The Christmas break begins this Friday, December 18, with dismissal at 11:30 a.m. See the section below to sign up for Bright Afternoons that day.

During the break, please be vigilant about your health. Contact Nurse Rachel Gentry at [email protected] if you or your child tests positive for COVID-19 or is a close contact and your quarantine overlaps with the beginning of school. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 5. Ascend will be adding the new health department guidelines for the length of quarantine to the survey.

Thank you to all the parents who donated to the Teacher Appreciation gifts, which will be given out to faculty and staff tomorrow. We are so grateful for our generous families!

We hope everyone has a well-deserved break that is relaxing and fun! We will see our students back on January 5.

We are offering Bright Afternoons care after early dismissal on Friday, December 18. Bright Afternoons will be open 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you would like your child to attend, please sign up to reserve a space for your child. Click the button below to sign up.

We're in the final stages of the Building a Bright Future Capital Campaign, but we need your help to finish it. The gym dates to the mid-1970s and will get a much-needed update this summer. We plan to add new bleachers and modernize the aesthetics. Click the button below if you would like to learn more, give now or pledge now.

Parents of early childhood students are encouraged to join a virtual presentation by Sarah Powe, co-founder of neuroBridge and occupational therapist who works with children at Bright. This will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 15, at 8:30 a.m. See the Zoom information below.

The professionals at neuroBridge have been working on material to share with families as we approach perhaps the strangest holiday season ever of perhaps the strangest year ever. Log on to learn more about:

Click here to join the Zoom meeting

Meeting ID: 304 587 9724

Passcode: bright8546

Each year their children have been at Bright, the Oehmig family has hosted a gingerbread decorating party for their classmates with a donation drive to benefit the Cheer Cart at Children's Hospital at Erlanger. This year William and Sissy are in fifth grade, and, due to COVID-19, they will not hold an event. However, they are asking Bright families to donate to the Cheer Cart by bringing items on the wish list to school next week. Donations may be brought during morning and afternoon car line today through Friday.

As a gift in return, all students will receive a gingerbread house on December 18 to take home and decorate. We'd love to see pictures of your child's creation, so post them with the hashtag #Brightcheer. If your child will not be at school on Friday, please email your child's teacher so we can send home a gingerbread house on your child's last day this week.

Fourth and fifth graders will be bringing home information about the Spelling Bee, which will take place in person at school on January 14. The deadline to sign up is January 11. We are still determining all the logistics of the bee at school, but we will implement social distancing protocols and limit the audience to students only.

Watch for the information coming home soon. If your child would like to practice over the break, here is the study list.

Register now for spring music lessons at Cadek! Cadek Conservatory of Music offers private and small group lessons on campus at The Bright School, GPS, and McCallie for a variety of instruments, including piano, violin, guitar, voice, and many more. Read more about our offerings.

Spring 2021 private instruction begins January 4. View the complete calendar here

New to Cadek? Fill out an Inquiry Form for help finding an instructor. Already a Cadek student? After you’ve found a day and time for classes with your instructor, continue to Register Now to reserve your spot.

Cadek will host virtual meet-and-greets in December. We’re happy to answer any questions and help you through the process. Contact Cadek Coordinator Mark Krawczyk at [email protected] or 423-634-7694.