Dear Brackett Families,
Happy End-of-Summer! We are so excited to have your children back at Brackett next week. It was so lovely to see so many of you at Popsicles with the Principals! For the first week, please give a few extra minutes to navigate new routines and leave your furry friends at home.
Brackett Arrival & Dismissal Plans
ARRIVAL– Classes will line up at designated spaces in the school yard for arrival. This allows us to move into the building quickly.
During the first week, their teachers will walk them into the building. Please prepare to have your child in line by 7:55am to walk into the building. Traffic cones with teacher’s names on them will designate where the line begins. Fifth grade safety patrol will begin leading in classes for grades 1-3 during week 2.
Kindergarten: Kindergarteners will line up outside their classrooms at the doors on Fayette Street.
Grade 1: Line up on the brick patio.
Grade 2: Line up on the blue/purple rainbow lines.
Grade 3: Line up on the paved lane, parallel to the retaining wall & trees.
Grade 4: Line up along the rainbow headed to the cafeteria stairs
Grade 5: By the cafeteria door.
DISMISSAL – Students will dismiss through the same door that they arrive through. Grownups can meet classes at the line-up spots.
Morning arrival/drop-off is an important time to practice safe routines and to follow the laws in our community. Crosswalks are clearly marked and should be used when crossing Eastern Ave, especially from 7:45 am to 8:00 am. We encourage families to walk, scooter, or ride bikes (bike racks are in back of Brackett) whenever possible to alleviate the vehicular traffic around school.
Parking is located along Eastern Avenue in both directions and throughout the neighborhood. There is NO parking, stopping, or pausing for individual drop off directly in front of the school on the school-side of Eastern Ave. This area is designated for school buses only. Please pull over to the side of the road to let your child out of the car. It is extremely dangerous to let them out in the lane of traffic.
Reminder – Brackett Elementary is a pet/animal-free campus per district policy. Animals should remain on the surrounding sidewalks during school hours. We have students whose school day can be greatly affected by their morning arrival transition, and animals can unfortunately make a big, not-positive impact.
Other Beginning School Information
From PE
Check out this message from Mr. Schiavone and Mr. Hawes. Mr. Hawes is our new PE teacher. He will be at Brackett on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Mr. Hawes comes to us from teaching in Hull and Brighton; this is his 8th year of teaching. He always loves teaching new activities like ultimate frisbee or dance and can’t wait to meet all of you.
From the Nurse
Here’s a gentle reminder to log into the SNAP health portal and upload any and all updated medical information. Make sure to give permissions for over the counter medication for the year.
New Faculty
In addition to Mr. Hawes, we are excited to have Ms. Troja with us as our full time librarian. Ms. Desautels is joining the Brackett community as our new Math Coach. Welcome!!
One last reminder.. please send the pink dismissal form from the mailing with your child on the first day. After-school programs will communicate with us about enrollment, but information from families is extremely valuable.
See you next week!
Yours,
Dr. Vice