World Compass Academy engages and inspires learners in a safe, challenging, and individualized learning environment, which cultivates and fosters character, a lifelong love of learning, and the skills to engage in the global community.
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Our Chinese New Year Celebration was a success!
Students were treated to performances by both fellow students and staff! Mandarin teacher, Yueling Yu, choreographed each grade level performance, along with a dance performed by our amazing staff. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers for your hard work in decorating and helping with the show.
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Intent to Return
Tomorrow,
March 9, is the deadline to let us know if your child will be returning or NOT returning.
Please complete the
2018-19 Intent to Return Form
(current K-7 students only) and pay the $200 student fee by
March 9
.
Even if your child will not be returning, we still need you to complete the form
.
This form does NOT need to be completed for current preschool students
.
If BOTH the form and the $200 student fee have not been submitted by March 9, we cannot guarantee enrollment for next year.
Please call the school office at 303-814-5200 if you have any questions.
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State Testing Schedule
The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students will be participating in state testing this April.
All grades will be completing Math and English/Language Arts tests. The 4th graders and 7th graders will also be completing a Social Studies test, while the 5th graders will complete a
Science test.
Information about how state testing information is used can be found
here. While we encourage you to consider having your child participate, we also respect that parents have the right to opt their child out of state-mandated testing. Should you choose to opt your child out, please consider doing so by Friday,
March 16 for planning purposes. For directions on how to opt out, please go
here or contact our School Assessment Coordinator,
Kate Parker.
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State Geography Bee Qualifier
WCA is excited to announce that our school Geography Bee winner,
Veronika D, has qualified to compete at the state National Geographic Geography Bee! The competition brings together top geography students from all over the state in grades 4-8 and will take place at the University of Denver on April 6. We are so proud of Veronika for this accomplishment and wish her luck at the state competition!
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Reminders from the Registrar
Attendance Line. Please call the Attendance Line at
303-814-5280
by 8:00am if your child will be tardy or absent. If you drop-off your student after 8:04am, please come inside to sign them in; otherwise, your student will be marked with an unexcused tardy. If you don't call the Attendance Line to let us know that your child will be tardy or absent by 8:00am, parents will receive an automated call from DCSD. Thank you for your cooperation! If you have any questions, please contact
Mary Bertke
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Parent Portal. Did you know that you have a parent portal account as a parent of a DCSD student? You can access this account at any time to find current attendance, and in the future, your student's grades and missing assignments! You will need your Douglas County School District Username and Password to log-in
here. If you do not know your username, or you need to reset your password, please email
Mary Bertke with your name and your child's name. She will then send you your username, parent ID, and instructions to reset your password if necessary.
Have you moved, or changed your contact information lately? If you have had an address change within the last year, please email your updated Proof of Residence to
Mary Bertke, or drop off a copy at the front desk. We can accept the following documents as Proof of Residence: warranty deed, deed of trust, lease agreement or tax notice.
As always, please make sure that the front office has the most recent email and phone numbers to contact you. Thank you!
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Announcements
2018-19 Openings
. We have openings in Preschool - 8th grade
for the 2018-19 school year! Help us spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors about our amazing school.
The first step is to complete the
2018-19 Intent to Enroll form
. Questions? Call the school office at 303-814-5200.
Thank you! We wanted to thank the PTO and 2nd grade families for a delicious breakfast
last month!
How many volunteer hours do you have? Contact Heather, our Volunteer Coordinator, and she will let you know. We are headed into the third trimester, and school will be out before you know it! For ongoing volunteer opportunities, please visit our website.
Lattes with Lance. These meetings are an opportunity for parents to meet with the Admin team.
Mark your calendars for the next "Lattes with Lance" meetings:
TODAY
(
9:00am
),
April 12
(3:45pm), and
May 10
(
9:00am
).
We hope you can attend!
Monthly Formal Uniform Calendar. There will be THREE Formal Uniform Days in March:
March 9 (School Assembly: Respect), March 14 (Spring Picture Day) and March 16 (Cougar Essentials Assembly: Middle School (5th-7th) @ 1:45pm and Elementary @ 2:30pm).
VIEW CALENDAR.
SPIRIT WEAR DAY. The next PTO Spirit Night is March 13 at Smart Cow. This is a Spirit Wear Day. Dress Code: students may wear jeans, shorts, or athletic pants with their spirit wear t-shirts or t-shirts/polos in our school colors (blue and green).
Spring Picture Day. Mark your calendars for March 14! This will be a FORMAL UNIFORM DAY. Even if your child does not participate in the individual pictures, class pictures will be taken this day as well.
VIEW FLYER
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WCA Board Chat & Play - T.E.A.M. Meeting. Join us on March 15 from 3:45pm - 4:30pm. This meeting is a great opportunity to hear about topical agenda items and chat with the school board president and WCA principal. We are looking forward to being able to meet with parents and community members about the school. The meeting is an informal time together with the goal of informing, updating, and receiving input from our stakeholders regarding current and timely topics.
Pizza Friday. The next Pizza Friday is March 16! Parents may order the pizza slices through
My Kids Lunch, our lunch caterer, following the same process you use for ordering hot lunches. Please order at least 48 hours in advance. We are offering Cheese and Pepperoni slices at $2.00/slice. We apologize, but gluten free options will not be available. Please send your child with their own beverage, as those won't be provided. We need volunteers to help serve pizza. SIGN-UP HERE. Questions? Please call the school office at 303-814-5200.
IMPORTANT NOTE: April 27 and May 11 are the remaining Pizza Fridays. Originally, we had scheduled the Pizza Friday for May on May 27. If you had already placed your Pizza Friday order for May 27, it has been moved to May 11.
