The Compass School, Ashburn Virginia

After harvesting lots of vegetables from our garden, our two year olds had fun tasting them today! While some loved them, others were not impressed, but it was so rewarding to eat what we grew with our own two hands.

Compass Families, this is a friendly reminder that we are closed on Monday, July 5, in observation of Independence Day! Enjoy your long holiday weekend. 🇺🇸

Compass Families, this is a friendly reminder that we are closed on Monday, July 5, in observation of Independence Day! Enjoy your long holiday weekend. 🇺🇸

A much-needed water day with our two year olds! When you put the kids in charge of the hose, you know you're in for a good time.

In case anyone was wondering, our vegetable garden is thriving! Toddlers for scale 😉 The Pathfinder classroom loves helping their teachers care for all the plants!

A hot Monday makes a perfect day to introduce water play days at Compass this summer! Our infants loved splashing in the baby pools and water tables, and getting sprinkled on with the cool water from the hose was so refreshing.

Bringing Hawaiian colors and flavor to Compass on Friday, we celebrated our father figures! Happy Father's Day, Compass Families.

We kicked off our 2021 summer camp this week with a boardwalk theme. After creating the beach in a jar, making slime, and building a slide out of big blocks, we capped off the week at the Community Pool!

The Compass School, Ashburn Virginia updated their business hours.

The Compass School, Ashburn Virginia updated their business hours.

Our Scavenger Hunt yesterday was a huge success! Students were tasked to find colors, names, or shapes and rewarded with a sweet treat on a hot day.

Congrats to our 2020-2021 Pre-K, JK, and K grads! We are so proud of you all and are so excited for your next adventure!!

Our new kitchen-themed music walls finally went up on the playground this week... and the pans, sheets, and spoons are a huge "hit"!! 😎🎶

Thank you, Compass families, for donating the kitchen items as well as Miss Jocelyn and her family for the palettes we mounted them on!

Compass Families, this is just a friendly reminder that we are closed tomorrow, May 31, 2021, on observance of Memorial Day. Thank you!

Compass Families, this is just a friendly reminder that we are closed tomorrow, May 31, 2021, on observance of Memorial Day. Thank you!

With our school growing, we are so excited to re-open our Trailblazers classroom on June 1!

With a surprising amount of friendly wildlife around Compass, we often see critters out when it rains! This week, a curious little box turtle stopped by just in time for our Pathfinders (toddlers) to say hello!

To beat the heat Friday, we held a school-wide playground picnic, where we enjoyed popsicles with friends! We missed having our families join us this year, but we're looking forward to many more upcoming events!

Interested in Community Helpers, our Adventurers (Pre-K) friends have been all about dentists this week! In this activity, "brushing our teeth" was an exciting sensory experience as friends talked about the taste, texture, and smell of the "spicy" toothpaste.

Today we wear maroon and gold to celebrate our school's 8th birthday! Happy birthday, Compass Ashburn 🎂

Today we wear maroon and gold to celebrate our school's 8th birthday! Happy birthday, Compass Ashburn 🎂

We're ramping up for Summer Camp 2021 and still accepting enrollment, starting June 16. Hope to see you there!

We're ramping up for Summer Camp 2021 and still accepting enrollment, starting June 16. Hope to see you there!

We had such a wonderful time at our Touch-a-Truck event last week. Shoutout to the Ragan family (Inventor's Workshop, Navigators) and our friends at Loudoun County Fire Department for setting us up! Thank you, Firefighters Erik and Sara!

Happy Mother's Day! Thank you to all of our moms, grandmas, family friends, and other mother figures for coming out to join us on Friday for these fabulous cookies courtesy of Cherly's Cookies.

Happy Mother's Day! Thank you to all of our moms, grandmas, family friends, and other mother figures for coming out to join us on Friday for these fabulous cookies courtesy of Cherly's Cookies.

