ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome Back Alcott Community!
Message from the PTG: A big thank you to everyone who came to visit the PTG Welcome Table to introduce yourselves and say hello! We all had so much fun seeing all the parents back inside of the school and watching people connect. Thank you to all who paid your PTG dues. We’re so looking forward to celebrating our community together in the coming months. Happy back to school!
PTG President Krissy Tyson,
PTG Vice President Melissa Karczewski
Alcott Alum work the PTG Welcome Table.
There is no school on Friday, September 2nd and Monday, September 5th
The Alcott Chess Club is back and we're looking forward to seeing you! We have some surprises that you won't want to miss. The club starts up Thursday, September 15. Watch for the flyers! Whoa, here comes a low-flying flyer right here. For questions, email Ken Belt at alcottchess@hotmail.com. Play chess! Hope to see you soon.
METCO Family & Friends Back to School Picnic on September 17th from 1:00 - 3:00 (rain date 18th) at Franklin Park~Tiffany Moore Tot Lot, 146 Seaver Street in Boston all our welcome to a potluck style picnic.
Back to School Night: Save the date for Alcott’s Back to School Night, which will take place on the evening of Thursday, September 22nd. A more detailed schedule for the night will be released later in the month.
Save the Date - Alcott Family Movie Night!! The volunteer parents of the Alcott PTG are already hard at work planning social events for a fall centered around connecting the community! Please save the date October 14th (15th as a rain date) for Alcott Family Movie Night (Alcott school playground). More details to follow in upcoming OWL’s.
2022-23 Room Parents Needed: Room Parents Needed: Thank you to all who have volunteered to be Room Parents this year! We still need several volunteers in the following classrooms: Chatlosh, Delaney, Handley, Martin, Hardiman, Besserer, LoRusso, Chan, Woodward and Anderson. Being a Room Parent is not only rewarding but a great way to connect with Alcott, your child, the teacher and other classmates! Please consider volunteering and sign up here.
The Alcott community is very active in girl scouting! A troop for the incoming kindergarten class is being organized. If you are interested in having your child participate as a Daisy scout, please send an email to Rachel O'Reilly (mom to a rising kindergartener) and Kate McEneaney (4th grade troop leader/new troop formation helper) at: racheloreilly93@gmail.com; mceneaney.kate@gmail.com.
Alcott’s Cub Scout Pack 147 is gearing up for an exciting year of adventure, outdoor activities, service, and citizenship. Our pack operates as a family pack, welcoming everyone to join. Cub scouts provides grade appropriate programming to kids in grades K-5. New members may join in any year and advance with their peers. We’d like to welcome current and prospective members to our first meeting, Wednesday Sept. 21st 6:30pm at the Concord Scout House (74 Walden St.) and to participate in a model rocket launch. Kids will build and launch their own model rockets at 1:30pm on Sunday Sept. 25 at South Meadow Field on Pilgrim rd. in Concord. We hope to see a lot of new faces at these fun events. For more information about the pack please click here.
Supplies: If you did not order supplies through the PTG, a link to the supply lists for each grade level can be found here.
Bus Assignments: Bus assignments will be available later in the month. You can access bus routes on the transportation website.
***Every Wednesday is a half-day***
August 31: First Day of School (HALF-DAY)
September 2: No School (Labor Day Weekend)
September 5: No School (Labor Day Weekend)
September 17: PTG event in Boston
September 18: PTG event in Boston (Rain Date)
September 22: Back to School Night
October 14: Alcott Family Movie Night
October 15: Alcott Family Movie Night (Rain Date)
CPS/CCRSD 22-23 School Calendar can be found here
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Music Lessons with IMSCC are enrolling now for the fall session!
Music lessons are available after school and evenings at CCHS and Carlisle schools. All ages and levels are welcome including adults. IMSCC's expert instructors work one on one with students to develop skills, learn repertoire, study school ensemble music, and prepare for performances. We have lessons for all band and orchestra instruments, as well as voice, piano, guitar, ukulele, electric bass, and new this fall: jazz piano, banjo, and traditional fiddling. More information, here.
To begin the enrollment process submit an inquiry. Email Debbie Levine with questions.
West Concord Porchfest: The streets surrounding West Concord Village will once again fill with music for the third annual West Concord Porchfest on September 24, 2022 from 1-5 pm (rain date: Sunday September 25). Porchfest is a free, all-ages grassroots community music festival. Porchfests have become a community-building tradition across the country as musicians, story tellers, poets and anyone with a talent performs on porches, driveways and stoops. Acts—including bluegrass, classical, a cappella oldies, and progressive rock—are already signing up to perform; the full slate of performers will be announced in September.
