Woodshop-Bright News

August 10, 2020

What you need to know this week:

Watch Mr. Morgan's video and read the Return to School Pledge.
Students need to bring two face coverings to keep at school and a water bottle.
Find out your child's teacher this week!
Do you know your child's Phase-In Day? Emails went out last week with the date.
Get the best parking space at school with the online auction.
Health forms were due last Friday. All other forms are due this Friday.
Sign up for Bright Afternoons. Registration is required for your child to attend.
Don't forget to sign up for the Ascend online survey you will fill out every morning. Bookmark it on your phone.
Stock up on items from the bookstore. Place your orders via email and pick up at school.
Purchasing back-to-school items? Support Bright School on Amazon Smile and at Publix.
Register now for Cadek music lessons on campus.

Return to School Pledge

Be Patient. Be Positive. Be Prepared. This is our pledge for our return to school and for remaining in school. Our reopening will require everyone – students, parents, faculty and staff – to be committed to respecting each other and being compassionate. This is a very difficult and stressful time but one of excitement and anticipation. We must cooperate with each other and be flexible in circumstances that are constantly changing.

Be Patient

Please be patient with one another. There are new rules for the school year such as wearing face coverings and completing an online health survey every morning. We must work together to create a safe environment at school.

Be Positive

There are many reasons to be positive even in these uncertain times. The first is that our children will be together again at school with their teachers and friends. Let’s be aware and cautious of the risks but not dwell on them.

Be Prepared

Prepare your child to expect different outcomes for this school year. This will not be a “normal” school year. We will not have many of the same events and activities as years past. We are beginning a new journey on a different path but one that leads to the same loving and nurturing place: our Bright School.

Finally, we ask that you share in our accountability for making good, healthy choices. If your child is not feeling well, we want your child to stay home and get better. Model good hygiene and practice frequent hand washing at home. Be positive about the benefits of wearing a face covering. Leave yourself a few extra minutes in the morning to complete the Ascend health monitoring survey. We are all counting on each other to stay safe.

Be Bright!

Listen to Mr. Morgan's back to school message. Share it with your children.

Students must bring two face coverings to keep at school and their own water bottles each day. Please make sure these, and the face covering your child is wearing that day, have your child's name on them. Items found that cannot be identified will be thrown away.

For more information about our Return to School plan, click the button below.

View the Plan

Phase-In Days, August 18-21

As you know, there is no Registration Day this year. Instead, we are having Phase-In Days for students to come in small groups, about four per classroom each day, August 18-21.

When Is My Child's Phase-In Day?

Everyone should have received an email notifying you of your child's Phase-In Day. If not, please contact Kendra Reasor at [email protected].

Students only come one day during the first week. It is a full day of school, and students wear uniforms. There will be no Bright Afternoons during Phase-In Days. Bright Afternoons will begin on Monday, August 24.

Who Is My Child's Teacher?

Teachers are sending special personalized notes to each child in the mail, and families should receive those this week.

Meet and Greet with Teachers on Phase-In Days

There will be a meet and greet time for families and teachers each phase-in day from 8-8:30 a.m. After 8:30 a.m., parents leave and students begin their school day. All parking will be on campus.

JPK, PK and kindergarten parents and students will enter classrooms through the outside door to each classroom. There will be temperature checks for all parents, and face coverings are required. After parents drop off children in the classrooms, they should go to the Mondo play area (between the Early Childhood Center building and library) to pick out a rest mat for their children. Rest mats are $40 each and will be charged through the FACTS account. Purchased mats will then be delivered to the classrooms.

Grades 1-5 will meet at specified outdoor locations around campus. All teachers for that grade will be in one area, and parents will have time to meet their child's teacher before the school day begins. Parents of children in these grades will not enter the school building. Here are the locations for the meet and greets for grades 1-5:

First grade: Concourse

Second grade: Left side of the courtyard

Third grade: Right side of the courtyard

Fourth grade: Flag court on the Hill

Fifth grade: Peeples Pavilion

Online Parking Space Auction

Do you want to have the best parking spot every time you come to school?

