Monday Morning Update
Options Program - January 28, 2019
COMPASS & OPTIONS SCHOOL NEWS
BLOG ~ Nervous about how screen-time may affect your scholar? Check out our blog 5 Easy Screen-Time Tips for Scholars
CCS NEWS ~ CCS is proud to announce the renewal of our CCS of LA charter by our authorizer, the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District! Read the full press release.
COMPASS CHRONICLE ~ The third issue of Compass Chronicle is out! Check out the quarterly newsletter to see what scholars are up to, meet wonderful staff members and learn about the exciting things happening at CCS!
END OF LEARNING PERIOD ~ Learning Period 5 ends this Wednesday, January 30. Please be sure you have completed all of your Activity Logs in ParentSquare and have uploaded your scholar’s work samples into Seesaw by the end of the week, although before is better! Here are some helpful work sample guides for TK-8 and high school. Contact your EF if you have any questions.
ENERGY BUS ~ Energy Bus tip of the week- Always remember, “better an oops than a what if!” Also, don’t forget to check out this week’s Make a Difference Monday Message from the Energy Bus.
ISTATION DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS ~ It’s that time again! Mid-year Istation diagnostic assessments will be held the first week of February. It’s very important that all K-8 scholars take their iStation assessments so we know where our scholars are academically, which will allow us to better help them reach their goals!
MID-WINTER BREAK ~ Scholars do not have school this upcoming Thursday and Friday, January 31 and February 1, for our Mid-Winter Break! We encourage our scholars to take this time to recharge before the start of Second Semester next Monday, February 4.
NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK ~ We will be celebrating National School Counseling Week from Monday, February 4 through Friday, February 8! This is a week dedicated to showing your counselors the positive impact they make in scholar’s lives. Check out the website for posters you can download and decorate. Want to be featured on social media? Send your decorated poster to ddelnegro@compasscharters.org.
PARENT TOWN HALLS ~ February is the month that we are hosting our third quarterly Parent Town Hall with the Superintendent! Learn more and RSVP through our ParentSquare calendar!
NAVIGATORS' NEWS
VENDOR RELATIONS
BioBox Labs’ purpose is to unlock the mystery of science for the next generation through innovative, hands-on subscription boxes filled with exciting, authentic Life Science experiments. Each box contains everything your scholar will need to conduct a biology experiment. For instance, the Microscopic World box includes a microscope, slides, a lab notebook, and much more. Each box includes lab activities to teach your scholar about the contents and theme of the box. Subscription packages are also available as 3-month or 6-month (until 2/28). Review some of the samples boxes on the Biobox Labs website.
There’s nothing secret about the Underground Dance Company! One of our new dance service vendors, Underground Dance Company, is located in Laguna Hills and offers classes for dancers of all abilities and styles. They encourage students to learn the art and passion of dance, teaching discipline and self-motivation while showing compassion in everything they do. According to the owner, Liz Lund, “Families are attracted to our dance studio because we love our families, we encourage kids to be kids, and age appropriateness is key. Clean music, clean choreography, and clean costumes help keep our values aligned to encourage individuality & compassion.” In addition to the comfortable environment, you can rest assured that your scholar is in good hands because they hold a YPAD (Youth Protection Advocates in Dance) Certification, and all staff is CPR certified and background checked to help ensure the safety of their students.
With 35 classes offered weekly for varying ages an styles, you are sure to find a class that suits your scholar’s needs. Tuition is based on how many classes are taken weekly. The most popular class is Hip-hop, but many students are also interested in ballet and contemporary. Contact Underground Dance Company at (949)740-2274 in order to set up a free trial class. Also, visit their website for more details.
COUNSELING SERVICES
COLLEGE FAIRS ONLINE ~ Our scholars are invited to a free virtual college fair for the western region of the United States! This fair is scheduled for today, January 28 through this Saturday, February 2. Scholars can log on any time during this week to get information from many colleges. There is a question and answer section for the scholars to get answers directly from college representatives. If you are interested please go to www.collegefairsonline.com and click on the students tab to register ASAP and you will receive an email the day before the fair starts.
WEEKLY CAREER SPOTLIGHT ~ This week’s spotlight is on careers within the Arts, Media and Entertainment sector. Click on the links below to discover more about each career. Also, check out California Career Zone for more career exploration!
Enjoy a detailed list of Spring 2019 helpful college and career planning resources for middle and high school scholars.
EXCEPTIONAL SCHOLAR SERVICES
FEATURED ARTICLE ~ Check out this article from Understood and try these six fine motor activities for younger kids.
FEATURED TUTORIAL ~ Check out this tutorial from Understood on “How to Teach Your Kids to Tie Their Shoes.”
FEATURED WEBINAR~ Teaching for the 21 Century with Nearpod and Google.
In this edWebinar this Wednesday, January 30 at 1 pm, you’ll learn tips and tricks for easy classroom tech integration such as how Nearpod and Google’s free tools work seamlessly together and how you can successfully integrate teaching your subject matter AND safe and responsible uses of technology.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Visit our ParentSquare Calendar for more information on our upcoming events.
Compass Charter Schools
Email: info@compasscharters.org
Website: www.compasscharters.org
Location: 850 Hampshire Road, Suite P, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States
Phone: 855-937-4227
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompassCS/
Twitter: @CompassCS