Volume 3 March 2023

WHERE CHILDREN LEARN TO SHINE

Meet Michele Williams - Bright Ideas Miramar

MEET THE FAMILY

This month's featured team member is Michele Williams! She is the new Director of Bright Ideas in Miramar Beach, FL!

LOOK AT US SHINE

CENTER SPOTLIGHTS & HAPPENINGS

Bright Ideas Miramar

(Florida)

This past month at Miramar we studied all things space and had a wonderful week celebrating Dr. Seuss! Our center has also been busy gearing up for Spring by learning about leprechauns and rainbows … now to learn about rain, Easter, flowers, and spring animals/insects that we will see. Our VPK class is planning to hatch butterflies and release them next month.

Bright Ideas Auburn

(Alabama)

This month Bright Ideas Auburn enjoyed our book fair as well as a visit from the Cat in the Hat! We enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick's Day, and learning about plants and how they grow. Our social focus was on participating and staying on task.

Bright Ideas Bryant

(Arkansas)

This month Bryant celebrated Dr. Suess week! We had a few students who had fun with it and went all out! Connor dressed up as Sam I am and Finley wore her best Dr. Suess outfit! This month teachers kept with the Dr. Suess theme and read many of his books, including many students and teachers favorite, "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"! Our 3-4 and 4-5 year old classes had a fun time planting their own flowers as they learn about spring and the plant life cycle!

Collierville Christian Academy

(Tennessee)

CCA had a local dentist office visit this month for a lesson on the importance of oral health for strong teeth and gums!

CCA had a visit from a leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day and the children spent the day discovering and examining the foot prints left behind!

School Age had so much fun this past month on Spring Break using their creativity to build forts and buildings! The Collierville Fire Department visited to help with this month's lesson on smoke! Stay low to the floor, below the smoke, while making your escape.

Ms. Netty's class has been enjoying "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, and the Llama, Llama books by Anna Dewdney this month!

Bright Ideas Cookeville

(Tennessee)

During the month of March we had many exciting things happening! We ate green eggs and ham in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday - The kids weren’t so sure about it! We have had some friends move up to a new class and have been enjoying some warmer weather!

🌟 Faculty Spotlight 🌟

Our staff spotlight this Month is Brielle C. Brielle is one of our Toddler teachers. She is well loved by the staff and families! She always has a smile ready for the kids and they adore her! We are very grateful that she has found a home here with the Bright Ideas Family! ~Director at Cookeville

Bright Ideas Cordova

(Tennessee)

Bright Ideas Cordova has had a month full of fun! We celebrated Dr. Seuss week and St. Patrick's Day! We used our sorting and counting skills to separate out our Leprechaun Mix, and we used our artistic skills, self-help skills, and creativity to make green shamrock milkshakes!

Brunswick Kids Club

Our all-star cheer teams, Ruby and Sapphire, both HIT 0 deductions at the diamond Cheer and Dance Jacksonville Championship on March 25, 2023!

🌟 Spotlight 🌟

We would like to give the spotlight and special THANK YOU to our wonderful team crossovers: Kalee D., Ansleigh L., Taylee M., and Kiersten B.! These athletes work so hard for both teams, and we are so proud of all the hard work they have put in this season! ~Director at Brunswick Kids Club

Stepping Stones Academy

(Texas)

In the month of March, Stepping Stones Academy had various activities and celebrations. We celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by having a week full of festivities! We did a variety of Dr. Seuss crafts, we dressed up with mustaches, animal prints and Dr. Seuss character tees. The kids really loved reading all the different books that Dr. Seuss wrote. We also had spring break which meant our students did not have their regular curriculum. We planned a variety of activities that we knew that the kids would enjoy. One day the children became pipsqueak Picassos and had a full day of art. They also had a Dinosaur day and they got to have Dinosaur relay races and crafts. We did a school wide Bingo and won various prizes. We also celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by having everyone wear green and the children went to look for the leprechaun’s pot of gold!

🌟 Faculty Spotlight 🌟

We want to give a shout out to Mrs. Shonda who held an adult book drive at our school for the Mariposa senior community. She collected over 300 books for the seniors. She paired the books with a bagels and called the event Bagel and books. Thank you so much Mrs. Shonda for your service and creativity! ~Director at Stepping Stones Academy

Bright Ideas Memphis

(Tennessee)

This month at Memphis, we had a birthday party for Dr. Suess! We talked about “Oh! The Places You’ll Go!” and how Sam I Am teaches us to try new things! We had so much fun rhyming and counting and laughing. We also had a St. Patrick’s Day party! Cupcakes and coloring rainbows!

Our staff also recently scored 100 % on our latest state license assessment. We are so proud of our teachers and the hard work they have put in to get this score!

🌟 Spotlight 🌟

We would like to spotlight our new parent, Ms. Teriney C. She always greets us with a smile when bringing her sweet son, Ezekiel! ~Director at Bright Ideas Memphis

Bright Ideas Midlothian

(Virginia)

This month at Midlothian, we celebrated Dr. Seuss Day by making Cat in the Hat paper hats, and we celebrated St. Patrick's Day! Our toddlers and infants worked on their fine motor skills by painting paper fish and rainbows, and Ms. Rachel's class had a mock airplane flight complete with a pilot and copilot!

FROM THE FAMILY LIBRARY

📘 BOOK OF THE MONTH

Recommended by Bright Ideas Miramar

The Great Eggscape!

By Jory John and Pete Oswald

The Great Eggscape is when the Good Egg and his pals escape their carton and drop into the store for a morning of fun, enjoyed by everybody. Well, almost everybody. Shel (an egg) isn’t a huge fan of group activities, especially when he’s made to be “It” for a game of hide-and-seek. Nevertheless, Shel doesn’t want to let his friends down, so he reluctantly plays. But after a morning of hiding and seeking, somebody’s still missing. Will the dozen eggs friends ever be reunited?

Find out in this hilarious egg hunt adventure that reminds us to break out of our shells and help our friends in need! A funny book to share anytime, and the two sticker sheets make it especially egg-cellent for Easter.