Principal Chat
Thank you for another great week with your kiddos! Two exciting things starting up in October - Tuesday Talk & Talent and FREE Martial Arts on Tuesdays and Thursday, 4:45 - 5:30 pm. Read below to find out more information.
AIR QUALITY - sadly, it's time for the "air quality" chat. Utah's recess guidelines require us to check the air quality to determine if kiddos can go outside. We are required to check the air quality for Weber County using this link: https://air.utah.gov/currentconditions.php?id=hv When the PM 2.5 is orange then sensitive students must remain inside. When the PM 2.5 it is red, all students must remain indoors. Please let your child's teacher know if they are in the "sensitive" category. Below you will find a pic of the air quality requirements.
LUNCH TIME CHANGES - we have made significant changes to classroom schedules to accommodate our new writing program. These changes are based on teacher feedback and will provide more ELA time for students with their teachers. The changes begin on Monday. The changes impact lunchtime for 3rd and 6th grade. Our 3rd grader's lunch will move to 11:45 - 12:15 and 6th grade will move to 12:45 - 1:15. Please contact your child's teacher if you would like more information about their classroom schedule.
MAGIC IN YOU ASSEMBLY - we are SO fortunate to have been selected as a recipient for a magic assembly that will focus on kindness! This amazing event is paid for by Les Schwab! The assembly is Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 2:15. Unfortunately, we do NOT have room for parents at the assembly. We are barely able to squeeze our own staff and students into the gym.
BEGINNING BAND for 5th and 6th GRADERS - Please see the flyer near the end of the newsletter for a beginning band opportunity hosted by West Haven Elementary for any 5th or 6th grade student. The parent meeting is Monday, Sept. 9, @ 5 pm at West Haven Elementary. Bridge is NOT a sponsor of this activity but is sharing the information in case your students are interested.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION - Ms. Chelsea, our social worker, provides a fabulous Community Connection every other week to help support kids and families. See below in the newsletter for ideas on Responding with Empathy.
ICYMI - this is the link to our website for all previous news bulletins:
https://www.bridgecharter.org/bridge-bulletinb
Please keep reading for more information about this past week and events for the upcoming weeks.
As always, thank you for CHOOSING Bridge and sharing your kids with us! We know you have lots of options in education and we are honored that you have made the choice to have your students attend our awesome school!
Lani Rounds
Principal
NO SCHOOL
- October 14 - 18 (Fall Break)
- Friday, November 1 (teacher workday)
- November 25 - 29 (Thanksgiving Break)
- December 19 - January 3 (Winter Break)
- Monday, January 20 (Martin Luther)
- February 14 and 17 (teacher workday and President's Day)
- March 6 & 7 (parent teacher conferences)
- April 14 - 18 (Spring Break)
- May 26 (Memorial Day)
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Magic in You assembly sponsored by Les Schwab - Sept. 10
- Schoolwide Testing - August 19 - September 16
- Tuesday Talk & Talent October 2, 2:30 - 3:15 pm
- FREE Family Skate Night Classic Fun Center - October 23, 5-8 pm
- Parent Teacher Conferences - March 6 & 7
FREE martial arts offered by Master Jason of Joeson Martial Arts! Joeson Martial Arts rents space from Bridge Elementary for their martial arts program and have graciously offered to provide free lessons for Bridge Elementary students. Classes are NOT supervised by Bridge staff and are implemented and supervised by staff of Joeson Martial Arts.
Classes are for one month and a student can sign up for EITHER Tuesday or Thursday evening, 4:45 - 5:30 pm. The sign up is first come first served and in order to offer this to as many students as possible, students may not sign up for consecutive months. For example, a student can attend in October but cannot sign up for November. Classes begin in October. To learn more about Master Jason's program visit this link: https://jmafit.com/
This is the link to the sign up. Spots are limited to the first 20 students.
New this year! The first Tuesday of the month, starting in October, we will meet in the gym as a school community, 2:30 - 3:15. During this time one grade will showcase something amazing they have completed and our Frog Squad will provide a message about kindness or one of our Visible Learning Traits. Additionally, students will get to showcase their own talent via a pre-submitted video.
Student talent can showcase any type of talent - singing, sports, dancing, stand up comedy, magic, etc.. The video must be less than one minute long and the content must be school appropriate - for example, if the student is singing the lyrics must be kid-friendly.
Use the link below to complete the Tuesday Talk & Talent form. Videos, or links to videos if you use Vimeo or YouTube, must be emailed to Mrs. Rounds. Mrs. Rounds will notify you once the form is submitted, the video is verified, and a date is selected for the video to be shown during Tuesday Talk.
Community Circle
Each grade meets together daily in "Community Circle" at either the beginning or the end of each day. Some grades do this in homeroom groups while others choose to use whole group. "Community circles are an important piece of a comprehensive restorative practices approach which teachers use to proactively build a restorative culture in the classroom."
