Arlington Family Connection

Hello parents of rising kindergartners!

The Arlington Family Connection's kinder connect program traditionally helped organize social meet ups in the summer for incoming students and families to meet each other. As the organization re-organizes and revitalizes, we are unlikely to be able to assist in scheduling these events without a larger membership and volunteer force. In the meantime, here are some value links of information shameless sourced from the private Arlington Parents Facebook group. We hope by sharing these publicly on our blog that other families not on social media will have equitable access to these resources.

Registration is open, and more information and instructions can be found from the town's website here

Already organized Facebook groups for parents of incoming kindergarten classes:

PEIRCE: Pierce Incoming Kindergarteners of 2023

THOMPSON: Thompson Class of 2029 (Kindergarten 2023-2024)

DALLIN: Dallin Class of 2029 (Kindergarten 2023-2024)

BISHOP: Bishop Elementary - Class of 2029

HARDY: Hardy Kindergarten 2023-2024 (Graduating 5th grade in 2029) Arlington MA

BRACKETT: Brackett-AHS Class of 2036

STRATTON: Stratton Rising Kindergarten - Class of 2036

Resources for parents of children with or needing an IEP:
TASA: The Arlington Special Education Alliance: www.arlingtonspedalliance.wordpress.com

TASA is a confidential networking and advocacy group for parents only – there is a private FB group and a private email list. See the website for further information.

SEPAC: Special Education Advisory Council: www.arlington.k12.ma.us/sepac

SEPAC is a group that anyone can join. There are monthly meetings that APS administrators also attend, and they sponsor an annual workshop on SPED parent rights. See the website for further information. 

While social distancing is the best method to stay safe our regular, in-person events have been cancelled. If you'd like information about virtual meetings please send an email to the organizer.

Dad's Bookgroup : bookgroup@arlingtonfamilyconnection.org

Working Moms Groups : workingmoms@arlingtonfamilyconnection.org

Hello parents of rising kindergartners!

Arlington Family Connection Kindergarten Connections program helps parents organize social meet-ups every summer to help the incoming students and families meet each other. We do this by recruiting parent volunteers from each school to organize and publicize events. We started the process for this year before the current pandemic situation. Typically, AFC would be assisting volunteers with scheduling group events around this time, but sadly that can not be the case right now. While some businesses and activities are starting to re-open, things remain unclear and we don't know when or under what circumstances everyone might be able to meet. That said, we'd still like to help families connect in whatever way possible, of course!

Below is a list of links to a Facebook group if one has been started at that school. There is also some info listed for the two groups for parents of students receiving special education services, The Arlington Special Education Alliance (TASA) and Special Education Advisory Council (SEPAC). If your child has or might need an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), please check out these resources.

Stay safe everyone!

PEIRCE:

FB group: Peirce School Incoming Kindergarten 2020-2021 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653071624769726/?ref=share

THOMPSON:

FB group: Thompson Elementary Kindergarten 2020-2021 https://www.facebook.com/groups/717620058981476/

DALLIN:

FB group: Dallin Incoming Kindergartners 2020-2021 https://www.facebook.com/groups/523285021624578/?ref=share

ST. AGNES:

BISHOP:

FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3465878166775126/members/

HARDY:

FB group: Hardy Kindergarten 2020-2021

https://www.facebook.com/groups/707540096447127

BRACKETT:

FB group: Brackett Kindergarten Families 2020-2021

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2710606525851099/

STRATTON:

FB group: Stratton Class of 2026 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2630724120583830/?hc_location=group

Resources for parents of kindergartners with or needing an IEP:

TASA: The Arlington Special Education Alliance: www.arlingtonspedalliance.wordpress.com

TASA is a confidential networking and advocacy group for parents only – there is a private FB group and a private email list. See the website for further information.

SEPAC: Special Education Advisory Council: www.arlington.k12.ma.us/sepac

SEPAC is a group that anyone can join. There are monthly meetings that APS administrators also attend, and they sponsor an annual workshop on SPED parent rights. See the website for further information. 

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