Brayton Blast

April 27, 2025

Important Upcoming Dates & Deadlines

April 30: Deadline to order yearbook with customized pages

May 1 6pm: Spring Concert (4th and 5th Grade)

May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 26: School Closed (Memorial Day)

May 29 5:30-6:45pm: Brayton Open House (all grades)

June 5: Field Day

June 10: School Closed (Election Day)

Brayton News

4th and 5th Grade Spring Concert - This Thursday!

Teacher Appreciation Week Stock the Pantry!

Teacher Appreciation Week is 5/5-5/9! Let's show some love to our teachers by filling up the pantry with snacks! We will have a box by the front door on Tulip Street to drop any snacks on Monday from 2:45-3:15pm and on Tuesday 5/6 from 8-8:30am. Thanks for fueling our staff with tasty treats!

Nominations for 2025-2026 PTO Executive Board

It is that time of year to nominate and elect our 2025-2026 Brayton PTO Executive Board. Below is the proposed slate of candidates as agreed by the Nominating Committee and deadlines for the nomination and election process.

Slate of Candidates

Co-Presidents: Julie Murawski and Jenny Hoff

Co-Executive Vice Presidents: Open

First Vice President: Tara Marshall

Communications Vice President: Open

Treasurer: Weiya Ja (continuation of two year term)

Secretary: Caroline Brown

Key Dates

By May 9: Members of the Brayton community may provide written notification to the PTO of their intent to run for Board positions.

May 10: Final 2025-2026 Board slate will be published.

May 29: Voting will be conducted at the Open House.

Join 6th Grade Band, Chorus or Orchestra!

Dear 5th Grade Summit Families:

The Music Department is pleased to announce that we are opening enrollment for our 6th Grade Band, Orchestra, and Chorus (BOC) programs at Lawton C. Johnson Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year.

To have Band, Orchestra, or Chorus added to your child’s schedule for next year, please complete our enrollment form by April 30, 2025: Enroll Here

If you would like more information about our program, please review our 6th Grade BOC website, which includes general information about how the program works and provides answers to frequently asked questions. We hope you find it helpful! https://sites.google.com/summit.k12.nj.us/boc6-lcjsms/home

Thank you for encouraging your child to join our program!

Sincerely,

LCJSMS Music Staff

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Estimadas familias de quinto grado:

El Departamento de Música se complace en anunciar que estamos abriendo la inscripción para nuestros programas de banda, orquesta y coro (BOC) de sexto grado en la escuela secundaria Lawton C. Johnson para el año escolar 2024-2025.

Para agregar banda, orquesta o coro al horario de su hijo para el próximo año, complete nuestro formulario de inscripción antes del 30 de abril de 2025:Inscríbete aquí

Si desea obtener más información sobre nuestro programa, revise nuestro nuevo sitio web que incluye información general sobre cómo funciona el programa y proporciona respuestas a preguntas frecuentes. ¡Esperamos que te resulte útil!https://sites.google.com/summit.k12.nj.us/boc6-lcjsms/home

¡Gracias por animar a su hijo a unirse a nuestro programa!

Atentamente,

Personal de música de LCJSMS

Karen Ann Forgione

Supervisor of Fine, Performing & Practical Arts, Summit Public Schools

office: (908) 273-8856

Brayton Yearbook - Order by April 30th!

Brayton’s 2024-2025 Yearbook on Sale now! Order by April 30 to customize pages and guarantee end of year in-school Delivery!

Click flyer to be taken to site to order

UPDATE/Subscribe to our calendar on your mobile device!

** New for Fall 2024 - please delete and re-add this calendar subscription to your mobile device. Any Brayton PTO calendar previously synced will no longer work**

Take a moment to subscribe to our Brayton PTO Calendar on your mobile device! Never miss an important moment at our school!

Red Flag Advisories

Red flag updates as decided by the school are available on our website on weekday mornings. We'll do our best to make sure it's updated... but, you know - mornings happen!

On your mobile device in your browser, they can be found when scrolling halfway down the page. Keep an eye out as it may alter the way you approach Brayton. As always, follow our Red Flag day procedures!