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Grocery Card Program

Have you begun participating in the Grocery Card Program yet? If not, you are letting free money for the school pass us by every time you shop for groceries!

There is an easy, no extra cost to you, way to support our school on a regular basis – grocery cards! Compass participates in an on-going program with King Soopers, Safeway and Sunflower Market to raise money for the school without costing our families any extra money on their groceries.

Drop off your order form to either campus office by Monday morning and you will receive your grocery card(s) by the end of the week. For example, if you purchase a $100 card to Kings, Safeway or Sunflower, you will be able to redeem the card for the full $100, but Compass will receive a rebate of between 3% - 5% back from the store. (The Kings and Safeway cards can also be used at their in-store pharmacies or to purchase gas.) Easy and win-win!

We can accept cash, check or credit cards for payment. If you can write a check or use cash, it saves Compass the additional credit card processing fee.

Weekly order forms are available at both campus offices and on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Tracy McIlrath at 303-233-4976. Thanks for your support!

Compass Volunteer Wish List

Compass Volunteer wish list is available online. There are lots of opportunities available at both Wheat Ridge and Golden. Please take a look at the following site: http://compassmontessori.blogspot.com/

Compass Community Showcase & Silent Auction

CALLING ALL ACTS
The Compass Community Showcase and Silent Auction needs your talent for a night of entertainment.
COME ONE COME ALL
If you can sing, dance, perform magic, tell jokes, all of the above or none of the above, or if you have your own talent, please contact me:
georgepanagos@hotmail.com
Acts will be signed up until February 25th, Auditions, ( to make sure it is family appropriate ) are Monday, March 1st.
GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER
If you have seen American Idol, The X Factor, or America’s got Talent, you have not seen anything yet. Wait till you see your family and friends on the Golden Campus Auditorium stage Saturday,
March, 20th
for the;
FIRST ANNUAL COMPASS COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
( Right after the Silent Auction )

Compass Montessori Summer Program 2010

Welcome to our 11th year of Summer Camp!
What’s New This Summer? Click here for details.

Parent Information Night February 10th

I am so excited to invite you to come listen to Pat Schaeffer for our parent information night on Wednesday, February 10th at 6:30 at the Wheat Ridge Campus.

The topic is Literacy as it Applies to the Four Planes of Development.

Pat Schaeffer is a nationally recognized Montessori consultant and educator. She has taught Montessori education for over 30 years and was the founder of Lake County Montessori School in Minneapolis, MN.

Pat is our Literacy Consultant and has been helping us with our year long literacy project where we are working to create a cohesive pre-k through 12th grade Montessori approach to literacy. She will be here that Wednesday, Thursday and Friday working with staff as we continue to evolve literacy education at Compass.

This parent information night will be a wonderful opportunity for you to better understand the Montessori method whether your student is in Children's House, Elementary, Farm School or High School. Many of our parents chose Compass because of its great reputation but still are a little confused regarding why we do things the way we do. Pat will provide to you a deeper understanding of Montessori education, the four planes of development, and the Montessori approach to literacy. She will also create time to answer questions.

Pat has been a featured speaker at many national Montessori conferences throughout the years. I had the opportunity to see her speak at the NAMTA Adolescent Conference in Chicago a few years ago and learned so much. We are truly fortunate that she is presenting to our community. Please mark this date on your calendars and I hope to see you on Wednesday, February 10th at 6:30 at the Wheat Ridge campus!

Semi-Annual Lunch fees due and donation needed!

Happy New Year!

This is a reminder that if you paid for lunches Semi-Annual, the second half is due by January 15th.

Lunch Prices are as folows: C.H.-$181.13, Lower Elementary-$237.00, Upper Eementary-$250.25, Farm School-$281.25.

For Families with 2 students, the lesser priced student is half price.

For Families with 3 students, the first 2 students are full price and the third student is free. These discounts apply only to annual or semi-annual payments. Payments can be made at the office. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl at 303-271-1977 x228 or clfields@jeffco.k12.co.us.

Wanted:

Farm school is in need of 2 bean bag chairs! Please call the office if you can help us out! Don't forget, donations can be counted for volunteer hours at the rate of $10.00 an hour.

Nourish Your Body - Nourish Compass!

There is an easy, no extra cost to you, way to support our school on a regular basis - grocery cards! Compass participates in an on-going program with King Soopers, Safeway and Sunflower Market to raise money for the school without costing our families any extra money on their groceries.

Drop off your order form to either campus office by Monday morning and you will receive your grocery card(s) by the end of the week. For example, if you purchase a $100 card to Kings, Safeway or Sunflower, you will be able to redeem the card for the full $100, but Compass will receive a rebate of between 3% - 5% back from the store. Easy and win-win!

Weekly order forms are available at both campus offices and on the website. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Tracy McIlrath at 303-233-4976. Thanks for your support and Bon Appetite!

Spring Fundraising Event Update

The name for this years’ Spring fundraising event is the First Annual Compass Showcase and Silent Auction. This years’ free event will be held at the Golden Campus, starting the night with the silent auction and hors d’oeuvres. Entertainment will be provided by Compass community members while the silent auction is going on.
After the close of the silent auction, everyone will move down to the auditorium for dessert and the First Annual Compass Showcase ( similar to American Idol but more family member participants ) we will have judges but it will not be a competition, just a chance for us to appreciate the talent in our ever expanding community. This will last for about an hour while the silent auction items are tallied.
Come one come all, we encourage family acts. Music, magic, comedy or what-ever you do to entertain. All acts will be reviewed prior to the showcase. After the showcase you can go and retrieve your auction items and check out.
The goal is to have people spend their money at the silent auction rather than on the dinner. It is imperative to have the entire Compass Community to help in getting donated auction items so please start getting them now. Friends, relatives, co-workers, please ask them all. We will have scheduled drop offs for auction items at Golden and Wheat Ridge as the event grows nearer.
The first organization meeting is Jan. 11, Monday afternoon, Wheat Ridge – 3 pm in the lunchroom, Golden - 3:45 pm in the commons area. This meeting will be short and will be informative for everyone wanting to volunteer for the event. If you can’t make the Monday meetings please email me about what position you would like to fill. georgepanagos@hotmail.com

This event is not possible without volunteers, team up with a buddy and make it fun as well. These are the positions I need to fill:
AUCTION
2 – Greeters and Name tag writers
2 people – Auction Coordinators
5 people – Support staff for retrieving donated items from community members and set up during the night of the event. Also to help solicit donations from outside of the community.
SHOWCASE
5 people– Parent volunteers for help with the culinary program preparing and serving the hors d’oeuvres.
2 – Showcase Coordinators
3 – Support staff to help the high school run the showcase part of the event.
2 – Greeters and Name tag writers

RESERVE THE DATE MARCH 20, 2010 - First Annual Compass Showcase and Silent Auction.