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IN THIS ISSUE:
- TODAY: Green Team Meeting, 2:30- 3:30pm: Special Guest Visitor!
- Chemistry Week Brings Fun REACTIONS to Brackett this Week
- 5th Grade Science Camp Info Meeting Tonight
- Art Friday 10/27, (Art Matters Day) featuring Paste Paper
- Chess Club (4th and 5th) Meets Tomorrow
- Reminder: Culture and Creativity Night, Fri. 11/3
- Norah Shines talk: The Privates Rule 11/7
- Brackett 2nd Annual Kindergarten Bedtime Story Hour was a Success!
- Reminder, next Thursday Morning Reading Time 11/2
- Got Boxtops? Help Brackett!
- Stop and Shop A+ Rewards/ Amazon Smile
Community News:
- Robbins Farm Park Annual Field Day, 10/28, 1-5pm
- Arlingtonians, Get Ready for Spooky Walk, 10/28!
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SAVE THE DATES
10/26/17 - Green Team Meeting (Thus., 2:30pm)
10/27/17 - Art Friday (Fri., 2:30pm)
11/1/17 - No School Teacher Professional Day
11/2/17 - Early Morning Reading (Thurs.)
11/3/17 - Culture and Creativity Night (Fri.)
11/5/17 - Daylight Savings Time Fall Back 1 hr. (Sun.)
11/10/17 - No School, Veterans Day (Fri)
11/16/17 - Early Morning Reading (Thurs.)
11/17/17 - Art Friday (Fri., 2:30pm)
11/3/17 - Culture and Creativity Night (Fri.)
11/14- 11/17/17 - 5th Grade Science Camp
11/23- 11/24/17 - No School Thanksgiving Holiday (Thur.,Fri.)
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 TODAY: Green Team Meeting, 2:30- 3:30pm: Special Guest Visitor!
The Brackett Green Team meets today, 2:30-3:30pm in the Art Room. DeAnne Dupont, co-founder of Food Link, a local food rescue program, will tell us all about why she rescues food, where she gets it from, and where it goes. Join us to find out how you can rescue food at school and at home too!
For more information about the Brackett Green Team, please contact GIG (Green Initiatives Group) co-chairs:
Rachel Oliveri (rachelboliveri@gmail.com) and Hilary Graham (hilgraham@aol.com).
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 Chemistry Week Brings Fun REACTIONS to Brackett this Week
Thank you to the STEM Enrichment committee for hosting fun activities for students yesterday after school (see pictures of the fun below) and continuing this afternoon and Friday too! Come join us for the fun. If you can't make the after school session or would like to find out more about Chemistry you can do at home, please visit ACS: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry.html
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5th Grade Science Camp Info Meeting Tonight
Please join us tonight at 6:30 pm in the Brackett Cafeteria for a Science Camp information session. We will discuss the duties and responsibilities of the chaperones, rules of the camp, and answer questions. For the chaperones, please let us know if you are unable to attend so that we can fill you in.
Thanks,
Atwood Cheung and Michael Wolfson
atwoodcheung@verizon.net, mbwolf@comcast.net
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 Art Friday 10/27, (Art Matters Day) featuring Paste Paper
Come to our first ART FRIDAY of the year tomorrow to Make Paste Paper, to use for collages inspired by Eric Carle. Get creative with this fun hands-on activity and celebrate Art Matters Day with your friends at Art Squad! Meet at 2:30pm in the Art Room.
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 students are free to come and go as they finish their projects. If your student is in BASP, be sure to let them (and your child) know that they can attend Art Days this year.
Volunteer: We still have spots open on Art Squad for projects big and small and would love to have a few more parent volunteers, especially for our huge Art Show this Spring! If you have any questions or are interested the PTO Art Squad, please let us know via email at: carolynn.vincent@gmail.com
- Tami, Carolynn, Marina and the Art Squad team
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Chess Club (4th and 5th) Meets Tomorrow
 Come play chess with your friends and learn new skills! The Brackett Chess Club will be open to 4-5th Graders, and parents are also welcome to join and play. We will meet five Fridays in the Fall Semester:
- Friday, October 27 & Friday, November 10
- Friday, December 1 & Friday, December 15
We will meet in Room 201 at 2:35pm and play ‘til 3:30pm. (Please bring a chess board if you have one, but not required) If your child is interested in playing, please RSVP via email to Mike or John. Thank you to the Brackett PTO for sponsoring,
Mike Stern- massinvestor@gmail.com & John Chiaverini- john.chiaverini@gmail.com
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Reminder: Culture and Creativity Night, Fri. 11/3
Please join the Brackett Community for our first Culture and Creativity Night, Friday, 11/3 from 6-8pm. It's a chance to share the diverse school community we have and to learn where we all come from, be it a new arrival or perhaps your family has been here for many generations!
