Welcome to your last full week of the school year! Congratulations to all the seniors who wrapped up work last week. We have 12 set to graduate a week from Wednesday! This week, while they are focusing on exit interviews, other students will be out on the Mesa Verde trip with Steve and Robiny. It’s promising to be a fun week all around!
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeannette- Seniors who finished community service, especially Daniel.
  • Henry- Robiny for helping get all of his stuff done last week
  • Nyla- Grateful school is almost over
  • Trevor- Excited for fishing season
  • Christine- Danny & Nancy for leading portfolios
  • Christine- Seniors for finishing up (especially those who didn’t think they weren’t going to make it)
  • Christine- Students for helping with interviews this week
  • Robiny- Nancy & field trip crew for a fun day at the fossil beds, especially Keenan and Regan for putting away phones when they weren’t required to
  • Christine- Grateful we can have a normal graduation
• Other announcements
  • Steve has decided to not come back next year to pursue other ventures outside of education. We are conducting more interviews - including conversations with students. Thank you to all the students who helped out last week! 
    • Let us know if you want to help with interviewing!
  • We need student servers for senior dinner next week. Talk with your advisor if you want to help 
• Schedule notes
  • Contract #18!
    • 38 minimum points + at least 3 goals next week to finish the year with intention
      • Choose goals with your advisor by the end of this week, if possible
    • Check: May 28
  • With Steve and Robiny out Tues - Thurs, we will combine advisees:
    • Robiny’s advisees: join Danny’s advisory and get passes from him
    • Steve’s advisees: join Nancy’s advisory and get passes from her
  • Next week schedule:
    • Monday: full day for students
    • Tuesday: underclassmen dismissed at 12:00; graduation practice starts at 12:30 up at Silvercliff
      • Seniors: let your advisor or Christine know if you need a ride to practice
    • Wednesday: underclassmen dismissed at 12:00; graduation begins at 2:00 (staff will leave school by 12:30)
    • Thursday: full day for underclassmen (dismissed when work is completed)
• Senior pieces: wrap up this week! Check your e-mail for the message from Christine about logistics...
  • Paper portfolios
  • Portfolio website
  • Senior speech
  • Senior square
  • Exit Interviews
    • Will be doing 2 interviews this week
    • See schedule from Karen in email and on notice board
    • Check email by end of day Monday to see how you need to prepare
• Mesa Verde logistics
  • You may remember Math, you may remember Reading and Writing - but you will definitely remember three days in nature with Steve and Robiny!
  • Today: trip prep! Tents, supplies, grocery shopping, food prep
  • Tuesday: depart from CCHS at 8:00
  • Thursday: return to CCHS by 3:00
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Next week
  • 100% logins: Next week
  • Work Hard/Be Nice: Next week 

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: ICAP (P.F./Tech)
  • Good opportunity to wrap up credits! If you need Khan first block, you can do that
• Block 2: Khan Academy
  • If you need this block to be ICAP, that’s fine too

English  

• Block 1 and 2: Mesa Verde

Social Studies

• Block 1 and 2: Mesa Verde

Science

• Block 1: Science Hike and Watch
  • Go outside and observe things, then come back and figure out the answers
• Block 2: Science Games
  • Online, board, outside games

Natalie

• Talk to Natalie about concurrent enrollment

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory sportsing- Lawn games
• Tuesday: Adulting- Reviewing ASVAB scores
• Wednesday: Clubs (last session!)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Nancy/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Robiny advisory
• Wednesday: Off - if you have permission from your advisor
• Thursday: Nancy/Steve advisory; Danny/Robiny Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10 a.m. - Re-Store
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 1 p.m. - Turner Farm Pizza Party (Let us know how many are coming!)
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Mason - World History
• Mason - Integrated Math B
• Myles - Service Learning
• Myles - Health
• Myles - Advisory
• Josh - Work Experience
• Josh - Service Learning
• Josh - English
• Josh - Senior English
• Luke - Statistics
• Luke - PE
• Luke - Senior English
• Nyla - Math
• Nyla - Math
• Nyla - English
• Nyla - Work Experience
• Nyla - Service Learning
• Sawyer - College and Careers
• Sawyer - Advisory
• Sawyer - Service Learning
• Daniel - Service Learning
• Daniel - Advisory
• Huntter - Advisory
• Huntter - Service Learning
• Huntter - Senior Seminar
• Gage - Service Learning
• Gage - Advisory
• Gage - Senior English
• Jared H - Senior English
• Jared H - Work Experience
• Jared H - Advisory
• Jared H - Senior Seminar
• Jared H - English
• Jared H - Math

​We have two field trips this week! Science/History modules are traveling up to Leadville, College and Careers is visiting Adams State. These field trips are a great opportunity for a change of scenery and to make connections with different communities.
 