SPRING BREAK
. There will be NO SCHOOL March 19 - 30 for Spring Break. Enjoy the two weeks off!
DCSD Community Events. The Foundation for Douglas County Schools (formerly DCEF) partners with Denver's premier sports teams, attractions and venues to provide you with exciting discounted programs, all while giving back to our school. Please use the link below for purchasing your discounted tickets to the upcoming events.
Colorado Rapids vs. Toronto FC, April 14
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Explorers Club
Kids' Night Out.
There are still spots available!
March 9, 6-10pm. Bounce House/Dinner/ Crafts/Games/
Movie @ World Compass Academy. All kids and ages welcome.
SIGN-UP HERE.
$25 (1st child), $35 (2-3 children), $45 (4 or more children).
Spring Break Camp.
There are still spots available! Camp will run both weeks of spring break (
March 19 - 30) from 6:30am - 6:00pm. There will be three fields trips and two in-house activity days each week. The cost is $45/day.
REGISTER HERE. Choose Before & After Care/School Year Breaks/Spring Break 2017-18.
Questions? Contact
Shea-Leah
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Enrichment Clubs. New clubs will begin after Spring Break!
REGISTER HERE. More clubs
will be added, so keep checking
here for updates (click "Enrichmet Clubs"). Questions?
Please contact
Shea-Leah.
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Half Day K Violin, session three
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Full Day K Violin, session three
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1st & 2nd Grade Choir 2018, session two
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Imagine Crayloa Art Club
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1st Grade Violin, session three
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PreK Violin, session three
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2nd Grade Violin, session three
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Preschool Violin, session three
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3rd & 4th Grade Band
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Reptile Club, session two
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3rd & 4th Grade Choir 2018, session two
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Slime Club April
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3rd & 4th Grade Orchestra, session three
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Sticky Fingers, session four
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Board Game Club
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WCA Cheer and Dance, session three
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Brickz 4 Kidz, session four
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WCA Gardening Club
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Cake Decorating Class
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Explorers Summer Camp. REGISTER NOW! Explorer Summer Camp will run from June 4 through August 31 (closed July 4, 5, and 6 in observation of the holiday) from 6:30am - 6:00pm. Children ages 5 - 13 years old are eligible to attend. The cost to attend is $40 per day, with a sibling discount of $5 off for each additional child. (1st child $40, each additional sibling is $35). Questions? Contact
Shea-Leah.
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Talent Show & Family Dance, April 13
Dear WCA Parents, Guardians and Students,
We are excited to announce that PTO will be hosting a Talent Show and a Family Dance on Friday,
April 13
, from
5:30 - 9:00pm.
The Talent Show will be held in two parts: students will perform at both a School Assembly at 1:45pm and after school at the Talent Show. All auditions will be held after school on Wednesday, April 4,
and Thursday, April 5, from 4:00-6:00pm.
Parents must be in attendance the evening of the Talent Show and Family Dance and are responsible for their own children
.
Students who wish to audition must follow these requirements:
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Must be in PreK - 7
th
grade at World Compass Academy (no outside participants).
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WCA reserves the right to allow/not allow any acts or auditions that are deemed inappropriate or dangerous.
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Students must be "performance ready" and have everything they will need for the actual performance. We will need the name of the song and artist if they are using music. We will stream the music for the students. It will count against the students' audition scores if they do not come with everything they need on the day of the audition.
If singing, a karaoke version is
strongly
encouraged so that we can hear the student and not the voices on the recording
.
- Students may audition a maximum of two acts (solo and/or group act).
- In order to get an audition time, SIGN UP HERE! If you need help with this, just ask!
- PTO volunteers will be monitoring the halls outside of the audition room, but there will be no snacks provided, so please plan ahead!
- Students may only audition if they are able to attend the audition, both rehearsals, and after school performance. No exceptions will be made. Rehearsals are April 10, from 4:00 - 6:00pm and April 12, from 4:00 - 5:30pm.
- The Act must be no more than 5 minutes long (including transitions/set-up/props, etc.)
- The Act must be able to be performed safely on the stage (no stunting that involves lifting another person off the ground).
- The Act/Theme must be school appropriate. Please remember this includes PreK - middle school.
- Costumes must be school appropriate.
- If using music for your act, the song title and artist must be emailed to Alexis Harvey twenty-four hours prior to your audition. Songs must not reference any inappropriate topics or include inappropriate language.
- WCA will provide mats, AV equipment and music. All other equipment or props must be provided by the performers. Students need to be able to move props without assistance.
Acts do not have to be limited to music! There are so many talents!
We could have martial arts, gymnastics, cheer, vocal and instrumental acts, dance routines, magic shows, the list goes on! We are SUPER excited to see the performances! SIGN UP HERE! For questions, please email Alexis Harvey.
Sincerely,
Alexis Harvey
Talent Show Volunteer
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Calendar Reminders
| TODAY |
Lattes with Lance, 9:00am |
| TOMORROW |
Intent to Return Due |
| TOMORROW |
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY/School Assembly |
| TOMORROW |
Kids' Night Out, 6-10pm |
| March 13 |
PTO Spirit Night @ Smart Cow/SPIRIT WEAR DAY |
| March 14 |
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY/Spring Picture Day |
| March 14 |
PTO Meeting, 6:30pm |
| March 15 |
WCA Board Chat & Play - T.E.A.M. Meeting |
| March 16 |
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY/Cougar Essential Assemblies
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March 16
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Pizza Friday! |
| March 19 - March 30 |
SPRING BREAK! |
| April 3 |
WCA Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30pm |
| April 4 |
State Testing Begins |
| April 13 |
Talent Show & Family Dance, 5:30-9:00pm |
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Castle Rock, CO 80104
Main Phone: 303-814-5200
Attendance: 303-814-5280
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