'M'MMM 4 September

General announcements

• Friday expectations
  • You can’t leave until your work is done
    • If your work is not done by 11:00 a.m., you must stay to work on it Friday afternoon
  • You must check out with your advisor and get a check-out sheet at whatever time you are leaving
• Schedule this week
  • Tuesday: follow a Monday schedule
  • Wednesday: Pete and Christine have Mindfulness, Cory and Kayla are off
  • Thursday: Cory and Kayla have Mindfulness, Pete and Christine are off
• The Commons should be a library-like attitude
  • work independently, work quietly
  • language expectations stay the same
  • clean up your stuff when you are done - academic work, food stuffs, clothes, etc.
• Dishes in the kitchen: if they are left out, they are thrown out. Wash and store your dishes!
• If you are done a few minutes early in ICAP, you may be asked to do three good things for the school (tidying, sorting, etc.)
  • Show that you care for the building
• Dress code reminder: don’t wear anything that is provocative
  • Nothing connected to alcohol or weed
  • Nothing offensive
• Smoking
  • This is a tobacco-free school; leave any tobacco products at home
  • No smoking anywhere near the school - especially in front of the elementary school and preschool
  • Have the common decency to hide your filthy habits
  • Natalie is running NOT (Not on Tobacco) starting 
  • The county is trying to curb underage smoking
• ICAP time - we are continuing to refine this time to keep it relevant and meaningful
• If you have a problem with your computer, talk to Cory or Mike
  • Bring your laptop to Mike with a sticky note that explains the problem
• Food backpacks - they’ll be delivered in reusable bags this year; you’ll need to return your bag to receive one the following week

Upcoming events

• September 13: low ropes team building field trip

Teacher info

English

• Great Stories Club - stay tuned! Participate in book studies for English points
  • All American Boys- novel about a black boy beaten by a white cop and the controversy that ensues
  • Flight- novel about a Native American boy who almost goes on a rampage but is transported to different times of violence in US history
  • Kindred- graphic novel about black woman teleported through time repeatedly to protect a white boy during times of slavery
• Christine will be at a conference Wednesday p.m. - Friday; Kathy Keidel will be subbing
• 1: Board Games and Blogging
  • Connect module - Play and evaluate board games
• 2: Reading and Writing
  • Start in the classroom to check in and create goals
• 3: Editorializing
  • Connect module - write a publishable editorial about a topic that is important to you

Math

• 1 and 2: Google Classroom
  • Minimum topics for the week: 8
• 3: CCHS Skills
  • New dogs only

Science

• ​1: Hoop House
  • Let’s talk about growing things!
• 2: CCHS Skills
  • New Dogs only
• 3: No module [Kayla is part-time]

Social Studies

• ​1: No module - plan
• 2: Muhammad Ali
  • Impact on society, professional accomplishments
• 3: National Park System
  • The US government puts a lot of work and money into the parks… why? 

Natalie Info

• Discovery - 1st block for New Dogs
  • meet in Commons
• Gay Straight Alliance is meeting during club hour on Thursday
  • do fun activities, plan fundraisers

ICAP

• Wednesday CCHS Hour: all school game time
• Thursday Club Hour [sign up sheet is outside Cory’s door]
  • Pete - Board games
  • Christine/Kathy - Art
  • Cory - Football
  • Natalie - Gay/Straight Alliance

Jeannette/Community Service

• Mondays in October
  • 3rd block starting October - Heritage Museum 
• Thursday starting this week
  • 9:00 a.m. - Build food backpacks
  • 3rd block and ICAP: Adopt-a-Grandparent

Credit Celebration

• Nyla - Life Science