MMMM October 12

General announcements

• Interested in starting up coffee in the morning again? Talk to the Friday breakfast crew
• Vote for sticker ideas on the whiteboard in the commons
  • put a tally to the left of the sticker idea you like
• If you want to go to Avery Parsons for lunch, you’ll need a student ID - talk to Karen
  • if you don’t have an ID, you need to go with a CCHS teacher
• Jacks - drug dog that came in for drug searches
  • thanks to everyone for participating
  • the point is to keep our school safe!
• Use the half pipe - it was built for you
• Talk to advisor and teacher about taking breaks during the day
• NWEA testing this week
• Careers module is beginning
• New contract
  • #4
  • check day: October 23
  • last check of the first quarter
  • 60 pts minimum

Teacher info

• English
  • AM: Independent R&W - fiction or nonfiction
  • PM: Intro to Podcast
    • opens an opportunity to make podcast episodes during Elective (10 pts toward English)
  • Word of the Week: irresolute
• Math
  • AM: ALEKs
  • PM: Crime Scene Investigation module
    • only need to take if you need outside points
• Science
  • AM: NWEA (benchmark for student performance)
    • 12 points total - 3 pts toward each subject
  • PM: cooking
    • starting up the CCHS bakery
• Social Studies
  • AM: 1968: The Year that Broke America 
    • collision between culture and counterculture
  • PM: World Religions
• Electives
  • Candace - documentaries
    • “Happy”
    • “180 Degrees South"
  • Christine - English Skills make-up work
  • Graff - off
  • Rachel - Grant application for fish
  • Options coming up...
    • Yoga at the Community Center starting next week on Tuesdays
    • 1-2 days a week soon: American Ninja/Zombie Apocalypse training

Juli Info

• Boys and Girls Club elective option (Jennifer)
  • for Elective on Wednesdays: Smart Recovery (addiction support group)
    • not a 12 step program - safe place to come talk 
• Careers starting this week - partnering with Boys and Girls Club (Reba)
  • 80 points toward credit
  • resume, cover letter, budgeting
  • meeting with employers in the community, make contacts about jobs
  • talk to Juli if you think you have Careers points already
• Sangre de Christo 
  • contest for juniors
  • free trip to DC
  • write an essay on multiple topics
• The Voice of Democracy
  • $30,000 scholarship contest
  • “My Vision for America”
  • 3-5 minute video
• RMCAD rep coming Tuesday at 10:00 in the Commons
  • Art/graphic design school
  • Counts as a diversity meeting
• Mesa State is having a free application week October 10 - 18
  • talk to Juli about the magic code
• NOT is meeting Tuesday

Karen info

• Andrea, Yoga teacher is starting free teen yoga class Monday afternoons
  • Community Center at 3:45 p.m. 
  • no special clothes or gear needed
• Walk for Freedom is this Thursday
• Smart Recovery fliers - on top of laptop cart
• Mindfulness Tues/Thurs at 10:00
• Food Backpacks are available at Karen’s desk

Community Service/Service Learning

• need students to sign up!
• Mini Blessings 10:30 (5th grade) and 1:00 (4th grade)
• Tuesday - Mini Blessings 10:30 (5th grade) and 1:00 (4th grade)
• Wednesday - Computer Recycling/school recycling, Habitat Re-store during Elective
• Thursday - German Shepherd 1:00 Food Backpacks 8:45
• Friday - Mini Blessings 10:30 (5th grade) and 1:00 (4th grade)