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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2nd Graders Explore Science!
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Open Enrollment for K-8...FIVE Days Left!
Only FIVE days left before the first round of Open Enrollment closes! Incoming siblings of current students, Founding Families, and children of Staff must complete Open Enrollment through DCSD's
Open Enrollment Page by
December 3 at 4:00pm to be eligible for priority enrollment.
All K-8 siblings who complete Open Enrollment by December 3 at 4:00pm are given priority and will be enrolled in any available spots before new students from the general public. All Preschool and Pre-K siblings interested in 2019-20 enrollment should complete the Preschool Application available on our website after January 9, 2019.
All families who have completed Open Enrollment will need to log back into their DCSD
EngageED Parent Portal account after December 10 at 8:00am to view/accept/deny all enrollment offers. Families will have until December 17 at 4:00pm to accept or deny any offers. If families do not accept or deny offers, they will fall to the waitlist for second round open enrollment.
* Please note that this does not apply to currently enrolled Preschool, Pre-K, and K-8th Grade students, but does apply to siblings of current WCA students.
If you have any questions, please
email the School Registrar, Mary Bertke.
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Kids' Night Out!
6-10 pm
Bounce House/Dinner/Crafts/Games/
Movie
World Compass Academy
All Kids and Ages Welcome
if you have any questions and to sign up!
Cost: $25 for 1st child, $35 for 2-3 children,
$45 for 4 or more children.
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St. Nicolas Celebration on December 6
The WCA French program is pleased to organize a school-wide cultural event on
Thursday, December 6
. St. Nicolas is celebrated in Europe and has its origin back in the year 300 in an area now called Turkey. St. Nicolas was known to help the needy and has influenced todays Santa Claus. Part of the tradition involves children putting out their shoe the night before and receiving some gifts.
On the day of our event:
- All K-8 students may wear pajamas.
- K-4th grade will listen to an educational video and a read-a-loud. One of the favorite highlights will be a ''visit'' from St. Nicolas (Shhh! It is a secret!)
- During lunch, hot chocolate will be served to Middle School students, and they will learn cultural facts about St. Nicolas and play a Kahoot trivia game.
IMPORTANT: If your child CANNOT have candies (Starbursts,
Skittles, candy canes), please email your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible. Stickers will be the alternative St. Nicolas treat.
Merci beaucoup to all the parents who made a donation, volunteered and supported this event!
World Language Team,
Mme Maurice et Nikanorov
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As the World Language team, we are so grateful that we had the chance to attend the 2018 ACTFL World Language conference in New Orleans before Thanksgiving Break. We had the opportunity to learn about the latest research and teaching techniques on language acquisition. Our deepest thanks to PTO for supporting our growth!
Merci beaucoup, Muchas gracias, XieXie
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New Start & End Times for Full Day K-4th Graders
Beginning
Monday, January 7, 2019, Full Day K-4th grade students will begin school at
8:00am (the same time as middle school students) instead of 8:15am and will dismiss at
3:20pm instead of 3:15pm.
THERE IS NO CHANGE for Preschool, Half Day K or 5th-8th grade students.
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Help Fight Childhood Cancer
World Compass Academy is passionate about supporting and encouraging students to prevail when times get tough.
We have a great example of that in one of our very own students, Tessa Hancock. She is a 7th grader at our great school, and she and her family are part of the community fighting childhood cancer. Her little brother was diagnosed with cancer in August. He has been in and out of the hospital receiving treatments for the past few months. His journey with this has not
only altered his life, but it has had an impact on his family as well. His older sister, Tessa, has chosen to do something positive to help other families who are in situations similar to theirs. She is organizing a fundraiser for families fighting childhood cancer. This fundraiser will provide gifts during Christmas time to families in need.
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New Playground. We are so excited about the addition of our new Preschool playground. Since the equipment is sized specifically for Preschool and Kindergarten students, please help us keep the playground in good condition by not allowing older students to play on it. We appreciate your cooperation!
Fire Department Visit.
Our Preschoolers are currently learning about Community Helpers. They had a fun visit this week from the Castle Rock Fire Department!
