The annual Book Fair is this week and is open before, during and after school.

Each class has a scheduled time to attend the Book Fair, and parents and grandparents are welcome to attend with their child(ren). For a schedule, please visit this page.

Books at the fair are provided by Scholastic Books, and the library will receive 35-40 percent of the proceeds from the fair. Students may visit the fair with their parents before or after school. The hours are 7:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:15 a.m. to noon on Friday.

Students may choose to purchase books as gifts for their classrooms. Teachers have wish lists available for view in the library. For more information, see the flyer.

The Bright School is offering a parents afternoon out on Monday, December 17, with proceeds benefiting the Forrest Spence Fund. For $20 per child, you will get an afternoon to shop, wrap presents or run errands, while your child enjoys extra time with friends to watch movies, work on crafts and write letters to children in the hospital. This activity lasts from 3-6 p.m., and you may pick up your child anytime from the Centennial Theater. (This is separate from Bright Afternoons.)

The Forrest Spence Fund provides non-medical assistance to families with critically and chronically ill children. This will benefit families with children at Children's Hospital at Erlanger.

To register your child, download this form or look for a form in your child's folder or backpack and turn it in with payment by December 12.

The Parents' Association has planned a wonderful outing for all students and their families: Ice Skating on Tuesday, December 18, at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $6 per child and $8 per adult, which includes skates and unlimited skating. The PA is providing hot chocolate and water until 4:30 p.m.

Please let us know if you are coming! Return this form to the office with payment by Wednesday, December 12. Even if you have a season pass, please RSVP.

Registration for spring after school classes is open. The deadline is December 14.

Please visit the Bright Afternoons webpage to view all the class offerings. There are changes from the fall, and new classes have been added.

Payment to the instructor must be included with the form. Classes begin the week of January 14.

Registration forms:

Grades JPK-PK

Grades K-5

Kindermusik will be offered for the first time at Bright, starting in January. Registration is now open through Girls Preparatory School's Cadek Conservatory of Music. Kindermusik is an interactive class for parents and children ages 1-5. For more information about Kindermusik, visit the website. Share with your friends with young children!

Registration is now open for private instrument lessons at Bright or GPS through Cadek. If your child will be a new student, please contact Marcy Wilson before registering online: 423-634-7694 or [email protected].

Coach Roy Pankey is holding a one-day basketball clinic for grades K-5 this Friday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Boys and girls of all skills are welcome.

Please turn in this form with payment to Coach Pankey by tomorrow. Cost is $50.

The Bright 1913 Bookstore is having a special shopping day for students and families on Tuesday, December 18. Classes will visit the shop during assigned times throughout the day. Children may want to purchase gifts for parents, siblings, teachers and friends. Parents are welcome to shop with their child(ren). Click here to view the schedule.

The calendar for next school year, 2019-20, is now available. This calendar includes next year's breaks and major events. Note that spring break will be in April 2020. Download the 2019-20 calendar here.