The Brickton Weekly, February 9, 2012

An Interview with one of Brickton’s Founding Members
25 years ago, when Brickton first opened its doors, it did so with the help and guidance of some very important people, the Founding Members. Each month, we highlight a Founding Member as someone who made a significant impact on our school. To them, we say thank you with appreciation for their courage and spirit.

Founding Member Sue Volenec and her husband Bob host our Middle School trip to a Dairy Farm every year.

Parent Appreciation Breakfast
We want to thank parents of Brickton students for all their hard work, support, and care. Thank you for bringing your children to Brickton and giving us the opportunity to learn and grow with them. Please join us for a breakfast in your honor:

When: Thursday, February 16th, 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Where: The Great Room

No need to RSVP – just drop by in the morning for some coffee and breakfast treats.

The Benefit is Right Around the Corner
Have you RSVP’ed to the Big Leap? It’s going to be a huge celebration of Brickton’s 25th anniversary. We will be honoring some founding members, auctioning off some fantastic items, and playing some really great dance music. Please join us!

When: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 6:00 pm
Where: Victoria Rosemont
6600 N. Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, IL 60016

See you there!

Please Participate in this Important Survey
As we embark on a new year, our School Trustees and Administration are in the process of articulating short- and long-range planning goals. Here’s how you can help.

You and all our current families, and families from more than 5,000 other private schools across the country, are being asked to participate in a very brief national research survey being conducted by Independent School Management (ISM), the largest private school consulting firm in the U.S.

The survey data will enable ISM to project trends that will aid us in our planning.

ISM has 25 years of experience surveying school constituencies, and absolutely guarantees the anonymity of your responses. The participating schools will be provided with summary data only.

The online survey on ISM’s web site should take you no more than 5 minutes to complete. When you are ready to begin, simply click this link:

http://surveys.isminc.com/surveys/ParentReenrollment2012/

Thank you in advance for your thoughtful participation.

Club Day Monday, February 20th
As a reminder, Brickton will be closed Friday, February 17th, for an In-Service Day, which means there is no school and no care will be provided.

President’s Day, observed on Monday, February 20th, will be a Club Day at Brickton. All full day students may attend at no extra charge. Students in the Core or Half Day programs may attend if they are pre-registered and pre-paid in the amount of $50.

So that we can arrange adequate staffing, please let Sara (in the main office) know if your student will be attending this Club Day. Her email is sara.gregory@brickton.org or your can call the school at 773-714-0646.

Go Green and Support Brickton!
Learn all about our new Green Fundraiser by watching this short video below.

Viridian Intro Video from Generation V on Vimeo.