Bridge Bulletin

Recently we sent an email to all students who are registered for next school year. As we complete enrollment it is absolutely critical we know ASAP if you have changed your mind about having your kids return to Bridge. This is especially important for grades K-4. We have many in the lottery who have had one of their students selected and are waiting for a spot to open up in another grade for the sibling. PLEASE let us know as soon as possible if your student or students are not returning for 2024-2025 so we can open the spot to waiting families. If your student mentions to us they may be going to a new school, our office staff will reach out to you to confirm.

The shirt order was placed and we except them to be delivered around the end of March. We will sort these and have them ready for students after Spring Break.

Sadly, our outdoor dining carport cannot be built. After further review from the state fire marshal and the state charter school engineers, they have determined the carport would encroach upon an easement needed for the fire truck and hose extension and possibly the space needed for the future widening of 3500 W. Instead, we will be many buying huge umbrellas on stands to keep our kids shaded when they are eating lunch outside.

OPEN POSITIONS THIS SCHOOL YEAR - we are looking for a full time para-educator for 2nd grade. Interested parties should send a resume to Lani@BridgeCharter.org

HIRING STAFF FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR - Please see our website https://www.bridgecharter.org/open-para-educator-positions for a listing of all positions. Interested applicants should email a resume to Lani@BridgeCharter.org

FIELD DAY is coming soon. It is hard to believe but we only have 10 school weeks until this school year ends. Our Field Day is a huge party complete with bouncy toys, a magician, games and prizes, face painting, a fabulous lunch and water games.

We are requesting donations of the following items for Field Day. Bring any items into the office.

• Cans of soda (any kind especially the fun flavors in Shasta or the other off brand names)
• Prizes kids can win at the Games. IDEAS - new toys from kid's meals, items bought in bulk at Zurchers or Oriental Trading, bulk items from the Dollar store.

YEARBOOK - Please see below for information to order the yearbook. The school does NOT have yearbooks to purchase - you MUST order your yearbook online. The last day to order is May 1, 2024. Click on the picture further down in the newsletter to order your student's yearbook.

STAFF HIGHLIGHTS - This week we highlight our 4th grade Para-Educators. Please read further below in the newsletter for information about these amazing people that help our littles in the classroom!

ICYMI - this is the link to our website for all previous news bulletins:

https://www.bridgecharter.org/bridge-bulletin

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

• April 1 - 5 (Spring Break)

UPCOMING EVENTS

• March 30 - Easter Party hosted by CWC at Bridge - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, April 10 - 5th Grade Field Trip to Weber County Water Fair noon - 2:00 pm
• Monday, April 15 - 5th Grade Field Trip to Wizard of Oz play at Bonneville High School
• Monday - April 15 - UMA Drill Team Assembly
• Monday, April 22 - Roy City Fire Department assembly 9:00 am
• Tuesday, May 14 - Classic Skate Night 5:30 - 8:30
• Thursday - May 30 - Field Day (last day of school and short day)
• Wednesday, June 26 - 5 pm FREE Skating at Neptune Skating in Ogden

We are super excited to move forward with the installation of ballistic glass in our most vulnerable areas: front doors, morning greeter window, doorbell window, kindergarten doors and recess doors. The glass will be manufactured by Ameritek and installed by Valley Glass.

Waterford Upstart is an award winning program that helps prepare children for kindergarten. You can register your pre kindergarten student today! https://www.waterford.org/upstart/

One area of Personalized Competency Based Learning (PCBL) is "customized supports". This type of instruction provides learners with appropriate and timely supports to achieve growth or competency and engage in personalized learning. These supports are based on data about the learner's demonstrated strengths and needs.

One way in which Bridge provides customized supports is through small group instruction. Small group instruction allows teachers to scaffold instruction to meet the learner's needs and offers many opportunities for deliberate practice of the skill being learned and for class discussions. Researchers have concluded scaffolding, deliberate practice, and class discussion all have an average effect size of 0.81 on student learning. This effect size is more than TWICE the 0.40 "hinge point of effectiveness" that researchers recommend.

Mrs. Rounds has a yellow "happy clicker" she wears on a lanyard everyday. Anytime something makes her happy - a hug from a student, seeing excellent learning or instruction, observing students being kind to each other, etc. - she clicks the clicker. She used to reset the clicker each day with daily clicks ranging from 50 - 100. In October Mrs. Rounds decided to keep the clicker going, providing FREE dress down coupons to the lucky student who hugged her at a milestone click such as 2,500, 5,000, etc. The purpose of the happy clicker is to remind Mrs. Rounds that although the job of being a principal is hard, the happy always outweighs the hard!