Our Advisory sportsing competition has been extended to take advantage of the weather (and account for a few snowy Mondays!). Next up: ultimate football! 
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeremiah: De’Quan for pushing through after getting frustrated
  • Danny: Jeremiah for sticking around to prepare for his probability DOK
  • Christine: Students for participating in focus group and giving valuable feedback
  • Robiny: Note-Catcher in the Rye group for being vulnerable and engaged 
  • Steve: Tristan and Ani for jumping into the community so well 
• Community service 
  • Talk to your advisor if you would want to do a community service module next week 
• Graduation
  • Will be able to use the regular Silvercliff graduation space this year
  • Need a senior photo and a baby photo from graduates
  • Underclassmen: if you need a tech credit and want to help put together the slideshow, talk to Christine
• Student focus group feedback
  • Tardiness - idea to try new “late check-in” process
    • If you are late, fill out “late check-in” sheet from the stack by the front door and go back to class without disrupting the class
    • Karen will give your check-in sheet to your advisor, who will connect with you when they have time
    • Consequences will be determined by your advisor and you based on circumstances and frequency of tardiness
    • This is not an invitation to be late; we will try the system to see if it works better for students and staff. If it creates more problems, we’ll re-think by the end of the school year; if it is effective, we will officially adopt in the fall
  • Communication - if you have a conflict with a teacher, find a time to have a conversation with them about it. Use an “I” statement to express yourself and work with the teacher to find resolution. If you do not feel heard or struggle to find resolution, talk with Christine about it so she can help
  • Module DOK’s - students made the suggestion to offer more choices for module DOK’s for core classes. Staff are going to look into this for the fall; you might not see change right away in the next few weeks, but we have heard the suggestion and are going to see what it would look like to accommodate it next year!

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
• Block 2: Khan Academy

English  

• Block 1: Plan
• Block 2: The Making of a Sleuth
  • Intro to journalism! Will include support from a reporter at Ark Valley Voice

Social Studies

• Block 1: Carbonate Camps 
  • Field trip on Wednesday to Colorado Mining Museum
• Block 2: This Day in History
  • Historical events are happening all the time - learn about the impact of one such event on history and how historians gather evidence to understand and evaluate moments in history

Science

• Block 1: Chemical Equations
  • What is a chemical reaction? How do they happen? Learn about them this week!
• Block 2: River Ecology
  • Field trip on Wednesday to Fish Hatchery 

Natalie

• Block 2: Intro to college & careers
  • What is your spark? What would you like to prioritize after high school? Come explore options and learn more about what matters to you
  • Field trip on Wednesday to Adams State

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting: Climax Mine
  • Seven current employees will come to introduce us to the mine and tell us about open positions
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Off - if you have permission from your advisor
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10- a.m. - Re-store 
    • Bring back your release! If you don’t have one yet, though, you can fill it out tomorrow
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Logan - R&W for Science
• Josh - College and Careers
• Nyla - Senior English
• Daniel - Senior English
• Sawyer - Senior English
• Kaileb - English Foundations
• Grace - Algebra 1B
• Grace - Personal Finance

 
 

​Thank you to everyone who made our testing week go so smoothly! We appreciate all the students who participated and were excited to see so many points of growth - score increases, cut scores, and post cut score bumps. Your hard work is demonstrating itself!
 
With testing behind us, we are truly in that sprint to the finish. You all have hard work ahead of you to finish the year strong, Please look out for each other and offer support, recognizing each person in the building is overcoming challenges each day to wrap up assignments, modules, and credits.
 
