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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Wear your Arlington Soccer Club T-Shirts this Friday! Sign the release that came from room parents so your child can be in the group picture!
- SAVE THE DATE: BRACKETT SCIENCE FAIR – Thursday, April 16th!
- Brackett Art Show Cafe
Thursday, April 30th 6-8 p.m.
Volunteers Needed!
- 5th Grade Parents: Send in your photos for 5th Grade Yearbook and Slideshow by April 24th!
- Education Technology Showcase: April 13, 2015!
- Third Annual Town Wide Clean Up Event – May 9th!
- Buy Tickets for the Sound of Music - Friday, 5/29 - Sunday, 5/31!
- Arlington Boys and Girls Club Spring Book Drive
- Craft Sale/Bake Sale/Yard Sale to benefit the Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project
- Save the Dates!
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SAVE THE DATE: BRACKETT SCIENCE FAIR – Thursday, April 16th!
Come join us at the annual science fair on Thursday April 16th from 6 to 8pm!
This event is great for kids of all ages. Get your hands & minds working on some fun demonstrations and experiments involving lasers & mirrors, catapults, magnets, liquid nitrogen, and much more! Also come check out the posters made by Brackett's 4th and 5th graders, describing the science experiments they have been doing at home over the last month.
Let us make dinner -- pizza and baked goods will be available in the cafeteria. Hope to see you there!
Want to help out? Have questions? Send email to event chairman Dan Sheldon (danielksheldon@gmail.com)
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Brackett Art Show Cafe
Thursday, April 30th 6-8 p.m.
Volunteers Needed!
Click here to sign up: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0A45ABAD2CAA8-20151/2033319
Thurs April 30th: Art Show Café: Volunteers Needed!
For years it has been a tradition to transform the cafeteria into an Art Cafe where there is music, pizza and dessert served the night of the art show. The art show is something that makes Brackett a very special place and the kids have such a great time running back and forth from the cafe to the gallery and hands on activities. The Art Show Café is a lot of fun! Please sign up to serve or bake!
PIZZA/DESSERT SERVERS: Taking money, serving pizza and desserts and keeping the crowd flowing.
DESSERTS NEEDED: Please make sure that you LABEL your items and please NO NUTS. Items can be dropped off in the Brackett Cafeteria from 5:00 to 5:30 the evening of the event. To keep things simple, we ask for individual items, etc – no cutting – no scooping – no slicing.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Fuhrman at fuhrmank35@gmail.com
THANK YOU!!!
DATE: Thursday, April 30th 6:00-8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Brackett Cafeteria
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5th Grade Parents: Send in your photos for 5th Grade Yearbook and Slideshow by April 24th!
In the 5th grade yearbook, each child will have their own page that includes some questions and two photos. One of the photos is a Kindergarten picture (or younger photo if you don't have a Kindergarten pic) and the other is a 5th grade picture. Both should be clear shots of his/her face and with no one else in the photo. Here's how you to send them in:
· Find two high-resolution photos in JPG or TIF format - one current photo and one from age 0-5 years
· Save the files with the teacher's name, your child's name, and "K" for the Kindergarten photo and "5th" for the other (for example: "Lowe - Gemma Conway 5th.jpg")
· We'll expect a total of two photos per 5th grader
· Email photos to Andrew Conway at ahconway@gmail.com with your child's name in the subject line
We'd also like photos of your child and his or her classmates at a school events/field trips (i.e. science camp, colonial days, etc) from each year they've been at Brackett:
· Find up to 25 high-resolution photos in JPG or TIF format per grade
· Use descriptive names with grade, event, your own last name, and the number of the photo
· Example 1: "5th grade - Science Camp - Kapner 19.jpg" for a photo from Science Camp by Kimberly Kapner - showing that this her 19th photo submitted for 5th grade
· Example 2: " K - Beach - Kapner 20.jpg" for a photo from the Kindergarten beach trip by Kimberly Kapner - showing that this is her 3rd photo submitted for Kindergarten
· Please note that these should should be your best photos, and they should all be unique
· You can send up to 10 photos to Andrew Conway at ahconway@gmail.com with your child's name in the subject line
· To share more photos, email Andrew to request access to the project Drop Box (no more than 25 photos per grade per parent)
Please submit photos by April 24th!
Thanks
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Education Technology Showcase: April 13, 2015!
6-8pm, AHS Media Center
Come see how technology is enhancing learning in Arlington classrooms. The event will include over 30 teacher and student demonstrations of K-12 programs in engineering, computer programming, physics, digital arts, robotics, literacy, social studies, world languages and more. Hosted by AEF and the Arlington Public Schools. For more information go to www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org.
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Third Annual Town Wide Clean Up Event – May 9th!
Are you an individual or part of an organization looking for an opportunity to make a difference in Arlington? Are you tired of seeing litter and trash in certain spaces around Arlington Center as well as our beautiful parks and school grounds?
