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If you have news to share with the community, please email your updates to brackettenewsletter@gmail.com.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- May 12th: Dr. Nora Shine’s, “The Talk”
- Spring Box Top Drive: Turn in Your Box Tops by May 8th!
- Mark your calendars! Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is Monday, May 18th from 1:00-2:00pm!
- BASP Registration for 2015-2016
- Third Grade Parents - Sign Up to Help at Colonial Days
- Summer Fun 2015
- Save the Dates
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DR. NORA SHINE'S," THE TALK": Talking to Adults, Listening to Kids/ Realistic Strategies for Promoting the Sexual Safety of Young Children
Tuesday, May 12th 6-8 p.m. at the Brackett School
proudly sponsored by the Brackett PTO
Dr. Nora Shine, a Child Psychologist and parent of two young children, has created a two hour workshop in which she shares realistic strategies that parents (and teachers/counselors) can use to promote the safety of their young children, especially in regards to child sexual exploitation. Dr Shine draws upon her knowledge as a Child Psychologist, her experience as a parent, and her training as a facilitator in sexual abuse prevention from two nationally renowned organizations (D2L and StopItNow), to teach what really works to protect children from sexual abuse. Designed to reduce anxiety surrounding this topic, Dr. Shine uses an intentionally warm and light manner. With the goal of inspiring a sense of informed confidence, and a commitment to behaving responsibly, you will learn:
- Facts about child sexual abuse that inform effective prevention strategies
- A framework for integrating abuse prevention into good parenting practices
- Facts about which adult behaviors should raise concern ( and how to avoid unnecessary panic!)
- Language that adults can use to calmly and confidently address observations that raise concern
- Ways to increase communication with children, so they feel supported and protected by adults
- Begin to overcome our own embarrassment and hesitation about all things sexual, so that we are able to
protect children from those who would exploit our discomfort
Learn more at drshinethetalk.wordpress.com
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Spring Box Top Drive
Please pass in any Box Tops you have in sets of ten on a piece of scrap paper or with this
Spring Box Top collection sheet. We are almost at $500 for the year.
Last day for this collection will be May 8th. There will be one more drive at the end of the school year. Box Tops can always been turned in to the drawer in the lobby next to the stairs.
Thank you!
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Mark your calendars! Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is Monday, May 18th from 1:00-2:00pm!
Once again, the PTO will be sponsoring a lunch and parent volunteers will be covering the classrooms so all of the teachers and staff can enjoy lunch together. The luncheon will be held on Monday, May 18th from 1:00-2:00pm. Volunteers will be setting up in the cafeteria after the students are finished with lunch.
In order to pull off this event we will need classroom coverage for each class from 1:00-2:00pm. We will need at least 3 parent volunteers for each classroom on Monday, May 18th from 12:50-2:00pm. Teachers will return to their classrooms to dismiss the students at the end of the day. There will be no specialists from 1-2pm, so all students will be in their classrooms.
If we receive many interested parents and the slots fill up, please let us know if you are willing to help out in other classrooms if needed. Volunteers will check in with the teachers for specifics. Last year, many volunteers did a project, made an appreciation card for the teacher, played outside on the playground or were given instructions from their teachers.
We know that the teachers/staff really enjoy having an hour to eat together since they don't normally overlap their lunchtimes as a group. It is a great gift to give our Brackett staff during Teacher Appreciation Week!
Here is the link for classroom coverage sign-ups:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-teacher2
We are also asking for contributions of dessert, beverage, supplies and decorations for this luncheon, so if there are parents who cannot help out during the classroom time and want to volunteer, there are other opportunities to help with the luncheon. The PTO has generously offered to cover the cost of catering the food!
Here is the link for luncheon sign up help:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45abad2caa8-teacher1
Thanks so much!!
Alyssa Beck and Sophie Sweeney
Brackett PTO
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BASP Registration for 2015-16
The BASP registration is now online. Please click here: http://register.asapconnected.com/default.aspx?org=4108
to register your child/children. Please note that completing the registration does not guarantee a space but puts you on the waitlist. If you are a current BASP family please lookout for the email from The enrollment officer for instructions and registration deadlines. For questions regarding registration and enrollment please contact BASP.enrollment@gmail.com.
Thank you.
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Third Grade Parents – Don’t forget to sign-up to help at Colonial Days!
We need many parent volunteers to run Colonial Days on June 4 and 5. Please sing up at www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0949AEA82AA57-colonial
Help make Colonial Days one of the best experiences your child has at Brackett! It won’t happen without you. Thank you – Amy Horsburgh
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SummerFun 2015
Dear Families,
What’s up with your kids this summer?
There are still some spots available in SummerFun 2015, the popular Arlington Community Education-sponsored program for kids entering grades 1-9.
What’s so special about SummerFun?
Classes are designed and led by experienced classroom teachers, nearly all with Arlington Public Schools.
Classes are small, relaxed and fun.
We offer flexible schedules, with full-day, half-day and extended-day options.
We hope to see your kids at SummerFun!
We also offer Sports Clinics at AHS for Grades 6 - 12 and GoLingo! Spanish Immersion Fun for Grades 1-5. And our May/June catalog is filled with great classes to keep you active.
For more information and to register for all our programs, please visit: www.ArlingtonCommunityEd.org
Arlington Community Education is a self-supported program of the Arlington Public Schools.
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Donna Eidson, Director
Arlington Community Education
A self-supporting program of the Arlington Public Schools
869 Mass. Ave., Arlington 02476
P: 781/316-3668
F: 781/316-3381
www.arlingtoncommunityed.org
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5/18/15 - Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
5/19/15 - Early Release - 1 PM
5/25/15 - No School - Memorial Day
6/2/15 - Fifth Grade Talent Show - Brackett Gym - Show begins at 2:30 - FREE Admission - Donations Accepted
6/4-6/5/15 - 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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