The Compass Notes for Families

Welcome Back, Compass Elementary Families!

The hallways are shining, the classrooms are set, and our staff is thrilled to welcome our students back for the first day of school Tuesday! We are heading into an incredible school year filled with new learning adventures, strong friendships, and lots of growth.

We are so grateful for your partnership and can't wait to see those bright smiles on Tuesday morning. Let’s make it a fantastic year together, Pirates!

Mr. White and Mrs. Page

Tuesday, August 25: First Day of School

Friday, August 28: K Meet the Teacher Night 5-6:00

Monday, September 7: No School- Labor Day

A couple quick reminders:

• First bell: 8:30 a.m. – Students may enter the building.

• Tardy bell: 8:45 a.m.

• Kindergarten families may walk students to their classrooms on the first day of school.

• All other grade levels: Our staff will be stationed throughout the building to help students get to their classrooms.

• Dismissal will begin at 3:33. If your student is a car rider, please make sure you have a tag (see front office) and review the car rider lane videos - included below.

Let’s make it a great year—together!

If you need information related to school in Platte County, please see the button below. It will direct you to the Platte County website, specifically for parents!

Below is a visual describing our 2026-27 Building School Improvement Plan.

What does this mean?

It lists our staff/teacher goals we will ensure to meet during the 2026-27 school year. This will be our outline of what staff will focus-on during professional development days, staff meetings and weekly professional learning communities with teams.

We wanted to share this information with our parents & community so you are aware of what your student's staff is committed to during this school year. We want EVERY student to find and be successful academically as well as behaviorally.

*PLC = Professional Learning Communities

*PLT = Professional Learning Teams. Every teacher participates in these team-meetings weekly.

*RWL = Real World Learning. Your students will be participating in "Student Crews". Each grade level will be participating in leadership opportunities for all students.

Those are located on your Parent Portal now. Please log in and sign as soon as possible!

Thank you!

You may sign up to eat lunch with your student(s) starting the week of September 8th!

Compass has partnered with Hero Martial Arts, a local Martial Arts studio in the KC Area.

During the year, their studio will partner with our PE teachers to teach skills aligned to leadership and character, to all students during their PE class.

Students will also recieve the opportunity to sign up for a free martial arts classes at Compass Elementary!

See the flyer below to sign up! There are two sessions: one offered for 2 weeks in the Fall and another offered in the spring of 2027 for 2 weeks!

We are excited for our new partnership!

Join us from 5-6:30pm for a Community Tailgate at Platte City's Price Chopper before we cheer on the Platte County Pirates for their first home football game. The game starts at 7pm at Pirate Stadium.

• Show your Pirate Pride: Wear orange and black on Friday, August 28
• Enjoy the entertainment and have some fun! From 5-6 p.m., the PCHS drumline, dance team, cheerleaders, and PCC youth cheerleaders will perform. Get your photo taken with the PC the Parrot Mascot, get your facepainted, get a fun balloon animal, and get some Pirate swag!
• Grab some food before heading to the stadium! Free hot dogs, chips, and water courtesy of Price Chopper, free popcorn courtesy of Nodaway Valley Bank, free temporary tattoos courtesy of Central Bank, and Kona Ice and PTA spirit wear available for purchase.
• Visit the Pirates ROCK Table at the Football Game: Get your free megaphone full of popcorn
• Congratulate our Got Character Seniors: During pregame, our 120! 2026-27 Got Character Seniors will be recognized; these seniors will connect with our elementary and middle schools throughout the year to promote good character and healthy choices.

Pirates ROCK (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. On Friday, August 28, we kick off our 21st year of Pirates ROCK!

We are excited to announce Mrs. Fisher will be a new PreK teacher this year!

We will have preschool students at Compass and we are very excited to welcome them to our family of students.

Parents- when you drop off and pick up your preschooler at Compass, please pull forward and unlock your kiddo from their safety harness. While our staff would love to help, we are not permitted to unbuckle (arrival) or buckle (dismissal) students in their car seats. As we know it can take some time to unlock our smaller-students from their car seats, you may please pull forward in the car rider line. This will allow for more time and space for you to not feel rushed or anxious unloading your Compass-student.

