after school
Wednesday: Computer Recycling
Thursday: Food Backpacks and Preschool (Adv/Elective), Mini Blessings after school
Friday: Preschool, Mini Blessings

Credit Celebration

Chris - English Skills
John - Work Experience
John - Contemporary Reading and Writing
Shelby - Geometry
Patrick - English Skills
Tristan - English Skills

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'M'MMM 8 November

11/8/2016

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General announcements

Election Day!
- During elective, we’ll do Mindfulness and then a mock vote for president and some of the ballot measures on the table this year
- Come to our Election Night Extravaganza tonight!
  - free dinner
  - watch election results live
  - play strategy games about domination (Risk, Carcassonne)
  - watch political-related movies
  - earn points for English or SS
  - engage in our political process!
Contract #6 starts today (54 pts minimum)
Advisory meeting to discuss Optimist Club, Inspire Grant, decision making for the school
- If you met with Windy a couple weeks ago, keep your ears open
- Tentative meeting Wednesday afternoon at 1:00
Students may not smoke on this campus!
- That includes the road in front of school (even though it’s technically on campus)
- We recognize some students have a nicotine addiction, but we don’t encourage it and don’t want to be associated with it
- If students are found with nicotine on campus, it will be confiscated; nicotine products (including vape pens) are prohibited on campus
- Want to quit? Great! Join the NOT group this Thursday during Elective
We are still having issues with laptops not being signed out
Kitchen sink is full of dishes - if it’s not cleaned this morning, the kitchen will be closed again this week
- this is our home! take care of it.

Teacher info

English
- AM: Research (webpage: Research)
- PM: Jimmy Santiago Baca: from Prison to Poetry (webpage: Jimmy Santiago Baca)
  - Writing vignettes - learning from a man who learned to write poetry while in prison
- Book talk: A Place to Stand (264 pages, not sure the Lexile yet)
  - Jimmy Santiago Baca’s autobiography - learn more about the guy, earn more points!
- Word of the week: coalesce
  - “Our country needs to leave differences behind and coalesce.”
- Check module tracker in the English room - talk to Christine if you don’t think it’s up to date for your completed modules
Math
- AM: Ingress
  - Geocaching around town
- PM: Aleks
  - Top three topic earners get to work in the Commons the next day
  - Must update credit
Science
- AM: Science of Science Fiction movies
  - iRobot
- PM: Water
  - Water Treatment Plan field trip on Thursday
  - This counts towards CMC Environmental Science class
Social Studies
- AM: The Dustbowl and Great Depression
  - from The Worst Hard Time - “Life without water does strange things to the land…"
- PM: Colorado History
- Gradebook is getting up to date - talk to Graff if you’ve taken a module to be sure it’s correct
Careers
- PM: fill out college and scholarship applications
- Meet in the Commons
Electives
- Mindfulness/Election
- Cory - PE
- Christine - board games
- Graff - art/The Week (earn up to 10 extra SS points)
- Rachel - study hall

Juli Info

NOT group - students committed to quitting smoking!
- quit date is in two weeks - please support these students with their determination to quit
If you need a drug and alcohol class for court - there’s a class starting at the end of the month
- talk to Juli to get registered
A woman from FYI wants to start a teen clothing drive
- great idea for service learning; talk to Juli if you’re interested
Full Circle Restorative Justice
- peer mediation: have students work through issues with you, rather than teachers
- decisions can be more informed because of peer input
- talk to Juli if you are interested in helping out with this
Juli is still looking for students to help out with re-entry meetings
Careers: module in the PM this week to work on college applications

Community Service/Service Learning

Tuesday: Mini Blessings after school
Wednesday: Mini Blessings - help prep for holiday fundraiser
Thursday: Food Backpacks and Preschool (Adv/Elective), Mini Blessings after school
Friday: Preschool, Mini Blessings
Take the opportunity to make a difference with community service!

Credit Celebration

Patrick - Discovery
Lexi - Work Experience
Sierra - Contemporary Reading and Writing
Sierra - General Science
Chase - Physical Education (2)
Jon - English Skills
Josh - English Skills
Layton - Writing Studies
Shelby - Character Studies
Erin - Writing Studies
Chris - Discovery

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