Holy smokes - here we are - November! Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, followed by Christmas and winter break and then the New Year. Where does the time go? It feels like we were just at the Back to School open house and kids were meeting their teachers.

Just a quick reminder we change the clocks this weekend and "fall back" an hour. This means it will now be light when we go to school each morning, but, sadly, it will get dark shortly after BASE is dismissed. In fact, it shows the sunset on Monday, November 8, will be 5:15 pm.

CALENDAR CHANGE FOR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - we have made a slight update to the current school calendar. The LAST DAY of school is a short day - it was not clearly indicated on the calendar. You can find the current year calendar on our website at:

https://www.bridgecharter.org/school-calendar-2021-2022

We KNOW you have lots of schools from which to choose, including your neighborhood schools and many charter schools in other cities. We are SO grateful you have chosen Bridge Elementary for you child's education!

Please keep reading the bulletin for important updates and information.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Lani Rounds

Principal

Bridge understands that parents play an integral role in assisting in their child’s learning. Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school through volunteer hours, parent teacher conferences in February, participation in the child's Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) and communication with teachers. Parents are asked to participate in surveys that aid in assisting the school in making decisions that are in the best interest of families.

We know that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees (if any) to assist in the education of their child.

Parent involvement also comes through our Parent School Student Compact and our Parent Family Engagement Policy which is included in our Policies and Procedures manual. These documents can be found on our webpage at: https://www.bridgecharter.org/policies-procedures and are included in the registration information on Aspire. In addition, families are provided surveys a minimum of three times each year to help us assess how we are doing, services parents need most, and to help us make changes based on the data.

If possible PLEASE send your student with a pair of headphones LABELED with their name. Perhaps if a child has his or her own headphones they will be more responsible about keeping them in good repair.

Once a family has 30 hours they are added to our Volunteer Pond in the front foyer of the school.

INITIATIVE teaches students to "RECOGNIZE AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE I AM ASKED TO DO IT".

Practice these "I WILL" statements with your student:

• Do what is right BEFORE I am told.
• Not put off until later what I can do now.
• Do my part for the team.
• Be part of the solution rather than the problem.
• Look for ways to help others.

Our mission is to empower students to take ownership of their own learning. By learning, practicing and embracing these visible learning traits, students will have the skills needed to become accountable for their own lifelong learning. You can find the six Visible Learning traits on our website at Visible Learning

• Only Bridge logo jackets and hoodies can be worn during school (any type of jacket can be worn at recess). Sweaters are NOT a dress code item to be worn during school except at recess.
• All bottoms - pants, skirts, jumpers must be BLACK or TAN only. Blue and gray are NOT the colors for bottoms - this is NOT new - our bottom colors have ALWAYS been black or tan only.
• Leggings worn under dresses/skirts must be black, tan or white only. Striped, colored, polka dots, etc. are cute but are not dress code.

You can find ALL of the rules on our website at: https://www.bridgecharter.org/policies-procedures

Or use this link to download the Dress Code Specifications: DRESS CODE