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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Winter Auction Ends Tonight!
- Brackett Green Team Meeting Friday at 2:30 - Opt-up to 100% Wind Energy
- Join us for Brackett STEM Night Planning Meeting - Friday at 6:00pm
- February Food Drive Donations due February 14th
- Brackett Bank Upcoming Hours
- Brackett's Community Art Show Needs Your Help!
Community News:
- Upcoming APS Budget Information Sessions
- SEPAC business meeting - February 13th, 8:30am
- Presentation: Demystifying Your Neuropsychological Report (by Dr. Tara O'Leary, Dr. Mary Coakley-Welch, and Dr. Theresa Lavoie) - Thursday, February 15th, 7:00pm, Ottoson Cafeteria
- Community Forum: Mount Auburn Hospital Community Health Assessment and Health Improvement Plan - February 15th, 5:30pm
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SAVE THE DATES
2/19 - 2/23 No School, February Break
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Winter Auction Ends Tonight at 8pm!
Bidding on the fabulous auction items ends tonight!
https://www.32auctions.com/brackett2018.
Be your child's hero and bid on pajama day, librarian for the day, a Celtics game with Mr. Schiavone, or breakfast with their teacher!
Or for yourself, dinner for 4 at the chef's table with wine pairings at Waypoint, personal training sessions, architectural services, tickets to the Regent Theater, Red Sox, and tons more!
So get your bids in! And help make the Brackett Winter Auction fundraiser a success!
Sincerely,
Brackett Auction Committee (http://Brackettauction@gmail.com)
Karianne Noble - mom to Will (4th) and Owen (1st)
Seville Meli - mom to Nolan (4th) and Lucas (2nd)
Caitlin Sweeney – mom to Sonia (2nd)
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Opt-up to 100% Wind Energy for your household electricity this Friday during Green Team
Did you know the 100% Green Energy plan in Arlington is LOWER than the new Eversource base rate? Come learn about it in Green Team this Friday, 2:30 to 3:30 in the Art Room. Bring your household electricity bill and you can “opt-up” on the spot. Thank you, Arlington: we all pay less for our electricity with 5% more renewable energy, and rate stability through 2/2019, than the we would have with Eversource as the provider.
We will have opt-up stations all next week, before and after school. Bring your electricity bill and opt- up to 50% or 100% renewable energy for your electricity.
In Green Team this Friday we will also recap what we have learned in this unit about energy use and conservation in the school. We will make posters about this and create a bulletin board for the school community.
Contact Hilary Graham for more information (hilgraham@aol.com)
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 Join us for the STEM night planning meeting
This Friday (2/9), a group of enthusiastic parents will get together and brainstorm the activities for this year’s STEM night (3/16). You don’t have to be a scientist to get involved! Just bring your enthusiasm and show up! We will work together to blow our kids’ mind with the power of science!
Please join us for the STEM night planning meeting
When: Feb 9th, Friday, 6~7:30pm
Where: Brackett cafeteria
A light refreshment will be provided. If you can’t make this planning meeting but still want to get involved, please send an email to Yaguang Si at ygsi01@gmail.com
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February Food Drive Donations due February 14th
The Brackett Food Drive Committee is once again holding a food drive for the Arlington Food Pantry.
Each Grade is assigned a specific donation. Bins are in the front hall.
Monetary donations are always accepted too. They can be dropped off in the office.
KINDERGARTEN Canned Protein (tuna, salmon and other fish, spam, soups, chowders)
1st GRADE Coffee, Tea and hot cocoa
2nd GRADE Boxed Cereal and oatmeal
3rd GRADE Shampoo, conditioner, liquid body wash and soap
4th GRADE Toilet paper, paper towels
5th GRADE Laundry detergent, dish soap (not for dishwashers)
All donations must be received by Wed, 2/14
Thank you so much for your generosity!!
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Brackett Bank Upcoming Hours
Brackett Bank will be open this coming Friday, February 9th, and closed next Friday, February 16th.
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Brackett's Community Art Show Needs Your Help!
In order to hold this year's Art Show, we need a new more parents to help organize the event! The Art Show is scheduled for Friday, May 4th from 6-8pm. You don't need any special skills, just a desire to help make the Art Show happen! Please email Catherine Fenollosa for more info. cfenollosa@gmail.com
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Upcoming APS Budget Information Sessions
From Kirsi Allison-Ampe, Chair, Budget Subcommittee
We invite parents and community members to our Budget Information sessions. Learn about the budgeting process for our schools, the outlook for next year’s budget, and ask questions or suggest your priorities. A School Committee member will give a brief presentation at each session and bring comments back to the full Committee. Parents and community members are welcome to attend sessions at other schools, not just their own. We appreciate the generosity of our host PTOs.
Bishop 2/14/18 at 8:15 am
Peirce 2/14/18 at 6:30 pm
Thompson 3/14/18 at 7:00 pm
We will also have a session at AHS in the 6th floor School Committee room on 2/26/18 at 7pm. Like the others, this will be open to everyone.
Other ways to learn about the budget or make comments:
- Examine Fiscal Year 2019 budget documents as they become available at
http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/administration/budget/
- Speak at public participation at regular School Committee meetings (Thursdays at 6:30pm: 2/8/18, 2/15/18, 3/1/18, 3/15/18)
- Attend the legally mandated Budget Hearing on 3/1/18 (immediately before the regular School Committee meeting)
- Attend Budget Subcommittee meetings (next scheduled is on 2/15/18 at 6pm)
- Contact School Committee members
http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/asc/
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SEPAC Business Meeting, February 13th
The Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Council will hold a business meeting on Tuesday, February 13th, 8:30 a.m. at the Jefferson Cutter House (located at 1 Whittemore Park at the corner of Mystic Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington). The meeting room is accessed through the door at the rear of the building that opens onto the municipal parking lot.
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Presentation: Demystifying Your Neuropsychological Report (by Dr. Tara O'Leary, Dr. Mary Coakley-Welch, and Dr. Theresa Lavoie) - Thursday, February 15th
Ever feel like you are reading gobbledy gook? Join us for an evening with Dr. Tara O’Leary, Dr. Mary Coakley-Welch, and Dr. Theresa Lavoie as they give an overview of the tests and the purpose of these types of testing. Thursday, February 15th, 7:00pm, Ottoson Media Center.
Neuro Flyer 2018
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Community Forum: Mount Auburn Hospital Community Health Assessment and Health Improvement Plan - February 15th, 5:30pm
Arlington Parent Forum, in cooperation with M.A.G.E. (Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education)
presents:
Thursday, February 15th
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Mount Auburn Hospital invites you to a COMMUNITY FORUM
Whittemore Robbins House
670R Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02476 (Behind Robbins Library)
Public Transportation: 67, 77 and 79 Bus
Mount Auburn Hospital is updating their Community Health Assessment and Health Improvement Plan – a plan that will make recommendations to improve the programs and services that improve community health. We want to hear from people who can speak about their experience as a community member, patient, or service provider.
Discussion topics include:
- What are the biggest health concerns in your community?
- What do you consider the most pressing needs in your community?
- How does access to good jobs, healthy food, and safe & affordable housing impact your health?
- What are important health resources in your community?
Refreshments Provided | Contact: 617-499-5625
MAH Forum Flyer (Arlington).pdf
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