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If you have news that you would like to share with the community, please email brackettenewsletter@gmail.com. Thank you! Kristin LeClair
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Save the Dates
- TODAY IS BRACKETT’S “SHOP AT WILSON FARM DAY!”——tell all your friends and post on Facebook!!
- Why So Many Jellyfish?: Ocean Life and Climate Change – 3/11/16, 2:30-3:30PM
- STEM Enrichment Committee needs your help at the Science Fair (March 17th)!
- Opportunity to Sponsor a Book for the Brackett Library at the Science Fair
- Arlington Education Foundation Trivia Bee - March 20th
- Reminder from the Brackett School Nurse's Office
- DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED CHILDREN’S BOOKS!!
- Thank you for your contributions to the Election Day Bake Sale!
- Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Brackett Skating Party!
- School Enrollment News
- Cultural Enrichment Committee Update
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SAVE THE DATES!
3/10/16 - Shop at Wilson Farm Day!
3/17/16 - Brackett Science Fair
3/31/16 - Brackett Community Art Show
4/16-4/24/16 - April Break
5/6/16 - DATE CHANGE: Brackett Movie Night in the Brackett Gymnasium
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TODAY IS BRACKETT’S “SHOP AT WILSON FARM DAY!”——tell all your friends and post on Facebook!!
Support our PTO by shopping at Wilson Farm today and 20% of your purchase will go to our school! This year simply present our flyer at www.brackettelementary.org on your phone or bring in a printed flyer to participate.
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Why So Many Jellyfish?: Ocean Life and Climate Change – 3/11/16, 2:30-3:30PM
All are invited to participate in this fun and educational program brought to you by the Green Team and Art Squad!
Friday, March 11th, from 2:30-3:30pm, in the art room (3rd floor)
We will learn how climate change affects ocean life and create an awesome project for the Trashformations exhibit at Arlington Eco?Fest! (For more info on Eco-Fest, go to http://www.arlingtonma.gov/departments/public-works/ecofest)
We need recyclables and other materials for this project. If you have any of these items at home, please drop them in the collection box that will be outside the school at drop off and pick up this week:
-paper towel or toilet paper tubes
-magazines, catalogues or newspapers
-plastic water bottles
-cardboard (esp large pieces or boxes we can cut up)
-juice or milk cartons
-plastic soda rings
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STEM Enrichment Committee needs your help at the Science Fair (March 17th)!
The Brackett Science Fair is quickly approaching next week on Thursday, March 17th from 6:00–8:00 PM. The STEM Enrichment Committee could use a few more folks on the 17th to set up after school and a few more people to help sell goodies in the cafeteria. If you can spare an hour to help us out after school or during the science fair, please fill out the SignUpGenius form, linked below:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e49aba922a3fd0-brackett
Thank You,
Bill Kirtley and Karen O’Hagan
Co-Chairs of the STEM Enrichment Committee
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Opportunity to Sponsor a Book for the Brackett Library at the Science Fair, March 17th, 6-8pm
THANK YOU to everyone who has sponsored a book and contributed to the success of the Brackett Library Book Sponsorship program this year!!! I know that my daughter enjoys reading the book plates. We recently came across one sponsored several years ago by a student who is now one of the coaches at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club. This was very heartwarming.
If you have not yet sponsored a book but would like to, there will be an opportunity to sponsor one of the remaining books during the Science Fair on March 17th. Sponsoring a book for the Brackett School Library is a great way to support our library while also honoring a special person! Book sponsorship is $15 per book. Each sponsored book receives a special book plate with the donor’s and honoree’s names. Please contact Tara O’Leary with questions: teoleary@verizon.net
Thank you for your generous support of the library,
Tara
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Arlington Education Foundation Trivia Bee - March 20th
Arlington Education Foundation's annual Trivia Bee will be held on Sunday, March 20th, at 3 pm, at Arlington Town Hall. Come support the work of the AEF, and join in on the fun by entering a team this year! Teams of three, representing schools and local organizations, will face questions about history, sports, science, literature, art and Arlington trivia. There will be activities and prizes for kids and audience members too! The registration deadline is today, March 10.
Proceeds from this community event support the work of the Arlington Education Foundation, which provides grants to educators for creative new projects and system-wide initiatives in the Arlington Public Schools.
For more information go to www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org
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Reminder from Brackett School Nurse’s Office
Reminder to all parents: Please notify the nurse if your child has an illness or condition that is contagious to other children, or an injury that will require accommodations while in school. Call the nurse’s office directly 781-316-3701 or send in a note. If you visit the doctor’s office please have them give you a note or fax the information directly to me: 781-316-3465. All extended school activity restrictions need to be medically documented.
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DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED CHILDREN'S BOOKS!!
We are collecting children’s books (in great condition only, please) to give to families during the April Vacation lunches hosted by Arlington EATS.
When to donate: March 14th-March 25th
Where to donate: The Brackett School Lobby
Questions: Max (AHS student and Brackett alumnus) at mfoxjurkowitz2016@spyponders.com
Learn more about Arlington EATS: http://www.arlington-eats.org/
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Thank you for your contributions to the Election Day Bake Sale!
Thanks to everyone who took the time and the effort to bake all of the delicious goodies that were sold at the Election Day Bake Sale! With tables full of brownies, cookies, scones, cupcakes etc., it looked like a professional bakery. We sold out of everything and raised over $650 for the Brackett PTO!
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Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Brackett Family Skating Party!
Thank you to Eileen Purcell and Sarah Greable for organizing and running the Brackett Family Skating Party last Friday at Belmont Hill. Almost $1000 was raised at the event and dozens of Brackett families donated drinks, desserts, money, and time (setting up, selling tickets and pizza). What a great event!
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School Enrollment News
On Tuesday night, The Enrollment Task Force (ETF) met again with all members present. Approximately a third of the 2-hour meeting was public comment, mostly from the current tenants of the Gibbs School.
The ETF voted to approve two simultaneous studies to look at an expansion to OMS and a renovation of Gibbs School. They are scheduled to take six weeks and will happen concurrently. HMFH Architects will do the studies and will report back after the site visits and will provide a draft report to the ETF before the end of the six-week period. The plan is to have money for a designer/architect to plan the renovation at Gibbs (or the OMS expansion) appropriated at Town Meeting at the end of April/early May. In order to present at Town Meeting and ask for funds, the ETF has to make a decision about which course to take in advance of Town Meeting.
The Enrollment Task Force will meet again on March 29th, but Thursday’s School Committee Meeting will be discussing which course to take. To find out more information, there is a website created by a group of concerned Thompson parents which is updated on a regular basis: https://sites.google.com/site/thompsonovercrowding/home. Minutes and presentations have been uploaded and people can sign up to receive regular update emails. There is also a link on the main Town of Arlington page: http://www.arlingtonma.gov/town-governance/all-boards-and-committees/school-enrollment-task-force. The meeting on Tuesday night was filmed on ACMI and can be found on video on demand on their site: http://vod.acmi.tv/2016/03/school-enrollment-task-force-march-8-2016/
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Cultural Enrichment Committee Update
On February 22 the PTO Cultural Enrichment Committee sponsored a performance for First Grade students by artist Veronica Robles. Ms. Robles performed song and dance from different states and eras in Mexican history, including Aztec, Mariachi and Jarabe Tapatío (the "Mexican Hat Dance"). She is a very engaging performer and invited students to sing and dance with her (some even got to put on costumes!). We are very pleased to present this performance, which compliments and enhances the First Grade curriculum on Mexico.
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For daily updated calendar and event information, please check the Brackett Website at http://brackettelementary.org/
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