Calendar Reminders


August 13 Kindergarten Meet & Greet @ Bison Park 10-12pm
August 13 Preschool - 8th Teacher Meet & Greet/Supply Drop-off @ WCA, 4-6pm
August 14
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY 1-8
August 14-16 First Day of School (1st - 8th ONLY)
August 14-16 Full Days (5th - 8th ONLY)
August 14-16
Early Release Days @ 12:15pm (1st - 4th ONLY)
August 19  First Day of 3-Day PreK
August 19-20 Kindergarten Staggered Start (more details to come from Kgarten Team)
August 19 or 20
FORMAL UNIFORM DAY KINDERGARTEN ONLY (on first day of school)
August 20 First Day of 2-Day Preschool
August 30 Virtual Back to School Night begins (see details below)


Kindergarten Meet & Greet

Join the Kindergarten team for a meet and greet on August 13, from 10-12pm at Bison Park.  You don't need to bring a thing, simply come to play and socialize. 

Parents will also be receiving an email from the Kindergarten team with a sign-up for dropping off supplies Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, as well as having students take a short assessment during that time.




Teacher Meet & Greet

Tomorrow, join us for our Teacher Meet & Greet and school supply drop off. 
August 13 from 4:00-6:00pm at WCA.

At the event, elementary students will receive their classroom teacher assignment. Middle school students will get a copy of their schedule. If you are an honor roll (all A's or all A's and B's) student in grades 6 and 7, please also make sure to stop by our honor roll table to collect your certificate from trimester 3 last spring. 

This is a great opportunity for all students to put away and organize school supplies. Most importantly, make sure to meet your new teachers and say hello to your favorite returning staff!  Elementary and middle school teachers will be in their classrooms. Middle school schedule pick-up, supply kit pick-up, honor roll certificates, and communal supply drop off will be in the cafeteria. Elementary teacher assignments will be posted in the gym.

Photo Op out front! During the Meet & Greet, we will have a photo op outside of our front (main) entrance. Please stop by and take a photo, share it on your favorite social media platform, tag World Compass Academy and the wonderful Castle Rock Sign Gypsies, a new business to our town, who graciously set up this fun message to our students! 


We Need Your Pictures! 

We need photos of your summer FUN!  Please send your child(ren) in with a 4x6 photo of him/her or the family having FUN over summer break. You can bring this photo in to the Meet & Greet or you can send it with your child(ren) on the first day of school. We have a neat entry hallway display and want to feature the fun and adventures you had ove r summer break. Don't miss out on stopping by over the next couple of weeks, to check out the faces on our adventure wall! 

Letter to Middle School Parents
From Amanda Neubert

Parents of middle school students received an email earlier today from our Interim Middle School Dean, Amanda Neubert. You can find the letter here. 


WCA Fall Sports

Co-ed Cross Country, Girls Volleyball and Boys Soccer begin soon. 

Open to any WCA student in grades 6-8.
Enrollment is due by August 13th.

The Athletic Handbook is available on the website  HERE and will also be available in person at the Meet & Greet on August 13th. This handbook must be read through and signed upon enrollment, along with additional  criteria listed on our  Athletics web page .

World Compass Academy participates in the Front Range Charter League. This opportunity offers 6th-8th graders (5th-8th for Cheer only) a chance to compete against several other charter schools in the area. Fifth grade students are welcome to participate in extracurricular sports through our after school Enrichment Clubs. WCA students have the  option to participate in any sport not offered at World Compass Academy with their feeder area Middle School. 

Questions? Please  email  Mrs. Carpenter. 

Attention 6-8 grade Athletes, all forms and fees MUST be turned in prior to the first practice.  The Physical Form, signed by a physician MUST be turned in to be permitted to practice, no exceptions.

WCA Fall Sports Upcoming Dates:

Cross Country: Field
Practices M/W 5:15-6:45 
1st Practice Monday Aug 19th 
Parent Meeting: Aug 19th 6:30-6:45

Girls Volleyball:  Gym
Practices M/W 3:45-5:15 
1st Practice Monday Aug 19th 
Parent Meeting: Aug 19th 5:15-5:45

Boys Soccer: Field
Practices M/W 3:45-5:15 
1st Practice Monday Aug 19th 
Parent Meeting: Aug 19th 5:15-5:45


Virtual Back to School Night
August 30th

Please plan to attend our Virtual Back To School Night beginning August 30. On August 30, we will post a link on the school website allowing parents to see teacher videos outlining class content and expectations for this school year.  
This event is similar to a traditional back to school night where you would visit each of your student's teachers to learn what to expect during the year. However, for this event, you can attend on your living room couch (pajamas welcome), see every session (regardless of how many kids are enrolled in WCA), and reference as many times as you wish.


Additional Immersion Opportunities for Middle School French and Mandarin Students

This year WCA is excited to be piloting a program to increase immersion language learning in the middle school.  Mandarin will offer an immersion history class (this does not replace the standard history class offered in English). 

French will offer a class covering a number of high-interest thematic units.  
Days: Monday-Friday beginning the first day of school
Hours: 7:25-8:16
Open to: Grades 5-8 with a minimum of three years of instruction in the target language.
Academic Credit: Participation will be noted on the student transcript.  
Grading: Students will be graded pass/fail
Instructors: Mandarin - Mike Stern, French - Kara Nikanorov

Requirements:
Students may not have an overall grade of "Fail" in the class for longer than two weeks
Students may not have more than 7 excused absences in a trimester
Students may not have any unexcused absences
Students are required to complete all assignments and may have no missing assignments on 0 day
Students may have no more than 3 tardies in a trimester

If a student becomes in violation of any of the requirements listed above, they are put on probation which includes a meeting with parents, student, teacher, and administrator. The student is on probation status for 1 month or until the end of the trimester, whichever is longer.  If a student cannot rectify their probation status within the allotted time they are dropped from the class.

Class sizes are limited. To sign up to participate, please complete this form:




Announcements

FORMAL UNIFORMS . Don't wait until the last minute to order your child's formal uniform. Educational Outfitters, our formal uniform provider, needs time to embroider the WCA logo on the formal uniform oxford shirts and Peter Pan blouses. Read all about our Dress Code HERE .
The first day of school is a Formal Uniform Day!

Volunteering at WCA. We love our WCA volunteers! We ask that each family volunteer  15 hours per school year. The volunteer requirement needs to be completed by the end of the school year. View more information about volunteering HERE.

School Website. Our school website has a lot of important information for both new and returning families, especially under "Parent Resources." Please take some time to check it out. 

School Lunch.  Our school lunch provider is  Michael's of Denver Catering: My Kid's Lunch . Please read the  Welcome Letter  for information about pricing, creating an account, registering for the new year and ordering lunches. Lunches need to be ordered 48 hours in advance. Returning families, make sure to update your child's grade level as well.  The system will prompt parents to confirm their students' information the first time you log in for the school year. It will take you to your student tab upon login and will not proceed until you click the button to confirm your information. You can select the "action" menu next to any student needing a change and choose to edit the information as needed.  For questions, you may contact them at 303-778-0916.
**Please note that on half days, students will NOT be eating lunch at school.

New Staff! We are very excited about the new staff members joining us this year! Check out their bios and photos on the WCA Facebook Page or WCA Instagram Page.

PTO Facebook Page. Meet other WCA parents by joining the PTO Facebook Page! Visit their website and feel free to email them with questions. 


2490 S. Perry Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Main Phone: 303-814-5200
Attendance:  303-814-5280

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