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Winter Break Camp
The deadline to s
ign-up is December 14.
REGISTER HERE
. Choose Before & After Care/School Year Breaks. See pricing below. Questions? Email
Shea-Leah
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| December 20 (half day only due to Early Release) |
$25
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| December 21 (No school due to Parent/Teacher Conf) |
$45
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| Closed December 24 - 26 |
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| December 27 & 28 (flat fee for both days) |
$90
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| Closed December 31 & January 1 |
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| January 2 - 4 (pick and choose the dates) |
$45/day
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PTO Updates
Next PTO Meeting Has Been Rescheduled!
The meeting originally scheduled for tonight, November 29,
has been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 5 at 6:30pm. To accommodate everyone's busy holiday schedules, this will be a "Virtual" meeting. To join the meeting, please go HERE. Meeting ID: 889 254 561
Spirit Night @ Freddy's. Mark your calendars for Wednesday,
December 12, 4-8pm at Freddy's! Come enjoy a meal and support WCA at the same time!
This will also be a Spirit Wear Day. For Spirit Wear Days, 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). Please dress modestly.
Reloadable Grocery Cards. Great news! If you are a Safeway shopper, shopping cards are now available. They work just like the King Soopers cards. For each dollar spent, the school gets a rebate. Reach out to Lisa Beerbower for details and to get either card. You can find Lisa over at our PTO Facebook Page.
Box Tops. Please continue to cut them out and stash them! We will have another collection campaign this spring.
New Adult Spirit Shirts
. They are here! As you might know, kids' spirit wear shirt sales have been
turned over to the middle school kids, but we know you parents want your swag as well. We listened, we designed, and we're happy to share that the new, awesome shirts are available for purchase (see photo). They are charcoal gray with a left chest logo. They come in both a male and female version for a more flattering fit for all.
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WCA Social Media
Please "like" our
Facebook page and follow us on Instagram @wcacougars. Social media is one of the top ways we can increase our visibility, which contributes to growing our enrollment. Help us spread the word by liking our pages and sharing and commenting on posts. We have several consistent highlights each week, including "Why WCA" Wednesday and Thursday Storytime. Our "Why WCA" features come from our very own families, and we invite you to share your story with us. Go
HERE for more information.
Our Thursday Storytime features a different WCA Teacher/Staff member reading a book. This is a fun way to set us apart as a language immersion school and simply to offer something fun and unique for our families to tune into each week. A new Storytime video is posted each Thursday at 7:30pm MT on our
Facebook Page
. Thank you for your support of WCA!
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2019 Apple Awards
WCA is full of amazing teachers and staff.
Nominate your favorite teacher, support staff and/or administrator
HERE
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Announcements
Dress Down Day TOMORROW! If you completed the SAC survey, your student may participate in Dress Down Day tomorrow,
November 30. Teachers will be handing out "coupons" today to the students who are approved for a Dress Down Day. If a student doesn't have a coupon, he/she will need to wear the everyday uniform. Please see Dress Down Day guidelines
HERE.
Please Drive Slowly. This is a friendly reminder to please drive slowly and cautiously through the parking lots during carpool. Thanks so much for making safety a priority.
Choir Update. Our Elementary Choirs did an awesome job singing at the Starlighting Concert over Thanksgiving Break! Thank you to all the students and families who braved the cold to come and represent World Compass Academy to our community! Elementary Choir will take a short break. Enjoy December off and keep your eyes peeled for more information in January!
Report Cards. Attention Parents! Trimester 1 grades will be available to view through your
Parent Portal account on
December 14. Please remember that teachers will not be handing out printed report cards this year. During the final grading period (November 26 - December 13), grades will not be available through parent portal. Please reach out to your student's teacher(s) with any missing assignment/grading questions during that timeframe.
New Middle School Electives Start Dec 3! 5th-8th graders will have a new electives schedule beginning Monday. You may view their schedules in your
Parent Portal account. Please choose "Schedule."
SOCKS NEEDED! The nurse's office is in need of socks for shoe sizes 10-13 and size 1 and up.