Not all heroes wear capes, but our teachers ARE pretty super! Happy teacher appreciation week to all of our Compass Ashburn staff... we couldn't do it without you!! 💪

Not all heroes wear capes, but our teachers ARE pretty super! Happy teacher appreciation week to all of our Compass Ashburn staff... we couldn't do it without you!! 💪

What is educating young children without encountering growth? For Teacher Appreciation Week, our amazing parents have not only been spoiling our staff with meaningful gifts, goodies, and treats, but also offered them symbols of their children's growth in our care with gorgeous flowers and plants today!

❤️ IF WE EVER TAUGHT YOU (OR YOUR CHILD)...

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we'd love for our current/former students/parents to REPLY to this post and tell us how your child is doing and what your child is doing (school, sports, family, etc..)!
Or feel free to share a funny story or memory from our time at Compass together! 🍎😊

Love this trend! Can't wait to hear from you 💕

❤️ IF WE EVER TAUGHT YOU (OR YOUR CHILD)...

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we'd love for our current/former students/parents to REPLY to this post and tell us how your child is doing and what your child is doing (school, sports, family, etc..)!
Or feel free to share a funny story or memory from our time at Compass together! 🍎😊

Love this trend! Can't wait to hear from you 💕

It was a super windy day on our playground today, but don't worry, our strong Sound Stage and Clubhouse friends had sturdy footing as they worked together to make sure the shade sail didn't blow away!

It was a super windy day on our playground today, but don't worry, our strong Sound Stage and Clubhouse friends had sturdy footing as they worked together to make sure the shade sail didn't blow away!

With warmer weather this week, the planting saga continues!

We're so excited to get our Earth Day gardens started this week! Allowing our students to take part in the process of planting and nurturing the seeds will help them understand and respect the space.

Looking forward to warmer weather next week when we can plant our vegetable saplings and flowers!

After spying a bird's nest out on the playground, our Nature Center (3s) friends decided to create their own for the classroom!

After spying a bird's nest out on the playground, our Nature Center (3s) friends decided to create their own for the classroom!

Some highlights from last week's festivities dedicated to the 50th anniversary of The Week of the Young Child at Compass, celebrating young children, early childhood educators, and their families with hands-on, collaborative activities encouraging movement and healthy lifestyles through music, food, and art! #WOYC21

Our LCPS-remote friends in Clubhouse have been using their down time to create a "club car," using this amazing box left over from a recent supply order. When inspiration strikes, you research and execute, just like this creative crew!

Spirit Week 2021 was a huge success! Be on the lookout for more fun themes on a monthly basis.

Monday: Mismatch Day
Tuesday: Numbers & Letters Day
Wednesday: Dress to Impress!
Thursday: Character Day
Friday: RAINBOW DAY🌈

After investigating what kinds of animals can be pets in the classroom with the help of the internet and figurines, our preschoolers got up-close-and-personal with one of our school pets, Griffin the Leopard Gecko, to talk about gentle touch as well as different characteristics of the kinds of pets we have.

Working on home living, our Inventor's Workshop (Twos) friends enjoyed practicing a breakfast essential: cracking eggs! Using plastic spring eggs, friends used various utensils, plates, and bowls to try opening their eggs. So many to choose from!

In Sound Stage (JK/K), our friends are proud to display their new mandala crafting station, where they work on patterns and sorting with loose parts to create beautiful pieces of art.

After spending their week pulling and pushing their box "cars" around the room as they continue to enjoy their transportation exploration, our Pathfinders (toddlers) finally got to sit back and take a relaxing ride as their teacher and classmates toted them around the room!

After spending their week pulling and pushing their box "cars" around the room as they continue to enjoy their transportation exploration, our Pathfinders (toddlers) finally got to sit back and take a relaxing ride as their teacher and classmates toted them around the room!

It was an exciting St. Patrick's Day in Sound Stage yesterday when our kindergarteners went on a Leprechaun hunt around the school! After decoding messages throughout the day, they discovered his pot of gold. What a great way to display their literacy and letter work, and band together toward a common goal!