'M'MMM 11 October

General announcements

• Contract #4
• New Dogs: Last week was the cut-off for completing Discovery and Skills work; if you didn’t finish, you’ll be on out of school sabbatical this week to finish your work
  • Check in with your advisor
  • Re-entry meetings: Friday starting at 12:00
• Mike and Rachel will be out on Friday (Rachel is also out Thursday)
• Senior work is starting this week!

Teacher info

• English
  • AM: The Hero’s Journey (webpage: Hero’s Journey)
  • PM: Research for half of the seniors (webpage: Research)
    • talk to your advisor to see if you’re starting today
  • Book talk: Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
    • Dystopian teen thriller - crazy stuff happening, lots of mystery, good adventure
    • four books in the series, 20 points each (50 points for combined reading and analysis work)
  • Word of the week: concord
    • “Our society thrives with concord and compassion, not divisiveness and disdain.”
• Math
  • AM: Aleks
  • PM: more Aleks
• Science
  • AM: Environmental Justice
  • PM: Fracking
• Social Studies
  • AM: Senior Seminar for half of the seniors (talk to your advisor)
  • PM: BV Hope/A21 Campaign - “Bodies are not Commodities"
• Electives
  • Mindfulness/DBT during Elective Tuesday
  • Cory - PE
  • Christine - Board Games
  • Graff - Art
  • Rachel - study hall

Juli Info

• Still working through EQ (Emotional Quotient) meetings - they’re meaningful conversations, so they take a while :) 
• Senior college trip next week (Thursday/Friday)
  • Boulder and Denver - visit four schools
• Careers module next week
• NOT will meet this Thursday during Elective
• Sabbatical re-entry meetings Friday
• Western State - “music major for a day” event November 14
  • band, orchestra, choir, music technology

Karen info

• Sign-up for the BV Hope Walk for Freedom (Saturday) on Karen’s counter
• If you missed school pictures, there will be a make-up opportunity towards the end of the month

Community Service/Service Learning

• Keep your preschool schedule
• Advisories will lead Community Service tomorrow and Thursday

Credit Celebration

• Stephenie - Geometry
• Ashlin - English Skills
• Kane - Discovery