At Bridge, Community Circle provides a safe place for students to share their feelings, reflect on events from the day, celebrate successes, and discuss ways to make improvements in order to build a safe, positive community culture. Community Circle is just a small part of our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program at Bridge and aligns with the PCBL competencies we are required to implement.
Springville Museum of Art brought our 3rd and 4th grade students a fabulous art experience on Wednesday. The Kid Curators program uses Visual and Language Arts core standards to reinforce the "main idea," while learning how to curate an exhibition. Students work in groups using images from the Museum’s permanent collection to craft their own art show, using their own main idea and using images of art from the Museum's permanent collection as supporting ideas. Reverse field trips provide a safe and cost effective way of providing our students with exposure to lots of different activities that are found outside the walls of the classroom.
This was our first week for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program (FFVP). This week our students got to try pineapple spears . This program is designed to give students an opportunity to try a fresh fruit or vegetable they may not otherwise have exposure to. This is a grant from USDA that Bridge is SO fortunate to receive!
We need YOUR help keeping our kids and families safe! Please be observant, patient and kind when navigating the parking lot. For your safety, and the safety of your kiddos, do NOT park across the street on Midland Drive and attempt to cross through the middle of the road - especially do NOT drop your kids off or expect them to navigate this road without an adult holding their hand. Please do not park in the pharmacy parking lot - it is private property and they are very unhappy with folks who take up the spaces they have for paying customers. The neighborhood to the south of us is undergoing construction and is not a safe place to park. Owners claim it is "private property" and will call law enforcement to have cars moved.
Roy City will not provide us a crosswalk nor allow us to stop traffic on our own. Our school entrance is too close to the corner to allow traffic to stop safely. It is up to ALL of us to make sure our kids are safe! Patience is the key! If you cannot be patient during pick up then please, park your car, come into the school and check your students out a few minutes early. While we hate kids to miss school time, we prefer that they are safe. Another idea is to sign your child up for BASE, then come in at 4:00, after the parking lot is empty, and check your child out of BASE early. They will not get free dinner as they must be present in the gym at 4:15 for dinner, but you will not need to navigate the parking lot during the busiest times.
DAY CARE VANS - Please allow day care vans ALL of the space along the north fence! They cannot navigate the parking lot and get to their next school on time. They NEED this space.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be patient, observant and kind. This is the only way we can make sure all our kiddos and families are safe during drop off and pick up.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
Attendance is taken every morning by 8:45 am. The computer identifies all students who are marked "absent" and then, sends a message to all parents if the student is not marked "EXCUSED". This is done for safety reasons as well as to remind parents students must be excused from school if they are absent. PLEASE BE PATIENT - WE ARE USING A NEW SYSTEM.
Absences MUST be excused within 24 hours of the absence, otherwise it is considered "unexcused". Once a child has 7 unexcused absences parents are sent a Notice of Compulsory Education Violation and are required to meet with administration regarding the absences. Once a child has 10 unexcused absences the school can contact the Division of Child and Family Services for educational neglect.
It is super easy to excuse an absence. Either call the office (801)499-5180 and listen for the prompts or use the EXCUSE ABSENCE icon on the front page of our website.
Safe UT - See Something? Say Something?
Bridge is a member of Utah's Safe UT. SafeUT is a crisis chat and tip line that provides real-time crisis intervention for students, parents/guardians, and educators through live chat and a confidential tip line—right from your smartphone. This also allows students or parents to report potentially violent or concerning issues they see or hear about that may impact the staff or students at Bridge.
You can access the information from our website under RESOURCES at:
https://www.bridgecharter.org/safeut-see-something-say-something
or directly at https://safeut.org/students
Social Emotional Learning and Visible Learning - Family Connection
Social Emotional Learning resources for families and students to promote a stronger sense of self identity, mental health, and create a safer school environment. Our Visible Learning Traits (flexibility, determination, reflection, taking initiative, thoroughness, and enthusiasm) tie into Social Emotional Learning at Bridge!
Each week students attend a Visible Learning class where they learn about six traits of a good learner - Reflection - Initiative - Flexibility - Thoroughness - Enthusiasm - Determination (RIFTED). Teaching these traits is one way we help students learn to take accountability and ownership of their learning.
Next week students will learn about FLEXIBILITY - "Adjusting to change with a GOOD attitude."
I will:
- Anticipate change.
- Adjust when needed.
- Look for the benefits.
- Finish the job.
- Do what's right.
Please discuss these traits at home and help empower your children to take personal ownership and accountability for their own academic performance.
Weber Human Services - Stabilization and Mobile Response (SMR)
About Bridge Elementary Charter
Email: info@bridgecharter.org
Website: bridgecharter.org
Location: 4824 Midland Drive, Roy, UT
Phone: (801)499-5180
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