Because there is not enough parent volunteer support, we will have to close and disburse payments for all student accounts in June 2026.

We need parent volunteers to help coordinate Picture Day next year. It only takes a couple of hours of administrative work and 1 day at the school!

Room Reps support their classroom teacher, organize class gifts, and serve as a point person for class families.

There’s still time to join the ACE Kids fun! Arlington Community Education’s after-school enrichment program is starting soon, and spots are open in the Brackett classes listed below. Most begin the week of September 22 and meet once a week for 60–90 minutes over five to nine weeks. Brackett students may also enroll in classes at other Arlington schools later in the afternoon (transportation not provided). Explore the full Fall 2025 Catalog. TUE/THU: Boys (+) in Motion, Gr. 4-5, begins 9/16...

Happy First Day of School!  The PTO will be hosting a photo op before school (starting at 7:40 a.m.) in front of the school Tuesday, September 2 and Wednesday, September 3. There will be a fun backdrop and some props for families to take photos of their student(s) before the first day of school! The photo op will also be available in front of the kindergarten doors on Thursday, September 4 to celebrate the first day that all kindergartners are together in school. Hope everyone is looking...

The PTO is looking for a new Picture Day coordinator. Did you know that school Picture Day is fully organized and run by the PTO? Picture Day cannot happen without parent/caregiver volunteers. A new coordinator is needed to needed to shadow the current coordinator (a former Brackett parent) this year and then lead organizing Picture Day in the future year(s).  This year's Picture Day will be on Friday, September 19, 2025. The volunteer would be the primary contact for our photography vendor,...

As we gear up for the new school year, here are the school supply lists for the upcoming year by grade: Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Hope everyone is looking forward to September!

Join Principal Dr. Gretchen Vice and Assistant Principal Mr. Michael Vanderlaine from 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26 for Popsicles with the Principals on the Brackett Playground! In addition to eating popsicles, we will chalk welcome back messages for teachers on the sidewalks around the outside of the school and have gloves, trash grabbers, and bags at the ready for anyone who wants to give our custodians a hand and help tidy up the playground area.  Hope to see everyone there! (Rain...

Join us on Sunday, August 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m. on the Brackett Playground! The Brackett PTO would like to invite incoming kindergarteners and their families to come and connect with their future classmates before the first day of school.  This is a low-key opportunity to meet other members of the Brackett kindergarten community — there will be bubbles, sidewalk chalk, popsicles, and tons of fun on the new Brackett playground! More information about Kindergarten can be found at...

Dog ate your Brackett Library book?  Or maybe it's just missing or otherwise damaged? Have no fear, the Brackett PTO will replace it for you!  You don't even need to fess up -- just fill out this completely ANONYMOUS form with the book's title and author, and we'll buy a new copy for the Brackett Library.  No questions asked! Help us keep our collection complete and get our library ready for next year! Report a Missing/Damaged Library Book