MMMM 1 October

General announcements

• Little Annie overnight
  • Natalie sent an e-mail to students; Karen sent it to parents
  • If you don’t have equipment, we can provide - sign up to let us know what you need
  • A leadership team of students (mixture of Old Dogs and New Dogs) will plan and lead the trip
  • No student vehicles
• Schedule for the week
  • Tuesday
    • Prep during ICAP block 
  • Wednesday
    • School photos in the morning
    • Advisory: 
      • Pete and Christine: regular advisory
      • Kayla and Cory: Mindfulness
    • New Dogs leave after lunch with Natalie and Cory
    • Old Dogs leave after school with Mike, Pete, and Christine
  • Thursday
    • Breakfast
    • module activities (whichever class you have for second block)
    • return around lunch time - students are dismissed for the day
  • Friday
    • Check day (regular Friday schedule)
• Re-entry meetings
  • If you go on sabbatical (two failed contracts in one academic quarter)
  • Sabbatical might be in-school or out-of-school and will have specific expectations/goals established by your advisor
  • Before you come back to school, you need to schedule a re-entry meeting - they’re scheduled on Fridays
    • Check in: Why were you on sabbatical? what did you accomplish based on your sabbatical expectations? what are you going to do differently to not be on sabbatical again?
• Computer chargers
  • each student computer has a designated charger in its official charging station 
  • make sure you plug in your computer at night and during lunch!
  • we do have extra chargers - please put them back when you are done
  • be a problem solver! make sure the outlet is working, the power strip is turned on, etc.
  • four desktops are set up now as a back-up if you are completely flummoxed 
• Kayla leaves at 11:30(because she is part-time)
  • If you are in Kayla’s second block, you need to stay in Kayla’s room to complete your work
• ASL classes
  • Wednesday afternoons
  • If you are interested in learning ASL, sign up on Mike’s door
• Don’t take each other’sfood! Be respectful to each other
• Quiet room:it sometimes gets loud in here… we are going to try establishing one classroom each block as a room to work quietly
  • First block: Cory’s room
  • Second block: Christine’s room
  • Third block: Kayla’s room
  • you need a pass from your advisor to be in the Quiet room any given block
• What did one math book say to the other?
  • “Boy, I have a lot of problems… how about you?"

Teacher info

English

• 1: No module - plan block for Christine
• 2: Reading and Writing
  • Book recommendation:Maus (I and II)
    • The graphic novel that brought graphic novels into the arena of literature - tough content but a really valuable read
• 3: Picture Book Inquiry [Construct module]
  • How does curiosity fuel knowledge?
  • Do research based on a historical picture book

Math

• 1: Google Classroom
  • Work in the math classroom
  • Minimum: 8 assignments a week
• 2: History of Technology: Astronomy
  • Counts towards Tech credit
  • Technological aspects of astronomy advances: spectronomy, development of telescope, sextants 
• 3:Google Classroom

Science

• ​1: Chemical Equations
  • Acid/Base reaction lab Tuesday
• 2: Plant vs. Animal Cells
  • Plants, animals, bacteria
• 3: No module [Kayla is part-time]

Social Studies

• ​1: Geography: North and South America
• 2: Intro to Philosophy
• 3: Ancient Egypt 
• If you turn in a paper, it must be in proper MLA formatting! See Reading and Writing Handbook 

Natalie Info

• Discovery - 3rd block this week
  • Mask-making week

ICAP

• Tuesday: Little Annie Leaders do trip prep
• Wednesday: Old Dog leaders help pack and prep

Community Service

• Interested in helping with the Turner Farm Haunted House? Talk to Jeannette
• Museum volunteering will start next Monday, third block
• Mini Blessings Mentoring
  • Continuing 2nd block 
• NewBees is starting soon

Credit Celebration

• Ashley - Analysis of Ideas (English)
• Nick - Discovery
• Alex - Western Civilization
• Alex - Physical Science