- Watch for an email from SAIS about the school survey. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in completing the survey.
- Keep bidding in the Pajama Party Auction.
- Students may wear Halloween or orange shirts on Wednesday with uniform bottoms.
- Pajama Day is Thursday. Students may wear pajamas and bring tennis shoes.
- Box Tops due today.
- Say boo to the flu! Get a flu shot and keep children home with a fever.
- Basketball sign ups open through Thursday.
- Used uniform sale is next Wednesday, October 7.
- Call Charleston Wrap if you have questions about orders.
- Community: Touch a Truck on November 10.
|
|
All parents, faculty and staff, alumni and board members should have received an email this morning from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) with a link to the value narrative survey. As Mr. Morgan mentioned in an email on Friday, the results of this survey will be used in the school's next strategic plan and accreditation with SAIS. We appreciate your help in completing the survey. If you did not receive an email from [email protected] this morning, please contact Elizabeth Davis at
[email protected]. Check your junk folders and make sure it was not marked as spam. Thank you!
|
|
The Pajama Party Auction is live through 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 1. Bid high and bid often for the children of Bright School. There are a myriad of fun one-of-a-kind experiences for children, wonderful art and lots of great stuff.
|
|
Thank you to everyone who came out Saturday night to the Art Party and Auction. We had a great turnout! We would like to thank the hosts of the evening Betsy Ranalli and Tamara Dillard, grade art project coordinator Lynn Shelton, invitation coordinator Anna Adamson, sponsorship chair Allison Cromie, and staff Kim Brown, Sabrina McAllister and Stacy Sisk.
|
|
With cooler temperatures, please make sure your child is properly dressed. Children may wear jackets and coats of any kind to school, but they must take off those jackets and coats when inside the school. If your child is cold inside, he or she needs to keep a uniform sweater or sweatshirt handy.
Wednesday, October 31:
Students may wear orange or Halloween shirts with uniform bottoms. They also may wear Halloween socks and accessories like necklaces and headbands. Costumes and masks are not allowed.
Thursday, November 1, Pajama Day:
To celebrate the last day of the Pajama Party Auction, all students may wear pajamas to school on this day. Parents, please remember students will still be going to PE and recess, so make sure your child is dressed appropriately to be outside and active. Students must wear tennis shoes with their pajamas.
|
|
Collect and submit Box Tops to win this fabulous Bright plaid blanket! Turn in your Box Tops by this afternoon. Bring the Box Tops in a baggie or envelope with your child's name and teacher on it. The overall school winner will receive a blanket from the Bright 1913 Bookstore.
|
|
|
It's cold, flu and strep throat season! If your child has not gotten a flu shot, nurse Robbins recommends that you make an appointment at your child's pediatrician or get a flu shot at any number of pharmacies or stores that offer them.
If your child is sick, please keep him or her at home. Children must be fever free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
|
|
We will have several teams of different ages and grades playing in three different leagues. We need volunteer coaches, so please contact Stacie Helton via email, text or phone:
Team information is below. All forms are due
THURSDAY. Please respect this deadline to ensure teams are formed and coaches are assigned in a timely fashion.
Ages 5-6 boys and girls will be p
laying at North River YMCA. Please sign up through Bright, not the YMCA. Use
this form
.
Grades 2-3 boys and girls will be playing in the Chattanooga Area Basketball League through Try Kidz. Use
this form
.
Grades 4-5 boys and girls will be playing in the Independent School Conference. This is a competitive league. Please view the game schedule before committing to the team. It is a very busy schedule. Use
this form
.
|
|
Used Uniform Sale on November 7
|
|
Stock up on long-sleeve shirts and other uniform items from the used uniform sale on Wednesday, November 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Treehouse, which is located on the second floor of the main building.
|
|
Questions about Charleston Wrap?
|
|
If you have any questions about your Charleston Wrap orders, such as when they will be delivered or what to do if you received the wrong item, please contact Charleston Wrap directly:
|
|
Community Event: Touch a Truck
|
|
The Junior League of Chattanooga is hosting a family event on November 10 called Touch a Truck. It's 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (9-10 a.m. is silent hour for those sensitive to sound). There will be food trucks, a bounce house and face painting. For more information, visit the JLC website:
http://www.jlchatt.org/touch-a-truck
|
|
October 29
Kindergarten-Fifth Grade Hoedown
October 31
Orange Day
Wear orange or Halloween shirts
Dia de los Muertos
November 1
Pajama Day
Pajama Party Auction Ends
Pick Up Take-Home Dinners
November 2
Pick Up Auction Items
Noon
|
|
November 7
Used Uniform Sale
7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
November 8-9
Bright Music Days
November 9
Bright T-Shirt Day
Free Dress Day (auction item)
November 13
Bright Family Breakfast
7-7:45 a.m.
|
|
November 16
Thanksgiving Program
10 a.m.
Early Dismissal
11:30 a.m.
November 19-23
Thanksgiving Break
November 26
Classes Resume
|
|
What's for lunch? Check out our October menu.
|
|
In partnership with Destinee's Gift, Bright students and families donated 1,550 books to children impacted by Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina. The books were packaged last Thursday and shipped via Xpress Global Systems to Wilmington. Sitting left to right: Soleigh Kueter, Destinee Harris and Petra Lund. Standing left to right: Debbie Harris, Matilda Joels, Stern Rushing, Grant Gallien, Mr. Donald the driver, Ben Dillard and Head of School O.J. Morgan. Thank you!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
