ADVISORY AGENDA 4.23.20 (Day 1)

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson

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Question of the Day

What part of your shelter-in-place have you come to appreciate the most? 

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Carlton Bragg showed PASSION for Marine Science when he asked about an odd behavior he observed dolphins doing.

Leighton Evans demonstrated INTEGRITY when she pointed out that she had been given more points than she had earned on a quiz. Way to go, Leighton!

Amaya King demonstrated TEAMWORK by giving blood–and who wouldn’t want some Amaya awesomeness pumping in their veins!–in a time when blood banks desperately need to restock. Way to go, Amaya!


No birthdays



The Peer Support Team Wants to Know,

How are you taking care?


pst; member, Sara Trufant ‘22, has been making paintings for family

Being creative and doing things for others are two amazing ways toTake Care!

Students: Send a photo of yourself Taking Care to pst; advisors:

ahoffman@cannonschool.org or kross@cannonschool.org

If you need some encouragement, reach out to members of the Cannon Peer Support Team or The US Counseling Department/ pst; Advisors


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.22.20 (Day 3)

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” -Oprah Winfrey


Q.O.T.D. (Question of the Day)

Which habit have you started or broken during the quarantine?


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Helen Craft showed great PASSION for deep reading by finding the crucial image of “the red balloon tied to an anchor” in our online class discussion.

Haven Hall, Gabby Holloway, Chrissy Stamey & Sara Trufant displayed TEAMWORK and KINDNESS when they volunteered their lunch hour to meet with an US Candidate. Thank you!!!

Caeden Otey showed great PASSION and commitment by writing an incredible reading response to our novel that went above and beyond to fully explicate his points. Way to go


 

George Laidig



***The Peer Support Team Wants to Know,

How are you taking care?


pst; member, Sara Trufant ‘22, has been making paintings for family

Being creative and doing things for others are two amazing ways toTake Care!

Students: Send a photo of yourself Taking Care to pst; advisors:

ahoffman@cannonschool.org or kross@cannonschool.org

If you need some encouragement, reach out to members of the Cannon Peer Support Team or The US Counseling Department/ pst; Advisors


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.21.20 (Day 2)

“I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that’s why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan


Q.O.T.D. (Question of the Day)

What has life taught you recently?


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A big high five to Jack Fields for his PASSION and awesome participation and eagerness to share and speak up in Spanish class. Your creativity and personality add so much value to our class!

Sydney Wood showed great empathy and KINDNESS by sending one of her teachers a very sweet and encouraging note of appreciation. Thank you for always finding ways to be positive and thankful.


Evan Essex



Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.20.20 (Day 1)

“We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” -Maya Angelou


Q.O.T.D. (Question of the Day)

What can you do today that you were not capable of a year ago?


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338 120 103 124


Allie Coffey, Carter Rice, and Tyler Smith show PASSION by consistently doing extra practice outside of class in math!


 



***Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.17.20 (Day 3)

“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is yourer than you.” —Dr. Seuss


Q.O.T.D. (Question of the Day)

Would you rather change something in the past or find out what happens in the future? Talk about the “why” behind your answer.


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328 120 103 124


Emily Cleveland showed PASSION and TEAMWORK when she created a quizzlet for her classmates to study Spanish vocabulary words. Emily you are awesome!

Matthew Leonard and Jonah Presser are showing PASSION and TEAMWORK by competing in an international online team math competition, Purple Comet, starting April 21. Good luck, guys!


Over the weekend 4/19: Sarah Combs 



The Peer Support Team Wants to Know,

How are you taking care?


pst; member, Georgia McKay ’21, loves to get outside and ride her bike

Being in nature (and getting the sun’s Vitamin D) & moving are two awesome ways to Take Care!

