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Cougar Calendar Reminders
Blue: Elementary Green: Middle School Black: All Students
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Gala Tickets are now available in myschoolbucks
A Night in Venice Gala Ticket & Sponsor A Staff Member
Spring Musical 2024 Sign-ups
Open Enrollment for New to WCA Students and Siblings
Nothing Bundt Cakes 2-7pm Spirit Wear Day
Formal Uniform Day 6-8 grade High/Honor Roll Awards 1:30-2:15pm Gym
Formal Uniform all Kinder & 8 Graduation/Continuation Picture Day
100th Day of School: Students may dress 100 themed
DC Freshman Class Registration 1:30-2:15pm Rm 117
Formal Uniform Day
PTO Meeting 2pm
Board Meeting 6:30pm
Chinese New Year Celebration 2:00-3:25pm
Happy Chinese New Year
Valentine's Day: Class Parties for Elementary School (see teacher newsleter for details)
5th Grade Field Trip to AmeriTowne
End of Trimester 2
No Classes: Parent Teacher Conferences
Lost & Found Clean Out
No Classes: Parent Teacher Conferences
No School: Presidents' Day
5-8 grade Vaping Assembly 1:30-2:30pm
WCA Gala: Night in Venice 6:00-10:00pm
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2nd Grade Universal Screen
As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade not identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) the week of February 5th. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. These general reasoning abilities, which start developing at birth and continue through early adulthood, are influenced by experiences gained both in and out of school.
If your child is already identified for gifted programming, they will not participate in this universal screen testing. Your Gifted Education Facilitator will contact you directly with information about this process.
Kindergarten/ 1st Grade Gifted Identification Referral Testing
- If your child is in K or 1st grade and you believe he/she needs evaluation for Gifted Identification and Services, you may refer your child for testing by initiating the Gifted Identification Process.
- NOTE: Requesting this assessment automatically initiates the process to evaluate for Gifted Identification.
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Please request CogAT testing for your child by reaching out to Kate Parker, gifted facilitator, by Monday, January 29th.
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National School Choice Week | |
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Celebrate National School Choice Week: Jan 21-27
Thank you WCA families for choosing WCA for your students education.
In 2023, a record 20 states said “yes” to expanding school choice, implementing or are getting ready to implement programs that will likely enroll millions of students. Charters play a critical role in this ecosystem, and it's up to us as educators, staff, and supporters to share the power of allowing caregivers to choose the school that best suits their student’s individual learning styles.
Join the celebration, raise awareness, and enhance your connection with your community! These Digital Backpacks for parents, schools and organizations make it easy with activity ideas, resources, social tools, videos and more. Pick one or pick them all, and use hashtag #SchoolChoiceWeek to be recognized.
You are also welcome to participate in these local events:
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Mastery of Multiplication Facts | |
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Join DCKID on Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Highlands Ranch Library as Kristen DeBeer, Multisensory Math Tutor, shares ways to support your child’s mastery of multiplication facts. Space is limited for this free event, so RSVP using this link. Facebook event link
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Parent Teacher Conferences | |
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PK-4th
- Select a time from the Teachers Google Sign-Up Sheet for a scheduled conference. Parents should only sign-up with the homeroom teacher. Homeroom teachers will have progress updates for all core subjects.
Middle School 5th-8th, Specials/Electives and Foreign Language
- Thursday, Feb 15 is open conferences. Parents will be able to connect with teachers in the school gym.
- 1:30pm-4:30pm and 5:30-7:30pm
- Friday, Feb 16 is reserved for scheduled conferences.Teachers will reach out to families to invite participation in scheduled conferences if they have concerns. If parents have concerns and feel a scheduled conference to be more appropriate, please feel free to reach out to your student's teacher(s).
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Tickets are now on sale for WCA’s first fundraiser gala,
A Night in Venice! Enjoy an evening out and support our school on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 6-10 p.m. at the Highlands Ranch Mansion.
