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Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year. If you have news to share with the community, please email Dawn at our new email address: TheBrackettEnews@gmail.com.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
* Save the Dates
* Reminder: STEM meeting TONIGHT!
* Thank you from the PTO/ Volunteer at Brackett!
* Check out Closebuy - a great place to shop and help Brackett PTO!
* Fall Box Tops for Education Drive
* Reminder: sign-up for Brackett Directory- 10/12 deadline
* "Fall" in Love with Reading- Library early-morning reading time has begun
* Thank you GIG/Art Squad Gas Leak Flag Marking event was a great success!
* Calling all creators- Art Squad Planning Meeting 10/7 and Art Friday 10/14!
* Please join the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Meeting 10/11
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SAVE THE DATES
10/7/16 - Art Squad Committee's Planning meeting
10/10/16 - No School - Columbus Day (Monday)
10/11/16 - SEPAC Meeting, 8:30am, Jefferson Cutter House
10/12/16 - No School - Yom Kippur (Wednesday)
10/14/16 - Art Friday after school event
11/08/16 - No School - Presidential Election Day & Teacher Professional Day (Tuesday)
11/11/16 - No School - Veteran's Day (Friday)
11/15- 11/18/2016 - 5th Grade Science Camp
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Reminder: The STEM Enrichment Committee's 2016 Kick-off meeting TONIGHT!
The STEM Enrichment Committee needs your help! We are looking for enthusiastic parent volunteers to assist in organizing school-wide events, such as Math Night, Code.org’s Hour of Code, and Science Fair, as well as grade-specific STEM enrichment programs and classroom events. If you are interested in science, engineering, mathematics, or computer science, joins us at our first meeting of the school year to get involved.
When: Tonight, Thursday, October 6th, 2016, 7-8 pm (it's not too late to join us!)
Where: 86 Mt Vernon Street
For more info or to RSVP, contact the STEM committee co-chairs:
Karen O’Hagan at kae.ohagan@gmail.com
Atwood Cheung at atwoodcheung@verizon.net
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Thank you from the PTO - Please Volunteer at Brackett!
Thank you to everyone who turned out for the first PTO meeting of the year last Thursday, 9/29! It was wonderful to see new faces and to learn about all the different committees and how they enrich the school curriculum.
There are many openings on the PTO and we encourage everyone to volunteer. Please check out the current postings here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-brackett
Thank you,
Catherine Fenollosa ( cfenollosa@gmail.com) and Karen Fuhrman ( fuhrmank35@gmail.com)
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NEW!!! Closebuy Catalog Fundraiser Sale runs through Friday, 10/14
We hope you have received the new Closebuy catalog and are excited as we are about the product line of locally made, healthy, delicious, beautiful and useful products. Start your holiday shopping and support Brackett at the same time as we receive 30% profit of all sales! On-line orders are strongly encouraged! Please share this link with your friends and family and remember to give them our school code: #3489. Orders are expected to arrive the first week of December and you may also have orders shipped directly to your home. This fundraiser is replacing Genevieves which the PTO ran for 10+years. However, please note that Genevieves is helping to manage and fulfill the orders, thus you can order from Genevieves on line as well. Shop at www.closebuycatalog.com and visit www.brackettelementary.org to learn more and shop.
Please contact juliehall73@verizon.net with any questions.
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Fall Box Tops for Education Drive - Every 10 Box Tops earns Brackett School $1!
It's time to gather all those box tops you've been saving and turn them in to the Box Top drawer, which is located in the school lobby (in the top drawer next to the bookcase and water fountain). The Fall deadline is Friday, 10/21. If you are new to the community, Box Tops for Education offers FREE money to our school just for sending in the small rectangles found on products you probably use every day.
The process is simple-- clip Box Top labels from products (listing on website http://www.boxtops4education.com/how-box-tops-works ), tape them on to the collection sheet and place them in the collection drawer in the school's front lobby. We will count them and send them into General Mills. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents. This really adds up if we all collect and submit them! Brackett uses this money for field trips and enrichment, so start clipping today!
** Theme Sheets add to the FUN! Just like last year, families can tape Box Tops to the either of these 2 Fall-themed collection sheets (set of 10) or (set of 25), or affix sets of 10 to your own scrap paper with tape or glue (no staples please).
Thank you for participating in this fun and easy fundraiser for Brackett!! -Kate Riley
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REMINDER: Please Sign up online for the Brackett Directory by 10/12!
