Brightwheel

Brightwheel Guide and FAQ’s

Check in your child

Student contacts listed as a Parent, Family, or Approved Pickup can easily and securely check their child in and out for the day by entering their 4-digit check-in code on the school’s kiosk.

How to Check in a Student

  1. On the program check-in kiosk, enter your unique 4-digit check-in code on the keypad.
    💡Steps to view & edit your check-in code can be found here: Edit Your Check-in Code
  2. Tap the profile(s) you need to check-in/out
  3. (Optional) Tap the pencil & paper icon next to the student name to add pick-up/drop-off notes visible to program staff and select the room you are dropping off, or picking up in.
    ​💡 By default children will be checked in/out of their assigned homeroom.
  4. Tap Check-in/out
  5. Wait for the green message “Check-in/out successful” to appear

Communication

  • Brightwheel: This is the best way to get in touch. We check it regularly throughout the day. You can use the app or the desktop website to send messages.  If possible, use this for all messages to the office regarding your child or their account.  Refrain from using email if possible.  This is a great way to keep conversations in one place!
    • Office Office – This will send a message to the office.
    • Yellow Room Teachers– This will send a message to the Yellow Room Teachers and the office.
    • Red Room Teachers– This will send a message to the Blue Room Teachers and the office.
    • Blue Room Teachers– This will send a message to the Orange Room Teachers and the office.
    • Orange Room Teachers– This will send a message to the Red Room Teachers and the office.

NOTE: Please do not send Brightwheel messages to individual teachers during the day as they may not be monitored. The ‘Teachers’ accounts above are on the classroom ipad and will be seen first!

  • Brighwheel:  We will send school-wide or class announcements, including newsletters through the Newsfeed.  These are do not reply announcements.
  • office@birminghambloomfieldmontessori is our office email. If possible, please use Brightwheel instead.
  • Be sure you have a phone number on your Brightwheel account as we will use SMS messaging for any urgent or last minute notifications (such as a severe weather school closure)

Teacher Communication

  • If you need to speak with your child’s teacher, please do so between 8:00-8:30, 11:30-12:30 or 3:15-3:45. Please do not interrupt class.  This is the time for the teachers to be instructing the students. 
  • If you arrive at school late, please drop your child off with an administrator and they will walk your child in to class.