Guests will enjoy a catered dinner, delicious desserts, music and entertainment, and a silent auction to raise funds for the school. Be sure to buy your tickets before prices go up on Feb. 1!
To purchase tickets please use these links: A Night in Venice Gala Ticket & Sponsor A Staff Member. For more information about A Night in Venice or to purchase tickets visit Gala Website.
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We are excited to share with you that WCA Athletic Hats are now available for purchase. Link use Code: cougars
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WCA Spelling Bee
Congratulations to all students who participated in the Spelling Bee on December 20th!! The WCA Spelling Champion is 5th grader Shreyas S.R. We wish him the best of luck as he moves on to the next round. A special thank you to Mrs. Parker for coordinating the WCA Spelling Bee.
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Chinese New Year Celebration
Join us for the Year of the Dragon 2024 Chinese New Year Celebration Feb 9th 2:00-3:25pm.
Watch our Mandarin students do various performances from the Chinese culture.
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Spanish Students
Señora Connell's Spanish students studied various buildings in their city and explored different rooms in a house as part of their learning. To demonstrate their understanding, each student created a diorama showcasing the information they learned.
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Check out Colorado Early Colleges – charter high schools where students can earn college degrees for free!
About Colorado Early Colleges Charter High Schools
Colorado Early Colleges (CEC) is a network of public, charter schools where students earn a 2-year college degree or industry certificate for free in high school. We have two high school campuses in Douglas County: Castle Rock, and Douglas County North (Formerly known as CEC Parker and CEC Inverness). At CEC, we offer accessible, flexible, and individualized education. All of our schools have small class sizes, robust student supports, and highly qualified teaching staff.
At Colorado Early Colleges, we take pride in being able to offer college, career, online, and homeschool pathways to our families. We offer:
· College options – offering over 100 different degrees through 13 college partners both on and off-campus.
· Career options – offering industry-recognized certificates through our community college partners both on and off-campus.
· Homeschool options
· Online options
· And much more!
2024-2025 Enrollment Open NOW!
Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is open now! For more information and to apply visit coloradoearlycolleges.org/enroll. This page has basic information about our programs and campuses, as well as the link to submit an enrollment application.
School Tours
If you would like to join us for a school tour this spring, sign up using the links below. These opportunities are a great chance to get to meet with our leadership team and see a little bit more of our school.
· CEC Castle Rock
· CEC Douglas County North (Formerly known as CEC Parker and CEC Inverness)
Shadow Days
We do offer shadow days for students that have completed the enrollment application! Shadow days for students who have applied will begin in a few weeks and will give students the chance to go through a day in the life of a CEC student. Once you have submitted your enrollment application, you will receive information about signing up for shadow days.
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Middle School Families
High School Options & News
WCA welcomes many of the local high schools to our school each year for information sessions. These sessions inform students and parents on different options the high schools in our area offer. These sessions are recorded and published along with the slide deck presentation from each high school. Here is the link to view them. Expand the link to see new high schools as they are added.
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Board of Directors
The WCA Board of Directors is currently looking for two new members to fill open gaps. We are looking for parents or board members at large that have a background in policy & school compliance or children and public safety. These potential new members will fill roles on our compliance committee and safety committee. Those that are interested should fill out the board application located here: Board of Directors Application
Lunch and Recess
Consider volunteering during lunch and recess to assist with student supervision. Our students especially love when adults lead and play games during recess. You can sign up to help here.
Family Volunteering
World Compass Academy asks that each family volunteer 15 hours per school year. The volunteer requirement needs to be completed by the end of the school year. WCA will be using Track It Forward to log all volunteer hours completed this school year.
CONGRATULATIONS to the families who have completed their volunteer hours for the 2023-2024 School Year!!
Hutkay Family
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Tutoring is Available at WCA. Here is the list of who is available, rates and subjects. WCA Tutors | |
Encourage youth in your life to take a mental health survey and sign up for free and confidential therapy sessions at IMatterColorado.org. #IMatterColorado | |
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 Aaron Henderson, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 720-433-108. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. | | | | |
