'M'MMM 4 JANUARY 2017

General announcements​

• Happy New Year! It's a fresh start - take advantage of it
• Contract #9
  • ​Quarter 3
  • 48 pts minimum
  • Mini modules this week - 12 pts each
• New contracts! 
  • Senior contracts: yellow (goal-based)
    • Write "SMART" goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound) - nothing vague, please
  • Underclassmen contracts: blue (point-based)
• Small changes this semester:
  • Econ class starting in a few weeks 
  • Underclassmen - be aware that some of the senior classes (Careers, Senior Seminar, etc) will be shifting to accommodate different graduation guidelines
  • Signal will go off to remind students of class starting in the morning, after elective, and after lunch
    • class starts at 8:00, 12:20 - not at 8:10 and 12:30!
• Health will start in a couple weeks
• Live by our core principles! Commit, connect, work, play, evolve

Teacher info

English  

• upcoming events:
  • Denver trip - movie or IMAX integration with a mini module
  • interested in helping plan a field trip? talk to me!
• AM: Independent Reading and Writing (webpage: Ind R&W)
  • Shifting towards using Google Classroom for turning in assignments - stay turned
• PM: Soundtrack for the New Year (webpage: 2017 Soundtrack)
• Book talk: How it Went Down (560L, 325 pages)
  • ​Story from multiple perspectives telling what happened when a kid was shot in the street
• Word of the week: gelid (extremely cold, icy) 
  • “Hopefully with all the gelid weather in our near future, we'll at least get a snow day!”

Math  

• upcoming events:
  • Algebra II is starting next Monday (two weeks on, one week off)
  • Econ (starting in three weeks)
  • planning a field trip for flight or some such
• AM: Aleks
• PM: Aleks

Science  

• upcoming events:
  • avalanche training when we have more snow
  • Mesa Verde camping trip
• AM: Gas Laws
  • physical science
• PM: CAD Fusion Drafting
  • counts towards tech and Science

Social Studies  

• upcoming events:
  • middle of February: government trip to Denver
  • Bent's Fort trip
  • Rockies trip in May (against Cubs)
• AM: The Faces of 2016 
  • ​research and paper
• PM: Geography of Africa

Electives  ​

• ​Jr. Optimist on Wednesday
• NOT on Thursday
• Cory - 
• Christine - PE
• Graff - board games
• Rachel - art

Juli Info

• CMC - dual high school/college credit for free! (with a passing grade)  
  • students already registered - talk to Juli
  • new program - partnering with CMC for trade certification (EMT, CNA, HVAC, etc)
    • Work Experience Internship credit - for students who are currently working (CMC Business 180)
    • need to take Accuplacer January 11
    • talk to Juli if you are interested
• Discovery is starting Monday
  • Three full weeks, then overnight
• Scholarships
  • Colorado Association of Support Staff ($1000)
  • Steve Westoff Scholarship - civil engineering or surveying ($1000)
• Careers - college trips
  • Colorado Springs and Denver trips in February
  • if you are interested in a particular school, Juli can plan a day trip
• NOT group will meet Thursday - final check-in
• Chaffee County Mentors is looking for students who would like a mentor
  • talk to Juli - great way to build a positive relationship and do fun things for free!

Community Service/Service Learning

• Wednesday: Computer Recycling
• Thursday: Food Backpacks, Mini Blessings after school
• Friday: Preschool, Mini Blessings 

Credit Celebration

• Logan - Writing Development
• Logan - Research!
• Dillon - Technology
• Dillon - Work Experience
• Katelyn - Writing Development
• Katelyn - Work Experience