Good Evening, Bryant Families,

Here are the messages from Bryant for this week.

Calendar

• Daffodill Princesses read to Children’s House and Lower Elementary classrooms: Monday. After school, ask your kids what they think.
• ASB Middle School dance: Friday, March 27^th.
• Class picture day: Wed., April 1. Forms went home on Friday. No fooling!
• Spring Break approaches. School closed Monday, April 6-Friday, April 10.
• Repeat: End of Year: Field Day date change. Now, Thursday, June 11^th.

PTO News

• The numbers are in and we are so grateful for our school community. Despite the heavy rain on Wednesday and the snowstorm that cancelled our sales on Friday, we managed to:
  • Provide every student with a $5 dollar coupon,
  • Sell over 1300 items,
  • Provide over 150 books to our school and classroom libraries,
  • Accumulate 6135.84 scholastic dollars which will allow us to continue to buy books for the classroom and coupons for the students, and
  • Bring in a total of $9311.28 in sales!
• Friday March 27^th : Bring a mug, drink coffee and Popcorn Friday.
• Sign up for the Rainier’s game on May 27^th . Walk the field and enjoy the game. Tickets:
  • $16 dollars – tickets, hotdog, water, and chips.
  • $26 includes a hat.
  •  Order form

2^nd Call: Classroom Placement for Next School Year. Each spring, teachers, counselors, Kathryn, and I consider classroom placements for students for next year. Teachers take the lead in this process, but Kathryn and I have a vantage point that is helpful. We welcome your input. It is best to do this in a formal way and to avoid working with your child’s teacher to try to select the teacher of your preference. I have asked all teachers to hold parent requests loosely. The formal way to submit requests is to use the survey link below. The information you enter will guide teacher and administration decisions for students

• moving between houses and
• where classroom climate hinders your child. 

Note: As a Montessori school, we form multi-year classrooms. The goal is to keep each child in their Children's House classroom from preschool through kindergarten, in their Lower Elementary classroom from first through third grade, and in their Upper Elementary classroom from fourth through fifth grade. Multi-grade classrooms are unique to Montessori and offer multiple benefits - and sometimes challenges. We will only move children out of their multi-grade classroom as a last resort. If you are requesting that, please know that we will look to see why you want the change and what steps you have taken to resolve the concerns. Thank you!

Take the survey.

Beyond the Bell, Club B registration opens March 23

Families of elementary and middle school students can start registering Monday, March 23, for Beyond the Bell and Club B.

Registration runs March 23 – April 5. Beyond the Bell - Session 4 - Parks Tacoma.

• Register here: Compass

That is all for tonight. Good night!

Neil O’Brien, Principal

Bryant Montessori School

Tacoma Public Schools

nobrien@tacoma.k12.wa.us

253-571-2800