Getting Ready for School

Welcome to The Children's House and Compass Montessori Junior High!

Use this checklist to prepare for your first day of school:

  • Follow our Back-to-School Orientation Day schedule 

  • Complete required forms and update family information in Ravenna (click on "Parents" and then "Forms")

  • Prepare with items on our Student Supply List

  • Order school lunch, Early Care/Friends Club,  sign up for BATA, through Boonli

  • Read our UPDATED Family Handbook. (Learning how to navigate carline is helpful!)

  • Involve yourself in the life of our school community, start here

  • Build a habit of reading Waypoints, our weekly newsletter. (It is updated every Friday afternoon.)

  • Sync our Calendar with your personal Google Calendar

  • Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and join our Facebook Community Page to share ideas, swap/sell items, and connect with other families

  • Learn about MindUP, our new social and emotional learning program to help students better engage in learning, learn to self-regulate their behavior, and improve their attention skills and well-being.

For Elementary and Junior High families:

For Nido, YCC, or Primary families: 

  • Complete the Health Appraisal Form with your child's doctor and upload to Ravenna

  • If your child is new to our school or moving up to a new classroom, your child’s guide will call to schedule a home and a classroom visit

Please call the front desk at (231) 929-9325 with any questions.

Please bring the following items to school on your first day (even if it’s just a visiting day). Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions about supplies.

All Students

  • Complete immunization record

  • Updated family information and forms by logging into our Ravenna portal

  • Hat and long sleeve shirt for sun protection while outdoors.

  • Sunscreen – the school provides 30+ SPF sunscreen. If you prefer a specific brand, please send it in and clearly label it with your child’s full name.

  • Please label clothing, outerwear, footwear, and backpacks with your child’s name.

Program and classroom-specific supply lists:

Nido

Young Children's Community

Primary Students

Willow Classroom, Lower Elementary

Birch Classroom, Lower Elementary

Cedar Classroom, Upper Elementary

Maple Classroom, Upper Elementary

Compass Junior High