Compass Connections

• Art & Craft Club- Monday, December 4, 4:00-5:00 pm (Rm. 141)
• Yearbook- Tuesday, December 5, 4:00-5:00 pm (Rm. 142)
• Robotics Club- Tuesday, December 5, 4:00-5:00 pm (Rm. 144)
• Compass Parent Advisory Committee (CPAC)- Tuesday, December 5, 6:00-7:00 pm (Rm. 140)
• Winter Spirit Week- December 11-December 15 (see below for days)
  
• Winter Social- Friday, December 15, 4:00-8:00 pm
• 2nd Quarter Navigation Celebration- Wednesday, December 20, 2:00 pm (Rm. 140)
• Final Exams at SCE/SCN & Portfolio Defense at CA- December 20-December 22

For the upcoming clubs & activities meeting schedule, follow this link.

Parents, if you are interested in helping to support student-directed events at Compass, such as the upcoming Winter Social, please join us at the upcoming Compass Parent Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting this Tuesday at 6 pm in the community room (140). Enter the building through door 1, the Compass student entrance on the 9th Street side of the building (where people enter for Board meetings). We hope to see you there!

Starting tomorrow, 9th-11th grade students will begin having their individual meetings with their counselor, Ms. Ohlson, to select their courses for next year.

Students have been emailed their specific meeting dates and times. These will also be posted outside of Ms. Ohlson's office.

Please review the Compass Course Offerings for 2024-25 for a list of potential course options.

Wanted! Trains, planes, and automobiles….well, more like Hot Wheels, Legos, and maybe even Peppa Pig or any appropriate kids' toys. Compass Cares is collecting unwrapped new kids' toys for Jim Wheeler's Toys for Kids, a nonprofit organization. Check out the wanted signs and wish lists posted around the school. The collection box is in the front foyer. Toys will be picked up on Thursday, December 7th. And for every new gift you turn in, you earn a raffle ticket which will be drawn to win a $25 gift card.

Make sure no child in the Tri-Cities goes without a present this holiday season.

Any student who would like to receive additional academic support may stay for Block E on any Tuesday or Thursday for one or two hours after school for the rest of the semester. This is open to all students, but is definitely recommended for any student who has not yet met competency in one of their 1st quarter seminars.

At Compass, students who need additional time to meet competency in a course do not fail; rather, we take a "not yet" approach, providing students the additional time and support they may need to demonstrate proficiency with learning outcomes for a class. This often involves making revisions teachers have said are needed in order to reach the required standards. To be clear, meeting competency is a much higher standard than just passing a class; at a minimum, it means reaching a threshold that would be comparable to that of a B in a traditional school. Our teachers will help support students in meeting competency, but students may need to dedicate some additional time to meet with staff for assistance. This is what the daily flex period, Wednesday mornings (9:00-11:00), and Block E support are for.

Please note, students do not need to sign up to stay for Block E Support; they just need to attend. A shuttle bus will be provided after the first hour of Block E to all D303 elementary schools, as needed. Any students who wish to stay for the full two hours will need to provide their own transportation.

STUDENTS MAY COMPLETE THEIR LUNCH ORDER FOR THE WEEK BY CLICKING THE BOX ABOVE AND MAKING THEIR SELECTION BY 10:00 A.M. MONDAY MORNING.

Compass Academy students pre-order their lunch, so if your student plans to order lunch, please have them complete this form. Students are always welcome to bring food from home, if they prefer. If your student may qualify for free or reduced lunch, please complete this form or have them get a paper copy of the form from the Compass office.

Are you interested in learning about the various career options available in St. Charles? Through the city's career pathway job shadow program, Compass students can shadow people in many career fields, including office administration, communications, accounting, firefighting, government, law enforcement, construction, forestry, water management, and vehicle maintenance. Students who participate in job shadowing on Wednesdays, and then write reflections about their experiences, have the opportunity to earn credit for career exploration.

Students may register for these opportunities by scanning the QR code on the bulletin board in the academic hallway or by getting a paper copy of the form from Ms. Ohlson. If students have questions, they should view the video shown in advisory, which outlines everything they need to know about this opportunity, or make an appointment with Ms. Ohlson, the Compass counselor.

Email: sharon.stanley@d303.org
Website: https://compassacademy.d303.org/
Location: Compass Academy, South 9th Street, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: (331)228-3400
Twitter: @CompassD303