Get ready to unlock a universe of flavor and science because Chemistry Week is back, running from October 20th through the 23rd after school by the Brackett main entrance!
This year, the Brackett STEM Committee invites you to peer into The Hidden Life of Spices!
Fifth graders, be a leader in your community this year by volunteering alongside your classmates. Help the Green Team to help protect Brackett’s woods from invasive round leaf bittersweet vines.
Oct. 20 (2:30–3:30 p.m.) – Learn to spot and tag the vines, make signs, and educate others.
Oct. 28 (2:30–4:00 p.m.) – Help remove the vines with guidance from ARMI (Arlington MA Invasive’s).
***UPDATE***
Astronomy Night has been delayed tonight, Sunday, October 19, due to clouds. IT IS NOW STARTING AT 7:15 P.M.
Meet at the Brackett Front Entrance for a quick talk and then we’ll walk over to Robbins Farm Park (near the Dog Statue).
Our goal this year was to raise $40,000, which is two-thirds of our annual operating budget. So far, we’ve reached $25,000.
Brackett will be having an assembly with author and illustrator, Ellen T. Crenshaw on Friday, October 17 (Grades 2-5). She will be presenting her newest book, Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter, the 18th book in the The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels.
Brackett families have the opportunity to purchase a personalized copy of the book (or the author’s previous title in the Babysitter Club series, Kristy and the Walking Disaster). ***Orders must be made by Thursday, October 16.***