Polar Bear Express
Updates for Week of September 18
Compass Rose Legacy
CRL Polar Bears do what's...
- Respect
- Ingenuity
- Growth
- Honesty
- Teamwork
Email: info@compassrosesa.org
Website: https://www.compassrosepublicschools.org/
Location: 3300 Sidney Brooks, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-430-9662
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompassRoseSA/
Hello Families!!!
Thank you, families and students, for all your hard work over this past week. Please read below for important information.
Clear goals, full hearts, all in!
Brittany Thompson, Middle School Principal and Chris "Cliff" Claflin, High School Principal
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Be on the lookout for different celebrations this month.
Polar Bears of The Week for CR Legacy Middle School
5th Grade- Joanna Mickel
Advisory:
Blurb:Advisory: UT Blurb: Joanna has been an exemplar student since the beginning of the school year! She is consistently participating in class, gives 5th grade level responses and is willing to help out any chance she gets. She comes to class prepared and ready to go! Thank you Joanna for continuing to show the RIGHT values in our virtual distant learning. Keep shining! - 5th grade teachers
6th Grade- Jason Estrada
Advisory:North Carolina A&T
Blurb: Jason's worth ethic has been phenomenal this past week! He has turned in all of his assignments on time, arrives to Zoom classes on time, and meets the expectations of all of his teachers. He also participates well in class and has shown tremendous growth. Congratulations and keep up the amazing work, Jason! - 6th Grade Teachers
7th Grade Zarah Reyna-Mangana
Advisory:Emory
Blurb: Zarah has been a good representation of all our core values before and during online learning. She is always participating in class and shows a lot of leadership in the all of her classes by being always the first to raise her hand every time a question is asked. Siguele asi Zarah, tu puedes!!!
Congrats to Ms. Canales for winning our CR Legacy Middle School Teacher of the Month Award for September!
High School Advisory Council
8th Grade: Diego Martinez Kaeleigh Castellano Jacquii Bramble Rosalyn Soto Jaren Alvarado
9th Grade: Annabelle Alvarado Andrew Hampton
10th Grade: Emily Barron Adrian Rolon Trentin McCue Karina Moncayo Kalyxia Ortiz
New Campus Location for Legacy MS and HS
Plan for In-Person Learning
- Students will be required to wear masks at all times inside the building.
- Students will not be transitioning to rooms. They will have teachers transition to come lead classes in their rooms.
- Students will not be permitted to mix beyond their homerooms while in school.
Thank you to the 200 families who have completed the survey so far. We will communicate our plan for in-person learning over the week of September 28 via this newsletter and via meetings with the principal.
Biweekly Calls with the HS Principal, Mr. Claflin
Biweekly calls for September/October:
- Wednesday, September 23 - 4:30 - 5:30 pm
- Wednesday, October 7 - 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Upcoming Family Town Hall with Dr. Yun
Families, we hope that you will join us on October 1st at 4:30pm for a very special Town Hall event. An invite for the event will come out next Friday, and the event will be held virtually. The purpose of the Town Hall is to gather questions and provide updates on our response to COVID as a network. Please note that this Town Hall is intended to be geared toward our network-wide work with regard to COVID and safety protocols. If there are individual questions you have that are related to learning at your child's school, we do encourage you to reach out to your child's teacher or Principal directly. Hosting the event will be Parker Couch, head of our COVID Response task force and Ryane Burke, Executive Director. They will also have a very special guest and expert in the medical field, Dr. Heather Yun, there to answer more medically-relevant questions. We are gathering questions ahead of the Town Hall so that we can be best prepared for the event. Please submit any questions by next Friday, 9/25.
Compass Rose Legacy Middle School Parent Meetings ( Grade Level Meetings )
Thank you to all who attended our grade-level parent meeting on Thursday. This week we will have our regular parent session. Please join us for your weekly updates or to ask any questions.
