Brighten Bulletin
Dear Parents, I hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. The month of August has quickly passed, and we are excited about sharing some special classroom projects/activities with each of you at our CCC Night on September 17th. The theme of the evening is “We are COMMITED to Academic Excellence.” Each classroom/grade level will be sharing specific information about their curriculum, and you will also have an opportunity to see some of the work we have collected for your child’s portfolio. We have also reserved the half day on September 25th for parent conferences and ILPs (Individualized Learning Plans). Your child’s teacher will be communicating their conference schedule within a few weeks. Each classroom has adopted a special area on our campus to beautify and maintain. This is our way of remembering our COMMITMENT to our school COMMUNITY. Please feel free to help your child’s classroom maintain this area. It will be the perfect place to visit when you have a few extra minutes before the car rider line begins! Each area will be marked with a plaque so you can easily identify the designated space. We will also begin our Campus Cuisine service on September 14th. This service will provide a hot lunch (via an online prepaid service) to your child. The following schedule will be observed: MondayJohnny’s Pizza, Tuesday- Chic-Fil-A, Wednesday- Moes, Thursday- Johnny’s Pizza, and Friday—Panda Express. More information is available on our website or contact kchaves@brightenacademy.com. We will also highlight our COMMUNITY businesses in special “Support Those Who Support Brighten” business directory. If you would like to advertise in our directory and/or our website, please contact Lisa McDonald at lmcdonald@brightenacademy.com. Thanks for supporting our school! Many of you have already earned more than half of your volunteer hours (next log due in Oct.)! We appreciate your COMMITMENT and we enjoy spending time each day with your child. Mrs. McDonald
Lisa McDonald, Curriculum Director lmcdonald@brightenacademy.com (770) 615-3680
September 9, 2009
Volunteer Work Day 9:00-12:00
REFRIGERATOR REMINDERS
9/12/09
9/14/09
PTO Board Meeting 5:00 Governing Board Work Session 7:00 Pickle Patch Book Fair (all week) Campus Cuisine Begins!
9/17/09
CCC Night 6:00 p.m. SOAR Recognition and Curriculum related Open House International Baccalaureate (IB) informational meeting 7:00 p.m. Middle School Parents encouraged to attend, focus on 8th grade transition to high school
9/22/09 9/23/09 9/25/09 9/28/0910/2/09
Stevie B’s Spirit Night School Pictures, wear uniform Half Day for parent conferences/ILP Dismiss at 11:30 ITBS standardized achievement test, grades 5 and 8
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Thank You!
Our Volunteer Work Day (August 15th) was a HUGE success! Thanks so much to each of you for your hard work! Kerman’s Pouch Family Hand Family Chris Baxter Contee/Samaroo Family DeNean Breed Paz Family Also… Lardinois family for your $1,000 donation McKoy Family for helping to repair and remodel our restrooms!
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Capture This Year’s Memories with a Yearbook
If you have pictures that may be printed in the yearbook, go to www.hje-share.com enter code 9015099. September Order forms have been distributed--$37.00 each.
Focus on Community
We are focusing on community this month, which is one of our 7 C’s. In order to celebrate this special attribute, the school will “officially” kick off its extracurricular club program. We are in the planning stages and will send home additional information. If you have a special interest or talent you would like to share with our students please contact Lisa McDonald at lmcdonald@brightenacademy.com. Seeking assistant sponsors for Lego and Drama club!
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Please save the Coke Rewards numbers found on the packaging of Coke products and send them to the office. Please continue to send in your box tops!!! Thanks Tammy Shoemaker for counting!!! Chick-Fil-A breakfast biscuits will be available for preorder beginning in October
Volunteer Work Day Saturday, 9/12/09 10:00 am – noon
We will be working on cleaning our building and cleaning up our campus! The following equipment is needed: Canned Food cleaners with hose attachment ~ lawn 5th Grade Immigration weed eaters ~ vacuumDrive mowers ~ blowers ~ pressure washers ~ work gloves ~ cleaning gloves ~ buckets
Public Relations Committee Now Forming!
Help keep Brighten in the news and/or take Please use our Donate Now Button to pictures for our various community and contribute to our Capital Campaign. Your instructional events! generous donations have helped to secure a part-time counselor and remedial services for P0001224 our middle school students T 7651 tammy.dean@comcast.net
Curriculum, Community, and Conversation, Thursday, September 17th
Join us from 6:00-7:00 for an Instructional Open House. Each teacher will have something special planned in their rooms to highlight the curriculum and classroom expectations. Please plan to drop in any time between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. The Book Fair bus will be open too!
Orchestra and Band Clubs Now Forming
Mrs. Cheney (orchestra) will offer beginning and intermediate lessons beginning in January. Mr. White is in the planning stages of starting a band! Contact him at twhite@brightenacademy.com with questions.
SOAR Presentations (Part of CCC Night) in the Media Center
5:45 pm Grades K-2 6:15 pm Grades 3-5 6:45 pm Grades 6-8