MMMM 12 DECEMBER 2016

12/12/2016

General announcements

One week contract - 30 points
Next week - school Monday and Tuesday
- Plan is still up in the air based on Jr. Optimist field trip plans
Lunch after lunch: not cool. Use lunch for lunch, don't take a 30 minute break and then make lunch!
Start times:
- morning = 8:00 (NOT 8:10)
- afternoon = 12:20 (NOT 12:30)
- you should be in class before those start times, not 10 minutes late
- next semester, we may try an alert of some sort, like a chime, so teachers don't need to badger students to get to class
Jr. Optimist Club: if you're participating, please fill out an enrollment form and return by Wednesday
Ms. Shepherd, elementary school nurse - tips for staying healthy!
- wash your hands, cover your cough
- if you have a fever, diarrhea, or are throwing up, stay home
- eat well and exercise

Teacher info

English
- AM: Independent Reading and Writing
- PM: Research (webpage: Research)
- Book talk: survival stories -
  - My Side of the Mountain (810L, 177p)
  - Hatchet (1020L, 192p)
  - Into the Wild (1270L, 224p)
- Word of the week: footle (talk or act in a silly or foolish way)“This last full week of the semester, it would behoove you to footle less and focus more to wrap up open credits!”
Math
- AM: Aleks
- PM: Aleks
- Algebra II next semester with more direct teaching - sign up on Cory’s door
Science
- AM: Toxicology
  - counts towards CMC credit but is open to everyone
- PM: Rube Goldberg machines
Social Studies
- AM: Isolationism
  - Should the US pursue a foreign policy stance of isolationism or interventionism?
- PM: Academic Investigation Papers
  - choose an article from The Week, research with additional sources, write a research paper
Electives
- Mindfulness/DBT on Tuesday
- Jr. Optimist on Wednesday
- NOT on Thursday
- Cory - political satire shows and cartoons, perhaps make memes
- Christine - board games and Elf
- Graff - art
- Rachel - study hall

Juli Info

CMC - dual high school/college credit for free! (with a passing grade)
- please get paperwork in pronto
NOT group will meet Thursday
Seniors in Careers - check in with Juli about what you have left

Community Service/Service Learning

Friday: Mini Blessings support for Saturday's fundraiser (leave at 10:00)
- Seniors who are low on hours should plan to help out
Tuesday: Preschool, Mini Blessings after school
Wednesday: Computer Recycling
Thursday: Food Backpacks and Preschool (Adv/Elective), Mini Blessings after school
Friday: Preschool, Mini Blessings

Credit Celebration

monday meetings