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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Cougar Calendar Reminders
Blue: In-Person Students Green: Remote Students Black: All Students
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Jan 21-Feb 2
January 22
January 26
February 2
Feb 8-Mar 5
February 11
February 12
February 14
February 15
February 16
February 18
February 24
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Map Testing Grades 2-8 (see schedule below)
Open Enrollment for New Students Round 2 Begins
Kindergarten Graduation Pictures (morning)
Formal Uniform Day for Kindergarten Only
Formal Uniform Day
Board Meeting 6:30pm
PTO Papa Johns Night
2nd Grade & Referrals CogAT Testing
Valentine Classroom Parties
No School Chinese New Year
Valentine's Day
No School President's Day
Mardi Gras
Spirit Day Panda Express (All Day)
Spirit Wear Day
End of Trimester 2
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Administrator Note
Dear World Compass Academy Community,
Welcome back! We are so happy to have students back in the building.
We know that temporary remote learning is a heavy and time-consuming responsibility, and we appreciate the perseverance, sacrifice, and positive attitude of our community during the last several weeks.
While we were in temporary remote learning, there have been several changes and developments:
First, we are excited to share that your students are coming back to a safer building. In December, World Compass Academy was awarded a $95,000 grant to purchase and install a Needle Point Bi-polar Ionization (NPBI) system in our schools. NPBI reduces airborne particles through agglomeration and filtration, kills pathogens by starving them of the essential hydrogen molecule, reduces odors, and saves energy for the facility by reducing the amount of outdoor air required and reducing fan energy used. In addition, this product has also been recently tested directly on SARS-CoV-2 with results showing promising effectiveness. This system is used in places like Johns Hopkins, Children's Hospital Boston and the University of Maryland Medical Center. We are hopeful that this system will help keep us in school as yet another risk mitigation strategy against the COVID-19 virus.
Second, as many of you are aware, the Colorado Department of Health and the Environment (CDPHE) has revised COVID-19 school recommendations. World Compass Academy is following CDPHE guidance. Families who are interested in the guidance can review it here.
Finally, we now have three building subs who will help support staff absences. This school year many vacancies across the state are going unfilled as there is a substitute shortage coupled with increased absences due to COVID quarantines and illness. Having substitutes familiar with the school and able to quickly push into classrooms will provide more consistent and stable coverage and ultimately better learning for students when teachers are out.
We are hopeful that these developments will help make our winter and spring experience healthy and positive for our community.
Warm Regards,
Bethany, Krista, and Amanda
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Kindergarten Graduation Pictures |
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January 26, 2021 is Kindergarten Graduation picture day. This will be a formal uniform day for all Kindergarten students. Remote Kindergarten students should plan on coming into school that morning. Please check with your teacher for a time. |
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Parent Volunteers:
We are asking for a parent volunteer to assist in the library every Friday, 10-3. Parents may volunteer for the entire time or a portion thereof. The work would consist of shelving and checking-in books. As a school, we have been very cognizant of operating under a cohort model. In order to maintain cohort integrity, we would respectfully ask the parent volunteer limit their time to the library and would not be able to visit their child's classroom or other areas of the school. If you are willing to help, please email kim.reifschneider@worldcompassacademy.com
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Free School Lunches Continue |
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For In-Person Learners, lunch will still be free at WCA until the end of the school year.
Here is a link to the School Menu. Additional items such as extra milk, snacks, and seconds will be available for purchase at cost. Funds can be added to student's myschoolbucks.com account.
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In-Person Students
Please make every effort you can to ensure your students in present on testing days for their grade.
January 21-22: Middle School Language Usage
January 21: 2nd Grade
January 22: 3rd Grade
January 25-26: Middle School Math
January 25: 4th Grade
January 26: 2nd Grade
January 27-28: Middle School Math
January 27:3rd Grade
January 28: 4th Grade
January 29-February 2:Makeup testing all grades as necessary
Remote Students
Your remote teachers will reach out to you directly with your schedule.
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Cognitive Abilities Testing |
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As part of the DCSD Universal Screening process and our commitment to equitable identification for gifted programming, DCSD will administer the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT 7) during the weeks of Feb. 8 - March 5, 2021. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. Please see below for specific information based on your child’s current grade. If your student is in the permanent remote learning program please look for an email from Kate Parker to participate.
