The Compass Notes for Families

We hope everyone had a great, short week!

Next week is a normal, 5 day week, for our students. Please reach out to Mr. White or Mrs. Page if you have any concerns or questions. We are here to partner with you in your student's education!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. White & Mrs. Page

Friday, October 13: 3-Hour Early Release

Friday, October 20: No School- Professional Learning Day for Staff

Please use the link below to sign up and eat lunch with your student(s)!

We alternate every other day: K, 2, 3 and then 1, 4, 5 on the other day.

See below for details!

Spirit Week will be October 9-13

Parade and Football Game are on Friday October 13.

This week, we kicked off our Platte County Education Foundation discount card sales program. Our schools, in conjunction with Major Saver, work with businesses throughout our District to offer a $15 discount card providing customers with 18 local buy-one-get-one-free or discount offers. In most cases, redeeming only two offers offsets the cost of the card. Proceeds from the card campaign directly benefit your student's school and the Platte County Education Foundation. The Foundation gives back to the Platte County R-3 community by awarding annual pre-K through 12th-grade classroom and building site grants, as well as senior scholarships. Your student should have brought home an envelope with information and instructions this week, and was instructed to not go "door-to-door," but to offer to relatives, friends, co-workers, etc. Collection dates start on Tuesday, September 12, and the program wraps up on Tuesday, September 19. Please consider purchasing a card and supporting our schools! You can also purchase cards online here.

Platte County School District recognizes the importance of community input to help set the future direction of our schools. We will be kicking off another year of the PCR-3 Community Advisory by gathering volunteers who will have an ongoing role to review the District’s progress toward its Comprehensive Strategic Improvement Plan goals, as well as to provide input regarding the District's general operation and specific issues impacting education activities and programs. Any District resident, employee, or student may participate in the ongoing work of this group.

We have reached out to existing members about continuing their participation and are now opening membership up to new members. If interested in serving on this advisory, please complete the application linked here by September 25. The first General Membership meeting will be held October 3

One way our grade levels create a sense of collaboration and a team culture, is by creating tye-dye shirts.

Every student in 1st grade gets the chance to tye-dye their classroom t-shirt, in their classroom colors. One day a week, the entire grade level wears their tye-dye shirt. 5th grade leaders were even there to assist our 1st graders during this process- great way to incorporate our older leaders within the school!

What a fun and great way to create that positive culture and climate within their room!

If you want to volunteer to assist with lunch, please sign up below!

We want families to stay connected to all Compass information. We invite you to use the buttons below to visit our social media and platforms.

You can always pick up the phone and give us a call anytime. The school number is 816.858.0172. If you have a specific question for administration, please email us at whitee@platteco.k12.mo.us (Mr. White, Principal) or pagea@platteco.k12.mo.us (Mrs. Allison Page, Assistant Principal).

The Treasure Chest is our school district resource center. It is a stocked pantry providing food, clothing, toiletries, and other household supplies. All items in the Treasure Chest are free to PCR-3 students and families who participate in the Free or Reduced School Lunch Program. The Treasure Chest is open for shopping every week of the calendar year on Wednesday evenings from 4pm-6pm.

Families must register at the following link or call 816.858.7001 weekly so we can appropriately plan for resources. Once approved, families can drive through at the original Treasure Chest site (in the north parking lot of PCHS). Identification must be provided in order to receive food.

Use the link below to register.

Please take a look below if you are interested in coming in September!

Pirates R.O.C.K. (Raising Outstanding Character Kids) is a program designed to surround our families with examples of strong character traits through school experiences, at home, and reinforced in their community. Each month our community focuses on a specific character trait and students are recognized for exhibiting these traits: Self Confidence, Pride, Responsibility, Citizenship, Compassion, Individuality, Self Control, Integrity, Perseverance, Respect, Honesty, and Cooperation.

September's #PiratesROCK trait is PRIDE: a feeling of self respect & worth.

Leader in Me connections to PRIDE:

• Habit 1: Be Proactive - You are in charge of you.
  
• Habit 6: Synergize - Work together to do better.
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw - Take care of yourself.

Character Strong connections to PRIDE:

• Self-awareness
• Social Awareness
• Commitment
• Humility

Email: whitee@platteco.k12.mo.us
Website: https://compass.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/
Location: 401 Kentucky Avenue, Platte City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-858-0172
Facebook: Facebook.com/CompassElementarySchool
Twitter: @CompassElemPCR3