Seniors, you now have three weeks to finish work leading up to the May 7 deadline. Work with your advisors and teachers to establish goals and make sure you are keeping track of those final assignments and responsibilities. And please join me at 2:00 today (towards the end of block 2) for our re-scheduled senior meeting. 
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Natalie: District Office People applauded that everyone was quiet and productive at testing. 
  • Karen: Nurse said Trevor, Johnny, Izek, and Mason were polite and well-behaved 
  • Steve: Gage for working hard and getting credits done
  • Christine: Jeremiah, Sam D, De’Quan, Johnny who went above and beyond to go climbing after testing
  •  Robiny: Jeannette for spending the day together for CPR/First Aid
  • Jeremiah: During climbing, everybody helped everybody else
  • Natalie: shoutout to the BVHS students who worked so hard on the spring musical!
• Other announcements
  • Daniel’s student focus group will be during Advisory tomorrow. 1-2 students from each advisory will take part; talk with your advisor if you are interested. We’ll be ordering breakfast burritos/quesadillas from The Blend and meeting at the district Board Room so we can spread out and talk.
  • Great to see so many students make progress on testing!
  • Need a part-time job? See the board for information on a cleaning job. There are also positions available at Simple Eatery and Brown Dog
• Contract #16
  • Check: April 30
  • Minimum points: 68
• Schedule notes
  • Senior meeting at the end of 2nd block today
  • 4 day week: Tuesday adulting, Wednesday clubs, Thursday office hours
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Henry (84!)
  • 100% logins: Shon

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Probability
  • Weather, world news about Coronavirus - probability is all around us
  • Conceptualize and calculate probability
  • Play Yahtzee and Monopoly, Texas Hold ‘Em and Blackjack to put probability skills to the test
• Block 2: Khan Academy
  • Seniors have priority

English  

• Block 1: Reading and Writing
• Block 2: Note-Catcher in the Rye [Be Curious]
  • Listen to the audiobook while following along
  • Practice different note-taking skills

Social Studies

• Block 1: Travel as a Political Act
  • Explore traveling through the book by Rick Steves
  • How can we broaden our thinking about other countries through travel?
• Block 2: Senior Seminar - Reputation
  • Juniors should start taking these Senior Sem modules! 
  • If you need to take a day off, Wednesday is the day

Science

• Block 1: Plan block
• Block 2: Service Learning Support
  • Sign up if you are a senior who hasn’t finished the credit yet - we’ll check in, make plans and schedules, and help you stay on track

Natalie

• Seniors - watch your e-mails, as Natalie will be sending updates about what you still need for College and Careers and/or Health
• Thanks to students who met with Kristen from CMC
• Diversity meeting next week: Climax Mine
• If you are a senior and don’t have enough Diversity/adulting, be in school Tuesday afternoons!

 
Practicum

• Tuesday: Adulting - “Happy 18th Birthday! Now What?”
  • What rights and responsibilities come with turning 18?
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Wednesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Talk with 
• Tuesday
  • 10:00 a.m. - starting Habitat ReStore next week
    • Bring back those releases!
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Daniel - World Studies
• Izek - Earth Science
• Keenan - College and Careers
• Gage - Geometry 1B
• Gage - Government
• Gage - Internship 1
• Gage - Internship 2
• Gage - Analysis of Historical & Scientific Literature
• Gage - 21st Century Communication
• Gage - Reading Studies
• Jared H - Life Science
• Jared H - Earth Science
• Tyler T - Physical Education
• Kaileb - Geometry B

 
 

Everything is different this week because of testing - if you missed MMM, check in with your advisor about which days you are taking tests. When you are not testing, you’ll be in modules as usual (see below).
 
Testing can be a difficult process, but remember that it’s just a progress check along your educational journey. Make the most of it and don’t be too hard on yourself.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Thanks to Steve for organizing and leading the baseball game field trip!
  • Appreciation to all the students who engaged in the all-school kickball and soccer games last week
  • Three cheers to the students who earned their driver licenses and who have started the process on earning their permits
  • Thanks to Daniel for talking with the staff about feedback from students on his school survey
  • Good job to the students who met with Kristen to start the process to take CMC classes in the fall
• Breakfast and lunch is provided each day during Testing
• Friday is check; you still need to close contract as usual and be in the building Friday if modules are not complete yet
• Interested in learning glass blowing? You have an opportunity for a free two-hour class with Barry from Vulcan Glass! Talk to Christine if you are interested. Can count towards an elective credit. Thanks to Robyn from SWAP for coordinating this!
• Interested in learning about how to run or work at a tattoo artist studio? Talk to Christine about that, too - Robyn can schedule a session with the artist on Main Street
• Senior meeting - rescheduled, will be next Tuesday
• Testing schedule
  • When you aren’t testing, you’ll be in the modules you sign up for
  • 9th: PSAT Wednesday, NWEA Thursday
  • 10th: NWEA Wednesday, PSAT Thursday
  • 11th: SAT Tuesday, NWEA Thursday
  • 12th: NWEA Monday (group A) and Tuesday (group B)
• Other schedule notes
  • Head’s up: because students will need to be in classrooms, we might need to move students around a little to even out the rooms
  • Community Service will still be offered throughout the week
  • Afternoon activities are optional but a good way to continue earning points for modules
  • No advisory this week :( 

