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Happy New Year! January 5, 2017 edition
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Save the Dates
- Friday Kick-off Event! Join the Brackett Green Team for a “Green Our School!” program series!
- Brackett Honored as a MA Commendation School for high academic achievement!
- Making wishes come true: Brackett Annual Appeal!
- January Library early morning reading times
- Online Auction Benefiting Brackett Coming Soon!
Community News:
- SEPAC Meeting 1/10 @ Jefferson Cutter House
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Volunteer Opportunity
- Get Tickets soon: A CATpella Festival to Belt Out Cancer Fri., 1/20
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SAVE THE DATES
1/6/17 - GIG "Green Our School" Kick-off Event ~ 2:30pm!
1/12/17 - Library Early Morning reading time
1/16/17 - No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
1/20/17 - Art Day Friday, salt and watercolor
1/26/17 - Library Early Morning reading time
2/20 - 2/24 No School, February Break Week
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 Friday Kick-off Event! Join the Brackett Green Team for a “Green Our School!” program series!
Please join us this Friday, January 6th after school, 2:30-3:30pm IN THE MUSIC ROOM for our kick off program! All Brackett students and their families are welcome to participate!
Ever wonder what happens to our recycling after it leaves the school and what is the most common item Arlington residents mistakenly put in recycling? Please join our kick-off this Friday, featuring special guest, Charlotte Milan, Arlington’s Recycling Coordinator, who will answer these questions and more through a fun, interactive presentation!
Our series will continue every Friday in January and include:
- a Classroom Recycling Audit (with team captains),
- a Poster Making campaign,
- and culminate in February with an All-School Assembly with skits by Green Team students (details forthcoming)!
For more information, or to get involved with GIG on this program or all year through, please contact GIG Co-Chairs:
- Rachel Oliveri (rachelboliveri@gmail.com)
- Hilary Graham (hilgraham@aol.com)
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 Help Us Reach Our GOAL! Brackett Annual Appeal
Thank you to all of the families who have already made gifts to the Brackett Annual Appeal - we are 1/2 way toward our goal because of you! You will hear lots more about all that PTO enrichment provides throughout the year ahead.
 The PTO spends $75 per child each year for enrichment activities and classroom needs. This year, we are also fundraising for a major update in the library and a new climbing wall in the gym. But these projects can't happen without your support. Make a gift via PayPal today at: http://brackettelementary.org/ Thank you, Brackett Community!! |
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 Brackett Honored as a MA Commendation School for High Academic Achievement!
Brackett is among only 51 public and charter schools across the state being celebrated for high academic achievement for 2016! Commendation is earned by performance on MA standardized tests. The school will receive the award at the State House on February 1st. For more information, visit: http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=23922
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 Online Auction Benefiting Brackett Coming Soon!
Have a special skill you'd like to donate to the Brackett Online Auction? We're looking for landscapers, artists, contractors, accountants, stylists, restaurateurs. Whatever your skill, please consider donating it to the online auction! Have Bruins, Red Sox or Patriots tickets to donate? Proceeds go right into our school to fund some exciting projects, including a rock wall for the gym and an updated library! To donate an item, please visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdWLdauHq4pTAcFD1SKS66XVF2LbrsCZTq5dNbgTJilwP3UA/viewform?c=0&w=1
Please contact Seville Meli (seville.meli@gmail.com), Caitlin Sweeney (caitlin.sweeney@gmail.com) or Karianne Noble (kariannenoble@gmail.com)
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 January Early Morning Reading Times 1/12 & 1/26!
The Brackett Library has "snow" many great books all winter long. Come with your child to enjoy our early morning reading times Thurs. 1/12 and Thurs. 1/26 starting at 7:30am.
Each time your child visits they receive stamps in their Library Passport. Five stamps = a prize from the treasure box!
If you have questions or would like to be involved with the Friends of Brackett Library (FoBL) PTO Committee, please contact Erin Hajduk, erin_hajduk@mac.com. Thank you, readers!
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SEPAC Meeting, Tue., 1/10, Jefferson Cutter House, 8:30am
Please join the Special Education Parent Advisory Council for their next meeting, Tuesday, January 10th at 8:30am at the Jefferson Cutter House. We will discuss Outreach ideas, Planning of workshops for 2017, APS Staff reports, and offer time for open discussion. We hope to see you there!
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Service Opportunity, Mon. 1/16
Looking to volunteer on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday? There are some great opportunities to provide Boston kids with STEM hands-on kits and build beds for kids in need. To find out more, visit: https://www.bostoncares.org/mlk_day
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Get Tickets soon: A CATpella Festival to Belt Out Cancer Fri., 1/20
Friday, 1/20, 7pm at Arlington High School's Lowe Auditorium.
Tickets are only $15 - General Admission
We hope to see many Brackett Friends at this fun event featuring 6 spectacular local a cappella singing groups performing a tribute and benefit concert to honor Catherine Malatesta's bright life and beautiful spirit. The talented groups have featured locally and internationally and it will be a show you won't want to miss. All the proceeds from this amazing event will go towards the Sarcoma Foundation of America and the Catherine Malatesta Scholarship Fund. (Snow Date: Sunday, January 22, 2017 @ 2pm)
For more information please go to: www.catherinemalatesta.com/a-catpella-festival
Thank you!
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 For up to the minute updates please visit the Brackett Website at http://brackettelementary.org/
and like the Brackett PTO Facebook Page
Send your news to TheBrackettEnews@gmail.com
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