Good Evening Brightwood Tigers. This is Principal Stokes. Welcome to another great Game Changing Week! Please remember we welcome our Tigers into the building beginning at 7:05 am and the tardy bell rings at 7:25 am. This is a reminder that we will be taking Spring Pictures on tomorrow Monday March 6, 2023.
Our 3rd and 4th grade students will be attending the symphony on Tuesday. We ask that they dress to impress. In order for them to attend they must submit their permission slips which is written consent to attend the field trip. Students will not be able to attend without their permission slip.
Friday is SEL day on Friday we will kick off our Kindness Spirit Week. SEL Day unites schools and communities around the globe to celebrate the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) for children, families, schools, and communities.
Attendance does matter, missing two days of school a month may not seem like much, but it can add up to your child being considered chronically absent. Frequent absences can have a negative impact on your child’s success in school.
As a staff we are working to create and maintain a safe, caring, nurturing, positive learning environment for everyone. For this to be possible we need the support of our entire community with academics, social interactions, emotional and self regulation control.
All students are expected to wear their One Card to school daily and all day. If your child does not have their issued One Card it will need to be replaced. A new One Card cost five dollars each time it is lost, and a lanyard is three dollars.
Parents we need your help several students are coming to school, and their devices are not charged. The devices are needed daily in school to help enhance the instruction that is happening in classes. Please make sure that your child brings his/her fully charged device and charger to school. Students are expected to read each night for 20 -30 minutes. If you are curious as to what your child is learning each instructional day be sure to reach out to child’s teacher and ask to be added to your child’s class Canvas class as an observer.
Parents please remember our safety protocols include that parents are not allowed to enter the building during our morning drop off and afternoon pick up times. We welcome you to contact the school and/or your child’s teacher to schedule 15-minute classroom visits and/or parent meetings during non-instructional times. We also ask that parents not park in the bus parking lot at any time unless you have a special circumstance and prior approval from me.
School dismissal will begin at 2:13, instruction ends at 2:10 pm.
Please remember that you must have your government issued photo ID with you each time you need to pick your child up early for appointment and emergencies which must be before 1:45 pm. We ask that you limit picking your child up early because they are missing valuable instructional time when they are being picked up early multiple times. This is time we cannot get back.
We thank you so much for all that you do! Remember it is always a Great Day to Be a Brightwood Tiger! Have a wonderful evening remember to be amazing, because you are Amazing.
Love Always your Proud Principal,
Ms. LaTrice Stokes
