Pre-order Wilson Farms' Roses or Dutch Tulips for your Valentine! NEW items like Primrose plants, Cyclamen plants and heart shaped box of chocolates can also be ordered this year!  Please fill out and return the attached form to your child's teacher by Thursday, February 9th.  Orders can be picked up on Monday, February 13th between 2:00 and 2:30 in the school lobby.  ALL PROCEEDS directly benefit the thrid grade COLONIAL DAYS program.  We will also be putting order forms in backpacks early next week.  Questions?

Mark your calendars for our Annual Brackett Family Skating Night at the Belmont Hill Rink on Friday, March 2nd from 6pm-8pm.  Cost will be $5/skater or $15/family.  Pizza available for purchase.  Flyers will be distributed in a couple of wweeks so be on the lookout.  Interested in volunteering?  Please contact Jen Butler (jenniferahrens.butler@gmail.com) or Jen Saulnier (jenmck@hotmail.com).  See attached flyer for details.

 

We are excited to celebrate our third annual Half-Way Day! The 90th day of school is quickly approaching.  Monday, January 30th is the official date for all grades if the weather cooperates this year!

Art Monday "Painting To Music" was a HIT!  Be sure to catch all the great art activities sponsored by the Art Squad at Brackett.

 

PTO Approves 2011-2012 Teachers' Wish List at January 4th Meeting:  A Teacher Wish List was presented at the January PTO meeting and the community agreed to spend about 10K from the FY'12 budget for much needed technology and classroom materials.  The Teachers' Wish list is comprised of items that will benefit current grades immediately as well as future students at Brackett.  These items include 10 Elmo digital display devices for classrooms (see http://trendingeduca

Together, you have helped our school earn $774 to date from participating in the Stop and Shop A+ Bonus Buck Rewards Program.  Thank you to all of you who have been using your Rewards card!  We are going to pass our 2012 goal for sure of $1,000.  It's NEVER too late to register your card or ask a friend or family member; the program runs through March 2012.  Please email your card number to juliehall73@verizon.net or simply click on the Stop and Shop green apple on our website.

MANY, MANY THANKS to you!  Thanks for all your generosity with gifts for the Holiday Help Program for December 2011.  Gifts and gift certificates were given to 126 families and 258 children through your efforts.  What a wonderful treat it is to see the delighted faces of parents as they collect the presents that you gave to them!  It keeps the holiday spirit alive in Arlington.  THANKS to all of you for your organization, your shopping, your wrapping, and your generous donations.  Happy New Year to all of you!  Patsy Kraemer & Lori Talanian.

The Brackett School Directory for 2011-12 will be coming out soon.

A big thank you to all of our advertising sponsors - Judy Weinberg, Realtor,Remax - Coyote Impressions - Marc Culhane, Painting and Home Maintenance - Maxima Gift Center and Firefly Moon Gifts.

A special thank you as well to Gwen Mansfield and Danuta Forbes who worked so hard on the 2011-12 directory.

On Friday, December 2nd, multi-talented performer and teaching artist Veronica Robles brought her Mexican Music, Storytelling, Culture and History program to Brackett first graders. Her mission is to promote diversity and to teach about Mexican and Latin-American culture through dance and music. The interactive performance provided students the opportunity to experience culture through traditional dance, music, Spanish and Nahuatl (early Aztec) language and traditional dress.