There is vinyl on the wall in her shared office that says, "Don't Let the Hard Days Win!" and the clicker is just one more reminder that we can't let the yucky and the bad overshadow all of the great things that happen each day.

On Tuesday the happy clicker reached 10,000 clicks and the entire school earned a FREE Dress Down Day on Monday, March 25!

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!

LINK TO VIDEOS

We are planning for our Field Day bash which is the last day of school - Thursday, May 30 (this is also a short day). For Field Day kids will participate in: bounce houses, face painting, yard games, water activity, magician, school movie, yearbook signing, and an outdoor BBQ.

We are requesting donations of the following items. Bring any items into the office.

• Cans of soda (any kind especially the fun flavors in Shasta or the other off brand names)
• Prizes kids can win at the Games. IDEAS - new toys from kid's meals, items bought in bulk at Zurchers or Oriental Trading, bulk items from the Dollar store.

At Bridge, instead of having a "maturation night" for 5th grade students which other schools typically do, we opt to provide parents the information so they can determine how much they want to share with their child and at which age they want to share it. For many girls, by the time they are in 5th grade they have already started menstruation and it is a little too late for a lesson on maturation. We believe parents can best determine what students should know about maturation and puberty, and when a child should know it.

Our maturation committee met and reviewed information from different sources. They determined, and our Board approved, to use the maturation information provided by Provo School District. The maturation information includes videos and packets for girls and boys that you can download and share with your child.

This is the link to the MATURATION information.

Once again we were approved for the Kids Read Now grant which sends home FREE books to all of our K-3 students during the summer. Students will get THREE books between June and August which are mailed to the address in Aspire. Teachers will select the books according to the student's reading level.

Parents may OPT OUT of this program by completing this form:

OPT OUT OF KIDS READ NOW

This week's fresh fruit and vegetable program brought our students multi colored carrots, Flamingo pears, grape tomatoes and watermelon radishes.

We are super grateful to have this program at Bridge.This program is designed to give kids the opportunity to try fresh fruits and vegetables that they may otherwise not have an opportunity to try.

Hi, I’m Josh Hopkin, para educator with the 4th grade at Bridge Elementary. I currently study psychological sciences at Weber State University where I hope to graduate in 2024. Following my graduation, I plan to further my education by pursuing a degree in instructional design and technology.

I enjoy staying creative, being active, and continually learning. My wife, Collette, and I have been married for almost two years and live in Mountain Green, Utah.

I love education and am committed to doing my best to help your student(s) have an enjoyable, valuable, and meaningful experience!

I have been married for two years and just recently had a beautiful boy, Malakai. I graduated with my undergrad in digital marketing and my masters degree in business administration. In my spare time I enjoy graphic design and some gym time when I can get it. I would rather be hot than cold and love everything outdoors - especially when I get to explore to find new fun experiences.

Ahoy! I'm Patty Richardson. I love teaching 4th grade centers! I'm especially enthusiastic about conducting experiments in class. I try to blend my love of pirates and the ocean into 4th grade as much as possible. I'm lucky to have most of my family involved in the school too! My daughter is in 6th grade here at Bridge & my mom is the famous substitute, Ms. Kathy. My hubby and daughter are usually trying to convince me to play video games but I'd rather be having movie night as a family. About half my free time is also spent using ASL in the deaf community.

Howdy! My name is Danie Treadwell....but some of your kids might know me as Miss Treadmill (oops, lol). In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my kids, my family, and friends. On weekends I'm usually out hiking, at a concert, or nerding out playing Dungeons and Dragons.

I absolutely love being a Bullfrog with Fourth Grade. Watching these kiddos learn and laugh is the best part of my job. I enjoy sharing fun, weird, or interesting facts, being silly, or giving out hugs to all of them, they really do make my day!

Each week students attend a Visible Learning class where they learn about traits of a good learner. Next week students will learn about Enthusiasm - Putting my whole heart into what I do.
I will...

• Be an "energy giver".
• Smile.
• Encourage others.
• Treat every job as important.
• Not be discouraged by failure.

By using these visible learning traits each day students will become lifelong learners who are set up for success. Please use this same verbiage at home and recognize when your student is using this trait.

Although we have had the visitor check in system since the beginning of September, some parents seem to have not received the information. When you visit Bridge to volunteer or have a meeting with your child's teacher, including a PLP meeting or an IEP meeting during school hours, you MUST bring a valid state ID and scan it into our check in system. The system will complete a background check to ensure the individual is allowed to be on the campus of an elementary school. If the the individual does not pass the background check the child's teacher can come to the office for the meeting. This is just one more step in protecting the safety of all our students.