Please Sign up online for the Brackett Directory, a significant number of families have not yet registered! The Brackett School Directory is published by PTO volunteers every year, and every Brackett family gets a copy. Most families choose to participate, so it's a great resource for planning playdates and parties. Your family's information will only appear in the directory if you sign up, and even if you've signed up in previous years, you still need to sign up this year by 10/12, by clicking the link below.
How to Sign Up:
Visit https://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/pto_directory/ and follow the login instructions.
To be included in the directory you must enter "Brackett", your child’s "grade" & "teacher". Please update:
1. Parent and guardian information: make any changes and click save at the bottom.
2. Children information: make a selection for school, grade, and teacher for each student. Click save when you are done. Use the orange menu at the top of the page to navigate.
You will receive a confirmation email after you have completed these steps, which will indicate that you are connected to your student's corresponding school, grade, and classroom email lists.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to ensure your student is included in the Brackett School Directory!
****If you have a business that you would like to advertise in the directory, please let us know. It's a wonderful opportunity to help out Brackett and our kids at the same time as promoting your business.
If you have any questions, please contact Danna Rosenberg: rosenberg.danna@gmail.com, Karen Yi: almostsundaydesigns@gmail.com, or Karen Gold: karen.gold@gmail.com
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"Fall" in Love with Reading!
On Thursdays in October, parents and kids can visit the Brackett library together before school to read, check out books, and see what's new in the library. Join us starting at 7:30am on Thursday 10/6 & 10/20!
Early Morning Reading Time is brought to you by The Friends of Brackett Library PTO Committee.
Interested in The Friends of Brackett Library PTO Committee (FoBL)? Brackett Library is the largest and busiest school library in Arlington, and the FoBL helps enrich children’s library experience through several initiatives: K-2 Class Period Library Volunteers, Shelving/General Volunteers; Early Morning Reading Time; Book Sponsorship; Book Fair; Cleaning Parties; and other initiatives.
Contact Erin Hajduk if you are interested in volunteering or have questions at erin_hajduk@mac.com.
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Thank you GIG/Art Squad! Gas Leak Flag Marking event was a great success!!
Thank you students and families who helped raise awareness of the 177 gas leaks in Arlington last week through the The Brackett Green Initiatives Group (GIG) and Art Squad co-led event! Last Friday 15 students met in the Brackett Art Room, discussed gas leaks, how flags can draw attention, and then created their own Yellow Gas Leak marking flags. The group produced 60(!) flags which families used to tag sites in the Brackett district and all around Arlington on Saturday following a Gas Leak Rally at Arlington Town Hall.
The town-wide Gas Leak event was organized by Sustainable Arlington and Mothers Out Front. To learn more about how we and our soil, trees, and air bear the costs of gas leaks, and to see the Google Map view of the leaks, go to: http://sustainablearlington.org/glc
Stay tuned to hear more about upcoming GIG events!
- Rachel Oliveri (rachelboliveri@gmail.com) and Hillary Graham (hilgraham@aol.com)/ Green Initiatives Group (GIG), and Carolynn Vincent (carolynn.vincent@gmail.com)/ Art Squad.
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Calling all creators: Art Squad Planning Meeting 10/7, and next Art Friday is 10/14!
Art Squad is excited to announce that our October Art Friday will be on 10/14 starting at 2:30 in the Art Room, 3rd Floor. We will be creating mobiles with a variety of materials.
Art Days are open to everyone at Brackett. Younger students should be accompanied by a parent or care giver. We are not a drop-off program, instead student are free to come and go as they finish their projects. If your student is in BASP, please contact them about how your child can attend Art Days this year.
The Art Squad's Planning Meeting this Friday, 10/7, at 8:10am in the cafeteria. If you are interested the PTO Art Squad, please join us to learn more about volunteer opportunities and to brain storm project ideas for this year! Coffee and treats will be served, crayons and paper available to occupy younger children who need to tag along with Mom or Dad.
- Carolynn Vincent (and the Art Squad team)
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Please join the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Meeting 10/11
Please Join us for an Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Meeting
at the Jefferson Cutter House on Tuesday, 10/11 at 8:30 am.
Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is a parent group that acts as a resource for parents and advises the district regarding meeting the needs of students with special needs. We provide support and networking opportunities for parents and guardians of children with special educational needs, offer workshops and guest speakers to help parents become better informed about special education issues and meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of special education programs in town.
Thank you,
Inae Hwang, SEPAC Chair, inaehwang@gmail.com
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For daily updated calendar and event information and details about PTO and all of the great groups that make up our community, please visit the Brackett Website at http://brackettelementary.org/
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