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Last Chance! Update Your Directory Information by 10/24
New deadline for signing up for the Brackett Directory/Handbook: Friday, October 24th. Even if you signed up last year, you STILL have to update information this year, so please check out the link and make sure your information is correct!!!! If you are having trouble signing up, feel free to email the contacts listed below.
How to Sign Up:
Visit https://pop.arlington.k12.ma.us/ptodirectory and follow the login instructions.
Forgotten your password? No problem, just follow the password recovery directions & it will be sent to you automatically.
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! This information is also posted on the Brackett School website: http://brackettelementary.org/
****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 Danuta Forbes: danutaf@verizon.net or Karen Yi: almostsundaydesigns@gmail.com
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Walk to School Day RESULTS!
On Wednesday, October 15, Brackett took part in the International Walk to School Day Event. With the generous help of students from Grades 3 to 5 we were able to tabulate how children arrived at school the Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, and handed out Internationally flagged pencils for participants.
Approximately 150 to 200 students or a third to almost of half of Brackett students participated in the survey. The survey results show walking was by far the most used mode of transportation with students walking to school by either a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. To learn more, check out photos and additional information on the Brackett website (http://brackettelementary.org).
We could not have run the survey and reached out to the arriving students without the help of: Francesca DeVito, Rachel Barglow, Gemma Conway, Tess O'Shaughnessy, Mila Popovic, Faer Fitzsimmons, Maya Qazilbash, Mari Woolf, Anna Horvak, and Maya Varoglu. In addition the donationof pencils was courtesy of Susan Valenti DeVito and the PTO.
Even as the weather cools we encourage students to keep walking to Brackett for a little extra exercise, fresh air, and the opportunity to experience our great neighbors and neighborhoods.
Thanks to all who helped, and all who participated in the survey.
Mustafa Virgule
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Everyone is welcome to bake! 5th grade students and parents - we need your help staffing the sale as a fundraiser for graduation. Thank you!
To view the Election Day Bake Sale sign up, go to:
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20th Annual Coats for Kids Program is now underway at Brackett!
Coat Collection is from October 13th through January 10th. There is a donation collection box in the school lobby. Coats will be brought to Anton's cleaners on a weekly basis. We were the first school to make a donation in Arlington! Please remember ACCEPTED: Warm, winter coats, gently used, good quality and all sizes (especially XL and Pre-K) NOT ACCEPTED: Coats with rips, tears, broken zippers or permanent stains, sweatshirts, vest, spring coats.
To learn more, go to www.antons.com/cfk.
We do need a parent to run this program next year. If interested, please contact Susan at svd418@verizon.net
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Want to see Brackett students in the Land Of Oz?
Join Dorothy and her dog Toto on their journey to the magical land of Oz! Based on the classic 1900 L. Frank Baum novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Dorothy Gale, who runs away from her Kansas home after her dog, Toto, is threatened by a sinister neighbor. Caught up in a tornado, Dorothy and Toto are transported to the magical land of Oz. Here they befriend a scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion, who endeavor to help Dorothy find her way home.
Performances are November 14-16 at Belmont Town Hall Auditorium. To purchase tickets, go to: 222.brownpapertickets.com/event/881620
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Throughout the school year, the Brackett PTO is busy organizing and running many of the school’s events and activities, but we do this only with he help of our Brackett parents! Currently, the Brackett PTO is actively looking for new volunteers to fill positions for the 2014-2015 school year. If you are interested, take a look at our Sign-up Genius page here:
If you have any questions or would like to help out the PTO in a different way, please feel free to email PTO Co-President Ryan Rosenstein,ryanheatherrosenstein@gmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon!
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10/28/14 - 5th Grade Science Camp
11/4/14 - No School - Professional Development Day
11/11/14 - No School - Veterans Day
11/10-11/14/14 - Brackett Book Fair
11/17/14 - Art Day @ 2:30 PM
11/26 - 11/28/14 - Thanksgiving Break Begins at Noon on the 26th
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October 24 - Update your Brackett Directory information by this Friday!
October 24 - Drop Off Your Box Tops
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For daily updated calendar and event information, please check the Brackett Website at http://brackettelementary.org/
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