NOVEMBER 2020

 School Improvement Team Update


Our School Improvement Team has met twice since the start of school and we have created 3 goal areas to focus efforts towards for the 20-21 academic year.  Our goal areas include: 1) providing our 9th grade students with academic skills and disposition training early on 2) creating interdisciplinary lessons for our students with a focus on bridging courses and applied learning experiences and 3) measuring virtual and concurrent learning outcomes so that we can monitor both our in-person and distance learning performance.  Click here to learn more about our SIT goals and to see the guiding questions that will help drive this critical work.

Please consider attending our next School Improvement Team meeting, which will take place on November 19th via Zoom!  Email Assistant Principal, Andrea Spas, if you are interested in attending:  Andrea.Spas@Chariho.k12.ri.us.  
All are welcome to attend!


Open House Follow-up

Thank you to all who attended our Virtual Open House last month. It was nice to connect with parents virtually. A reminder that you can view any of our pre-recorded offerings at any time. We have recordings that provide an overview of various programs and supports like peer mentoring, graduation portfolio, mental health services, guidance programming, internships, academic support, extracurriculars and information from our clinic, to name a few. We also have pre-recorded messages from our various academic departments as well as our special education and school counseling departments. Please find the Open House document here and scroll through to view the various pre-recorded sessions.

From the Class of 2021:

The Class of 2021 is compiling a CHS Community Cookbook and would like CHS families and staff to share a favorite recipes (or two!).  Please use this link to submit recipes.  All submissions need to be completed by November 23rd.  Consider submitting a photo along with the recipe!  If you have any questions, please contact a class of 2021 Officer or Class Advisor.  

From Our Mental Health Providers

Our clinical staff in the building have been working on curating resources to help students work through some of the mental health challenges that come along with COVID-19 and Distance Learning.  These resources can be found on the Student Supports page on Canvas.  Additional mental health resources for parents and students can be found on our Chariho Parent Virtual & Concurrent Learning site:  https://sites.google.com/chariho.k12.ri.us/crsdvirtuallearning/home


From The School Counseling Department

ASVAB
Attention Seniors & Juniors: Are you are considering serving in the military after graduation?  If so, please complete the form at the link below to take the ASVAB on Tuesday November 17 (Seniors) and December 8 (Juniors) at CHS. The ASVAB is a test required to gain entrance to any of the armed forces.  If you have any questions, please contact your school counselor.  Link here: http://bit.ly/ASVAB2020CHS

URI Presentation
Are you are interested in attending URI or would you like to learn more about their admissions process, academic programs or scholarship opportunities?  If so, please attend this virtual presentation by Beth Tikoian, Admission Advisor, on Monday November 16 at 8:30am.   This will be a great opportunity to learn more about URI and ask questions directly to admissions staff.  Please see the zoom link that was emailed to your email accounts on November 4th to attend this meeting.