Look for an email later today with a link to bid on the best parking spot at school. The auction ends at 9 p.m. next Monday, August 17.

Back-to-School Forms and Fees

Medical Forms were due last Friday. Please turn them in if you have not already. All forms are online except the Epi-Pen and Inhaler Action Plans. Click below to access the forms. Email the Epi-Pen and Inhaler forms, if they apply to your child, to Rachel Gentry at [email protected] or print them and return to the school office.

Health Form (required)

Over-the-Counter Medication Release and Authorization (if needed)

Prescription Medication Release and Authorization (if needed)

Epi-Pen/Allergy Action Plan (if needed)

Inhaler/Asthma Action Plan (if needed)

Information Forms are due Friday, August 14. All of these forms are online.

Authorization for Dismissal (required)

Text Messaging Alert (required)

Bright Afternoons

Registration is required for Bright Afternoons to help us plan for staffing. There will be no drop-ins of unregistered students allowed. Please visit the Bright Afternoons page to learn more. Click below to register.

Grades JPK-PK Registration

Grades K-5 Registration

Immunizations

All students must have an updated immunization form on file by the first day of school. Students in grades JPK, PK and kindergarten and any new students should receive a new form from their pediatrician when immunizations are updated each year. New forms do not need to be turned in after students have completed immunizations. Immunization records need to be on a Tennessee form. Please send these forms to nurse Rachel Gentry at [email protected].

School Supplies

Bright students do not need to purchase school supplies. All the supplies students need will be purchased by teachers and covered by the supply fee each family pays. JPK and PK students are given a book bag to use for school. Students in grades K-5 may use any backpack or bag of their choice. Grades JPK-K do need rest mats, and those are purchased through the school on the Phase-In Days (see Meet and Greet section above)

Fees

Supply fees were drafted through each family's FACTS account on August 7. Families who do not have a FACTS account need to turn in payment by the first day of school. For questions, please contact Sabrina McAllister at [email protected].

The fees are as follows:

JPK: $50

PK, K, 1, 2: $120

3 & 4: $125

5: $145

Health Monitoring with Ascend

All parents must complete the Ascend online questionnaire each morning before children arrive at school. Families will receive an email this week from Ascend by Base Camp Health to set up an account. Please bookmark the link on your phone or device for easy access each morning. Check your spam folder in case the email went there. If you do not receive an email, please contact Renee Kropff at [email protected].

If your child attended Bright Prep or Bright Care in July, and you used the program already, you do not have to sign up again.

On school days, you will receive a reminder email and text to log into Ascend and answer the quick questions about symptoms, current temperature, possible exposure and recent COVID-19 tests. The program will let you know if your child is cleared to attend school that day. If you have any health-related questions, please contact nurse Rachel Gentry at [email protected]. Contact your child's teacher if your child is not attending school that day.

Order Items from the Bookstore

Great deals from the bookstore! We even have these cool gaiters for kids. They're $5 each. Students need 2 masks to keep at school, and this is a good option.

Check Instagram @1913brightbookstore for more items. Email the bookstore at [email protected] to place your order. Pay at pickup by check or credit card.

1/4 Zip Charles River Performance Jacket. $25

Youth Large and Adult Sizes

Hot/Cold Tumbler $10

Uniform Belts. $25

Sizes: 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inches

Spirit Shieldz Offering Masks

Now you can buy a Bright School mask straight from Spirit Shieldz, a business started by George Simpson '20 and his friends. Use the order form here.

Support Bright While Shopping

Do you shop at Publix? Support Bright School while you shop. Enroll in the Publix Partners program. Registration ends September 30. Set up a Club Publix membership to get started. Click here. Choose Bright School when asked to support a school.

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All those Amazon purchases add up when you shop through Amazon Smile. When you shop on Amazon, select Amazon Smile and then choose Bright School Inc.

Cadek Registration Open Now

Cadek will be offering private music lessons at Bright School this year. Lessons will take place after school. Physical distancing and face covering protocols will apply. To register, click here.