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1 and 2: NWEA proctoring

English  

• Block 1: Senior Analysis (part of the Senior English credit)
• Block 2: Creative Writing Seminar

Social Studies

• Block 1: Support for Work Experience or Personal Finance
  • Good time to start one of these credits… or keep going if you are working on one already!
• Block 2: Senior Seminar support
  • Haven’t started a Senior Seminar yet? No worries! You can start this week

Science

• Block 1: Healthy Eating and Cooking [counts towards Health or Science]
  • Will be cooking at the Community Center kitchen
• Block 2: Service Learning support
  • Take this module wherever you are in the process - Nancy will support as needed

Natalie

• Testing this week!

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• None this week because of the Friday schedule

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10:00 a.m. - Habitat for Humanity
  • 1:00 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Dez - Service Learning
• Luke - College and Careers
• Luke - Advisory
• Luke - Algebra 2A
• Sawyer - Senior Seminar
• Jared H - R&W for Social Studies
• Jared H - R&W for Science
• Mason - Language Foundations

These next two weeks will have odd schedules and content because of testing, but you will still be making progress! Test prep week will have a normal “bell” schedule, but you’ll rotate through classes halfway through the week. All the content in these modules is valuable, with or without a test - you will be reviewing key skills and critical thinking approaches. As you’ll see below, the work you complete in these modules will contribute towards core credits.
 
Next week for testing, every day will follow our typical Friday timing. You’ll take modules in the morning (and be pulled out here and there for tests) and will have optional activities to participate in after lunch. Check your e-mail for more details on that to come.
 
Enjoy the beautiful weather! We will get you all out of the building from time to time so we can enjoy the sunshine together. Including on Thursday at the Rockies game! Scroll down for logistics on that field trip - and check your inbox later today for a separate e-mail with important information about that trip, too.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeremiah - Thanks to Nancy for a fun module!
  • Nancy - Johnny and Jeremiah for the belly laughs in the Polymers module
  • Robiny - Gratitude to students for a positive and meaningful Finding Your Voice module 
  • Steve - Jeannette and others for keeping the schools working 
  • Christine - students who earned credits last week (12!)
  • Christine - thanks to Steve for orchestrating the baseball game this week
• Test prep week
  • Senior meeting: Christine will come to one of your classes for each senior group instead of doing it during Monday Advisory this week
  • Thursday: baseball game!
  • Print your contract so you can refer to it easily (or use the printed schedule given to you)
• Colorado Rockies game this Thursday!
  • Be at school by 9:00, eat breakfast
  • From 8:00 to 9:00, we’ll offer fun activities and academic support for students who are here
  • Leave on the bus at 9:30
  • Lunch is provided
  • Return at 6:30 p.m. - make a plan with your family to be picked up from school
  • We will abide by the stadium regulations for safety
    • Bring a mask and a water bottle
    • Layer clothing
  • 10 contract points for attending
  • If you can’t go, make a plan with your advisor to work from home and complete a day’s worth of work (10 points or one green contract goal)
• Contract #15
  • Check: Friday, April 16
  • Minimum points: 64
    • Includes full points this week
    • Includes module points next week (no practicum points, but points from afternoon activities will also count towards contract)
• Work Hard / Be Nice board recognition
  • Random winner of a Roastery treat: 
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Logan (84!)
  • 100% logins: De’Quan and Trevor

 
Teacher info

• Modules are all around test prep this week; refer to the schedule given to you so you know where to be when
• Work completed will count towards credits:
  • Math: 8
  • English: 16 (double - writing and reading skills)
  • Science: 8
• Seniors will use the time to work on open credits; coordinate with advisor and with the teacher assigned to your block

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory - all school kickball game
• Tuesday: All school soccer games
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness
• Thursday: Baseball game!

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 10:00 - Habitat for Humanity (return your waiver!)
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • None because of the baseball game

 
Credit Celebration

• Dezirea - Advisory
• Jared H - Algebra B
• Nyla - Senior Seminar
• Nyla - Advisory
• Max - Reading and Writing for Science
• Izek - English Foundations
• Logan - Physical Education
• Jordyn - English II
• Mason - Technology
• Daniel - Physical Education
• Daniel - College and Careers
• Tyler K - College and Careers

Welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing enjoyable spring break. Here comes the home stretch! Stay engaged and work one piece at a time. Connect with your advisor as needed to follow up from your conference and to set goals for the remainder of the school year so you finish on a strong note. 
 
