Despite the snow and cold 2025 has started with a hustle! Some teachers reported that they have already had the busiest week of their school year with caregiver-teacher conferences wrapping up. The new calendar year of school and activity kicked off with Caregiver Coffee, Treat Train and Caregiver-Teacher conferences. And that's just January, now we're getting ready for February with Hardy PTO Hour of Code February 3-7, and STEAM Festival following swiftly on its heels on Saturday, February 8.

The Hardy PTO Book Fair is a much loved annual event and raises funds for the PTO while supporting Arlington's local book store, The Book Rack. 

This event will take place during the week of March 10th-14th. Students will browse during their regular library time that week, but shopping hours will only be before school, after school, and during Literacy Night (Wednesday, March 12th). Please stay tuned for more information about this event and opportunities to volunteer! 

Literacy Night - March 12th 6-8PM Volunteer Sign up

Hardy's Arlington EATS representative Annie Clarke-Lauer is collecting wine and wine related goodies for a gift basket to donate to the Beats for Eats Silent Auction (date/time TBD).  Please email Annie to donate an item.

Do you like party and auction planning?  Join the Auction committee to plan Hardy's auction and 100th birthday celebration!  

We would like to ask if any Hardy community members have items to donate or time to help solicit donations, please email Becky Gibree.

The Massachusetts SRTS Program's Yard Sign Design Contest is a way for students to use their creativity to help promote safe roads for cyclists and pedestrians in their communities. The contest is open to students in grades 2-5 at Hardy.

Multilingual signs are encouraged!

Click here for more information and the template to design and form to mail in (parent signature required).

Click here to view prior year signs.

The Hardy Garden Team remains focused on their winter sowing and enrichment fundraising project. Sowing will begin in January. Over 20 kinds of native seeds have already been collected via donation. The team is still collecting clear/translucent bottles (milk, juice, water, gallon vinegar, 2 liter soda). Can you donate any?  If you are interested in helping or have bottles to donate, email garden@hardypto.com!

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Schedule:

Mon, Feb 3 (8:15AM - 11:45AM) & Mon, Feb 10 (8:15AM - 11:45AM)

Mon, Mar 3 (8:15AM - 11:45AM) & Tue, Mar 4 ((8:15AM - 11:45AM)

Thu, Apr 10 (8:15AM - 4PM)

Thu, May 15 (8:15AM - 4PM)

Tue, Jun 3 (12 - 3:30PM) & Tue, Jun 10 (12 - 3:30PM)

Register here

We appreciate donations to our PTO at any time. Every amount helps! Your donations directly fund the many PTO programs that support and enrich our Hardy School community, and are tax-deductible. Donate here!

Get the Box Tops app and scan receipts with your phone's camera to raise money for Hardy PTO. Learn more and get the app!

Order customized labels and other products, and 20% of your purchase goes to Hardy PTO. Visit the site and search for “Hardy Elementary Arlington” to select our program, then shop for products.

Visit the Hardy PTO website to sign up for PTO emails, access the student directory, check the calendar, learn more about our programs and events, and find out how you can get involved.

Join the Hardy School Arlington private Facebook group (free login required) for news, updates, and discussion with other Hardy caregivers. It's full of good information and timely updates and reminders.

Families of Kindergarten students are invited to join the private Facebook group Hardy Kindergarten 2024-2025 (Graduating 5th grade in 2030) Arlington MA. 

Get updates and reminders from the Hardy PTO via Instagram.

Download the Membership Toolkit app for streamlined access to the Hardy Student Directory and other PTO info on your mobile device. Visit the App Store, Google Play, or search for "Membership Toolkit" wherever you download apps!