Send a photo of yourself Taking Care to pst; advisors!

ahoffman@cannonschool.org or kross@cannonschool.org

If you need some encouragement, reach out to members of the Cannon Peer Support Team or The US Counseling Department/ pst; Advisors


AP Students – IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Please verify ASAP that you are using a PERSONAL email address to log into your College Board account. If you are using your Cannon email address for your College Board account, you should sign into your College Board account immediately and change your email address to a personalemail address. This is necessary for College Board to deliver direct communications and actual exam(s) to you.

Contact College Board immediately if you are unable to make these changes OR if you are unable to access your College Board account. You may use either contact number below to do so:

AP Services for Students: 1-888-225-5427

College Board Student Account Helpline: 1-866-315-6068


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.16.20 (Day 2)

“I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.” -Jackie Robinson


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328 120 103 124


Shout out to Josie Thillet for preparing a fun game for the advisory members today. She definitely showed PASSION!!

Chase Hensley and Esther Burlington showed curiosity, friendliness, and COURAGE in engaging Mr. Miller in a conversation before beginning English class.

Jenna Petty shows TEAMWORK every morning during advisory as she gets the ball rolling on whatever discussion we’re having. Way to show leadership!


Gabrielle Edwards

Zoe Edwards

Sarah Little

Jack Mahar

 



The Peer Support Team Wants to Know,

How are you taking care?


pst; member, Georgia McKay ’21, loves to get outside and ride her bike

Being in nature (and getting the sun’s Vitamin D) & moving are two awesome ways to Take Care!

Send a photo of yourself Taking Care to pst; advisors!

ahoffman@cannonschool.org or kross@cannonschool.org

If you need some encouragement, reach out to members of the Cannon Peer Support Team or The US Counseling Department/ pst; Advisors


AP Students – IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Please verify ASAP that you are using a PERSONAL email address to log into your College Board account. If you are using your Cannon email address for your College Board account, you should sign into your College Board account immediately and change your email address to a personalemail address. This is necessary for College Board to deliver direct communications and actual exam(s) to you.

Contact College Board immediately if you are unable to make these changes OR if you are unable to access your College Board account. You may use either contact number below to do so:

AP Services for Students: 1-888-225-5427

College Board Student Account Helpline: 1-866-315-6068


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.15.20 (Day 1)

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” -Robert H. Schuller


Gossage Cup

328 120 103 124


Esther Burlington demonstrated TEAMWORK by helping her sixth-grade sister with some school work. Way to go, Esther!

Amaya King demonstrated KINDNESS by going out of her way to check on her teacher after learning that the teacher would be pre-recording class due to an illness in the family.


David Boisvert, Jeeti Khurana, Kendyl Lauher, Nolan Stern and Miguel Thillet



***The Peer Support Team Wants to Know,

How are you taking care?


pst; member, Georgia McKay ’21, loves to get outside and ride her bike

Being in nature (and getting the sun’s Vitamin D) & moving are two awesome ways to Take Care!

Send a photo of yourself Taking Care to pst; advisors!

ahoffman@cannonschool.org or kross@cannonschool.org

If you need some encouragement, reach out to members of the Cannon Peer Support Team or The US Counseling Department/ pst; Advisors


AP Students – IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Please verify ASAP that you are using a PERSONAL email address to log into your College Board account. If you are using your Cannon email address for your College Board account, you should sign into your College Board account immediately and change your email address to a personalemail address. This is necessary for College Board to deliver direct communications and actual exam(s) to you.

Contact College Board immediately if you are unable to make these changes OR if you are unable to access your College Board account. You may use either contact number below to do so:

AP Services for Students: 1-888-225-5427

College Board Student Account Helpline: 1-866-315-6068


Drivers’ Ed Online Classes

The DMV has just granted WatsOnWheels permission to conduct driver’s education classes online starting on Monday, April 13th.  Anyone who had previously signed up will be contacted by them directly.  If you now want to participate in these classes, please go to their website at watsonwheelsnc.com to sign up.

Please let them know that you are a Cannon student so you will get the discounted rate.