2nd Grade Universal Screen
- As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade who have not been identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) the weeks of February 8th and 15th. 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 more detailed information about this process.
Gifted Identification Referral Testing
- If your child is in grades K, 1, 3, 4, 5 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.
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Please reach out to Kate Parker for more information about the referral process or to request CogAT Testing.
- All referrals must be received by Monday, February 1st
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The PTO will be having a monthly fundraiser at Papa John's Pizza.
It will be the first Tuesday of every month to coincide with Formal Uniform Day and the Board Meeting.
The PTO is looking forward to your support in their new monthly fundraiser.
This is NOT a spirit wear day.
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Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Champion. Maximilian will represent World Compass Academy at the District Spelling Bee. Congratulations to all of our participants on a job well done! |
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Celebrate Chinese New Year February 12th |
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It is the year of the Ox (Buffalo).
This year is synonymous with hard work, discipline, loyalty and a fair appreciation of tangible reality.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Panda Express on February 18th with a WCA Spirit Day.
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Need a break from cooking?
We have a solution...
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with your family while eating Chinese food.
Please support our wonderful PTO at Panda Express on Thursday, February 18th.
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The CDC has published new 2021 quarantine guidelines. Tri-County Health and CDPHE have adopted these new guidelines. Here is what you need to know. CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on local circumstances and resources, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives:
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INSIDE World Compass Academy school environment.
If a cohort or the WCA needs to quarantine due to an exposure of COVID-19 in the school, World Compass Academy is adopting the 10 day quarantine recommendation.
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OUTSIDE World Compass Academy school environment (If you or a family member is exposed to COVID-19 outside of the school environment):
- Quarantine for 14 days is recommended as best practice.
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Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring.
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Quarantine can end after Day 7 if a diagnostic tests negative and if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring.
- The test needs to be collected on day 5 -7 of the quarantine.
- Results of the negative test need to be shared with the school nurse.
- The quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than after Day 7.
In both the inside and outside cases, continued symptom monitoring and masking through Day 14 must be met. When to quarantine link
Stefanie Bender, BSN, RN, SSP-SN
School Nurse Consultant, World Compass Academy
Office 303-814-5262
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Just a reminder of the WCA Explorers Club. The Explorers Club is our Before and After Care program.
- Before school care will run from 6:30am - 8:00am
- After school care will run from 3:30pm - 6:00pm.
Please drop-off & pick-up children from the cafeteria.
The link below is provided for you to register or to get more information.
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Important Remote Learning Information |
Attention remote learning families: We have created a facebook page just for you. Join here!
If you have additional questions, please reach out to your remote learning teacher. The Remote Learning Facebook group is not monitored for questions; please email remote learning teachers directly with questions. The purpose of the group is for social connection only.
Elementary: Dawn Morris (K-1), Keyan Boykins (2-3), Kristie Carney (4-5)
Middle School (6-8): Charity Bray (6th & Algebra 1), Katie Kohn (Geometry), Beth Moreau (5th & 7th), Joseph Scotten (Science), Lisa Geier (7 & 8 ELA), Andrea Peters (6th History) or Nicolas Hauser (6th ELA, 7 & 8 History)
Spanish K-3: Joyce Campino Hall
French K-3: Annie Maurice
Mandarin K-3: Yue Ling Yu
Spanish 4-6: Maura Gonzalez
Spanish 7-8: Maite Oluma
French 4-8: Kara Nikanorov
Mandarin 4-8: Rui Rui Zhang or Mike Stern
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Winter Campaign #wcaachievement |
Snap photos of your students in school uniforms doing remote learning or studying. Share them with us at
Please tag @wcacougars on Instagram or @worldcompassacademy on Facebook.
Use the hashtag #wcaachievement and thank you for sharing your WCA academic achievements.
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Online Additional Learning Resources |
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Here are some additional resources to help you keep your child's thirst for knowledge and desire to do activities thriving when doing remote schooling.
Stories in different languages
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2020-2021 School Calendar School calendars for the 2020/2021 school year have been posted to our website here.
Follow WCA on Social Media
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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, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 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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