Compass Chronicle

The Online Learning scholars have been working hard this school year. Many have shown dedication and resilience as they have overcome life’s challenges. Through it all, they have continued to be committed to their learning and achievement. Author Robert Collier wrote, “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” The Online Learning scholars have continued to move forward, working hard each day to master their learning and reach their goals.

Sincerely,

Janae Smith

Director of Online Learning

The Online Learning scholars have been hard at work this year. Online elementary scholars have been attending learning labs each day, expressing their creativity through art and showcasing their learning in their digital portfolios. Scholars have learned about great leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and have mastered their skills using iXL.

Scholars in Online middle school have learned about the human eye and ancient civilizations. Scholars continue to challenge themselves by showcasing their learning with projects from the social studies choice boards. Teachers are facilitating critical thinking lessons through novel studies and AVID focused note taking.

Lastly, in Online high school, scholars are diving deeper into geometry by creating short stories for syllogisms, showcasing their literary analysis through project-based learning in English, and working on mastering their drawing skills in basic drawing class.

Online elementary scholars learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. Here, they show their drawings during a learning lab. Their drawings included words that represent what Martin Luther King, Jr. represented as a Civil Rights leader.

Kindergartener, Serenity H., learned about different leaves and created a painting using leaves as a stamp in arts and crafts class.

First-grader, Natalieh B., used a leaf as a stencil to create her arts and crafts class project.

4th-grader Nehemiah P. practice regrouping in math class.

Luke H. practiced long division in 5th-grade math.

Allieh B. used different shapes and lines to create a house in 5th-grade art class.

Domenik O. researched about the Maya culture in 6th-grade social studies.

6th-grader Jax S. created an airplane in Roblox coding class.

7th graders learned about the human eye in science. Kellan B. researched conjunctivitis for his project.

Xavier S. researched glaucoma.

8th grader, Johnathan O., analyzed the claim in the novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by creating a thinking map.

In 8th-grade beginning painting, scholars showed the different painting techniques they are learning. Saidee N., demonstrated her skills by creating a painting of a fruit bowl.

Andrew P. also practices this technique and created a sunflower painting.

Kimberly M. practiced her brush technique with a sunset painting.

Karli K. showed what she learned about creating different shades of blue by mixing colors together.

Hunter A. created a color wheel by mixing different paint colors together in beginning painting class.

9th-grade scholars in Ms. Pollock’s English class read the novel, The House on Mango Street. They chose different projects to showcase their learning. Lyric L., analyzed the importance of a name similar to the emphasis with a given name from the novel.

Roymichael W. wrote a character sketch to analyze the main character from the novel.

In Ms. Pollock’s 10th-grade English class, scholars read the novel Night and created projects to show their learning of the novel and Holocaust. Amarie J. chose to create diary entries from a character’s perspective.

Roy S. chose to write a letter to a friend from the perspective of a character in the novel Night for his project.

Aiden W. compared the two main settings from the novel Night in his project presentation.

In the high school basic drawing class, scholars used different materials to create their art pieces. Sanaa V. used colored pencils and crayons to create her work.

Andrew D. created a city landscape using different types of lines.

11th grader, Brayden M., showed forced perspective in his drawing in basic drawing class.

Jessenia G., a 12th grader in basic drawing, created the forced perspective of a bedroom.

I am an elementary teacher for our Online Program. I have been with Compass for 10 years and it has been truly wonderful teaching at our school! I support and teach our wonderful elementary scholars and they are such a joy to work with. In addition to teaching and working with our scholars, I am also an advisor for one of our many scholar clubs that Compass provides. I enjoy seeing, teaching & meeting our scholars during our daily learning labs & monthly scholar club meetings.

I have always had a passion for teaching. The commitment to opening our scholars' minds and hearts truly inspires me. I love to be able to create a positive learning environment for our scholars to learn and grow, and foster a genuine love for learning that will stay with them for life.

In my freetime, I enjoy spending time together with family and friends and doing many different activities such as camping, hiking, going to the snowy mountains, and going to the beach. We enjoy the great outdoors but also enjoy spending time together at home such as having a game or movie night or cuddling with our pets!

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