Compass Learning

This program can be utilized at school and home!
There is an app for the iPad and Tablets called, Puffin Academy

Remember when the students took the MAP test in Reading and Math on the chrome books at the beginning of the school year? This test helped to identify the skills and concepts that students have already mastered. It also identified what your child is ready for next.

Our students have access to a web-based program to help each student reach the "what's next" to learn. It is called Compass Learning Odyssey. It is individualized and focuses on language arts (reading, writing, spelling) and math. The program is very kid friendly and students seem to enjoy it.

Your child can use this program at home. We use it once a week in Reading and Math for 30 minutes each as part of Reading and Math Workshops. The creators of the program suggest that students use it several times a week so I hope you will be able to use it at home, too. The students used it last week and were very engaged.

To access at home:

Go to www.compasslearning.com and click on Odyssey log-in at the top of the webpage. You can click here: Compass Learning

Username: use your child's school I.D. number (same as their lunchroom number)

Password: Type MD then your child's birth month and day (mmdd) then md. If your child's birthday is June 4, then the password is MD0604MD

School:  Maple Dale  It has to have the space between the two words.

To access your parent view of the Compass Learning site:
Log-in to the site but type a P followed by your child's I.D. number (the same as his/her lunch number)

If you have questions, or have difficulty determining how much time to spend on homework, reading, and Compass Learning and think I might be able to help, please email me. We can figure it out together. I am hoping students could find 30 minutes for language arts and 30 minutes for math during the week or weekend with cooler weather coming. However, that may be difficult for your family....and to make it even harder...I just listened to a TED talk about the need for lots of unstructured time for kids to develop creative skills...which we all know. Yikes...it is easier to be a teacher than a parent. I respect whatever decision you make...I know you always have your child's best interest in mind...does that help?

If your child does not have access to a computer at home, let me know. Sometimes we can find some morning meeting time to provide a little more access if needed.