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IN THIS ISSUE:
- SAVE THE DATES
- Join us tomorrow, Art Friday, 5/19, Painting without Brushes!
- Tomorrow: Brackett Green Team Butterfly Garden!
- Brackett Bank Closed this Friday for MCAS, see you next Friday, 5/26!
- Reminder: PTO Meeting this Monday, 5/22, 6:30pm!
- Arlington Eats Snack-Pack Food Drive due Tuesday, 5/23
- First Graders are Hatching Great Ideas!
- Spring Teacher & Staff Appreciation Luncheon, 6/1
- Third Graders' Colonial Day, Friday, 6/9
- Brackett June Fair in 3 weeks, Sunday, 6/11!
- Announcing the BEST Show in Town- 5th Grade Talent Show "Late Night with the Eagles", 6/14!
Community News:
- This Friday, Waltham Carnival
- Bishop's 43rd annual Bear Fair Sat., 5/20
- Help Wanted: Brackett KidZone Coordinator, paid position
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SAVE THE DATES
5/19/17 - Art Friday, Painting w/o Brushes, (Fri. 2:30pm, Flagpole)
5/19/17 - Green Team, Butterfly Garden (Fri. 2:30pm, Music room)
5/19/17 - Brackett Bank closed due to MCAS Testing
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5/22/17 - PTO Meeting (Mon., 6:30pm)
5/23/17 - Arlington EATS Snack Pack assembling (1:10- 2:30pm)
5/25/17 - Early Morning Reading Time (Thur., 7:30am)
5/26/17 - Brackett Bank Open again
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6/1/17 - Spring Teacher Appreciation Luncheon 1:15pm (Thur.)
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6/8/17 - Colonial Day Eve Desserts and Dancing (Thur. night)
6/9/17 - 3rd Grade Colonial Day (Fri.)
6/9/17 - Final Art Friday of the School Year
6/11/17 - Brackett June Fair (Sun.)
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6/14/17 - 5th Grade Talent Show (Wed., 3pm Brackett Gym)
6/23/17 - Last Day of School (1/2 Day, No Lunch Served) (Fri.)
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 Join us tomorrow, Art Friday, 5/19, Painting without Brushes!
Art Squad hopes to see you tomorrow at ART FRIDAY for "Painting Without Brushes". What can we find around the house to use in place of a paint brush? We will have a selection of household item to try. Feel free to bring something from your house (check with your parents!!!! We will be putting these things in paint!). Meeting at 2:45pm around the flag pole.
The last Art Day for the school year will be on Monday, June 5th. Stay tuned for more details, and thank you for all of our creative students and helpers who made this year extra colorful!
NOTE: 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, please contact them about how your child can attend Art Days this year. If you have any questions or are interested the PTO Art Squad, please let us know!
- Carolynn Vincent (and the Art Squad team)
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 Tomorrow: Brackett Green Team Butterfly Garden!
Join us this Friday, 5/19, 2:30-3:30pm as we prepare a butterfly garden near the kindergarten playground. We will learn about the annual monarch butterfly migration and why pollinators are so important to us. Meet in the Music Room on the 1st floor before heading out to the garden!
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 Come to our PTO Meeting Monday, 5/22, 6:30pm!
Please join your fellow Brackett parents for a PTO meeting, Monday, May 22nd at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria. Learn about upcoming events and how you can become involved in making our school a richer place for all our kids. All parents/caregivers are encouraged to attend. See you there!
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Arlington Eats Snack-Pack Food Drive due Tuesday, 5/23
Brackett is joining with Arlington Eats to make snack packs for the elemantary schools. We are asking each grade to provide a snack as follows via the donation bin in the lobby:
Volunteer! We will be making these snack packs after school on Tuesday, May 23rd from 1:10-2:30pm. Please join us, as many hands make light work. If you are able to help 5/23, please email: rfanopoulos@gmail.com to RSVP for a headcount.
Founded in May 2014, Arlington EATS maintains a clear goal: ensuring that the over 500 local students who receive free and reduced price lunch (FRL) when school is in session still have access to healthy meals when school is not in session.
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K: Nutri-grain Bars
1st: Single-serve Applesauce
2nd: Pirate Booty (snack packs)
3rd: Single serve Fruit Cups in fruit juice
4th: Pretzels (snack-packs or regular-sized bags)
5th: Triscuits or Wheat Thins (regular-sized boxes)
NOTE: ALL FOOD IS DUE BY TUESDAY MAY 23rd
Thank you so much for your generosity for this great cause!
