You can check out Principal Saunders' latest update here. Included in her update was information about Immigrants Rights Resources, this is also available on the Hardy PTO website homepage.  This was discussed at our last PTO meeting and the minutes from that meeting are available here.

For any questions you may have, 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). You will also find great resources on the Hardy PTO or Hardy School websites.

MARCH UPCOMING EVENTS:

- Tues., Mar. 25: Daily Bloom - Hardy PTO Fundraising Day - Bloom into Spring!

- Wed., Mar. 26: Hardy Student Raffle for Teacher & Staff Experiences

- Thurs., Mar. 27: Book Character Day

                             Rainbow Alliance Meeting @ 2:30PM

- Fri., Mar. 28:Hardy Spirit Day - Wear your Spirit Wear or Hardy blue!

                        2025 APS Pride Logo Competition - Submission Deadline 

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

Celebrate our 100th birthday!

-Sun., Mar. 30: Bridging Two Communities - METCO Walk @Franklin Park

-Mon., Mar 31: APS 2025 SEPAC Survey Closes - Open to all, please fill it out!

APRIL UPCOMING EVENTS:

- Fri., Apr. 4: 5th grade hosts Treat Train 

                      Caregiver Coffee (any grade/caregiver to host)

- Tues., Apr. 8:SEPAC Meeting @7.30pm

- Wed., Apr. 9: April PTO Meeting @ 6.30pm

- Thu., Apr. 10: Rainbow Alliance Meeting @ 2:30PM

-Sun., Apr. 13: Jim Swan Memorial 5th Grade Trash Pick-a-Thon @ 2 pm 

-Tues., Apr. 15 : Special Education Coffee Chat @ 8am

- Wed., Apr. 16: Car Free Campus Day

Spring Webinar - Massachusetts Safe Routes to School - New Tools for School 

Hardy Arts Night - All student event from 5.30pm-7pm

No School  - April Vacation - Monday, April 21 - Friday, April 25

Arlington EATS is offering free pre-packed bags of groceries to any family with kids in Arlington schools who could use extra food support over April break.

Vacation lunch bags will be available to pick up on Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18 at Arlington EATS, 117 Broadway. Sign up here by April 14 or call 339-707-6757 ext. 6.

Saturday March 29 at 7PMat Donut Villa! 

Join us for a 1920's themed party - 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!

Hardy PTO Online Auction- Happy Bidding!

Bidding is already open for the Hardy PTO Online Auction!! We have so many fabulous items to pick from! The auction will close at 9pm on Saturday March 29, the night of the Hardy Caregivers' Night Out - Centennial Celebration & Silent Auction!

🌟Register to bid now!🌟

✨Check out our fabulous donated items ✨

👕Gender neutral T shirts in various sizes including larger sizes  - the less on them the better, plain shirts would be awesome!

Please drop your donations into the nurses' office.

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 Centennial Auctionon March 29 at Donut Villa and the fundraising day at Sacco's BowlHaven and American Flatbread in Davis Square on April 22? Remember to book a lane if you are planning to bowl and eat that day - it's Spring Break! Perhaps you are ringing in Spring with a trip to the Daily Bloom on Tuesday, March 25 for our PTO fundraising day? 

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. And thank you to all of you who support Hardy PTO and our community in this way! 

As we start looking to the last months of the school year remember Hardy faculty have put their classroom wishes and Amazon wish lists in this Google Sheet. 

At March's PTO meeting we had a change of Treasurer. Julia Twarog stepped down and Brian Gibree was voted in as our new Treasurer. Congratulations Brian! And our many thanks to you Julia for all you brought to our community as Treasurer. We thank you for your time, focus and innovations such as our online reimbursement form.

Do you have any questions? Contact PTO Treasurer Brian Gibree at treasurer@hardypto.com.

The Special Education Parent Advisory Council’s (SEPAC) annual survey is a vital tool that helps:

• Advise the Arlington School Committee regarding Special Education in the Arlington Public Schools (APS)

• Provide APS with actionable feedback on how to support students with disabilities and additional support needs, who are often marginalized within education systems

If you are an APS parent or caregiver SEPAC wants to hear from you! Your survey responses will help the Arlington SEPAC advise on the best supports and services for all students.

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. The next planned chat is Tuesday, April 15 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 the second Tuesday of the month, alternating morning (9am) and evenings (7:30pm). Check their brochure and schedule of meetings. 

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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Arlington, MA, 02474

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