Seniors, our next meeting is next Monday, April 5, during Practicum. We will talk more about end of year celebrations and support you need. Senior work is due in six weeks! Make each day count.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Natalie- Gratitude for the road trip module, Sam Durbin as inspiration, Mason Foreman, Kaileb, Danny for teaching Natalie how to do fractions
  • Christine- All the students who work on top of going to school
  • Jeanette- Staff & students for continuing community service 
  • Robiny- Everyone’s safety and health 
• Other announcements
  • Bathroom cleanliness: please be respectful - don’t throw paper towels on the floor or pee on the floor, don’t put snot on the walls (hard to believe we need to say that, but it apparently needs to be said!)
  • Language and aggressiveness: school can be stressful, but don’t take it out on each other or on the staff. Take a break if you are getting elevated.
  • Neighbors have noticed litter from CCHS students on their properties - I have found lunch trash, milk cartons, and wrappers from the snack basket the week before break. Littering reflects poorly on the reputation of the school as a whole, which burns bridges we are trying to build with the community. Please represent CCHS well!
  • The kitchen is still closed; we are still waiting on ideas from students to keep it orderly
• Schedule notes
  • Check is this Friday (check 14)
  • Next week (April 5 -9): test prep
    • 9th - 11th grade students will cycle through each subject to refresh critical thinking skills to help with tests
    • 12th grade students will also cycle through each room, but will use the time to continue working on senior assignments
  • Following week (April 12 - 16): testing week 
    • Each day will be a Friday schedule
      • Testing and modules in the morning
      • Optional activities in the afternoon to earn points towards credits

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
  • Sign up on Danny’s door
• Block 2: Tech a la carte
  • Danny will support whatever module you are working on

English  

• Block 1: R&W and Research Support
  • If you aren’t done with Research, sign up for a time to conference with Robiny
• Block 2: Finding Your Voice

Social Studies

• Block 1: 
• Block 2: Macroeconomics and Democracy at Work
  • Macro: independent module with support from Steve; can count towards either Personal Finance or Social Studies
  • Democracy: next Government module in the sequence

Science

• Block 1: Service Learning
• Block 2: Polymers

Natalie

• Adulting: High Country Banker talking about debit cards, checking accounts, etc. 
• Join UpRISE on Wednesday
  • Art contest coming up (any type of art) to include in a big publication
• Scholarships
  • April 1 deadlines coming up
    • Many scholarships specifically coming up for BV high schoolers
  • Check in with Natalie
• Youth Conservation Corps
  • Summer job available
• CMC Classes
  • Need to apply now for next fall
  • See email from Christine on welding
• Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
  • April 1, Thursday: Wearing Blue

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Off - if you have permission from your advisor
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Turner Farm
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks & Pinwheels
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent
    • Painting in-person! 

 
Credit Celebration

• Nick - Advisory
• Gage - Geometry
• Jared R - Government

We are looking forward to our student-led conferences! Students, you each have made progress this year - some wins have been big, some have been little, but they are all wins. It can be challenging to talk about ourselves (and especially to celebrate ourselves), but it is so important to recognize the good. 
 
You’ll see the current standings for our March advisory competition below (based on logins). Keep those logins coming! It’s an expectation anyway, so it isn’t an extra “ask”, but it comes with a potential bonus this month if your advisory is in the lead.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeannette: Everyone who helped out at Turner Farm last week
  • Steve: Jeremiah, Maddy, Tyler, Kaileb: Orienteering module & having a great optimistic attitude
  • Nancy: Nyla for having a nice conversation
  • Christine: Dez & Nancy & Steve: Getting students out of the building and thinking outside of the box
  • Dez & Nancy: Tyler and Edwin being terrible dead bodies 
  • Natalie: Staff for PD day on Friday and taking care of each other and ourselves
  • Jeanette: Grateful for Mini Blessings Group
• Other announcements
  • Kitchen is closed because students have not been using it appropriately
    • Table was originally set up as space for students to eat lunch, but it became a place for distraction
    • Food was being played with - stuffed in cupboards, stacked so it would fall over, thrown down the hallway, etc.
    • Discuss options for re-opening in Advisory and share out by the end of the week
  • Interested in a summer volunteering opportunity that would look great on your resume? The BV Public Library is looking for someone to work for them with their Summer Reading program:
    • “The Library is looking to increase our Teen Services in many ways. One way is by having Teen Volunteers help with program support and development. We are starting this off with Summer Reading. We would need help with the Youth and possibly Teen programs. Registration, program setup and breakdown, crowd control for events, etc. Hours could just be extra hands for events up to a few hours a week.” 
    • E-mail Kelly Nary ([email protected]) if you are interested
  • Conferences this week and next: talk up your accomplishments! Set goals for the rest of the semester with your advisor if you haven’t already
    • If your parent/guardian hasn’t scheduled a time yet, they can connect with your advisor or with Karen
  • Work Hard / Be Nice board: February awards
    • 17 entries from February - winner picked at random: Johnny! woohoo!
    • Add slips when you see students or staff working hard or being nice - board is in Christine’s office
  • March advisory competition: logins! Current standings: 
    • Danny’s advisory: 74.6%
    • Robiny’s advisory: 58.7%
    • Steve’s advisory: 63.5%
    • Nancy’s advisory: 50.8%
• Schedule notes
  • Danny out tomorrow
  • Kenneth here on Tuesdays. SolVista Thursday. Willow on Friday.
  • Scholarship deadlines coming up  

