Hardy Weekly Round-Up

Week of March 31, 2025

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Coming Up This Week

Monday, March 31 : CLOSING TODAY!

→ Arlington SEPAC Survey

→ Hardy Spirit Wear Store @midnight - Get in while you can!

Thursday, April 3:

→ APS & Arlington LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Taskforce Community Conversation @ at 6:30pm in the Discourse Lab at Arlington High School

Friday, April 4:

→ Caregiver Coffee - 7.50am in Chandler Street Playground. We made it to April!

→ April Treat Train - 5th Grade take it away!

Sunday, April 6:

→ METCO Walk - Rescheduled @1pm-3pm, Franklin Park

Take the opportunity to check out the Lost and Found in-person and at this link

Spirit Wear Store Closes Tonight!

Hardy Spirit Wear!

The Hardy Elementary Spirit Wear Store is open for business for one last day! If you missed our sale in the Fall – or just need some new Hardy gear get in while you can.

Orders are due tonight, Monday, March 31st at Midnight - and will be delivered to classrooms in late April. Questions? Ask spiritwear@hardypto.com.

Check out more at Spirit Wear

Volunteer with the PTO

☕️ Caregiver Coffee: There is an open call to host Caregiver coffee this Friday, April 4. Caregiver coffee happens on the first Friday of the month. Please volunteer to grab coffee and help clean up.

🍬Treat Train: This Friday, April 4, Fifth Grade is hosting! Each month, a different grade delivers treats to staff and teachers. Sign up to volunteer, to donate food or deliver goodies.

Visit our Volunteer and Events pages for more upcoming opportunities to get involved in PTO events. Participating helps enhance your child's experience at Hardy and allows you to connect with your neighborhood community!

Community & District Resources & Info

Food Support Over April Break

Arlington EATS will be 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 packed with with nutritious, easy to prepare, kid-friendly foods 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 to find out more.

Protecting Students & Their Information

Have you read this document shared by Principal Saunders and available on the PTO website? It's a flyer from the Massachusetts Attorney General for K-12 schools on protecting students and their information.

APS Welcome Center Community Resource List

Have you seen the Arlington Community Resources List? It's managed by the APS Welcome & Resource Center.

AmpUP!

Join the Arlington AmpUp! Comprehensive Plan Update Kick-Off Event on April 3, 2025 at 7:00p.m. at Arlington High School. For more information, visit Add to iCalendar

Connect with the PTO

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