MMMM 19 September

General announcements

• The parking lot is getting trashed - please be more conscious about our space! 
• Please keep the kitchen clean!
• Book club is starting October 12 through the Chaffee County Mentors: Girl Sent Away
  • See flyer on the bulletin board… possible opportunity for English points (Ind R&W)
• Next Monday - Windy from Family Youth Initiatives will come to talk
  • Inspire Grant - looking for ideas for service learning-type projects to do with students. Windy needs a youth advisory board to help her come up with projects to get teens outside. Snow shoes? sleeping bags? ski passes? etc.
• Little Annie overnight this Thurs-Fri.  Information and packing list will be emailed to parents and students
  • Thursday will work as Friday schedule – close contracts on Thursday before noon
  • New Dogs leave in the morning
  • Old Dogs - teachers will pick up at 3:00
  • If you need gear, talk to Juli
    • Bring warm layers! more than just a sweatshirt. It’ll get cold at night
    • Flashlight/headlamp
    • Sleeping bag and pad, tent
• Thanks to all students for taking the NWEA testing last week! there are just a couple more to finish up

 
Teacher info

• English
  • AM: This I Believe (webpage: This I Believe)
    • Independent R&W also available for students finishing up
  • PM: no module - sitting in on disco
  • Word of the week: spinebash
    • “This Thursday, we’ll tromp up to Little Annie to spinebash around a campfire with s’mores!”
  • Book talk: The Prisoner of Cell 25 (a Michael Vey story) (500L + 326 pages = 15 reading points)
    • Adventure science fiction story about a kid in high school who is a bit of a dork but discovers he has a superpower - ability to shoot electricity. Ends up teaming with other kids with similar powers and battling bad guys… and it’s part of a series! Start reading!
  • Creative Writing workshop this Saturday at Watershed, 9:30-12:00 - earn 20 points for English
  • Western State Poetry Slam workshop and college visit October 18
    • Sign-up sheet is on Christine’s door (12 spots)
• Math
  • AM: Math Skills
  • PM: Aleks
• Science
  • AM: Environmental Science class and River Ecology
    • part of CMC class, but anyone can take it
  • PM: Colorado Eco Systems - includes outdoor field trip this week
  • Next week - Chemistry of Baking and CCHS bakery start-up
• Social Studies
  • AM: Create your own module based on a history book
    • Read part of a book, create follow-up activities
  • PM: Lewis and Clark
  • Next week - mining in Colorado (Leadville Mining Museum field trip Tuesday) tied with Geology module for Science
• Electives
  • Mindfulness/DBT during Elective Tuesday
  • Cory - PE (disc golf)
  • Christine - hike (today only)
  • Graff - Board Games
  • Rachel - Art, decorative window frame and/or coloring

Reba

• Here every afternoon at 2:00 to sub for Cory
• This week: Photography for Tech credit - if you’re done with work from your regular module

 
Juli Info

• Last week of Disco!
  • Wednesday - masks and Little Annie gear prep
• Little Annie overnight
  • Josh, Erin, Dom - New Dog trip leaders - organizing Thurs dinner prep and Fri breakfast dish clean-up
  • Jewel and Jennifer - Old Dog trip leaders - organizing Thurs dish clean-up and Fri breakfast prep
• Safe School survey is coming up - very helpful feedback for us
• DBT Tuesdays: please give Juli any feedback you have
  • Juli needs to sign off on contract

 
Community Service/Service Learning

• Interested in doing community service at the Preschool? (1 hr a week) - talk to Jeannette
  • Training will be next week
• Wednesday: Computer Recycling (Adv/Elective)
• Thursday: Food Backpacks (Adv/Elective)
• Friday: Mini Blessings (1:00 p.m.)
• After school program with middle school starts this week - extra help appreciated (Tuesdays and Thursdays)

 
Credit Celebration

• Chase - English: Contemporary Issues 
• Stephenie - Algebra