Join the APS Rainbow Task Force for a Community Conversation on Tuesday, February 10th, 5:15 p.m. at Brackett.

Upper elementary students will host a read-aloud for lower elementary students.

This month’s Community Conversation also will feature hot chocolate, arts and crafts, and a visit from APD Chief Julie Flaherty and School Resource Officer Bryan White.

Also, learn about the elementary Rainbow Alliances with a short Q & A session.

Please register for planning purposes: https://bit.ly/4k9RD2q

Help Brackett STEM Night come to life!  

Join us for a Zoom planning meeting on Monday, Feb 9, 7:00 p.m. 

The PTO STEM Committee will be planning activities for our STEM Night (Friday, March 13).  The event is a Brackett favorite where parents/caregivers take over the first and second floors of Brackett and host tables with activities focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

All are welcome to join!  Email stem@brackettpto.org for an invite link.  

Join the PTO STEM Committee on Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m. as we plan our many March events: the 4th and 5th Science Fair, STEAM Book Fair, and LEGO Expo (which all take place on Tuesday, March 10) and our annual Brackett STEM Night (Friday, March 13).

All are welcome to come and learn more about and help plan our March events — no STEM background is necessary, just bring your enthusiasm for joining in the fun!

Please RSVP to stem@brackettpto.org for more information. Hope to see you there!

The PTO STEM Committee is excited to continue our tradition of bringing the Hour of Code program into Brackett classrooms.

Brackett has participated in the Hour of Code for several years. The tutorials, arranged as a series of games, are easy to explain to the students and work well to expose them to coding fundamentals.

Parent/caregiver volunteers run a 40-minute coding activity during school hours. This is a great opportunity to see your child in action and meet their classmates! Absolutely no coding experience is necessary — all materials and instructions will be provided.

Click “read more” to sign up and join in the fun!

Come join other Brackett parents and caregivers at our January PTO Community Meeting.  We’ll be having coffee after drop-off on Friday, January 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. in the Brackett Cafeteria.

All members of the Brackett Community are invited.

Stop by and have a cup of coffee, hear more about what’s going on with the PTO, ask questions, share suggestions, and meet and socialize with other parents and caregivers.

Hope to see you there!

Help Support the 5th Grade Fund!

Warm up from the cold with some tasty barbecue from Blue Ribbon BBQ! 

The 5th graders are fundraising for their fifth-grade activities, yearbook, and class t-shirt by partnering with Blue Ribbon Barbecue.  

Mention “Brackett Elementary” when placing your order and 20% will be donated to the Brackett Barracudas 5th Grade Fund!

Ready to get your GLOW on?

The Glow Dance, one of Brackett’s most popular traditions, is BACK on Friday, February 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Entry is FREE and open to all students, their families and Brackett faculty. Everyone will get one free glow bracelet – more glow items, plus food and drinks (bring a reusable water bottle!) will be available for purchase.

Volunteers are needed to bring this dance to life! Click “read more” for more details and to sign up.

We are excited to have New York Times bestselling author Judd Winick at Brackett on February 6 to present Hilo Presents: The Mighty!

All 3-5 graders will get to attend this author’s visit during the school day.  Judd is offering signed pre-orders of his new book — if you would like to order one for your child, click “read more” for more details (orders due by February 4).  

Starting in February, the PTO Green Team will be winter sowing with Brackett students (stay tuned for volunteer opportunities to help with the seed sowing!)

We need milk or water jugs for the winter sowing! The jugs need to be rinsed and transparent/transluscent.

We’ll have a bin out front for drop-off and pick-up during the month of January for donated jugs.

Thanks for helping build our school garden!

The Brackett Fifth Grade Student Council and Rainbow Alliance are co-sponsoring No Name Calling Week from January 20-23.

During No Name Calling Week, students will be asking each other to make a pledge that they know that bullying and calling others hurtful names is wrong.

Messages about kindness and the impacts of name calling will be shared during our school wide announcements as well.