 
Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
• Block 2: Tech: Coding

English  

• Block 1: Research
• Block 2: Plan

Social Studies

• Block 1: Pioneer Women 
• Block 2: Social Class: Senior Sem

Science

• Block 1: Electricity
• Block 2: Women in Science

Natalie

• More scholarship deadlines are coming! Talk with Natalie if you want details.

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Off - if you have permission from your advisor
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 1 p.m. - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Museum
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Logan - Environmentalism
• Logan - Service Learning
• Myles - Senior English
• Myles - Senior Seminar
• Daniel - Senior Seminar
• Edwin - Advisory
• Mason - Earth Science
• Regan - Discovery
• Kaileb - Discovery

Conferences are coming up! Advisors are reaching out to parents to schedule conferences, but parents - feel free to also reach out to Karen to set up a time. Conferences will be in-person this time around, spread out over two weeks so that we can maintain distance in the school. Students, use this week to make sure your credit trackers are up to date (work with your advisor and teachers as needed to get points updated) and that you have clarified your goals for the rest of the semester.
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Henry is grateful to Corbin for helping him over the weekend
  • Karen is grateful to Jeannette and Christine for covering the front desk
  • Christine appreciates Izek for asking about driver’s ed
  • Natalie gave a shout out to Grace, our one remaining Junior Optimist, for delivering travel bags (that the Junior Optimist group put together last year) for kids who are going into foster placement
  • Danny recognized Dez for helping students with math when Danny was busy
• Other announcements
  • Kindness for Community 
    • Food for Friends Fundraiser for BV Cares: CCHS donated $150
    • Advisory competition winner: Nancy’s advisory!
  • March advisory competition: logins (average per advisory)
    • Set alarms
    • Remind classmates
    • Remember: logins are the school’s attendance accountability; it’s why CCHS students have the freedom to work in different places every day or work from home
  • Student-led conferences: March 8-11 and 15-17 after school
    • Advisors are scheduling, or parents/guardians can call Karen to schedule
    • Make sure your credit trackers are up to date (talk with teachers as needed)
    • Set your goal for the end of the semester - how many more credits do you want to earn?
  • Earning points for Science and Social Studies credits
    • Steve and Nancy are structuring modules in buckets to ensure students get a well-rounded experience; we are working on how that translates on trackers so the buckets are reflected, but that your modules are not scattered across multiple subjects at once
  • Contract celebration
    • Highest points: Jordyn (87) and Grace and Keenan (both 86!)
    • 100% logins: Johnny
• Schedule notes
  • Senior meeting today during Advisory - sign up on Christine’s white board for a snack
    • Bring your laptop 
  • Parent/guardian meeting for seniors tomorrow at 4:00 over Zoom (see e-mail for details)
  • No school Friday - Friday schedule on Thursday
• Upcoming scholarships and deadlines:
  • Colorado Masons' Benevolent Fund Scholarship  - up to $7,000.00 per year 
    • Due:  March 1st
    • Vocational and College
  • Coletta Sanchez Memorial Scholarship - $1,000.00
    • Due:  March 4th 
    • Vocational 
  • High Country Bank Scholarship - $1,000.00
    • Due:  March 5th
    • Institutions of higher education
  • Colorado Garden Foundation - $Four-year full ride
    • Due:  March 15
    • College or University Agriculture
  • Alpine Orchestra Scholarship $ varies
    • Due:  March 31st
    • College or Conservatory
  • Central Colorado Humanists $varies
    • Due:  March 31st
    • College or University
• Adulting and diversity meetings: Points will be recorded on your contract when you submit the completed Q&A by your advisor.  
  • March 2:  Diversity Meeting - Central Mountain Small Business Development Center 
  • March 9:  Diversity Meeting - Southwest Conservation Corps
  • March 16:  Diversity Meeting - GARNA Greater Arkansas River Nature Association
  • March 30:  Adulting - High Country Bank (how to open a checking account)

