MMMM 7 December

12/7/2015

General announcements

Happy Hanukkah! (started last night)
Wednesday: early release
Mike will buy pizza for the school if we earn more credits this year by break
- last year, students earned 35 credits in the month of December
When will the Commons tree fall? the competition is on…
Next week: bowling on Thursday after lunch (leave at 12:30, back by 2:45)
There have been lots of awful situations in the news recently - let’s talk about them (they can’t and shouldn’t be ignored)
- it helps to talk and process… talk to each other, to teachers, to anyone
School housekeeping stuff:
- Keys are being pulled off our keyboards - tech guys won’t fix this! If students don’t care for the computers, we’ll have no more to use
- 3 main rules at CCHS: do contract, do check, go to advisory
  - if you’re a senior, you need to check in with your advisor (your advisor is responsible for knowing where you are)
- clarity for seniors: if you leave, you’re done for the day
  - if there’s something specific you need to do, talk to your advisor
- if you get called out on something, please own it - don’t get mad at the person calling you out
- dress code: keep clothes appropriate and non-offensive (no imagery about drugs, alcohol, nakedness, etc.)
stay clean, keep hydrated - stay happy

Teacher info

English
- AM: Research and Independent R&W
- PM: Holiday Bonanza - pick and choose activities
  - holiday movie with movie review, ‘shape’ poem, short story, letter to the troops, photojournal, etc.
- Word of the Week: bonanza
- Book talk: Beastly Bones (850 Lexile score)
Math
- AM: Math module for last 20 points of credit
  - Interstellar, binary code, Morse code
- PM: Econ
Science
- Many students are close to earning a credit! Wrap up those points...
- AM: Chemistry I (experiments, reactions)
- PM: DNA and Genetics
Social Studies
- today is Pearl Harbor day
- AM: The Cold War
- PM: Civil Rights Movement
Electives
- Other
  - Smart Recovery - Tuesday
  - Crossfit - maybe Wednesday - stay tuned
  - Yoga - Thursday
- Candace - journaling (‘list yourself’ prompts), art therapy
- Christine - off
- Graff - earn SS points with current events
- Rachel - board games

Juli Info

NOT: one session left (another session will start next semester)
peer mediation - interested? there will be a training session right after break
if you need support around the holidays, Juli and Anna (from Sol Vista) are available for you
Juli will be starting a support group for addressing anger, coping skills, bag o’ tricks - talk to Juli if interested
Smart Recovery will be Tuesday during elective (this is on-going; anyone is welcome)

Karen

if you’re covering Karen’s desk when she’s not here, please keep it to one student by the desk at a time
- if you would like to be trained to fill in for Karen, talk to her
- you can earn 10 contract points for being trained (half day training)

Community Service/Service Learning

Monday, Tuesday: Mini Blessings (10:00 and 1:00)
Wednesday: Computer Recycling (elective)
Thursday: German Shepherd Rescue, Mini Blessings (10:00), Food Backpacks (a.m.)
Friday: Mini Blessings (10:00, 1:00)
Signed up for Preschool? Please go! little kids don’t wait to grow up
there are also after school mentoring opportunities at Mini Blessings on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Credit Celebration

monday morning meetings