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Week of 1/27 to 1/31

Hello my excellent and engaged citizens,
This week we will start our unit on the Executive Branch. I will be out on Tuesday for a training and will be putting your assignments in One Note so make sure you bring laptops with you to class.
Have a great week!

Week of 1/21-1/24

Hey Citizens, 
 
This week we are taking a look at a speech by Dr. King in honor of his MLKJ Day on Monday. We will also finish up our policy analysis of Iran from last week. Finally, I would like to begin our unit on the executive branch and discuss presidential powers on Thursday.
Hope you all have a great week starting classes at Front Range.
-Kern

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

Welcome back for second semester and for a brand new year!
 
I hope you have all had a refreshing break, and I'm excited to begin the new year and semester with all of you! 
 
First and foremost: This semester, students will attend FRCC classes in the afternoon. This means the schedule will look something like this for the semester:
 
This is the schedule for my classes(Kern):
Monday - Thursday
8:00 - 8:15: 9th Grade Advocacy
8:18 - 9:18: US History (same as last semester)
9:21 - 10:21: Civics (previously the class right after lunch)
10:24 - 11:24: Media Studies (previously the last class of the day)
 
Afternoons: Students with FRCC may leave at this time. For students remaining on campus, the schedule is as follows:
11:24 - 12:24: Lunch
12:24 - 1:54: Philosophy: Mondays and Wednesdays(previously the second class of the day)
1:57 - 3:27: 12th Grade Study Hall: Tuesdays and Thursdays (previously the class before lunch)
 
Fridays: With no college, Fridays will look very similar to last semester with only minor switches. Be sure to check your schedules!
 
This week: As FRCC does not begin until Monday, January 20th, the schedule will look a little different this week. Mornings will run exactly the same as listed above. Monday afternoon, students will have seminar followed by lessons on developing strong study skills. Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be running Adulting 101 courses. Here, students will learn skills not regularly taught in school (doing taxes, for instance) that will help them through their adult life. Thursday, students will learn about different facets of personalities as well as get a chance to ask advice from other students about school, college, and working.
 
Enjoy the last day of break, and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!
- Kern

Week of 12/9 to 12/13

Hello Citizens, 
 
Tuesday we have Colorado State Representative Kyle Mullica coming to talk with us about the State Legislature. We will also finish discussing the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government and then review for the final.
The semester is almost over so just hang in there. 

Week of 12/2 to 12/6

Welcome back from Thanksgiving break,
 
This week we will continue on the Legislative Branch and start to look at how Colorado's Legislature works. I will be giving you a study guide as well this week for your upcoming midterm exam. The midterm will cover everything that we have learned up to this point. 
Let me know if you have any questions and have a good rest of the week!

Week of 11/18 to 11/22

Citizens,
This week we continue our unit on the Legislative Branch by discussing the powers of Congress and how it is limited. We will also be doing a gerrymandering simulation. Have a great week!

Week of 11/12 to 11/15

Great job to everyone that participated in in the JA Stock Market Challenge! It was a lot of fun and hopefully we get to do it again this coming spring. This week we start taking a look at the legislative branch and recognizing its responsibilities, powers, and the limit to those powers. 
Have a great week! 

Week of 11/4 to 11/8

Good citizens,
Early this week we will prep for the JA Stock Market Challenge which will be Thursday 11/7. If you have not brought me back both permission slips for the field trip please do so. The Stock Market Challenge will be an amazing experience and will be our precursor to economics which we will start next semester. I encourage all students to attend.
Have a week! 

Week of 10/28 to 11/1

Happy Halloween!
This week we will be analyzing the Bill of Rights and we will also do some more prep for the JA Stock Market Challenge.Hope everyone has a safe and warm week! 
 

Week of 10/21 to 10/25

Hello Freshmen Civics students,
 
Monday and Tuesday this week we will be prepping for the JA Stock Market Challenge. On Wednesday and Thursday we will be doing an activity on the Bill of Rights that will take us into the following week. Please get your note catchers up to date as I will be collecting them soon along with your Constitution Packets if you have not turned those in yet. Your Icivics ratification game is also due by this Wednesday. Let me know if you need any help!  

Week of 10/14 to 10/18

Welcome back citizens, 
Hope you had a great fall break and I apologize for this post coming out mid-week. This week we started discussing The Constitutional Convention and the contributions of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. If you have not turned in the Constitution assignment: "Major Clash, Compromise" please do so as soon as possible. Aside from the note catchers we have been doing in class this week, I would like for you to complete the Icivics ratification game that I assigned which is do on Monday. Have a great week! 

Week of 9/23 to 9/27

This week we are finishing our Constitution and Compromise packets. These will be due on Wednesday. Please let me know if you have any questions through email. Have a great break!

Week of 9/9 to 9/13

Greetings Citizens, 
 
This week we will finish up the Declaration of Independence analysis and will move onto the Constitution while briefly touching on the Articles of Confederation.
Have a week fine citizens!

Week of 9/3 to 9/6

Hey citizens,
Hope you enjoyed your labor day weekend! This week we will finish up our analysis of the Declaration of Independence, briefly talk about the Articles of Confederation and then dive into the Constitution. See you on Tuesday!