Life Strategies
UPDATE: 18 May 2020
Welcome to week 9! This week would have been final exams, which you guys don't have to do.
This is the last week we are mandated to make two-way communication with you, so please respond to my email sent out this morning, even with one word, so I can check you off and not have to call 10 different numbers listed in Infinite Campus for you and lose my voice again. Thank you!
Be well and HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!
UPDATE: 11 May 2020
Welcome to week 8! Attached is the Week 8 CCSD optional, ungraded supplemental enrichment work packet. The Google classroom for life strategies has been updated with specific supplemental activities, as well. Check your other teachers' google classrooms for supplemental, ungraded enrichment work.
Remember to contact your 3rd period teachers and case managers for attendance. For my 3rd period students and for my caseload, I have sent out an attendance email. If you simply respond to that email, you will be counted for attendance this week. If I don't hear from you, I am required to start calling your cell phones at 8am on Friday mornings to make sure I have "two-way communication" with you (meaning you respond to me). The easiest way to do this is simply REPLY TO MY ATTENDANCE EMAIL on Monday mornings. If I don't hear from you EVERY WEEK, every Friday morning I'll be callin! It's a lot less work for all of us if you simply respond to the email.
It's official: Your third quarter grades are going to be your second semester grades. At this point, you should be finishing turning your work in with your various teachers in order to wrap up the semester. FINISH UP THIS OPPORTUNITY!
Also, to arrange the return of Coronado materials or the pickup of items you need from school, please fill out this form from Assistant Principal Jamie Gilbert ASAP to make arrangements: [https://forms.gle/We7Y3JC13k5qVZ4B9]
CCSD Week 8 Packet.pdfUPDATE: 4 May 2020
Welcome to week 7! Attached is the Week 7 CCSD optional, ungraded supplemental enrichment work packet. The Google classroom for Life Strategies has been updated with specific supplemental activities, as well. Check your other teachers' google classrooms for supplemental, ungraded enrichment work.
Remember to contact your 3rd period teachers [ME!] and case managers for attendance. For my 3rd period students and for my caseload, I have sent out an attendance email. If you simply respond to that email, you will be counted for attendance this week. If I don't hear from you, I am required to start calling your cell phones at 8am on Friday mornings to make sure I have "two-way communication" with you (meaning you respond to me). The easiest way to do this is simply REPLY TO MY ATTENDANCE EMAIL on Monday mornings. If I don't hear from you EVERY WEEK, every Friday morning I'll be callin! It's a lot less work for all of us if you simply respond to the email.
It's official: Your third quarter grades are going to be your second semester grades. Contact teachers directly to pull your 3rd quarter grades up! You will make an individual plan with them to see what work you can turn in or what supplemental assignments they will give you that will bring all your actual grades up from 3rd quarter. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY!
CCSD Week 7 Packet.pdfUPDATE: 27 April 2020
Welcome to week 6! Attached is the Week 6 CCSD optional, ungraded supplemental enrichment work packet. The google classroom for life strategies has been updated with specific supplemental activities, as well. Check your other teachers' google classrooms for supplemental, ungraded enrichment work.
Remember to contact your 3rd period teachers and case managers for attendance. For my 3rd period students and for my caseload, I will send out an attendance email. If you simply respond to that email, you will be counted for attendance this week. If I don't hear from you, I am required to start calling your cell phones at 8am on Friday morning to make sure I have "two-way communication" with you (meaning you respond to me). The easiest way to do this is simply REPLY TO MY ATTENDANCE EMAIL on Monday mornings. If I don't hear from you EVERY WEEK, every Friday morning I'll be callin! It's a lot less work for all of us if you simply respond to the email.
It's official: Your third quarter grades are going to be your second semester grades. Contact teachers directly to pull your 3rd quarter grades up! You will make an individual plan with them to see what work you can turn in or what supplemental assignments they will give you that will bring all your actual grades up from 3rd quarter. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY!
CCSD Week 6 HS Work Extension Packet.pdfUPDATE: 20 April 2020
Welcome to week 5! Attached is the Week 5 CCSD optional, ungraded supplemental enrichment work packet. Google classroom for life strategies class has been updated with specific supplemental activities, as well. Check your other teachers' google classrooms for supplemental, ungraded work.