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Game Stonks
  • Explore what happened with Gamestop - why it happened, what “shorting” means, how it impacted the market
  • Build a mock portfolio looking at stocks over time - distinguish between investing and trading
  • Ok to take even if you took the Stonks module in the fall
• Block 2: Khan Academy
  • Sign up on Danny’s board
  • If you have had permission to work independently in the past and aren’t working at the right pace, you’ll be back in the classroom

English  

• Block 1: Senior Research
  • Continue the research and drafting process
• Block 2: Ancient Mythology
  • What role does mythology play in our lives today? Are there universal truths? Explore these questions while learning about Homer’s The Odyssey… and find out your Greek god personality type!

Social Studies

• Block 1: Orienteering
  • Make maps, learn how to use a compass, orient based on the landscape
  • Outside each day (wear a jacket)
  • Field trip to do orienteering in the woods
  • DOK: create a geocache and hide it in town, create a map for others to find it
• Block 2: Reading and Writing for Social Studies
  • Meet with Steve today to create goals for books or articles
  • If you are taking Government, sign up for this block - you’ll meet during this block

Science

• Block 1: Dez is a CSI 
  • Learn about what CSI’s do (and exploring reality vs. televised drama), engage in a practice crime scene, and participate in a Socratic Seminar
• Block 2: Plan

Natalie

• Lots of mental health support - talk to Natalie if you want to set up appointments
  • SolVista Mondays and Thursdays
  • Kenneth and Willow - Adams State interns who need to do free 1:1 counseling sessions
    • Kenneth: Tuesdays
    • Willow: Fridays
• So many scholarships! See above for details
• If you are doing Discovery or C&C or Health independently, talk with Natalie to be on her schedule so she knows to expect work from you

Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: None (Friday Schedule)

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness
• Thursday: none (Friday schedule)

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 1 pm - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 1:00 p.m. - Turner Farm 
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • (no Adopt-a-Grandparent this week, but back next week!)`

 
Credit Celebration

• Shon - US History
• Shon - 21st century Communication Skills
• Shon - General Science
• De’Quan - Algebra 1B
• Nick - Personal Finance
• Nick - Work Experience
• Jared H - College & Careers
• Jared H - Health
• Keenan - Foundations of Language
• Keenan - Personal Finance
• Grace - Intermediate Language Studies
• Edwin - College & Careers
• Nyla - College & Careers

This is our last week of the advisory competition for February’s Kindness for Community theme. Participate this week and earn points for your advisory by participating in community service, doing the Love Languages survey (if you haven’t already) and buying cards for the Foods for Friends fundraiser for BV Cares (see details below). Thank you for all the good you are doing for the community! 
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Jeremiah - Nancy for helping out last week
  • Nancy - Keenan and Tyler for mean card playing fun!
  • Robiny - thanks to the students in the screenwriting module for working so hard!
  • Danny - advisory for putting in a great effort with the service projects on Monday 
  • Madalynn - Robiny for handling the module last week gracefully
  • Steve - cheers to Kaileb for such a great effort with the service project
  • Christine - thank you to everyone for participating in mock interviews and for Natalie for working hard to set them up
• Promptness
  • Our general practice - not new, but a reminder: if students are late to class (in the morning, after advisory off, or after lunch), the advisor will ask the student to return for the next block 
    • Students who communicate in advance may be permitted to return, unless it becomes a pattern
  • If students come late to MMM, they will need to return at second block with contract filled out
    • Read MMM for important notices and module offerings
  • Why is this our practice? Because time is valuable, as is personal responsibility. Being prompt is an important adulting skill. Missing MMM means you are missing valuable information and are not setting yourself up for a strong week; it also impacts your advisor, the other teachers, and your classmates when you come late
  • Thank you to everyone who is generally prompt!
• Palentine’s Party
  • Have fun and harken back to the good ol’ days of elementary school Valentine’s parties
  • Sign up with your advisor
  • You’ll get a list of everyone who has signed up by the end of the day tomorrow
  • Bring a palentine for everyone on the list on Thursday
  • Party will be Thursday during office hours - exchange palentines, have ice cream sundaes, enjoy being together
• Food for Friends 
  • Fundraiser for BV Cares
  • Buy a card for a friend from Christine between Monday and Wednesday and choose a bag of chips, a soda, or a candy bar to go with it
  • You can also order for friends at BVHS
  • Write a note on the card to be delivered with your gift
  • Christine will deliver the food on Thursday 
  • All orders will count towards Kindness for Community advisory competition
• Kindness for Community advisory competition - current standings    
  • Danny’s: 18 points
  • Robiny’s: 17 points
  • Steve’s: 24 points
  • Nancy’s: 22 points
  • How can you earn points this week? 
    • Participate in community service
    • Take the Love Languages survey (if you haven’t already) and add your top three results to a heart in your advisor’s room
    • Buy Food for Friends cards
• Senior Meeting next Monday during Advisory
  • Parent/guardian meeting over Zoom Tuesday at 4:00 
• Schedule notes
  • Check is Friday