When: Thursday, Sept. 4
Time: 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
English Parent Meeting Link
Brittany Thompson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Brittany Thompson's Personal Meeting Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9384056724?pwd=Rjc5eEFyQm9zMHdZQU5NMi9EY2ZSZz09
Meeting ID: 938 405 6724
Passcode: 869268
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Meeting ID: 938 405 6724
Passcode: 869268
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdqqePlBYS
Spanish Parent Meeting Link
Compass Rose Legacy MS Zoom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Compass Rose Legacy MS Zoom's Personal Meeting Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715307185
Meeting ID: 871 530 7185
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Meeting ID: 871 530 7185
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdcHjOTgmi
Ascender Accounts - This is how you can access your student's grades.
Please watch the videos below to learn how to set up your ascender account for parents and students. In addition, please accept the invites for your child's Google classroom so that you can receive weekly reports on what assignments students have turned in or have missing.
This is the video that shows how to set up a parent account
This is the video that shows how to set up a student account
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD0ma-76qAM&feature=youtu.be
Middle school ascender parent portal ids have been emailed to you. If you did not receive your parent portal information, please email avelasquez@compassroseschools.org .
Contact List Reminder for the High School
- For concerns specific to a single classroom, remember to reach out to the teacher of your child's class. You can see all the teachers for your child's specific class on your child's Google classroom home tab.
- For behavior concerns, please reach out directly to our Dean of Students, Farris Thomas at either fthomas@compassroseschools.org or at 361-866-0299.
- For academic concerns, please reach out to China Cardriche, our Assistant Principal of Instruction, either ccardriche@compassroseschools.org or at 205-210-9091.
- For technology concerns, please reach out to Vincent Canales, Assistant Principal of Operations at (210) 254-3337.
- For general concerns or if you believe your initial concern was not adequately addressed, please reach out to Mr. Claflin at cclaflin@compassroseschools.org or at 210-430-9128.
Contact List Reminders For Middle Schools
- For concerns specific to a single classroom, remember to reach out to the teacher of your child's class. You can see all the teachers for your child's specific class on your child's Google classroom home tab.
- For behavior concerns, please reach out directly to our Dean of Students, Mike Osikoya at either mosikoya@compassroseschools.org or 210-374-4437.
- For academic concerns, please reach out to Monica Gonzalez, our Assistant Principal of Instruction, at either mgonzalez@compassroseschools.org or (210) 374-0715.
- For technology concerns, please reach out to Vincent Canales, Director of Operations at vcanales@compassroseschools.org or (210) 254-3337.
- For general concerns or if you believe your initial concern was not adequately addressed, please reach out to Mrs. Thompson at bthompson@compassroseschools.org or 708-829-6239.
Please use the links below if you need tech support!
Compass Rose Tech Support Next Week
If you have a specific question about a class, please reach out to the individual teacher of that classroom. If you are having larger tech issues or need general help with the Google classroom platform please reach be aware of the following times each week you can get video support.
Additional Support
Need tech support? Visit bit.ly/crpstechticket or call 210-374-0717
Access our Communication Hub: bit.ly/CRparentchoice
Virtual Learning Resources: bit.ly/CRwelcome1
Virtual Learning information and help via: https://sites.google.com/compassrosesa.org/instructionalhub/virtual-learning
Tech support will be available on Saturday 10-3 at the following link: https://meet.google.com/dcd-whxx-eez
Check out this Special Education resource as needed
CR Legacy Staff Contact Information Sheets for Middle School and High School
Reminder About MS Classes
Did your child outgrow their Compass Rose uniform from last year?
Compass Rose is accepting gently-used and clean, uniform items to share with families in need or for wardrobe emergencies throughout the school year. If you have any of the items below that you no longer need, please drop them off at the Compass Rose Legacy front office at 8005 Outer Circle Rd, San Antonio, TX 78235. M-F 8-4pm.
Accepting clean and gently-used:
-Blue uniform polos with CR logo
-Khaki bottoms, pants, shorts, skirts, etc. (all sizes welcome as we will now have elementary students)
-Compass Rose jackets
-Belts
If you are in need of uniform assistance, please call or text Ms. Cruz at 210-920-0445. Thank you to those that have already donated! Your giving spirit is very much admired and appreciated.