If you have some extra socks lying around and would like to donate, please drop them off at the front office. Thanks so much!
December 4 is a Formal Uniform Day!
Awards Assemblies
. Mark your calendars! The Elementary Cougar Essential Awards Assembly will be Tuesday,
December 4
at 2:00pm. Please note this is a NEW DATE. This day has already been scheduled as the monthly all school Formal Uniform Day. Elementary students will receive awards for exemplifying the Cougar Essential character traits and for perfect attendance.
The Middle School Awards Assembly will be Thursday,
December 20 at
9:15am.
This will be a Formal Uniform Day for 5th - 8th ONLY. Middle school students will receive awards for sports, high honor roll, honor roll, and character.
Girls' Basketball Parent Meeting. Is your 6th-8th grade daughter interested in playing basketball? A parent meeting has been scheduled for
December 12 at 5:30pm in the gym. Please enter through the gym doors in the back of the school. Questions?
Email Lisa Carpenter, Athletic Director.
Delayed Start/Snow Day Procedures. With winter quickly approaching, we wanted to remind WCA families about our procedures for Delayed Start and Snow Days. Please go
HERE.
Early Release Day. Full Day K-4 students will be released at 12:15pm and 5-8 students will be released at 12:30pm on December 20. Students will NOT eat lunch at school. Preschool and Half Day Kindergarten - NO SCHOOL.
Parent/Teacher Conferences. Watch for sign-ups from your teachers! Conferences will be the afternoon of
December 20 and during the day on
December 21 (NO SCHOOL).
Winter Break! The office will be closed
December 24 - January 4, 2019 for winter break.
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.
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Kids' DAY Out...Save the Date!
Parents, sign your kids up for
Kids' Day Out and get your last minute shopping done, wrap those presents, or just take a day off!
9:00am-3:30pm
Santa Visit/Hot Chocolate/Holiday Games/
Crafts/
Cookie Decorating
World Compass Academy
All Kids and Ages Welcome
if you have any questions and to sign-up!
Cost: $45 for 1st child, $55 for 2 children,
$65 for 3-4 children or $75 for more
than 4 children.*
*
This pricing is per family living in the same household/siblings.
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Calendar Reminders
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Boys' Basketball Game vs. Platte River Academy @ HOME, 4:15pm |
| Nov 30 |
Dress Down Day (coupon required)
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| Nov 30 |
Electives Fair (5th & 6th), 8:15 - 9:00am |
| Nov 30 |
Electives Fair (7th & 8th), 2:45 - 3:30pm |
| Nov 30 |
End of First Trimester |
| Nov 30 |
Kids' Night Out, 6-10pm |
| Dec 4 |
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY |
| Dec 4 |
SAC Meeting, 10am |
| Dec 4 |
Elementary Cougar Essential Awards Assembly, 2pm (NEW DATE) |
| Dec 4 |
Boys' Basketball Game @ Littleton Prep, 4:15pm |
| Dec 4 |
WCA Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30pm |
| Dec 5 |
"VIRTUAL" PTO Meeting, 6:30pm
(Rescheduled)
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| Dec 6 |
St. Nicolas Celebration/PJ DAY! |
| Dec 6 |
Boys' Basketball Game @ Ben Franklin Academy, 4:15pm |
| Dec 12 |
PTO Spirit Night @ Freddy's, 4-8pm |
| Dec 12 |
SPIRIT WEAR DAY |
| Dec 12 |
Girls' Basketball Parent Meeting, 5:30pm |
| Dec 15 |
Kids' Day Out, 9:00am - 3:30pm |
| Dec 20 |
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY (5-8 only) |
| Dec 20 |
Middle School Awards Assembly 9:15am |
| Dec 20 |
Early Release Day @ 12:15pm & 12:30pm/Parent Teacher Conferences PM
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| Dec 20 |
NO SCHOOL/Preschool & Half Day Kindergarten ONLY
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| Dec 21 |
NO SCHOOL/Parent Teacher Conferences
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| Dec 24-Jan 4 |
WINTER BREAK!
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2490 S. Perry Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Main Phone: 303-814-5200
Attendance: 303-814-5280
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