Congratulations Brackett Students!  Together you read 323,889 minutes!!! Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make Brackett's 2025 Read-A-Thon a HUGE success!  Not only did we surpass our reading goal, we also met our fundraising goal of $20,000! Stay tuned for the inflatable costume winners (we are having a tie-breaker vote at school!). More information on Read-A-Thon here

STEM Night is coming to Brackett on Friday, March 21, 6:00-8:00 p.m.! Join in the fun — Brackett's first and second floors will be filled with amazing STEM activities designed to engage students’ minds and inspire curiosity about the world around them. This year’s STEM Night promises several new activities as well as some annual favorites, including: Touch a Brain & Touch, Hear, and Make a Heart Magnetic Magic: Exploring the Invisible Forces of Stars Harness the Wind: Design, Build, &...

The annual 4th and 5th Grade Brackett Science Fair is coming up on Thursday, March 20.  The fair begins at 6:30 p.m., but students presenting projects should arrive by 6:00 p.m. to setup their table. While experimental submissions are limited to the 4th and 5th grade, the Science Fair is open for the whole Brackett community to attend — additionally, the projects will be on display and available to view for the entirety of STEM Night the following evening.  Come check out what our own Brackett...

Monday, March 10 is the last day of the 2025 Brackett Read-A-Thon!  Be sure to log your minutes in our Digital Reading Log before the night is over to be counted towards our school-wide goal of 200,000 minutes! (and vote for the inflatable costumes you want to see Dr. Vice and Mr. Vanderlaine-Amaral wear!) There's still time to donate to the Read-A-Thon via our fundraising platform, 99 pledges.  Your support allows the Brackett PTO to fund field trips, STEM Night, author visits, classroom...

Join the Brackett Green Team on Wednesday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m. pick up and help pick up trash on the Brackett schoolground. The Green Team will provide grabbers, gloves, and bags — volunteers will help students sort what needs to be thrown out.  We’ll be playing music and having a blast — let’s see how much we can clean up in just 5 minutes!  Fifth graders: This is a great opportunity to be a Brackett leader and help out in our community!

Thursday, March 20, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Calling all 4th and 5th grade scientists! Join us at the annual 4th and 5th Grade Brackett Science Fair where students bring science to life through experiments that they’ve designed and run themselves (or in small groups). Students practice their ability to think like a scientist by using the scientific method to ask a question, develop and test a hypothesis through a self-designed experiment, and display their results on tri-folds at the Science Fair....

Did you know that over 100 students have enjoyed Brackett Bank this year?  We need your help to keep it going! The PTO is seeking a few parents to volunteer to keep the program at our school. Brackett School Savings Bank, currently in its 38th year, is a savings bank operated by 5th graders and parent volunteers and is sponsored by Cambridge Savings Bank. Students can open a savings account with a $1 minimum and make deposits and withdrawals on banking days during the school year. First...

Join us for the rescheduled PTO Community Meeting this Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. in the Brackett Library (second floor). Come hear about updates about the PTO, upcoming volunteer opportunities, and join in on our discussion about Kids & Media.  

The Brackett Read-a-Thon is taking place February 24 - March 10!   Read-a-Thon is a fun opportunity that gets our students excited about reading while raising money to fund our Brackett PTO and the support and enrichment activities it provides. Students can set reading goals on our new fundraising platform, 99 Pledges, and solicit pledges for their reading from family and friends around the world using their own personal fundraising page. Reading of all kind counts -- in-class reading,...

STEM Night - March 21 Our annual Brackett STEM night event planning has begun! This is a major undertaking for the STEM committee and we'll need all the support we can get. If you're interested in helping plan this year's event, we'll be having our in-person kickoff meeting this coming Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. Please email STEM@brackettpto.org if you'd like to attend or want more information.