- Ms. Cruz
Legacy Middle School Grade Level Notes
5th grade notes
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dYzkFbFyHeeSJ0i_G0QjJYyJz2KzfixkfXUkxzw7JLM/edit?usp=sharing
6th grade notes
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wYuY63ed7GiDaiqeupe6H37_Eql762LiYT6ep9_8_Ds/edit?usp=sharing
7th grade notes
See our grade level meeting presentation from Thursday.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fy7-DoqDNCocFKLYQQfqarIklUcWz3Ozq9p0XM-uI5U/edit?usp=sharing
Mandatory Middle School Academic Block
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dSldR5XgMonycMw2fDQzWFotaiERg1BCuQlWQ4RKk8k/edit?usp=sharing
If your student is invited to a small group during this time, they must attend. Small group invites will be on their calendar and also parents will receive a text or phone call.
Reach out to Mrs. Thompson or Ms. G if you have any questions.
Building Update - Check out videos of the new building!
Covid- 19 Update from Principals
Please visit our website, https://www.compassrosepublicschools.org/ ,and click on the tab labeled "our plan for a safe return" to learn more information about our school reopening plan.
Check out Facebook each Thursday for a new video from Nancy Cruz, our family engagement specialist, with updates regarding our school reopening plan.
Please email bthompson@compassroeschools.org or cclaflin@compassroseschools.org if you have any questions.
Grades 8-10 Supply List
Revised High School Supply Lists
Please see below for a revised HS list if your child is participating in virtual learning.
- Required for in-person or virtual learners:
- No. 2 Pencils or No. 2 Mechanical Pencils [10-20]
- Blue or Black Pens [10-20]
- Highlighters [3-5]
- Notebook paper (wide rule)
- Composition notebooks [3] (college rule)
- Required for in-person learners in addition to the above:
- Face masks [if attending in-school learning] (1-2)
- Cloth or medical face masks
- Cannot contain or display inappropriate messaging
- Bandanas not allowed
- Notebook binders
- 2 1.5 inch ring bindersWipes
- Two notebook divider sets or at least 10 sections
- Optional for in-person learners
- Tissues
- Personal hand sanitizer
Grades 5-7 School Supply List
- Middle School Supply List for Grades 5-7 - All items will be kept by the student
- If your child will be going into 5th – 7th grades, these are the basic supplies we are asking families to purchase before the start of school on August 17th. Please note that we are asking families to purchase a fair amount of pencils and pens as students will not be allowed to share pens and pencils if we are holding school in-person. Whether we hold school in person or not, students will need or utilized these supplies to a degree via virtual learning.
- Supply List
- No. 2 Pencils or No. 2 Mechanical Pencils [10-20]
- Backpack( 5 inch binder will need to go in backpack)
- Blue or Black Pens [20-30]
- Notebook binders
- 1- 1 1/2 inch ring binder
- 1-5 inch binder
- Two sets of dividers with pockets ( These dividers will be used in the binders).
- Notebook paper
- 5 spiral notebooks to go into binder or 5 composition notebooks to go into pockets of dividers.
- Clear water bottle( if you would like your child to have a water bottle it must be clear)
- Face masks (1-2)
- Cloth or medical face masks
- Cannot contain or display inappropriate messaging
- Bandannas not allowed
- Optional, but encouraged personal items to be given to the school :
- Wipes
- Tissues
- Hand sanitizer
Uniform purchasing Information and expectations update
Uniform Reminder
The School Yard has uniform polo shirts available for Compass Rose Legacy & Ingenuity students. All students, whether they are engaging in online or distance learning are expected to wear and have a Compass Rose Legacy polo.
With safety being our top priority, we encourage you to purchase uniform items online and schedule a curbside pickup.
- The complete uniform line is available at: bit.ly/CRuniforms
- Legacy Polos: bit.ly/CR-legacy
- Ingenuity Polos: bit.ly/CRIngenuity
The middle school uniform guide can be found below!
Have questions?
Front Office - frontoffice@compassrosesa.org
Student Supports (Special Education, ESL, 504) - studentsupports@compassrosesa.org