- The holiday break begins at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Classes resume January 8.
- Students may wear holiday shirts and accessories on Wednesday.
- Thank you and holiday message from Head of School O.J. Morgan.
- Changes coming to morning drop off car line in January.
- Sign up for Bright Afternoons half day on Wednesday.
- The Holiday Pop-Up Shop is tomorrow. Come shop or send money.
- Rise and shine! Bright Family Breakfast is tomorrow.
- Register for Kindermusik and Cadek music lessons.
- Holiday shopping benefits Bright.
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Thank You for Your Feedback
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Dear Parents,
Thank you for your recent participation in the SAIS Value Narrative Survey. The school has received the results of the survey, and these results will serve as one of many sources of information to help guide us in formulating our next strategic plan. Overall, your evaluation of the school's value was high, and we are thankful for your support. A few areas seemed to garner the most attention: safety and security, the cost of a Bright School education, and the level of diversity among students, faculty, and staff. These topics are not new to us, but obviously they rank high in the minds of many who care about the school and deserve discussion as we plan the future of the school.
In looking ahead, I do so with great hope and excitement, which is what this season of the year is all about. If there is one thing I learn from our children every day, it's that life is best when we approach it with love and joy in our hearts. While the world around us may, at times, look grim, children are like stars that remind us to have hope for what is best in all of us. How fortunate we are to be able to give them a great education and prepare them to carry their goodness into the world. They make us so hopeful, and they deserve the best we have to give them.
I send my best wishes to you and your families during this wonderful holiday season.
Sincerely,
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Changes Coming for the Morning Drop-off Line
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Starting on January 8, we will implement a new sign-in system for JPK and PK, which means we are changing the car lines in the morning drop off. Preschool licensing guidelines require JPK and PK students to be signed in, and we will be using iPads to code in PK families.
When we return in January, the morning car line will be split. Families with students in PK and K will drop off in front of the Early Childhood Center building. JPK families will continue to park and walk in. Drop off for grades 1-5 will be at the concourse. If you have a child or children in PK or K and an older child, please drop off at the ECC. The older child will then walk to the concourse entrance. We will have staff directing traffic to help with the flow and allowing vehicles from the ECC building to merge into the concourse car line. As mentioned in last week's Woodshop, we also will be implementing electronic sign-out for Bright Afternoons.
We ask you for your cooperation and patience with this new system. Please plan ahead to leave home a few minutes early and be aware of the extra time it may take to drop off while everyone gets accustomed to the new car line. Thank you!
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Visit the Holiday Pop-Up Shop Tomorrow
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The Bright 1913 Bookstore is having a special shopping day for students and families tomorrow. 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.
Items range in price from $1 to $15 and include stuffed animals ($4-$12), food ($3-$10), puzzles and games ($5-$10), bath bombs and lip scrubs ($1-$3), books and journals ($5-$10), gumball machines ($6), Bright School ornaments ($3), home goods ($5-$15) and art set ($8).
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Bright Family Breakfast Tomorrow
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Join us for breakfast tomorrow from 7-7:45 a.m. $3 a person.
What's for breakfast, Mrs. Mary?
Sausage and egg casserole
Potatoes O'Brien
Fruit salad
Yogurt
Holiday bread
Cereal bar
Juice, coffee and hot chocolate station
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Sign Up for Half Day on Wednesday
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If your child(ren) needs to stay late on Wednesday after dismissal at 11:30 a.m., sign up for Bright Afternoons. We will be here until 5 p.m.
Download
this form and turn it in by tomorrow to reserve a spot.
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Registration Open for Kindermusik and Music Lessons
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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. There is a special class for our PK families. Share with your friends!
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].
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Bright students love playing Spikeball in P.E. Get them their own set for a discounted price. U
se the code "SpikeballEDU7" on
spikeball.com
for 25% off a standard set before Christmas.
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Look for Bright School Inc. when you shop on Amazon Smile! Click below to shop now.
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December 17
Community Service Activity
3-6 p.m.
December 18
Bright Family Breakfast
7-7:45 a.m.
Holiday Pop-Up Shop
Choir Field Trip
Ice Skating Party
3:30 p.m.
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December 19
Live Facebook: Christmas Program
(students and alumni)
10:30
Early Dismissal: 11:30 a.m.
Christmas Break Begins
January 8
Classes Resume
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January 11
Bright School T-shirt Day
January 24-25
Second Grade Play
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What's for lunch? Check out our December menu.
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The fourth grade presented "The Scrambled States of America" last week. Fourth graders traditionally study the U.S. in their state projects. In the scene above, California, played by Stern Rushing, turns down the cheese offered by Wisconsin, played by Harriet Howard, because he is lactose intolerant.
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