Email: bright@443mail.org
Website: https://usd443.org/542378_3
Location: 200 West Comanche Street, Dodge City, KS, USA
Phone: 620-371-1220
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightBeginningsEarlyChildhoodCenterDodgeCity

12/3 - Parents Friends Time 11:00-11:20 / 3:05-3:30pm

12/10 - EHS Socialization 3:30PM

12/10 - Parents Connections Group 8:05-8:20 / 12:00-12:30pm

12/12 - Policy Council Meeting 11:30am-12:30pm

12/17- Parents Friends Time 11:00-11:20 / 3:05-3:30pm

12/17- WINTER School Readiness Event @ Civic Center - 5:30pm-6:30pm

12/20 - Friday No School

12/23 - 1/6 - No School Winter Break

1/7 - Students come back to school

Happy December Bright Beginnings Families!

Even though December is a short month at school, we have much to continue learning! We look forward to all the winter learning activities we get to do at school. Our December parent meeting and school readiness event always holds lots of festive fun! It will be December 17th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

We still have openings in our 4 year old full day classrooms at Sunnyside. If you know of anyone who is interested, please have them call our office at 620-371-1264 to schedule an application! We would love to get students enrolled and attending before the winter break!

Please continue to follow the arrows on our parking lot for accurate traffic flow. Also, it is very important that you hold your child’s hand as you are arriving or departing. This is to ensure that you are keeping your child safe as they arrive and leave the school.

Wishing you a joyous season!

Bianca Alvarez

Principal/Director

Bright Beginnings Bumble Bees

Math is everywhere! There are so many ways we practice our math skills every day. Math is a language rich subject too. We talk about numbers…ask how many…we count…we build patterns…we compare measurements and quantities…we measure items…we sort…we identify and match shapes…we use spatial relationships (on, under, below, over, beside, next to, behind, in front of)…and so much more! We are busy people, learning best through play! Ask your child’s teacher for ways to play with math at home.

Miss Sandy Halling will be retiring the end of December. She brought so much knowledge and inspiration to our school during the 29 years of service in our school district. Her dedication to cultivating young minds in literacy, providing a love for reading, and having that big caring heart has left an indelible mark on countless students. She always enjoyed participating in the community events and making sure to include our Bright Beginnings bus. She delivered many lunches in the summer to children. She enjoys providing literacy activities for our children to take home. She created the in-kind parent calendars, has provided many fun story times and snack activities to go along with a book for our students. As she embarks on this new chapter, we are deeply grateful for the legacy she leaves behind. She will be greatly missed.

Thank you for all you have done, and may your retirement be filled with joy and adventure.

-Your Bright Beginnings Family

Come check out a book to take home and read with your child.

THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN TO PARENTS

Room C115 on THURSDAYS:

7:50 am

11:50 am

3:05pm

New take-home learning activities every WEDNESDAY for you to take and make at home with your child.

Story Time

Please bring your child and join us for a fun activity right after child's dismissal time.

THURSDAYS -

December 5, December 12, and December 19

TIME: 11:15am and 3:05pm

• Notification of Head Start Monitoring Report
• 2025.2026 Agency Budget
• 2025 Allocation Budget
• Monthly Fiscal Report
• Information Memorandums
• Job Description of Child Care Supervisor
• 24-25 Child Care Handbook
• 24-25 Community Assessment

Our next Policy Council Meeting is on December 12 from 11:30-12:30pm in the Policy Council Room at Bright Beginnings.

If you are interested in participating in Policy Council, please contact your teacher, advocate, or Brenda Carmona for more information. Please click here to read more about Policy Council. We are so excited to share our program information with parents and have our parents guide our program decisions.

Greetings!

Thank you for sharing your children with us and being a part of our Bright Beginnings School Family! Your School and Class families are growing and learning!

We have been focused on encouraging and thankfulness. All have the opportunity to add leaves of kindness and thankfulness to our Kindness Tree in the Foyer area at Bright Beginnings.

During Friend's Time this month we will continue to practice our assertive skills as well as learning how to encourage one another. The Power of Unity allows us to know we are a part of our school family. Your have the opportunity to learn what your child is learning by clicking on the links below, on the Social Emotional Google Site, and following on Facebook/Talking Points.

Look below for more information on Parent/Guardian Friends Time and Parent Connection Groups/Mini Sessions on topics.and there will not be a monthly evening Parent Connection Session. I look forward to seeing you at the School Readiness Parent Event.

Be looking for ways to join in any or all of these opportunities as well as on Facebook, Talking Points, and when we see each other in the hallways. We are in this together!

Thank you for being a part of our Bright Beginnings Family! You got this family!

Wishing you Well!

~Miss Melyssa

Some notes from our Nurse:

Please make sure that your child is up to date with:

• Physical Exam
• Update Immunizations
• Lead Blood
• Hemoglobin
• Dental Exam

It is important to have these Health Requirements because our program has deadlines to meet to have these health items due for this school year. If your child is still missing health requirements see below the information of doctors offices.

Kendra Tieben BSN, RN

Health/Nutrition Facilitator~School Nurse

Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Center

BB 620-371-1227 T/Wam/R

EHS 620-371-1260 M/Wpm/F

Bright Beginnings Childcare

In November our preschool aged children learned about the Five Senses and Teddy Bears. Our infant and toddler classrooms are focusing on the themes “Our Busy Day” and “Talk With Me!”

A reminder for parents, please send appropriate clothing with your child each day. We will be heading outside as long as the weather is appropriate.

Outdoor play is incredibly beneficial for children for several reasons including physical development, cognitive growth, social skills, emotional benefits, and health benefits.

Kimber Barry

Early Head Start Specialist

Our Early Head Start Socialization will be held in the Infant Toddler Service Building - 1900 First Avenue for the month of December. We will watch the Polar Express Movie. Don't forget to wear your favorite pajamas. There you will also be doing a craft with your child, some free play centers, and a snack will be provided.

Tuesday, December 10

Infant Toddler Service Building

1900 First Avenue