We hope everyone had a restful and healthy break!  We are looking forward to all the fun activities planned for March - the Book Fair, Literacy Night, and the parent's night out at Donut Villa with an auction to benefit Hardy!

A quick reminder that the last Friday of each month is Hardy Spirit Day - feel free to wear your Hardy gear (another sale happening in March - watch this space!) or Hardy's school color of blue.

Check out Principal Saunders' latest update here.

Remember to please reach out to PTO president, Becky Gibree (president@hardypto.com) or our school admin Ms. Mary Bellerose (mbellerose@arlington.k12.ma.us) with any questions you can't find answers to on the Hardy PTO or Hardy School website.

FEBRUARY UPCOMING EVENTS:

- Thurs., Feb. 27: Rainbow Alliance Meeting @ 2:30PM

- Fri., Feb. 28:  Hardy Spirit Day

MARCH UPCOMING EVENTS:

- Sat., Mar. 1: All Town Orchestra @12noon at AHS

- Fri., Mar. 7: 1st grade hosts Treat Train 

- Caregiver Coffee (any grade/caregiver to host)

- Mar. 10-12:Hardy Book Fair

- Wed., Mar 12: Literacy Night

-Thurs., Mar 13: Rainbow Alliance Meeting @ 2:30PM

- Wed., Mar 19: March PTO Meeting @ 6:30PM & Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

-Sat., Mar 29th:  Hardy Caregiver's Night Out & Auction @ Donut Villa 7PM

Join Auction Planning and/or Book A Babysitter!  

Do you like party and auction planning?  Join the Auction committee to plan Hardy's auction and 100th birthday celebration!  Volunteers are needed to help set up the day of the event and be on hand during the event.  Sign-up genius to come, but please email Becky Gibree if you'd like to volunteer.

We would like to ask if any Hardy community members have items to donate (e.g., gift cards, event tickets, weekends at a summer home, etc) or time to help solicit donations, please email Becky Gibree.

Also - book your babysitters for the event - Saturday March 29th at 7PMat Donut Villa! It will be a 1920's themed party so feel free to wear you flapper headbands and finest fedoras.

There will be music, a cash bar, free (heavy) appetizers and donuts, and of course the silent auction to help grant teacher and staff wishes to improve our students' experience at Hardy!

In Massachusetts, we show our appreciation on March 19.  Stay tuned for a printable card from the MA Safe Routes Program but feel free to have your student make a card for your crossing guards. Also, please note, Hardy's arrival and dismissal plan has been updated for the new door 1st grade started using this year.  Please take a look here.

We're looking forward to more fun and fundraising events coming up in March and April. Are you getting ready for Hardy Caregiver's Night Out and Auctionon March 29 at Donut Villa and the fundraising day at Sacco's BowlHaven and American Flatbread in Davis Square on April 22?

Remember many companies will match tax-deductible contributions made by their employees and some will provide matching funds to support employee volunteer hours. Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, and some will even double or triple the amount of your gift! Please consider corporate matching, learn more here.

If you are thinking about gifting in kind at this time of the year, remember Hardy faculty have put their classroom wishes and Amazon wish lists in this Google Sheet. 

Do you have any questions? Contact PTO Treasurer Julia Twarog at treasurer@hardypto.com.

Casual Coffee Chats with Hardy SPED Coordinator Louisa Popkin! 

Have a special education question or would like to make a connection? Casual coffee chats with Louisa started in December last year and February's was cancelled due to ill health. Look out for  more planned chats in April and June at 8AM at the Hardy Cafeteria, details are in the PTO calendar.

Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is a parent group that acts as a resource for parents and advises the district regarding meeting the needs of students with disabilities. SEPAC meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, and alternate morning (9:00am) and evenings (7:30pm). Check out their brochure and schedule of meetings. 

CAMP SWIFTIE AUGUST 2025!
New Taylor Swift camp run by Dallin school mom Dana Lynne Varga will take place in August in Lexington, just a mile from the Arlington Trader Joe's! Dana designed Camp Swiftie with parents in mind, to cover those tricky last weeks of August when camps are hard to find. Check it out at https://www.theempoweredmusician.com/campswiftie

Era one: August 11-15, 2025, 9am to 3pm
Era two: August 18-22, 2025 9am to 3pm
Era three: August 25-29, 2025 9am to 3pm

Aftercare available 3-5pm as a separate registration. This camp is expected to fill, so register soon! 

Have a school-related or community announcement that would be of interest to the Hardy community? Please contact newsletter@hardypto.com.

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