Registration is OPEN for CC Youth Lacrosse Fall Ball for Girls and Boys Grades 1st - 5th: Try lacrosse for the first time or sharpen your skills after the summer with Weekly (Girls) and Bi-Weekly (Boys) clinic-style sessions. www.ccyouthlacrosse.com
*Go to "Register Here" (left-hand column)
*Scroll to your player's age group for all the program details
*Sign-Up Today!
Fall Girls Basketball Clinic - Sponsored by CCHS Girls Basketball: Concord-Carlisle High School Varsity Coach Amy Davagian, her coaching staff and Varsity players are offering a 3-week clinic on September 10, September 17 and October 1. The clinic will be held at CCHS from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. for girls in grades 1-8. All proceeds benefit the CCHS Girls Basketball program directly. For more details and to register online visit: https://www.cchsgirlsbasketball.org/youth-clinics-community-events
Concord Conservatory of Music’s Discovery Day: Join us at Concord Conservatory of Music’s Discovery Day Open House on Saturday, September 10th, from 1 – 3 pm—a free, fun, and interactive event for kids and adults! Experience our Instrument Exploration, which allows you to play instruments in a safe environment. We’ll guide you to determine which instrument is right for you and your kids. Sign-up for free Music & Movement and Group Keyboard demo classes and sample the Concord Open Bluegrass Jam (3-4 pm) at concordconservatory.org. Enter a raffle at Discovery Day for a chance to win a free 2022 CCM fall group class! Anyone registering for a group class at the Discovery Day will receive a 10% discount. Financial assistance available. 978-369-0010.
The Center for Parents and Teachers’ parent education programs are now part of Concord Carlisle Adult & Community Ed! FCPT closed its doors in June; their parent programs will now be offered through CCACE. Our first offerings will be Executive Function with Sarah Ward, two virtual presentations scheduled for Oct. 12 (for elementary school families) and Oct. 18 (for middle and high school families); and Helping Our Children Develop a Sense of Security in This World of Upheaval in person at CCHS on Nov. 16. More information can be found at our website: https://ccace.asapconnected.com/?org=4701#CourseGroupID=58345. We will continue to add programs during the year; please check our website and future school newsletters for details.
Concord Recreation Program Offerings
Alcott School Programs – Looking for before or after school activities right at Alcott? See what we’re offering below!
Alcott Before School Sports (Grades 1-5, Days vary by grade)
Alcott Before School Sports is a 6 week program starting at 8:00am - open to Alcott School students, grades 1-5. In Session 5 of Fall Before School Sports, students will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports/games like speedball, indoor soccer, floor hockey, and other favorite PE games!
Lego Adventures (Grades 2-5, Tuesdays starting September 13th)
Are you a Lego master? If so, it’s time to show off your skills! Each week in Lego Adventures, there is a new challenge to build: From skyscrapers to farms, bridges to airports, space stations to main streets, and everything in between!
German Classes with Concord Scholars (Grades 2-5, Tuesdays 3:30-4:45pm starting September 13th)
Spanish Classes with Concord Scholars (Grades 3-5, Mondays 3:30-4:45pm starting September 12th)
Kids Test Kitchen (Grades 1-5, Thursdays 3:30-4:30pm starting September 22nd)
Kids’ Test Kitchen is on a mission to get young eaters cooking, tasting, and thinking about healthy ingredients! Let’s continue to redefine kid food; one lesson, and one child at a time!
SkyHawks Floor Hockey (Ages 7-10, Wednesdays starting September 14th)
Come join us and learn the skills of hockey! From stick handling to passing and shooting, we will develop and enhance the abilities to play the fastest game on (ice) the floor!
MiniHawks MiniHawks (Ages 4-6, Mondays starting September 12th)
This multi-sport program was developed to give children a positive first step into athletics. Sports are taught in a safe, structured environment filled with encouragement and fun. Through exciting games and activities, participants explore balance, hand/eye coordination and skill development at their own pace.
Outdoor Movie Night 9/16, 7:30pm – Join Concord Recreation for a FREE outdoor, family friendly movie to be shown on the basketball courts at the Hunt Recreation Center (90 Stow Street Concord, MA). Bring your chairs, blankets and snacks. Registration recommended. No glass or alcoholic beverages allowed.
Please visit this space for updates on sports, music and theater registration dates, seminars, and more events throughout town.
PTG online volunteer information and sign-up: Please visit 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!