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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| January 7 |
All School Formal Uniform Day |
| January 7 |
Board of Directors Meeting 6:30pm |
| January 13-17 |
Parent Teacher Conferences |
| January 16 |
Half Day |
| January 16 |
Geography Bee 9:30-11:30am |
| January 17 & 20 |
No School |
| January 22 |
Spirit Day at Briccy's Coffee 6am-8pm |
| January 24 |
Third Grade Field Trip to Skate City |
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Formal Uniform Day
Our first formal uniform day of 2020, is Tuesday, January 7.
It is important that all students dress in their formal uniform on this day. David Ray, the DCSD Board President, will be visiting WCA to meet with staff and talk with kids. What a great opportunity to show off our school with our students looking their best in their formal uniform attire.
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January Board Meeting
The January Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 7th at 6:30 pm in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Watch D.O.G.S. Needs YOU!
Our Watch D.O.G.S. program is looking for volunteers for the second semester. If you have questions or are ready to volunteer, please reach out to Drew Storevik 310-753-1188 or Mike Truskowski 720-445-2965. We have several dates that need to be filled and are appreciative of your support.
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Briccy's Spirit Day
Our next Spirit Day will be held on Wednesday, January 22 at Briccy's Coffee, in Castle Rock. 20% of all sales, from 6am-8pm, will go to our WCA PTO.
Briccy's offers an assortment of beverages, as well as gelato and other eats. You can
check out their menu here and pop in their shop any time on the 22nd. Please mention WCA at point of purchase and thank you for supporting our school!
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Second Round Open-Enrollment
The second round of open enrollment opens on Wednesday, January 22nd. If you know of someone who did not make it in the first round and still is interested in attending WCA for the 20-21 school year, encourage them to enroll early once second round opens. We will likely have minimal spots available in some grade levels, and it is first-come, first-served. It is our hope to be able to accommodate everyone who has a desire to be part of the WCA family, but in order to do so, we need early, accurate enrollment numbers, so we can build our staffing accordingly for the coming year.
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Third Grade Skate City Field Trip
"Third grade has a field trip to Skate City in Littleton on Friday January 24th. We will be participating in a STEM project on the science of roller skates, eating lunch, having a skate lesson, then finally roller skating for an hour in a half. We will be back to school in time for the Mandarin assembly that day." - Mrs. Stumph
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Explorers Club Updates
Half-Day January 16th- Please sign up for this separately on the 'Half-day Tab'
Professional Development Day January 17th- Please sign up for this separately by January 13th
Martin Lurther King Day January 20th - Explorers Club is closed.
Current Clubs:
Monday- Science matters, Inspire to Learn
Tuesday- Coding and Kidz Art
Wednesday- Science Rocks
Friday- Pals Chess and Soccer Buddies
Monday- Jan 13th to March 2nd:: 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24 and last class March 2nd (6 Sessions) (No classes on Jan 20th and Feb 17th)
Tuesday- Jan 21st to March 3rd:: 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, Ending March 3rd (7 sessions)
Wednesday- Jan 22nd to March 4th:: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 ending March 4th (7 Sessions)
Thursday- Jan 23rd to March 5th:: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27 Ending March 5th (7 Sessions)
Friday- Jan 24th to March 6th:: 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28, Ending March 6th (6 Sessions)
( No class on Feb 14th)
How to register:
Go to WCA school website
www.worldcompassacademy.com
Click on "Quick Links"
Click on "Enrichment Clubs"
Click "Register and Pay" on the right hand side
Login or Create an Account
Click on "Enrichment Clubs"
Below is a summary of the clubs offered each day:
Monday- Science matters, Inspire to Learn
Tuesday- Coding and Kidz Art
Wednesday- Science Rocks
Friday- Pals Chess and Soccer Buddies
Questions?
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for the week of January 13th.
Elementary parents will receive a sign-up genius link where they can sign up for a desired day/time, from each child's teacher.
Parent Teacher Conferences Grade 5 only:
Look for a sign-up genius to be sent out soon.
Parent Teacher Conferences Grades 6-8 only:
January 16: Parent Teacher Conferences 1:30-3:30 in gym and 4:30-6:30 in gym
January 17: Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00-10:00 in gym
Middle school parents are invited to join us during any of the times listed above. Teachers will be available for the duration of these times. Families may come anytime during the open conference time. Teachers will be set up at tables in the school gymnasium.
