MMM 28 September

Happy Monday! Thank you to all the students who came to the drive-in on Saturday to watch Beautiful Boy. We saw ten of our students there! Addiction and recover are tough subjects, but it so important to talk about them. We appreciate Chaffee County Public Health for making this movie (and concessions and Narcan) available to everyone.
 
We are heading into the final week of Discovery and Skills! Next week, everyone will be in regular modules, which will allow for more variety in offerings moving forwards. We have a full week, but there will still be some anomalies this week as Steve is out Monday – Wednesday (Jane is substituting) and Natalie is out Thursday and Friday. Christine will support students as needed in their absence – advisory issues for Steve and College & Careers issues for Natalie.
 
The colors are changing fast… take some time to enjoy the golden leaves while they are here!
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Everyone who came out to Beautiful Boy on Saturday night. 
    • (Available on Amazon Prime, so still a possibility for a Diversity Meeting)
  • Jeannette for taking the initiative to get our blinds up!
  • Henry would like to thank Luke for a fun weekend.
  • Jeanette would like to thank everyone who helped at Turner Farm.
  • Congrats to Grace for getting her license and advocating for herself with her teachers to be out while she finished it all up.
• Other announcements
  • Print contracts after MMM: getting confusing printing them throughout the day, so we’re going to go back to processing them immediately after MMM since we’ve been pretty efficient with our time.
    • Print double sided before 1st block.
    • Karen has an inbox on her counter for her copy contracts
    • If you make changes later in the day, print a new copy for Karen
  • Steve is out (hunting) this week, so Jane is filling in for a few days.
    • Christine will be assisting with the advisory portion of the day.
  • Wear your mask: thank you for wearing them, but be aware that we have had cases in the district, so it’s very important that we keep them on all day (covering mouth and nose).
    • Quarantine means distance learning but also that we’re at home all day, not out on the town.
  • P/T Conferences coming up in the next few weeks - stay tuned for more details
    • Virtual because of COVID.
  • Please take the survey about device and internet availability at home in preparation for conferences and in case of remote learning.
  • Please be mindful of the building and grounds and pick up after yourselves.
    • Thank you for the efforts so far to keep the building tidy!
  • Fridays are normal school days (out at 3:10).
    • You must have all your work done and signed off in order to leave early. If you don’t have your work done, you are expected to stay all day even if it won’t make a difference with passing/failing contract - the most important work is completing modules so you can progress towards your credits
• Schedule notes
  • Tuesday Presidential Debate and Thursday Commissioner forum
    
    • ​Presidential debate: Tues, Sept 29 @ 7:00 p.m. on CBS News live
      
    • Commissioners forum: Thurs, October 1 @ 7:00 p.m. on Zoom (use this link)
      
    • Watch and take notes for Social Studies points! Stay tuned for details on how to turn the assignment in
      
  • Thursday is Count Day - Attendance check for school funding!
    • Logging in from home counts!
  • Thursday is also Picture Day
    • Order forms will be available that morning
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Dez with 94!
  • 100% logins: Dequan, Trevor, and Sam D

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Discovery support
• Block 2: Math Skills
  • If you were in Science Skills last week, you should be in Math Skills this week.
• Clubs: Check in with Danny!

English  

• Block 1: Famous Failures
• Block 2: Banned Books Week (Construct)

Social Studies

• Block 1: Early Native Americans
• Block 2: R&W for SS (English credit)

Science

• Block 1: Plan!
• Block 2: Science Skills
  • If you had Math Skills last week, you’re in Science Skills this week!

Natalie

• Block 1: Discovery (Last Week!)
  • Boondocks Trip Wednesday - put it on your contract 
  • 4 points for Disco credit, 6 points for contract
• Block 2: College & Careers (Virtual College Fair)
  • Free Application Day Oct. 3
  • Natalie is out of building Th.-Fri. - Christine will sign off work
• Nyla is running Yoga/Mindfulness this week!

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Diversity Meeting (Sol Vista)
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall 
  • DVR - work experience interview
  • SWP - job search assistance

 
Advisory

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

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Ark Valley Humane Society 
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Turner Farm apple picking!
  • 1:00 p.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent - working on doing it virtually!
• Tuesday - Thursday Mini Blessings mentoring at 10:00 a.m.

 
Credit Celebration

• Johnny - Algebra 1
• Jake: THREE credits! R&W, Social Studies, and Personal Finance
• Myles - Fiction Studies