Then come join the Arlington Clean Team (ACT) in conjunction with the Arlington DPW for the Third Annual Town Wide Clean Up Event!
When: May 9, 9am -12 noon
Where: Come pick up your bag at the parking lot at the municipal lot on Mystic Street (Rte 60) just North of Mass Ave. (where the Farmer's Market takes place)
Why: Arlington is a beautiful, thriving town, but there are certain places that are continuously covered with litter! Let us join forces and make our town shine! Last year we collected over a 100 bags of garbage, and this year with your help, we can collect even more. This is a great volunteer opportunity for kids!
All bags can be dropped off back at the municipal lot when you are finished.
Coffee and snacks will be provided in at the start!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at maya_goldberg@hotmail.com and please share this with your friends, neighbors, relatives, etc. to let them know how they can be a part of this great event!
We hope to see you there!
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Menotomy Musical Theater - Sound of Music - Friday, 5/29 - Sunday, 5/31!
Ticket Sales for The Sound of Music are open! The on-line sales are managed by Brown Paper Tickets. You can order tickets at the following link:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1380995.
Tickets are $15.00 on line. Several Brackett students are in the Sound of Music production!
The final collaboration between Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, The Sound of Music, has become a play beloved around the world. Based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, this play captures a personal tale of growth and hope amidst the horrors of World War II. The Sound of Music tells the tale of young postulant Maria Rainer, whose free spirit has trouble fitting into the rules and regulations of Nonnberg Abbey. Commissioned by the Mother Abbess to serve as the governess for seven motherless children, Maria transforms the Von Trapp family home from a place of dour rules and regulations to one filled with joy, with laughter, and with music and in the process, wins the hearts of all seven children -- and their widower father, Captain Von Trapp. With the Mother Abbess' blessing, and to the children's delight, Maria follows her heart, and Maria and the Captain marry. Upon returning home from their honeymoon, Maria and the Captain learn that their beloved Austria has been taken over by the Nazis, and the whole family is forced to flee over the Alps to escape.
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Arlington Boys and Girls Club Spring Book Drive
The Arlington Boys & Girls Club is organizing a Spring Book Drive to improve the book selection throughout the Club. This spring the Annual Meeting theme will focus on books and how each child visiting the Club has their own story. All donated books will then become centerpieces at the 77th Annual Meeting & Dinner taking place on Tuesday, May 5th at the Boston Marriott Burlington. After the event, the books will be distributed throughout program areas for children to enjoy. Last summer we had quite the group of summer readers and we hope to continue to provide children this opportunity. Our goal is to have 100 books donated by April 24th.
In order to make this year's Book Drive a community success, the ABGC has partnered with Mike Buglio, owner of The Book Rack located at 13 Medford Street. The Book Rack is Arlington's community bookseller and has been in Mike's family since 1975. Mike has a 4-year-old son (currently enrolled in the Turtle swim class at the club) and resides in Arlington. Arlington Center is very lucky to have this special bookstore and we encourage you to shop local.
The Book Rack will provide discounted prices on all books to help your dollars go further! The Book Rack is staffed by dedicated staff that love to help find the perfect book - whether you are shopping for yourself, buying a gift or helping the ABGC. So please, shop local and visit The Book Rack, located next to the Regent Theatre.
WAYS TO DONATE:
Visit The Book Rack
Stop by The Book Rack at 13 Medford Street Arlington and personally pick out a book from the wish list for the Arlington Boys & Girls Club.
Purchase Online at The Book Rack
Don't have time to make it to the store? Visit The Book Rack online store to purchase a book or to donate $8.
Link to The Book Rack Online
Purchase Online at AmazonSmile
As an alternative, you can visit our AmazonSmile page for the complete wish list of books. Please be sure books ship to the Arlington Boys & Girls Club.
Link to AmazonSmile
Thank you for your support.
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Craft Sale/Bake Sale/Yard Sale to benefit the Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project
A great opportunity to find a Mother's Day gift that also helps women in Central America to make a living by making traditional crafts. Yoga bags, market bags, accessories, jewelry, Salvadoran coffee, baked goods, tag sale items and more. Sunday, May 3, 2015 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the home of Brackett 5th grader Rachel Barglow, 303 Gray Street, Arlington
Call 781-859-7273 for information
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4/3/15 - No School
4/10/15 - 2:30 PM - Art Day (Brackett Art Room)
4/14/15 - Early Release at 1 PM
4/16/15 - 6:00-8:00 P.M. - Science Fair (pizza and desserts will be sold)
4/17/15 @ 9 AM - School Wide Spring Concert, "Music and Art of the Caribbean - The Crossroads of the World"
4/20/15-4/24/15 - School Vacation
4/30/15 - 6:00-8:00 P.M. - Brackett Art Show (pizza and dessert will be sold)
6/4-6/5 - Third Grade Colonial Days
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For daily updated calendar and event information, please check the Brackett Website at http://brackettelementary.org/
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