Again, we are so excited to have 4 year olds joining our building!!

Welcome to Compass!!!

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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 white.eric@pcr3schools.org (Mr. White, Principal) or page.allison@pcr3schools.org (Mrs. Allison Page, Assistant Principal).

See below for information on incoming kindergarteners at Compass!

**** We will have class lists posted at Back to School Night outside teacher classrooms for the homeroom teacher (teacher students will begin/end each day) for the first four days of the school year.

*the video below was filmed 2 years ago but we will be organizing K Academy the same way for August 2026*

It is our goal to help support all of our Platte County families who may need assistance paying negative lunch balances. Now you can help by contributing to our negative meal balance fund. Thank you for considering a donation to help families pay down meal debt. Every contribution makes a real difference for families in our community. Feel free to pass this information along to any community organization that may be interested in assisting with this fund.

Use this link to make a donation:

Negative Meal Balance Fund

Here are some tidbits of important information about Compass Elementary:

Our SUMMER office hours (beginning on 8/3/26-8/24/26) are 7:30 am -3:30 pm.

Regular school day office hours starting on 8/25 run from 8:15 am - 4:15 pm.

• Students can enter the building: 8:30 a.m.
• Official start of school: 8:45 a.m.
• Dismissal-Car Riders, Walkers and Y-Club: 3:33 p.m.
• Dismissal-Bus Riders: 3:50 p.m.

schultz.dawn@pcr3schools.org, beall.andrea@pcr3schools.org, tyler.julie@pcr3schools.org

Device insurance for student devices has moved to a new system for the 2026-27 school year. Families who wish to participate must enroll by October 1 through your PowerSchool Parent Portal account.

• Enrollment Cost: $30 per student device
• Free/Reduced Meal Students: $0 enrollment cost
• How to Enroll: Log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account and complete the Insurance Form under "Forms." Via the PowerSchool app, go to "More," then "Forms." The $30 enrollment fee will be collected within the form.

Insurance can significantly reduce the cost of repairs or replacement. With insurance, the cost for a standard repair is $40, while lost or stolen devices have a $100 replacement fee. Without insurance, families are responsible for the increased repair or replacement costs. Visit the One-to-One Learning page of our website for additional Student Device FAQs and responsibilities.

Replacement costs without insurance:

• K-2: $400
• Grades 3-8: $475
• Grades 9-12: $500

Additional fees apply: Case replacement ($40 with insurance/$110 without), Apple-certified charger replacement ($40 with or without insurance), and cleaning fee for sticker removal ($20 with or without insurance).

Questions? Please contact us at the school for assistance.

The PCR-3 Treasure Chest is a stocked resource center providing food, milk, and toiletries for PCR-3 students and families in need. Qualifying families will receive a weekly form via email to sign up or can call 816-858-7001 for assistance.

Families will receive an email with approval to come to the Treasure Chest on Wednesdays from 4-6pm at the new Treasure Chest site (south side of Paxton building).

Please take a look below if you are interested in being a Compass Watch D.O.G. this year!

YMCA Y-Club enrollment is underway for the new school year!

The Before and After School Program available to families in the Platte County R-3 School District is Y Club. With Y Club before and after school, children in kindergarten through 5th grade will enjoy and benefit from homework enrichment, physical activity, and small and large group activities with a focus on building community and youth voice and leadership. Full-time and part-time Y Club is available at Compass, along with Y Club on days when school is out of session for inclement weather, seasonal breaks, and other days off (enrollment permitting). Operating hours are each weekday from 6:30 a.m. until school begins, and again after school until 6:00 p.m.

Spots are limited so please complete the 26-27 Y Club Enrollment Form at KansasCityYMCA.org/Yclub to secure your spot.

If you have any questions about the Y Club program, please contact YMCA at 816-360-3390.

Email: white.eric@pcr3schools.org
Website: https://www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/site/Default.aspx?PageID=15
Location: 401 Kentucky Avenue, Platte City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-858-0172
Facebook: Facebook.com/CompassElementarySchool
Twitter: @CompassElemPCR3