Fifth Graders:  May brings spring flowers and new volunteer opportunities!   Check out these fun opportunities to contribute to the community with your friends. Saturday, May 3 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. (rain date May 10): With warmer weather coming, we will head outside for the spring clean up of Robbins Farm Park & the new playground with the Friends of Robbins Farm Park. See the signup genius for details. Saturday, May 17 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. (rain date May 18, 1:00-3:00 p.m.): Help clean up...

Arlington Public Schools is holding their 9th Annual Textile Recycling Competition on April 30 - May 30, 2025. Please support our district's sustainability initiatives and reduce waste by bringing your old, worn, torn textiles (clothing, shoes, towels, bedding, stuffed animals) to Brackett's textile collection bin from April 30th - May 30th. All donations must be bagged and go into the textile recycling bins located behind Brackett by the staff parking lot (off Fayette Street). The volume of...

Contribute to the Brackett Spring Food Drive going on April 7-14. Brackett has a long time relationship with Arlington EATS, a local non-profit that works with the community to help eliminate food insecurity and hunger in Arlington.  The PTO is collecting food items daily at school drop-off during the food drive. Grade specific requests are found below -- in addition, all grades are invited to donate reusable bags.  Please check expiration dates; Arlington EATS cannot accept expired food. If...

On April Fools Day, students were greeted in the morning by Dr. Vice and Mr. Vanderlaine-Amaral wearing the shark and parrot inflatable costumes voted for by students during the February/March Read-A-Thon.  Brackett students passed their school-wide 200,000 minute goal by reading a total of 323,889 minutes! Congratulations to Brackett students on their reading accomplishments and thank you to our amazing principals for sporting these costumes!

Enjoy Free Shipping at the Brackett Spirit Wear Shop through Friday, April 11. Show your Brackett school spirit by purchasing some new Brackett gear -- t-shirts, hoodies, hats, bags, umbrellas, and more! Select "Brackett Pick-Up/Backpack Express Delivery" at checkout and your order will be shipped directly to Brackett for FREE!  The PTO will notify you of pick-up days or send home your order via Backpack Express (we'll deliver it to your students at school to put in their backpacks and bring...

The PTO Community Meeting formerly scheduled for Thursday, April 3 will now take place on Thursday, May 22, 6:30 p.m. in the Brackett Library.  This will be the last PTO Community Meeting of the year.  The meeting scheduled for June 12 will no longer take place -- the two meetings are being combined into the May date. Everyone in the Brackett community is welcome to attend.  We hope to see you there as we recap and reflect on our year!

Hey fourth and fifth graders! The library will host their Massachusetts Children's Book Award pizza party next Thursday, April 3, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the teacher's lounge. If you’ve read 10 or more MCBA books, come after school to discuss our favorites and feast on delicious slices. We will also submit our votes! 🍕📚🎉. RSVP to Ms. Troha at atroha@arlington.k12.ma.us The PTO is delighted sponsor this event -- a HUGE thank you to Ms. Troha for bringing this fun literacy event to...

Fifth Grade Fundraiser Movie Night: Friday, March 28, 6:00 p.m. The fifth grade class would like to invite the Brackett community to their Fundraiser Movie Night on Friday, March 28 (doors open at 6:00 p.m.; the movie will start at 6:30 p.m.). They will be showing “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” in the Brackett Gym and Cafeteria. Come watch this classic 1989 Disney comedy in which four kids are shrunk to the size of ants by one of their scientist father's inventions. They must figure out a way to...

All Math Mornings (grades 3-5) are canceled on Friday, March 21.   We encourage students looking for some mathematics fun to join us Friday evening instead at Brackett STEM Night (Friday, March 21, 6:00-8:00 p.m.) STEM Night will feature a Math Challenges activity, the Brackett Math Adventure Scavenger Hunt, and more!

Rock Your Socks on Friday, March 21! Wear colorful, mismatched socks on Friday to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with the Brackett community! Every year on March 21, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. March 21 is symbolic because people with Down syndrome have 3 copies of their 21st chromosome. Wearing colorful, mismatched socks is a visual representation of the unique characteristics of individuals...