The sign-up genius is brimming with volunteers to host country tables (20 Tables signed up to date!). We could still use a few more country tables, and several more volunteers to share a food dish, craft, music or STEM leader from your country/ culture, and/or set-up and clean-up after. Multiple families may host a table together. Host tables can include a poster board with a picture of the country flag, information about the geography, population, music, sports, food, traditional wear... whatever you want to share!
To sign up to host a table, make/donate food, or host a craft, please sign up here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094facad2cab9-bracketts
Curious about what a host table looks like, see the photos above. Questions? Contact 4th Grade Teacher Nicole Schwartz at nschwartz@arlington.k12.ma.us
Thanks to all who have signed up, and please mark the date for 2 weeks from tomorrow to join the learning and fun!
- Brackett PTO
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Dr. Nora Shine present "The Privates Rule" 11/7
You are invited to see Dr. Nora Shine's presentation "The Privates Rule" on Tuesday, November 7, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at the Ottoson Middle School Cafeteria, 63 Acton Street.
This powerful talk focuses on how you think about keeping kids safe from sexual abuse, and will leave you feeling informed, empowered, and eager to use the strategies outlined in her presentation.
Drawing on her experience as a child psychologist, and mother of two young children, Dr Shine will present research-driven, realistic strategies that parents and educators can readily use.
This event is coordinated by the Arlington Parent Forum, and attached is more detailed information.
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 Brackett 2nd Annual Kindergarten Bedtime Story Hour was a Success!
Kindergarteners joined their friends for a fun night time event in the library!
Decked out in their PJs and slippers, our friends cuddled with their blankets and stuffed animals while they listened to several books, including some Halloween themed stories like “Big Pumpkin” by Erica Silverman and “Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson. A fun time was had by all!
 Want to hear about library news? Interested in sharing ideas for other fun events? Please email friendsofbrackettlibrary@gmail.com and get on our mailing list.
Pictured are Neelie and Brooke with permission of their parents.
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 Got Boxtops? Help Brackett!
Clip BOX TOPS for education to earn money for Brackett Elementary. Box tops can be turned into your child's teacher or in the Boxtops bin in the lobby (by the water fountain). To make counting easier, please tape or glue in groups of 10 on a sheet of paper. Don't forget to check the expiration date! Grandparents can clip them, too!
Questions? email: Christina.mamlouk@gmail.com or visit: www.boxtops4education.com
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 Stop and Shop A+ Rewards/ Amazon Smile
Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program - Brackett is once again participating in this great school fundraising program that runs from 10/16/2017 - 3/15/2018. Help us earn CASH each time you/ your family & friends shop. Please sign up asap!
How to sign up for A+ Rewards:
Visit www.stopandshop.com and select Savings & Rewards. Follow the prompts to create an online account, have your 13-digit Stop & Shop Card number handy and utilize Brackett's School ID # 08583. (If you don't know your Stop & Shop Card number, call: 1-877-366-2668 Option #1)
Amazon Smile - There's an easy way to earn money for our school every time you shop on Amazon! Just visit the website www.smile.amazon.com which uses the same interface as the regular Amazon site, with the added benefit of a percentage of each purchase to our school. It's easy! Visit Amazon Smile and look for Brackett Elementary School PTO on the charities search box!
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 Robbins Farm Park Annual Field Day, 10/28, 1-5pm
Friends of Robbins Farm Park is excited to announce the 17th Annual Field Day at Robbins Farm Park Sat., 10/28, 1-5pm! While the new field opening isn't until next year, after a long summer of construction- it is time for a little fun! Come join your friends, neighbors and Brackett classmates for games, rides, temporary tattoos, and fall food favorites!
Calling for Volunteers: The Friends are looking for many volunteers to help with the games, bouncy houses, concessions, set-up, and clean-up. We have several 1-2 hour shifts available for Parents or responsible teens (qualifies for AHS volunteer credits). Please email Christian to help out. Volunteers like you make everything happen, and nothing happens without our volunteers.
Thank you all, and I really hope you and your family can join us.
Christian Klein, FoRFP Events, volunteer@robbinsfarmpark.org
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Arlingtonians, Get Ready for Spooky Walk, 10/28!
Please join us for Spooky Walk at Menotomy Rocks Park (Jason Street entrance) from 6:30-8:00 pm on Saturday, 10/28. (Rain date Sunday October 29th). It’s a great way to get into the Halloween spirit and test drive those costumes!
For those who have enjoyed it for years, please pay it forward. We’re looking for 4th-8th grade and adult volunteers to dress up or create a “spooky station” for the little ones to enjoy. For more information, email kelleydamoreferguson@gmail.com
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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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