ALCOTT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUEL your child’s education today - Alcott PTG Fund to Uphold Education and Learning (FUEL): FUEL your child’s education today by contributing to our annual appeal! Typically the PTG spends over $135 per student/year to provide valuable enhancements to their school experience. This year the PTG prioritized funds for families impacted by Covid-19.
The appeal campaign supplements PTG fundraising efforts with with a goal to raise $15,000 from our community. We are asking you to help us achieve our target through your gift today!
Donate here via Paypal or credit card. Donate $100 or more and receive an Alcott blanket. You can also send cash or a check (payable to “Alcott PTG” with “annual appeal” in memo) back to school with your child in a sealed envelope. LOOK FOR THE FLYER IN YOUR CHILD’S BAG IN THE COMING WEEKS!
Concord Middle School Building Committee forum, this Friday, April 16th, 9:30am (via Thoreau PTG Zoom) Thoreau Elementary Principal Angel Charles and the Thoreau PTG will be hosting the Concord Middle School Building Committee at their Thoreau PTG Zoom this Friday, April 16th at 9:30am. Several key members of the Concord Middle School planning committee will be in attendance, including Dr. Laurie Hunter (District Superintendent), Heather Bout (Chair of Communications Subcommittee), Kristen Olson (Head Architect), and one of the CMS committee co-chairs. Families of Concord Integrated preschool, Willard and Alcott are warmly invited. This forum is an excellent opportunity to hear the latest updates on the CMSBC planning process, to ask questions, and to give your input on the new Concord Middle School. The members of the CMS planning committee REALLY want to hear input from you! Hope to see you all on Friday morning at 9:30am!
Zoom Details
Topic: PTG Meeting
Time: Apr 16, 2021 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 954 1259 6890
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Apr 19-23: April Recess - No School
May 28: Professional Day - No School for Students
May 31: Memorial Day - No School
Jun 16: Last Day of School
IN THE COMMUNITY
CFPL Poetry Walk: The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library has installed a Poetry Walk on the Main Library front lawn to celebrate National Poetry Month through the month of April. The Poetry Walk, originally conceptualized in partnership with local non-profit Gaining Ground, features Renga-style poems celebrating the seasons written by students in the Virtual Writing Studio, led by staff and resident poet Cary Stough. In addition, visitors can also enjoy the book, The year comes round: haiku through the seasons written by Sid Farrar. The book is beautifully illustrated by Concord’s own Caldecott Honor winner, Ilse Plume.
CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Family-friendly walking tours: Are you looking for a fun and educational family experience over April vacation? At 10 am Monday - Friday, April 19-23, the Concord Visitor Center is offering a 45 minute family-friendly walking tour focused on the history of Downtown Concord. This is a fun opportunity to learn about local history while remaining socially distant. Meet at the Visitor Center at 58 Main Street in Concord Center at 10:45 with a mask. Reservations are preferred by calling: 978-318-3061.Check out our many other tour options for all ages at www.visitconcord.org.
Concord Children’s Center is Celebrating its 45th Anniversary! Concord Children’s Center will be celebrating its 45th anniversary in April with a series of small-scale, COVID-safe events that are open to all.
Family Scavenger Hunt: A fun activity for the entire family! Download a scavenger hunt form and then find the picture of the decorated “45” at participating local businesses from Monday, April 12-Tuesday, April 27. Return your completed sheet to CCC Development Coordinator Jennifer Saxe and get one entry for the child’s prize in our 45th anniversary raffle!
Raffle: The grand finale of CCC’s 45th anniversary celebrations! On Thursday, April 29, we will be holding a virtual raffle at 8:30 p.m. Participants have the chance to win one of five prizes, with one of these prizes being just for kids! Allocate your raffle tickets among the five prizes however you wish — apply them all to one prize or divvy them up among a few items. You do not need to be on the raffle call to win. Raffle tickets will be on sale from Monday, April 12-Tuesday, April 27, and are 1/$10, 3/$25, or 10/$75. Massachusetts law does not provide for the sale of raffle tickets on-line or through the mail, so all sales must be in person. To purchase tickets, please email CCC Development Coordinator Jennifer Saxe.
More information on the festivities can be found on the Concord Children’s Center website.Shop through Amazon Smile: 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!