Remember to contact your 3rd period teachers and case managers for attendance. For my 3rd period students and for my caseload, I will send out an attendance email. If you simply respond to that email, you will be counted for attendance this week. If I don't hear from you, I am required to start calling your cell phones at 8am on Friday morning to make sure I have "two-way communication" with you (meaning you respond to me). The easiest way to do this is simply REPLY TO MY ATTENDANCE EMAIL on Monday mornings. If I don't hear from you EVERY WEEK, every Friday morning I'll be callin! It's a lot less work for all of us if you simply respond to the email.
Remember about this amazing opportunity: Contact teachers directly to pull your 3rd quarter grades up! You will make an individual plan with them to see what work you can turn in or what supplemental assignments they will give you that will bring all your actual grades up from 3rd quarter. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY!
Week 5 CCSD HS Work Packet.pdfUPDATE: 14 April 2020
Welcome to week 4! Attached is the Week 4 CCSD optional, ungraded supplemental enrichment work packet. Google classrooms for both study skills and life strategies classes have been updated with specific supplemental activities as well. Remember to contact your Q3 teachers of any failed classes so you can work with them individually to bring your grades from quarter 3 up to passing!
Week 4 CCSD Work Packet.pdfUPDATE: 3 April 2020
It has been wonderful to speak with many of you and your parents on the phone or via email this week. Please be aware that Spring Break starts today after school through Monday, April 13th. Your teachers may not be checking their emails during this time. Enjoy the break, stay healthy, and stay home! Also utilize this time to do some work for Quarter 3 and bring any failing grades up with those teachers individually! What a great opportunity! Be well everyone :D
UPDATE: 30 March 2020
Google Classroom for 3rd period Life Strategies classes has been updated with optional work for this week, the week of March 30th.
Please also note that the way attendance is being taken is by contacting your THIRD PERIOD teacher (that would be me for you guys!) at least 1x a week via their school gmail or by their phone number and extension. Email me at adamok@nv.ccsd.net or if you cannot, call the school and then my extension, 3830 and leave a message every week. You can see I've created a column in Infinite Campus for last week's attendance and this week's attendance.
If you are interested, below this announcement is the Week 3 packet from CCSD for high school students. I hope you all are well!
CCSD Week 3 Work Packet.pdfUPDATE: 25 March 2020
Amazing Opportunity: Yale University offers its wildly-popular online course: "The Science of Well-Being," to the public for free! This is great for high school students, college students, parents, really anyone! Here is an article that links out to the course, which can be audited by anyone for free. What an amazing resource to access during this time!
I also posted this in my Life Strategies Google Classroom, check your CCSD email for the invitation! I also separately sent you the code to your emails in another email.UPDATE: 23 March 2020
Hi guys, the shared google classroom is up and running for Life Strategies. This contains optional work you may do in addition to the packets that are located on my home page. I emailed you individually the class code just a few minutes ago, and then I inited you all to the google classroom as well, so there are to avenues you may use to access it. Let me know if you have any questions!
UPDATE: 20 March 2020
Hello, students! I write to you all from my home. Week 1 down! You should have each received a personal email to your CCSD email address from me as of last night, check your email!
I urge you to complete this optional assignment if you are in my Life Strategies or Study Skills classes: Find a self-help book of your choice, order it, read it, and write a two-page synopsis and reflection on that book. You already understand from class that personal growth and deepening our maturity and human capacity is of utmost importance as you become adults, and I believe that you can choose to learn a great deal about yourselves during this time if you are willing to channel your energies toward that goal. Email me if you would like suggestions. :D
Other than that, I recommend using your school agenda to keep a clear daily schedule for yourself. Maintain some kind of sleeping and eating schedule. Schedule time for movement. Schedule time for quiet. Schedule time to not be on a screen! Read an actual book! Keep your brain and body muscles activated and we can see the positive, self-growth aspects of being made to stay inside unexpectedly.
Remember from class, we are almost adults and we have full control over how we choose to perceive our situation. We can choose to approach this experience from our adult ego states and consciously decide not to react from our reactive child or critical parent ego states.
Like I said in my emails to you all, I am one email away if you'd like to chat or need anything.
Be well and take care of your body, mind, and family. I can't wait to see you all again, I miss you so much!! Below the cat pictures is information regarding CCSD approved high school learning.
-Ms. Adamo
p.s. as promised, I have posted a picture of my cat for you all to see. :D