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Senior Seminar: Power 
  • Same structure as other Senior Sem modules - look forward to a powerful discussion!
• Block 2: Khan Academy

English  

• Block 1: This I Believe [Connect]
  • What do you value in the world? Explore your opinions and write a narrative essay, then record the finished product
• Block 2: Senior Research
  • The beginning! If you want to graduate in the spring and haven’t taken Research, please sign up

Social Studies

• Block 1: 3 Branches of Government
  • Learn about the connections and distinctions between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the government
• Block 2: Plan block

Science

• Block 1: Renewable Energy
• Block 2: National Parks
  • Learn about the parks - what makes a good park - and design your own

Natalie

• If you are finished with College and Careers, set up a meeting with Natalie 

 
Practicum

• Monday: Advisory
• Tuesday: Adulting
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Wednesday: Off - if you have permission from your advisor
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 1 pm - Mini Blessings
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent
• Hopefully Wednesday - take finished blankets to Ark Valley
  • Two blankets need to be finished 

 
Credit Celebration

• Tyler T - Integrated Math A
• Shon - Geometry A
• Johnny - US History

Good morning, everyone!
 
We are making up our Martin Luther King, Jr. service projects this afternoon. This is a good opportunity to earn Community Service hours and to connect in the community. Thank you all for participating!
 
General announcements

• Appreciations!
  • Steve is grateful to health care workers in the county for facilitating vaccine distribution 
  • Christine appreciates the students she saw stretching themselves beyond their comfort zone last week
  • Danny is grateful for Sawyer taking Pedrita for the weekend while the heat isn’t working properly
• Other announcements
• Schedule notes
  • Tuesday schedule:
    • 8:00 - 9:00      MM and contracts
    • 9:00 - 10:25    Block 1
    • 10:30 - 12:00  Block 2
    • 12:45 - 3:00    Service Projects in advisories
• Contract 12
  • Check: 26 February
  • Minimum points: 71 (out of a possible 89)
• Contract celebration
  • Highest points: Harmony (75)
  • 100% logins: Izek, De’Quan, Grace, Myles, Tyler T, Trevor, Johnny

Teacher info
 
Math

• Block 1: Khan Academy
• Block 2: Plan block

English  

• Block 1: Reading and Writing
• Block 2: Movie Magic 

Social Studies

• Block 1: China - The Seeds of Madness
• Block 2: Resume Building

Science

• Block 1: The Periodic Table
• Block 2: Reading and Writing for Science

Natalie

• Block 1: College and Careers (Cover Letters and Mock Interviews)

 
Practicum

• Monday: no school
• Tuesday: Service Projects
• Wednesday: Clubs (continued)
• Thursday: Office Hours and Study Hall

 
Advisory

• Tuesday: contracts
• Wednesday: Robiny/Steve Mindfulness; Danny/Nancy advisory
• Thursday: Robiny/Steve advisory; Danny/Nancy Mindfulness

 
Community Service

• Tuesday
  • 1 pm - Mini Blessings
• Wednesday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Turner Farm / Museum (possibly in the afternoon)
• Thursday
  • 9:00 a.m. - Food Backpacks
  • 1:00 p.m. - Adopt-a-Grandparent

 
Credit Celebration

• Jordyn - English Foundations
• Jordyn - Integrated Math I
• Daniel - Health