AP/AT Students: On Friday, April 3, College Board provided additional details and updates to this year’s “at-home” AP Exam testing process. Please check your email regularly for direct communications from College Board. You can access an informational “one-pager” of the changes to AP Exam administration HERE – this document will be updated as College Board releases more information. Please contact Mrs. Kulp, your College Counselor, or your AP teacher with questions or concerns.


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.14.20 (Day 3)

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. -Julie Andrews


Gossage Cup

328 120 103 124


Kenlee Griffin and Kate Booker demonstrated COURAGE by speaking about their weekend traditions to a predominantly Christian audience.

Hats off to Caleb Campos for going beyond, displaying INTEGRITY, to make sure he got what he needed from English class even though he wasn’t able to log on right away.

Jimmy Kinsella shows PASSION for cooking when he shows up for his English class with homemade pasta and homemade sauce every day!

Alex Lahners deserves PASSION kudos for making his D block English class laugh by instigating a game of hide-the-skull.

Olivia Neilsen demonstrated KINDNESS by staying after class to ask Mrs. Coughlin how she and her family are doing and to recommend shows to binge-watch based on shows she knows Mrs. Coughlin likes.

Kaylin Slattery deserves recognition for being the first person to advisory in person, and the first person to advisory on WEBEX almost every morning, just as she’s been doing for the past 4 years. Consistent INTEGRITY. 


Today: Anna Galloway and Sarah Kuo

4/13: Matthew Leck, Tucker Johnson and Mrs. Scurlock

4/12: Hannah Denby, Taylor Denby and Ms. Kato-Starr

4/11: Azlynn Anderson, Emily Cleveland, Kunal Handa, Hayes Leatherman and Logan Lowe



****AP Students – IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Please verify ASAP that you are using a PERSONAL email address to log into your College Board account. If you are using your Cannon email address for your College Board account, you should sign into your College Board account immediately and change your email address to a personalemail address. This is necessary for College Board to deliver direct communications and actual exam(s) to you.

Contact College Board immediately if you are unable to make these changes OR if you are unable to access your College Board account. You may use either contact number below to do so:

AP Services for Students: 1-888-225-5427

College Board Student Account Helpline: 1-866-315-6068


Drivers’ Ed Online Classes

The DMV has just granted WatsOnWheels permission to conduct driver’s education classes online starting on Monday, April 13th.  Anyone who had previously signed up will be contacted by them directly.  If you now want to participate in these classes, please go to their website at watsonwheelsnc.com to sign up.

Please let them know that you are a Cannon student so you will get the discounted rate.


AP/AT Students: On Friday, April 3, College Board provided additional details and updates to this year’s “at-home” AP Exam testing process. Please check your email regularly for direct communications from College Board. You can access an informational “one-pager” of the changes to AP Exam administration HERE – this document will be updated as College Board releases more information. Please contact Mrs. Kulp, your College Counselor, or your AP teacher with questions or concerns.


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.9.20 (Day 2)

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have to enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” -Melody Beattie


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Janine Bonilla demonstrated PASSION in English II when she did her best writing of the year on an assignment that is of lesser point value than others. Way to BRING IT, Janine!

Blake Tracy showed PASSION for Marine Science when she asked about a species of clam she had noticed at the beach.


No birthdays!



 

⬅️ Today’s schedule


***Drivers’ Ed Online Classes

The DMV has just granted WatsOnWheels permission to conduct driver’s education classes online starting on Monday, April 13th.  Anyone who had previously signed up will be contacted by them directly.  If you now want to participate in these classes, please go to their website at watsonwheelsnc.com to sign up.

Please let them know that you are a Cannon student so you will get the discounted rate.


AP/AT Students: On Friday, April 3, College Board provided additional details and updates to this year’s “at-home” AP Exam testing process. Please check your email regularly for direct communications from College Board. You can access an informational “one-pager” of the changes to AP Exam administration HERE – this document will be updated as College Board releases more information. Please contact Mrs. Kulp, your College Counselor, or your AP teacher with questions or concerns.


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.


