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Brackett eNews 5/3/18

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May 3, 2018

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Brackett Art Show is Tomorrow!
Menotomy History Day Planning Meeting - Tues. 5/8
Brackett Green Team News
The Greatest 5th Grade Show Tickets - On Sale Now!
Sidewalk Surprise for Our Teachers! Join us Sunday, 5/6 3:00 - 5:00
June Fair is coming soon!

Community News:

Morning SEPAC Mtg with Assist. Superintendent Rod MacNeal: Tues. 5/8
Upcoming SEPAC workshop: Stop and Take a Breath: Wed. 5/16

SAVE THE DATES
5/4 - Brackett Community Art Show
6/10 - Brackett June Fair

Brackett Art Show is Tomorrow!

May 4, 6pm-8pm

Brackett's Community Art Show is a wonderful night where our community comes together to view art and get our creative juices flowing with hands-on art projects. Over the years we have welcomed all artwork submissions (drawings, paintings, sculpture, mobiles, lego-built creations, etc.) from students, parents, teachers, neighbors, siblings, grandparents... anyone with a connection to our neighborhood or Brackett.

Please stop by to help hang artwork in the gym: Thursday 5/3 2:30-5pm & Friday 5/4 9am-5pm
Help us to take down art work: Saturday 5/5 9-12

Thanks for submitting your artwork! If you haven't already done so, please be sure to complete the online form: http://bit.ly/brackettartshow

We look forward to seeing you there!

Menotomy History Day Planning Meeting - Tues. 5/8

Greetings to the fine folks of the Brackett Community,
Please join us for the first planning meeting for Menotomy History Day. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8^th at 7pm in the Brackett cafeteria. At that time we will go over what the new day will look like, and what help we will need volunteers for. Menotomy Day is scheduled for June 15^th, so we need to act quickly to ensure a great event for all. I hope you will join us in creating a fun and memorable event for our 3^rd grade students.
If you can't make the planning meeting but would like to be involved feel free to drop me a line at inaehwang@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Inae Hwang (Sebastien’s mom), and Kate Mikkelson (5th & 7th grade mom)

Brackett Green Team News

Thanks to all for participating in our Earth Day activities last week! All are invited to join us for the rescheduled playground cleanup next Friday, May 11th after school from 2:30-3:00pm. We will meet by the compost bins outside the lunchroom. Brackett Green Team will first participate in the cleanup and then head up to the 3rd floor greenhouse to check on our pizza gardens until 3:30pm. For more information, please contact GIG (Green Initiatives Group) co-chairs Rachel Oliveri (rachelboliveri@gmail.com) and Hilary Graham (hilgraham@aol.com).

The Greatest 5th Grade Show Tickets - On Sale Now!

Support Brackett 5th Grade Graduation Activities and have a fun night out! On June 12 at 7 PM, the Brackett 5th Graders will present "The Greatest 5th Grade Show" at Lowe Auditorium in Arlington High School.

Tickets are available here: https://brackett.brownpapertickets.com/

The 5th graders are also selling tickets on Tuesday and Friday afternoons outside of Brackett and at the Art Show this Friday! And we’ll be having a raffle for 4 front row seats during the Art Show!

Prices: $10/person; children under 5 are free.

The 5th graders are working hard to make the show a great success! Please join them on June 12 to celebrate their time at Brackett and wish them well as they head off to junior high! If you have questions, please contact Kristin LeClair (kleclair624@gmail.com).

Sidewalk Surprise for Our Teachers! Join us Sunday 5/6, 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Teacher appreciation week is next week and we'd like to start the week off with a surprise for our teachers by writing fun messages in chalk in front of the school.

Please join us on Sunday, May 6th from 3-5pm in front of school. We'll provide the chalk. Bring your children and write a message or decorate the sidewalks to show appreciation for our teachers and staff.

We are hoping that this will be a fun surprise for the teachers and staff when they arrive on Monday morning. If you are unable to make it on Sunday, feel free to leave messages throughout the week. (In case of inclement weather, we will reschedule.)

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Tracy Scatterday, tms51874@hotmail.com
617-877-8297

Mary Wu, marytibb@yahoo.com

June Fair is Coming Soon!

The annual Brackett June fair will be held on Sunday, June 10th from 11:00 to 3:00. Please save the date! Volunteer signups will follow in the next few weeks- please support this great community event that benefits our school.

Community News

Morning SEPAC Mtg with Assistant Superintendent Roderick MacNeal: Tues May 8th

Please see the attached notice for the next SEPAC business meeting, scheduled for MAY 8th, 8:30am, at the Jefferson Cutter House.

This month we welcome Assist. Superintendent Roderick MacNeal to our meeting.

Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is a parent group that acts as a resource for parents and advises the district regarding meeting the needs of students with special needs. We provide support and networking opportunities for parents and guardians of children with special educational needs, offer workshops and guest speakers to help parents become better informed about special education issues and meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of special education programs in town.

Stop and Take a Breath: Mindfulness for Parents of Children with Disabilities - Wed. 5/16

Please see the attached notice for the next SEPAC workshop scheduled for Wednesday, May 16th, in the Ottoson Media Center from 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Stop and Take a Breath: Mindfulness for Parents of Children with Disabilities

A 90 Minute Experiential Workshop geared towards learning simple techniques that can be incorporated into daily life. Included will be a brief overview of the impact of stress upon the human mind and body, and of the current neuroscientific support for positive effects of mindfulness based practices.

Presentation by Carla C. Leone, a long time Arlington resident, Parent of a child with complex disabilities, Teacher of Radiant Child Yoga through Arlington Community Education, Meditation Teacher with training in Insight (vipassana) Meditation and Loving-Kindness (metta) Meditation, and attendance at numerous silent retreats; En route to obtaining a Master’s in Mindfulness from Lesley University, anticipated graduation May, 2018.

Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is a parent group that acts as a resource for parents and advises the district regarding meeting the needs of students with special needs. We provide support and networking opportunities for parents and guardians of children with special educational needs, offer workshops and guest speakers to help parents become better informed about special education issues and meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of special education programs in town.