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

May 2 - Policy Council Meeting

May 3 - No School - Staff Development

May 7 - Parent Connection Friend's Time 11:15, 11:45, 3:15PM

May 13 - Crockett/Saldana SS Graduation 6pm

May 14 - Blackburn/Treto SS Graduation 6pm

May 14 - Parent Connection Friend's Time 11:15, 11:45, 3:15PM

May 15-17 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Home Visits

May 21 - EHS Socialization 10am & 3:30pm

May 21 - End of the Year Celebration at the Civic Center

May 23 - Last Day of School

Dear Bright Beginnings Families:

Happy May! Thank you so much for allowing us to get to know your child this year and support them in their learning journey! We have learned so much this year and will continue to learn through the rest of the month!

May 6th – 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week. Please take time to thank your child’s classroom team as they have worked hard this year to provide learning opportunities daily.

Home Visits will happen May 15th -17th. Teachers will share all the growth that your child has had this year and some ways for you to support them throughout the summer months.

We would like to say a special thank you to our Policy Council Members who have served this year. We appreciate all the extra time you have taken to attend the meetings, learn about Bright Beginnings, and guide decisions.

We will have multiple opportunities to celebrate your child and the learning they have done this year at the ceremonies and celebrations. We look forward to seeing you at these events.

Have a wonderful summer!

Bianca Alvarez

Principal/Director

Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Center

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

New take-home learning activities every Friday.

THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN TO PARENTS:

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

7:50 am

11:50 am

3:15pm

Our Policy Council meeting took place on May 2nd, 2024. We discussed and voted on the following:

• 24-25 Student Handbook
• OHS Monitoring Report
• 23.24 BB Policies and Procedures
• Review was here April 22-26
• Monthly Fiscal Report

This was our last policy council for the year. We will begin again next school year. 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!

What a joy it has been to spend time with children and family this year!

Thank you for sharing them with us!

As the school year closes on May 23rd, I want to remind all of us how much the children have learned and grown! Look at the links and resources below to tap into.

Also, stay tuned at our Facebook page for posts and other ways to keep strengthening your connections and social emotional learning.

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

Wishing you Well this Summer!

~Miss Melyssa

Stop by anytime in May at Melyssa's office to take the

Make-it Take-it activity home if you missed the parent meeting.

Some notes from our Nurse:

If your child is RETURNING to Bright Beginnings or NEW to Bright Beginnings – Make sure to update or provide the following for next school year at enrollment:

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

Students GOING to Kindergarten – Make sure to update and provide the following for next school year at enrollment:

• Physical Exam
• Updated Immunization Record (kindergarten vaccines)

It is important to have these Health Requirements BEFORE school starts.

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

Child Care is a full and exciting place for the kids. We are enjoying learning in the classroom with centers and music and movement, then also enjoying Spring days on the playground.

Early Head Start and Parents as Teacher's will be hosting a ceremony for our children graduating from our home visiting program. These families have received home visits and will now be transferring our into our pre school setting. See you there!