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IN THIS ISSUE:
- See you this morning at your favorite library for Early Morning Reading!
- Culture & Creativity Night, Tomorrow, 6-8pm
- The Great Pumpkin Rescue Tomorrow!
- Green Team Field Trip to the Arlington Food Pantry Next Week
- Please Donate your Coats for Kids (and Adults)!
- STEM National Chemistry Week Positively Successful
- Math Mornings Returns
- Picture Retake Day is Monday, November 13th!
- 1st Art Friday was BEAUTIFUL!
- Got Boxtops? Help Brackett!
- Stop and Shop A+ Rewards/ Amazon Smile
Community News:
- TONIGHT! Community Dance Night at AHS!
- Dr. Norah Shine presents The Privates Rule 11/7
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SAVE THE DATES
11/2/17 - Early Morning Reading (Thurs.)
11/3/17 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Plimouth Plantation
11/3/17 - Culture and Creativity Night (Fri. 6-8pm)
11/5/17 - Daylight Savings Time Fall Back 1 hr. (Sun.)
11/10/17 - No School, Veterans Day (Fri)
11/13/17 - Picture Retake Day (Mon.)
11/14- 11/17/17 - 5th Grade Science Camp (Tue.-Fri.)
11/16/17 - Early Morning Reading (Thurs.)
11/17/17 - Art Friday (Fri., 2:30pm)
11/23- 11/24/17 - No School Thanksgiving Holiday (Thur.,Fri.)
11/29/17 - PTO Meeting (Wed.)
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See you this morning at your favorite library for Early Morning Reading!
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Culture & Creativity Night, Tomorrow, Friday, Nov 3rd 6-8pm
Come celebrate the diverse community that makes up Brackett. Tour country tables, sample food from around the world, and get creative with crafts and STEM hands-on exhibits. The evening will also feature live dance performances!
If you are hosting a table please set up between 4-5:30p.m in the gym. If you are donating food, please drop off all food items to the cafeteria between 5-5:30p.m. Questions? Contact Nicole Schwartz at nschwartz@arlington.k12.ma.us
To view the sign ups for Museum tables, food dishes, music, crafts, etc., please visit:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094facad2cab9-bracketts
Thank you to all of the participants, volunteers, and those planning to attend!
- Brackett PTO
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 The Great Pumpkin Rescue Tomorrow (Friday, 11/3, 7:45-8:20am only)
In collaboration with Black Earth Compost (which collects our lunchroom food waste every week), the Brackett Green Team will help rescue pumpkins from getting thrown away after Halloween.
Pumpkins are not allowed in yard waste and we can save the town money and energy by not sending them to the incinerator but instead putting them to good use as compost to grow food and flowers! Please bring your pumpkins to Brackett this Friday between 7:45am-8:20am. There is no fee for this collection!
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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 Green Team Field Trip to the Arlington Food Pantry Next Week
After DeAnne Dupont from Food Link visited our Green Team meeting last week, we were inspired to go see Food Link in action and be a part of their food rescue efforts!
Please join the Brackett Green Team next Thursday, 11/9 from 2:30- 4:00pm for our Field Trip to the Arlington Food Pantry. We will meet at the flagpole right after school and then head over to the Food Pantry. We will aim to arrive there by 3pm and return to Brackett by around 4pm. Please rsvp your child/children via the link below, which will send you the required permission slip.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4dacac2fa64-great
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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 Please Donate your Coats for Kids (and Adults)!
This year, sponsored by the 5th grade classes!
We're continuing a 20-plus-year tradition of community service at Brackett by once again supporting Coats for Kids — collecting gently used winter coats for kids and adults throughout Massachusetts. Between now and January 7, please donate your too-small or unused coats by placing them in the bins in the Brackett lobby. We'll deliver them to Anton's Cleaners, which cleans the coats and coordinates the distribution to needy families.
Thank you!! (And please note: No sweatshirts, vests, spring coats, or broken zippers!) Contact Bari Walsh bariwalsh@gmail.com with questions.
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 STEM National Chemistry Week Positively Successful
National Chemistry Week was once again was a huge hit at Brackett! Thank you to all of the parents and students who participated in last week's activities which included: carbon dioxide experiments, investigating pigments in ink, writing secret messages, and learning the chemistry of starch and iodine. Aurora, Tyler, Allen, Chris, and Yaguang led the activities, so let’s give them a round of applause! 
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Math Mornings Returns! 
STEM is pleased to announce the return of Math Mornings for 3rd and 4th graders on Fridays at 7:30am for fun and exciting math enrichment. Students will learn calculations using patterns and sequences, counting in base 5, volumes, decimals, and much, much, more!
* 3rd Grade Math Mornings meet in the Cafeteria, and are coordinated by Chris Chiappa at chris@chiappa.net
Please note: 3rd Grade Math Morning is cancelled tomorrow, Friday Nov. 3 due to the Plimouth Plantation Field trip, and will resume again next Friday Nov. 10 to discuss weights and balances.
* 4th Grade Math Mornings meet in the Library, and are coordinated by Karen O’Hagen at kae.ohagan@gmail.com
* Calling all Parents!!! Right now, we do not have Math Morning teachers for the 5th Grade. If you are interested in becoming a teacher, please contact Atwood, atwoodcheung@verizon.net.
Thank you, everyone!
Atwood Cheung and the entire STEM PTO Committee
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Picture Retake Day is Monday, November 13th!
Parents, if you would like to have your child's individual school picture retaken, picture retake day is Monday, November 13th.
To have your child/ren's picture retaken, please send the original purchased photos into school with your child that day (you may keep the class photo). Please include a note with the returned pictures specifying what changes you hope to see in the retaken picture. It would be good to also send a note to your child's teacher so they are aware they will need to step away for retakes. Thank you!
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1st Art Friday was BEAUTIFUL!
Our Art Squad had a wonderful time with nearly 20 students creating paste paper art inspired by Eric Carle. We hope to see many of you at our next Art Friday in November. Stay creative, Brackett!!
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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 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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 Tonight, Community Dance Night!
Come join us tonight, 6:30- 8:30pm at Arlington High School. Dance, sing, and create community, all in the space of one short evening. Join us—alone, or with family or friends—and transport yourself to cultures far away.
We’ll try contra dancing from New England and French Canada, plus international folk dancing from places as far-flung as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Tahiti, and Africa. Escape into a world of dance as others around the world have done for years, decades, and sometimes centuries. The nature of this dance is traditional, participatory and intergenerational. If you can get yourself to Arlington High School, we can get you dancing and laughing! For ages 8+, entry fee is $10 at the door.
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Dr. Nora Shine presents "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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Send your news to TheBrackettEnews@gmail.com
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