The calendar for the school year can be accessed on our website using the link below:

https://www.bridgecharter.org/2023-2024-calendar

We LOVE parent and grand parent volunteers at school! If you would like to volunteer, please check with your child's teachers. If you want to volunteer but aren't excited about coming into the school, we have LOTS of opportunity for outside volunteer work including:

• Cutting Watch Me Learn tickets (stop by the office).
• Pulling weeds in the rock areas and park strips (we have all the area in front of the school and up 4800 S along the school fence).
• Sorting construction paper into like colors (stop by the office).
• Using rakes and shovels to redistribute the gravel from the bottom of the retention area in front of the school to the top area to cover the black landscape screen.
• Parking lot duty before and after school (just check in at the office, put on a yellow vest and talk to Travis in the crosswalk for instructions).

Once your family has volunteered 30 hours they can stop by the front office and ask for a VOLUNTEER FROG. There is no formal tracking program - just track the hours yourself. Then, write your family's name on the frog and tape the frog on our volunteer pond in the front foyer.

If you want to volunteer but do not have the time, you can donate $90 to cover the 30 hours. If you choose to donate, complete the volunteer form. You can donate in the office or by using our DONATE icon on the home page of our website.

Volunteering or donating is OPTIONAL and is not required to be a student or a parent of a student at Bridge Elementary.

Absences MUST be excused within 24 hours of the absence. You can do this by leaving a message on the Attendance line at school (801)499-5180 or by using the Excuse Absence online form. You can find this on our website by clicking on the Excuse Absence icon or using the link below:

EXCUSE ABSENCE

Weber Human Services SMR is available for 24/7 crisis support and short-term stabilization. To request help or make a referral, dial 988. Weber Human Service's works with families to improve functioning, develop and maintain healthy communication, and enhance ability to cope with future crisis.

Bridge Elementary is committed to maintaining a school climate that is safe, welcoming, and free of harassment and discrimination. The School prohibits all forms of harassment, and it does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, creed, religion, age, marital status, or disability.

We encourage anyone who believes they (or someone else) have been subjected to harassment or discrimination at the School to file a complaint with the School’s Principal, Lani Rounds. The School will promptly investigate and resolve all such complaints in accordance with School policy.

If you would like to learn more about how the School handles complaints of harassment or discrimination, please review the School’s Notice of Nondiscrimination, Civil Rights Policy, and Bullying and Hazing Policy on the School’s website at https://www.bridgecharter.org/policies-procedures

Title I was initially passed in 1965 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It is the largest federal assistance program for public schools. These supplemental funds provide students the opportunity to receive a fair, equitable and high-quality education to help close achievement gaps.

Bridge Elementary receives our Title I funding based on the percentage of students that qualify for free or reduced lunch. For this reason we encourage ALL families to apply for Free/Reduced lunch through Aspire to ensure every single student receives the services needed, including access to free or reduced meals if appropriate.

Title I provides avenues for parent input and participation. We do this through our surveys and the link to the form on our website which allows parents to submit questions and suggestions.

You can find more information about Title I as well as a form to ask questions or provide suggestions regarding Title I, on our website at:

https://www.bridgecharter.org/school-events

The mission of Bridge Elementary is to provide students with a personalized learning experience and empower them to take personal ownership and accountability for their own academic performance.

Email: info@bridgecharter.org
Website: bridgecharter.org
Location: 4824 Midland Drive, Roy, UT
Phone: (801)499-5180
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgeCharter

Principal - Lani Rounds - Lani@BridgeCharter.org

Assistant Principal - Sara Tucker - Sara@BridgeCharter.org

Student Support - Stacey Archuleta - Stacey@BridgeCharter.org

• Morning Supervision and BASE
• Behavior Support and Bullying
• 504 Plans

Lead Secretary - Lalani Williams - Lwilliams@BridgeCharter.org

• Aspire
• Lottery
• Registration

Social Worker - Chelsea Silverwood - Chelsea@BridgeCharter.org

School Nurse - Vicki Ross - Vicki@bridgecharter.org

Special Education

Dianne Kelsey SpED Teacher - Dianne.Kelsey@BridgeCharter.org

Chad McBride SpED Teacher - Chad@BridgeCharter.org

Julie Christensen SpED Director - Julie@BridgeCharter.org

ELL Coordinator - Nichol Lloyd - Nichol@BridgeCharter.org

Meal Issues - Jodi Jensen - Jodi@BridgeCharter.org

Classroom Teachers - see website - https://www.bridgecharter.org/teachers

• Daily activities for your child
• Student progress
• Questions about student schedule or issues in the classroom