-Annie and the PTO Food Drive Committee
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 First Graders are Hatching Great Ideas!
Each year the STEM committee arranges to hatch chicks in the 1st grade classrooms by providing eggs in incubators (arrived Monday 5/15) and allowing the students to study the eggs' development in class until they hatch around 5/21. Thank you to our Brackett STEM committee for this great hands-on learning. We have heard that the students have given great names to the chicks for each classroom!
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 Spring Teacher & Staff Appreciation Luncheon, 6/1
Once again, it is time to recognize our wonderful teachers and staff with the Spring Teacher & Staff Appreciation Luncheon, to be held on Thursday June 1st from 1:15 to 2:15 in the cafeteria.
We appreciate all of those who have already signed up to make/bring items for the lunch. We still have a few spots left for set-up and clean-up, please sign up here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-spring
We need volunteers to cover each of our teachers' classrooms so that they may enjoy the lunch. We have several slots left to fill. Please sign up here to be a classroom volunteer for any class/grade. Our teachers thank you in advance:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-teacher
Thank you, everyone, for helping us treat our wonderful Teachers and Staff!!
Alyssa Beck & Joanna Poole
Luncheon Co-coordinators
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 Third Graders' Colonial Day, Friday, 6/9
Thank you for the wonderful contributions of Parents, Teachers and Community to enriching the learning of our students. Next month Brackett will transform for the day allowing a hands-on experience for 3rd Graders featuring: a One-Room School House; Hand-Dipped Candles; Butter Churning; Colonial Dances; A Field Day and more!
As Kathleen Bodie's email mentioned, this "Colonial Day", students will be given the option of wearing a colonial costume, but will not be required to do so. Students are also welcome to dress in a manner that represents their culture and heritage.
The Third Grade parents are hard at work to bring this hands-on experience to life. Please visit our sign-up to help, and we look forward to a great day of learning and fun!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-3rdgrade1
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Brackett June Fair in 3 weeks, Sunday, 6/11!
It’s time for the beloved Brackett June Fair, Sunday, June 11th from 11am-3pm! Mark your calendars and invite your friends.
VOLUNTEER: Please consider signing up for a one hour shift to help make the June Fair an amazing success, and lots of fun for our children and families. It’s a great way to meet other Brackett parents and participate in our wonderful school community. We need your participation to make this a successful fundraiser for our school!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-june5
Thanks!
The June Fair Committee
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 Announcing the BEST Show in Town - 5th Grade Talent Show "Late Night with the Eagles", 6/14!
Please save the date for the ever-popular Brackett 5th Grade Talent Show coming for a limited engagement in just under 1 month!
This year's show, titled "Late Night with the Eagles" will take place at the Brackett Gym, Weds., 6/14 at 3pm and features:
- Music (Piano, Guitar, Viola)
- Comedy
- Storytelling
- Singing
- Custom Sets
- .....and all of your favorite Brackett 5th graders!
This show is always a hit with Parents, Brackett Students of all ages and Community members - you won't want to miss it! Stay tuned for more details and please save the date!
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This Friday, Waltham Carnival
Summer is in the air and the carnival is coming to Waltham! This carnival runs 5/17- 5/21 at Fernald School, 200 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, featuring rides, games and food. There will be a petting zoo daily. Ride unlimited rides for $25. Discount ride promotions are scheduled for: Wednesday 5pm-close, Thursday 5pm - close, Sunday from 5:00pm-9:00pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/205209873324284/?ti=cl
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 Bishop's 43rd annual Bear Fair Sat., 5/20
Come to the Bishop School field for the 43rd annual Bear Fair on Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a great family event for all ages. Games, prizes, bounce houses, face painting, photo booth, DJ, raffle, silent auction, bake sale and a giant used goods sale. Come spend the day with family and friends! All proceeds benefit Bishop Elementary School enrichment programs and resources for our teachers and students. For more information, go to www.tinyurl.com/bearfair2017
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Help Wanted: Brackett KidZone Coordinator, paid position
Arlington Community Education is seeking a parent to help with Brackett's KidZone after-school enrichment program next school year, starting October 1. Responsibilities include: gathering students after school, taking attendance, and escorting students to the classroom. For certain classes, the coordinator would stay for the full hour to help the instructor and dismiss students to parents or BASP. Classes are typically 3-5 times per week for each 8 week term (3 terms per year). Pay is $15-$25 per day. If interested, please contact Andrea Loeb at aloeb@arlington.12.ma.us
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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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