ALCOTT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Turkey Trot Pledge Reminder: Thank to everyone who exercised for a good cause! Don't forget to submit your pledge donations via the Turkey Trot Paypal on the Alcott Owl Turkey Trot Page. The deadline for pledge donations is Friday, December 4, 2020. This year we will again be donating to The Open Table and the Concord Recreation Scholarship fund. ***All donations go directly to our charities, this is not a school fundraiser.*** View Mr. Gaudreau's letter for more information.
Ms. Kwarcinski on Chronicle - time change: Due to prolonged election coverage, the Back-to-School episode was rescheduled for TONIGHT (Thursday, Nov. 12) at 7:30pm. Tune in to Channel 5's Chronicle to see Ms. Kwarcinksi!
The Book Fair books are arriving soon! The books will be distributed to the classrooms next week after being allowed to sit for several days after we receive them from the vendor. Wish Book orders will also be included with your order- each Wish Book order will include a Book Plate sticker for the student to sign. Please talk with your student about whether you want them to sign the sticker at school and give the book to the teacher- or if you prefer that they bring the book order home first- this is important if the order includes books for a sibling’s class. If your order does not have a Book Plate sticker when it arrives, please email Bookfairalcott@gmail.com to request one. The Alcott PTG thanks you for your support of our Book Fair fundraiser!
Open Fall PTG Meeting: November 19th at 9.30am, Voting in By-Law Changes and New Board Positions: Please join us on Zoom for our open fall meeting, where we will require votes to update our by-laws and formally vote in our new Board to comply with the by-law reorganization. The Zoom link for the PTG meeting is listed below. The amendment must be passed by vote with the presence of a quorum, so if you only attend one meeting this year, please help us by making THIS ONE! The purpose of the by-law changes are first, to make sure we are complying with our State non-profit legal requirements but moreover, to create a more open and organized PTG that will enable people to get involved in a more streamlined and efficient way. We are including, for the first time, Alcott Administration on the Board, a Faculty Representative, a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Clerk, as well as enumerated voting Board Chair positions that represent the larger work we do: Communications, Enrichment, Events, Fundraising, METCO and School Community Chairs. While we also hope to have monthly Board meetings, we are prioritizing community involvement by having three public and open meetings annually in the Fall, Winter and Spring, some day and some evening, where important mission issues are set forth, voting takes place, and all voices are included. Thanks to the addition of video conferencing in all of our lives, our goal will be to make these three open meeting accessible by Zoom, Google Hangout, or like video conferencing going forward so that all parents, Concord and Boston, working from home or away from home, can attend if they chose. The rest of the provisions are legal updates for 501(c)(3)s, and for our insurance. Prior to the vote, please go to our website to view the proposed changes HERE and the formalized 2020-2021 slate, HERE. The 2021-2022 slate will be voted on in Spring 2021, and at all Spring open meetings going forward. Have questions prior to the meeting? Please contact krissytyson@gmail.com, regarding by-law changes, and hsk617@gmail.com, regarding questions about the slate.
Alcott PTG is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
Topic: Alcott PTG Open Meeting - November
Time: Nov 19, 2020 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 826 6229 3087
Passcode: 324067
Nov 16: Professional Day- No Class for Students
Nov 19: Open PTG Meeting
Nov 25: Half Day
Nov 26-27: Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec 4: Last day to submit Turkey Trot Pledge Donations
IN THE COMMUNITY
IMSCC's Music Festival celebrating 40 years of music lessons in our schools continues with a special online performance by recent IMSCC student alum Marisa Ih, clarinet, and student guest artist Naomi Yamaguchi, piano. Visit IMSCC's website to hear all our faculty performances, and check back each week for new postings! We are still enrolling new students for the fall session; tuition is prorated. Click here or here to inquire.
Concord Recreation is looking towards 2021 more so than ever, we will be offering Youth Sport Programs come January! Below you will find a list of programs with dates and times for our Winter Session, and we cannot wait to get back up and running. Registration will open Monday, November 16, 2020 at 8:00am.
Youth Basketball, Grades K-8, Sundays, 1/10 – 3/28
Super Soccer Stars, Ages 3-7, Saturdays, 1/9 – 3/20
Skyhawks – Mini Hawks, Ages 4-6, Mondays, 1/11 – 2/8
Skyhawks – Multi-Sport, Ages 7-9, Mondays, 1/11—2/8
Little Aces Tennis, Ages 4-5, Days vary, see website for details
CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Shop through Amazon Smile: Donate to Alcott with AmazonSmile: Do you shop on Amazon? If so, one easy way to support our PTG is to shop through smile.amazon.com. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of all qualifying purchases to a charitable organization of your choice. There is no catch and no extra fees; just designate “Alcott School Parent Teacher Group Inc” as your charity, then shop through the “AmazonSmile” link!
Helpful Links:
PTG online volunteer information and sign-up: Please visit our SignUpGenius Page and our website to discover all the ways both working and non-working parents and guardians are needed to support our wonderful staff, students, and families. Have something to offer that you don’t see listed there? There’s a place for you to submit that info as well! We hope to hear from you!