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Choir and Theater Updates
Thank you to everyone who loaned Christmas trees and decorations for the Choir Concert. These are now ready to be picked up. Anything left behind by Friday will be considered a donation to the program and will be put in storage.
Elementary choir is now combined for grades 1-4 and is on Thursday mornings do to Ms. Armstrong's induction meetings. We start up again this Thursday the 9th at 7:15.
Elementary cast of I See Stars will now meet on Tuesdays or Thursdays due to a change in choreography scheduling. We will alternate days to accommodate everyone's schedule. The schedule will be sent out weekly on the Remind app. Middle School cast still meets on Wednesdays.
Tech Crew for I See Stars has now begun. This is an extracurricular activity that requires contact hours and instruction from Ms. Armstrong- for that reason, contracts and fees are due by Friday. There is still room for some crew members and parent volunteers (no fee for volunteers). If you are interested, please send
Ms. Armstrong an email
as soon as possible.
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Middle School Kindness Wall
If your Middle School student did anything this holiday season to help make the world better, we would love to hear about it. In January, we will be working to empower our students to be "upstanders" as part of our anti-bullying unit. We will be posting pictures and stories of good things our students have done, on the wall outside the cafeteria, as inspirational examples of how we can all be advocates for multiple aspects of kindness, equity, diversity, and social awareness. Please send pictures and stories to [email protected].
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Middle School Heritage Fair
We are looking for parent volunteers willing to help coordinate a heritage fair for our middle school this Spring. If you are willing to help, please email
[email protected]
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Thank you, Alfonso and Janet!
The students of cougar committee decided to celebrate and honor two of our staff members who work hard to keep the school clean and safe- Alfonso and Janet.
They created a sign-up genius to collect gift cards to create gift card bouquet's/baskets. The entire school made cards and banners to show WCA's appreciation of these two.
Cougar Committee is very thankful to all of the many people who made donations. We had the whole middle school cheering for them and gave them the
baskets, making sure they knew it was from all of WCA!
Many tears were shed by Alfonso, Janet, our students and our staff!
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Save the Date
Science Fair: March 10, 2020
Participation in the science fair is mandatory for 4th grade an optional for all other grades. Details will be forthcoming as we get closer to March.
State Testing: CMAS Testing, for grades 3-8 will begin on Tuesday, March 24. Please try to ensure your child(ren) is well rested, eats a nutritious breakfast and is present during testing days. For further information and the test schedule, please visit the testing section of our website
here. Contact
Clare Kiesel
with any questions.
Career Day: April 29, 2020
As we get closer to April, we will be looking for parent volunteers to share their careers with our students on career day.
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2020-2021 School Calendar
School calendars for the 2020/2021 school year have been posted to our website here.
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Announcements
Cold Weather Dress Code. Please send your child(ren) in appropriate winter apparel. We do try to go outside for recess pending weather, temperature and windchill. Please ensure that all hats/gloves/sweaters/jackets are labeled.
Volunteer Opportunities.
If you would like to be notified of new volunteer opportunities such as Lunch Helpers, Pizza Friday Helpers, School Photo helpers, please get on our volunteers list by emailing
Heather Ridges-Schneider at:
[email protected]
Formal Uniform Day. Students are required to wear formal uniforms on the first Tuesday of every month. We are a Charter of which requires our families to purchase a formal uniform and want to ensure that we wear them on a regular basis. When students are in their formal uniforms, boys will be required to tuck in their shirts. When casual uniforms are worn, polo shirts may be tucked in or worn out - either way.
Visitor Check-In Policy
. We welcome visitors at WCA! It is our policy that visitors must check-in at the front office and be entered into our Raptor system. Proof of identification will be required in the form of a driver's license for each visit to the school. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students safe.
Attendance Line & Drop Off.
Please call the Attendance Line at 303-814-5280 by 8:00am
if your child will be tardy or absent.
If you do not see a carpool attendant outside when you drop-off, please come inside to the front office to sign your child in; otherwise, he/she 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, parents will receive an automated call from DCSD. Thank you for your cooperation! If you have any questions, please contact
Stefanie Bender
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PTO Facebook Page
. Meet other WCA parents by joining the
PTO Facebook Page
and feel free to
email the PTO
with questions
. A detailed PTO specific newsletter will be sent out each month.
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WCA 2019-2020 Athletic Sponsors:
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NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Douglas County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, genetic information, or physical characteristics, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment of, or employment in educational programs or activities. The School District's Compliance Officer is Ted Knight, Assistant Superintendent, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado,
[email protected]
, 303-387-0067. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public.
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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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