Brackett PTO

• 04/07 - 04/14 - Spring Food Drive
• 04/18 - 04/27 - April Break
• 05/05 - 05/09 - Teacher Appreciation Week
• 05/16 - Menotomy Day (3rd grade)
• 05/20 - Rainbow Alliance's Little Rainbows Event (after school)
• 05/22 - PTO Community Meeting
• 05/30 - Field Day and Movie Night
• 06/05 - Scooperbowl
• 06/08 - June Fair (11am-2pm) - vounteer to help here
• 06/16 - Celebration of Learning (5th grade)
• Every Friday at 7:20am - Math Mornings for 3rd-5th grades

• Additional 5th Grade Important Dates can be found here

If you'd like to purchase spirit wear in Field Day colors, the colors for each grade are as follow:

K- red

1- orange

2- yellow

3- green

4- purple

5- blue

Mark you calendars...Our spring food drive for EATS and the Brackett Snack Program is April 7-April 14. Fifth grade students will have an opportunity to deliver and process donations after school on April 16.

This will be Brackett Bank's final year unless we find a vounteer to run it for next year

Did you know that over 100 students have enjoyed Brackett Bank this year? We need your help if it is going to be a tradition that continues!

The PTO is seeking a few parents to volunteer to keep the program at our school. Brackett School Savings Bank, currently in its 38th year, is a savings bank operated by 5th graders and parent volunteers and is sponsored by Cambridge Savings Bank.

Students can open a savings account with a $1 minimum and make deposits and withdrawals on banking days during the school year. First through fifth graders may participate in the bank.

Volunteering involves a total of less than two hours a week (this time can be split between multiple volunteers) — Brackett Bank is a great way to get involved at the school and help students learn banking basics!

Find out more information about Brackett Bank and volunteer responsibilities here.

Did you know that the PTO coordinates Brackett school picture day? We're looking for a co-lead to help with picture day and learn the ropes from the current lead. If you'd like to help out or get more information, please reach out to Katy.

The Read-a-thon met it's goal of raising $20,000 and surpassed the reading goal with a grand total of 323,889 minutes. To celebrate this amazing achievement by Brackett's readers, Dr. Vice and Mr. Vanderlaine dressed up in inflatable shark and toucan costumes to greet students this week!

Thanks to your generous donations to the PTO and parent volunteer time to coordinate, we were able to restock the teacher's lounge with some snacks to fuel the teachers and staff for their busy days!

Thank you to all the student scientists who took part in the Science Fair and to all the volunteers who organized tables and helped with activities at STEM Night - both events were a huge success!

The final Community PTO Meeting of the year will be on May 22nd - please join us for a year-end wrap up and to discuss the next school year. Come share any ideas that you have for the PTO!

The next monthly SEPAC meeting is coming up on April 8th (7:30-8:30pm) via zoom. Details about the meeting and more can be found in the newsletter here.

Saturday, April 26, 9am – 1pm

Community Room, Robbins Library

Donations needed!

We will need lots of great donations to make a great Sale. Please bring donated items to the Robbins Library beginning Monday, April 7- look for the big blue bin near the Circulation Desk; we appreciate gently used books, cd's, puzzles, games, and DVD's. This is a great opportunity to clean off those bookshelves.

Support Arlington’s libraries by purchasing children’s and teen books, movies, and music at the Sale. There will be craft activities to keep children occupied as parents search for books. Come browse all the wonderful picture books, early readers, chapter books, books for teens, puzzles and games, and more! Lots of great books for inexpensive prices- children’s hardcovers for $1.00 and paperbacks for 50 cents. See you at the Sale!