September 11, 2023
Dear Brighten Parents and Students in Grades 2-8,
We are excited to send home our 7 Cs Deck for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are new to Brighten, we hope you find this deck an exciting opportunity for you to work on the 7Cs outside of the school day. The deck is designed to motivate students to go above and beyond to demonstrate understanding and application of the 7Cs and how they relate to being ethical people and effective learners. Completion of the deck is optional, but we certainly encourage all second-eighth grade students to work on completing the fun activities.
If a student decides to participate in the 7Cs deck, the requirements are two activities per “C”, for a total of 14 tasks are completed by Monday, April 8, 2024. Many of the tasks include a presentation to your Crew, so be sure to plan ahead. All students who complete the deck will receive a special award at the end of the year. To help motivate and encourage your child to participate, students who complete 7 activities before December 4, 2023, are eligible to attend a special, fun-filled Green Party on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
The deck also serves as the foundation for our highest award in character, the Green Shirt. In order to earn a Green shirt a student must complete the 7 Cs Deck and have a clear discipline record for the year. Our teachers have also decided to implement an appeal route for students who receive one discipline referral but meet the other criteria for the award. More information about the appeal will be sent home on an as needed basis. We have awarded more than 2000 green shirts over the years, and we hope to be able to award many more!
(See letter above for Rules & Guidelines)
Update for our 5-8 Students: We award a Green Hoodie (instead of a Green Shirt) to the eligible fifth, sixth, and seventh graders, and our eighth graders receive a green honor cord at their graduation ceremony.
We are committed to increasing awareness about the importance of our 7 Cs, and we are confident that this will help to improve our school culture and instruction. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions related to the 7 Cs Deck or criteria for the green shirt.
Sincerely,
Connie Arnold
Dear Brighten Parents and Students in Grades 2-8,
We are excited to send home our 7 Cs Deck for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are new to Brighten, we hope you find this deck an exciting opportunity for you to work on the 7Cs outside of the school day. The deck is designed to motivate students to go above and beyond to demonstrate understanding and application of the 7Cs and how they relate to being ethical people and effective learners. Completion of the deck is optional, but we certainly encourage all second-eighth grade students to work on completing the fun activities.
If a student decides to participate in the 7Cs deck, the requirements are two activities per “C”, for a total of 14 tasks are completed by Monday, April 8, 2024. Many of the tasks include a presentation to your Crew, so be sure to plan ahead. All students who complete the deck will receive a special award at the end of the year. To help motivate and encourage your child to participate, students who complete 7 activities before December 4, 2023, are eligible to attend a special, fun-filled Green Party on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
The deck also serves as the foundation for our highest award in character, the Green Shirt. In order to earn a Green shirt a student must complete the 7 Cs Deck and have a clear discipline record for the year. Our teachers have also decided to implement an appeal route for students who receive one discipline referral but meet the other criteria for the award. More information about the appeal will be sent home on an as needed basis. We have awarded more than 2000 green shirts over the years, and we hope to be able to award many more!
(See letter above for Rules & Guidelines)
Update for our 5-8 Students: We award a Green Hoodie (instead of a Green Shirt) to the eligible fifth, sixth, and seventh graders, and our eighth graders receive a green honor cord at their graduation ceremony.
We are committed to increasing awareness about the importance of our 7 Cs, and we are confident that this will help to improve our school culture and instruction. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions related to the 7 Cs Deck or criteria for the green shirt.
Sincerely,
Connie Arnold