Hello Students (From Mrs. Hoffman)

I hope that you are doing as well as possible and that you find some comfort in knowing that you are not alone in how you may be feeling, any range or combination of: annoyed, anxious, bored, fine, lonely, sad, mad or glad (or anything else!).

-If you would like to connect, please set up a 15 or 30 minute appointment through this link  https://calendly.com/ahoffman-10/ and I will confirm with a Webex link. Please indicate your preference, call or video.

-Be assured that the office space I have set up at home is in a private area of my house, with a noise cancelling machine outside the door, I use headphones to ensure privacy.

In the meantime, here is some Virtual EncourageMINT! 

 Feel what you feel and try not to stay stuck

Taking a few deep breaths (1-5) can help you feel more in control, reset your nervous system and help reconnect your mind and body

Remember what resources and tools work for you to take care of yourself:

-Physical activity, talking/videoing with friends, being in nature, listening to music, LAUGHING, journaling, expressing yourself creatively: drawing, dancing, singing, playing an instrument, writing, etc., (insert other healthy coping skills here________________).

 Please e-mail me if you would like written, phone or video encouragement.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 4.8.20 (Day 1)

“I’m determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstances but by our disposition.” -Martha Washington 


Gossage Cup

105 30 51 42


Tucker Kelley demonstrated KINDNESS when he asked Dean Zelaya how her boys were handling the quarantine.

Ben Childress demonstrated COURAGE and PASSION when he began dancing on Webex during his Spanish class to lighten the mood and make his classmates laugh.

Melissa Remmey demonstrates KINDNESS when she bakes cookies for her neighbor whose husband passed away.


No birthdays!



AP/AT Students: On Friday, April 3, College Board provided additional details and updates to this year’s “at-home” AP Exam testing process. Please check your email regularly for direct communications from College Board. You can access an informational “one-pager” of the changes to AP Exam administration HERE – this document will be updated as College Board releases more information. Please contact Mrs. Kulp, your College Counselor, or your AP teacher with questions or concerns.


Every Monday from 8:30-9:30 am, ACC will host an “open” meeting opportunity for ANY student wanting drop-in support (quick check-in, questions, virtual space to work, etc.). Students can access the open meeting HERE.


 

 

 

⬅️ Thursday, 4/9’s schedule

 


(From Sydney Wood and Hannah Shiffert) This was a part of our “Triumph of the Commons” project in our AP Environmental Science class, in which we had to do a community service project that related to the environment.

We chose to plant a garden in our backyards at home and donate some of the crops to a food bank that otherwise would not get any fresh vegetables. In addition, during this unusual time, we wanted people to know the importance of gardening and how it is beneficial to human health and the environment. We were planning on sharing this flyer with the people in which we donated the crops to, but due to the unprecedented times, that won’t be able to happen. The flyer mentions both the importance of gardening, along with the health benefits of some of the vegetables that we were going to plant.


Hello Students (From Mrs. Hoffman)

I hope that you are doing as well as possible and that you find some comfort in knowing that you are not alone in how you may be feeling, any range or combination of: annoyed, anxious, bored, fine, lonely, sad, mad or glad (or anything else!).

-If you would like to connect, please set up a 15 or 30 minute appointment through this link  https://calendly.com/ahoffman-10/ and I will confirm with a Webex link. Please indicate your preference, call or video.

-Be assured that the office space I have set up at home is in a private area of my house, with a noise cancelling machine outside the door, I use headphones to ensure privacy.

In the meantime, here is some Virtual EncourageMINT! 

 Feel what you feel and try not to stay stuck

Taking a few deep breaths (1-5) can help you feel more in control, reset your nervous system and help reconnect your mind and body

Remember what resources and tools work for you to take care of yourself:

-Physical activity, talking/videoing with friends, being in nature, listening to music, LAUGHING, journaling, expressing yourself creatively: drawing, dancing, singing, playing an instrument, writing, etc., (insert other healthy coping skills here________________).

 Please e-mail me if you would like written, phone or video encouragement.

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