Learning Resources
Compass Community Schools is committed to ensuring every student has the resources and support they need to succeed. To help achieve this, we ask that parents encourage their children to engage in the following activities:
Daily Reading:
Grades K-2: Should read or be read to for at least 20 minutes every night.
Grades 3-8: Should read for at least 30 minutes every night.
*This practice develops strong reading habits and improves comprehension skills.
Grades K-2: Use flash cards to practice math facts daily.
- Grade K: Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10
- Grade 1: Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20
- Grade 2: Addition and Subtraction Facts to 30
Grades 3-4: Use flash cards to practice math facts daily.
- Grade 3: Multiplication and Division Facts to 10
- Grade 4: Multiplication and Division Facts to 12
*Memorizing math facts allows students to solve problems quickly and accurately.
This frees up brain power, enabling students to focus on problem-solving and reasoning.
*Students should use scratch paper to show their problem-solving.
Online Resources:
Amplify Boost: Grades K-3 should practice 30 minutes every week.
iReady Math: Grades K-8 should practice at least 30 minutes each week.
*Students should use scratch paper to show their work.
iReady ELA: Grades 4-8 should practice at least 30 minutes weekly.
iXL: Grades K-12 can practice skills on iXL each week.
* Score a Smart Score of 80 or higher on at least 2 assigned skills per week.
*These tools will support their learning and help them excel in their classes.
Masks Recommended, But Optional Update Effective March 28, 2022
March 7, 2022
Dear Compass parents,
Itās hard to believe weāre already approaching spring break ā I know weāre all looking forward to a week of rest and recharging. After that, itās back to work to finish this year strong!
Many of you are likely aware that Memphis-Shelby County Schools has lifted its indoor mask mandate, in alignment with guidance from the CDC and Shelby County Health Department (SCHD). Masks are now recommended but optional for their students and employees. Compass Community Schools will follow suit ā beginning Monday, March 28, masks will be recommended but optional for our students, faculty, and staff. Our leadership team has chosen March 28 as the start date because it will allow us one week (March 21-25) of COVID testing post-spring break [ā¦]
COVID safety and testing. Let’s keep our schools safe!
Compass Families,
Happy New Year! As we welcome students back into our classrooms after a well-deserved winter break, our highest priority continues to be the health and safety of our Compass community. To this end, our safety protocols will remain intact as we head into the spring semester ā we are taking precautions to fight COVID on every front through vaccinations, regular COVID testing at every Compass campus, social distancing measures, hand washing and mask wearing!
We know that nothing is more important to you than keeping your children in school ā learning in healthy and safe environments. Families across the city are doing all they can to keep communities safe from the Omicron variant:
Free Covid Testing from Poplar Healthcare
Dear Compass Families:
Compass Community Schools is proud to partner with Poplar Healthcare to provide free COVID-19 testing on-site to our school communities!
With case counts rising, we strongly encourage all of our students to take advantage of this testing.Ā One way for us to keep everyoneĀ safe is for us to catch any asymptomaticĀ cases early, and testingĀ is the best way for that to happen.
A link to the consent form can be found at:Ā https://hipaa.jotform.com/
This online form is in English by defaultĀ but you can change the languageĀ to Spanish in the top rightĀ corner. If you would prefer a paper form, it is attached in both English and Spanish.Ā If youĀ are using the paper form, your child must bring a signed copy of this [ā¦]
Letter from Compass E.D. Kristi Baird-Start of School, Safety Protocols
Dear Compass Families,
I hope youāve enjoyed a restful and fun summer break. We are looking forward to welcoming students back to our school buildings for the 2021-22 school year next week on Wednesday, July 21.Ā We canāt wait to see all of their smiling faces! Thank you for entrusting us with your child and allowing us to prepare them for lifelong success.
As all students return to an in-person learning environment, we remain committed to the safety of our students, faculty and staff. Therefore, we will continue implementing COVID-19 safety procedures until further notice, including requiring social distancing measures; encouraging good hygiene practices; and regularly disinfecting our school buildings.
While the CDC recently loosened its mask guidelines, we decided to maintain our mask requirement for students, teachers [ā¦]
End of Year Letter, 21-22 School Calendar & Summer Camp
Dear Compass Community,
First, Iād like to thank you for your support, patience and perseverance as we navigated the process of reentering into classrooms over the past few months. Our studentsā school family and home family worked together, like we always do, to provide them with the best education possible, and we couldnāt be more proud of the outcome. We thank you for entrusting your child with us this year, and we look forward to continuing your studentās educational journey as we head into the next school year.Ā
We have finalized our calendar for the 2021-2022 school year! Compass operates on an extended day and extended year calendar, so more days in school result in more learning. Our first [ā¦]