ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please join the PTG in a Parent Coffee on Friday, January 13th from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Please click on the link to RSVP and get the address! Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
We are looking forward to a fun winter ahead with some great all school events planned in March like Book Fair, Math Night and Multicultural Night.
COAR (Communities Organizing Against Racism) offers a bi-monthly learning and discussion group open to all. Our next meeting will be on Monday, Jan 9th at 7pm (on Zoom) and will focus on school segregation, past and present. Check out www.coaraction.org to learn more, or email coarcommunity@gmail.com to join the conversation!
Alcott Twitter - Follow Alcott on its new Twitter account!
Update on the Middle School Project. The full schedule is here.
Calendar and important dates
***Every Wednesday is now a half-day***
January 9: COAR meeting at 7:00 on zoom.
January 11: METCO late bus
January 11: METCO playdate, Wednesday January 11th, 2023. Email for questions, Liv.woods@gmail.com
January 13: PTG hosted Parent Coffee on Friday, January 13th from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Please click on the link to RSVP and get the address.
January 16: Martin Luther King Jr Day
January 19: Principal’s Coffee – Remote
CPS/CCRSD 22-23 School Calendar can be found here
IN THE COMMUNITY
Music of the Enlightenment - Concord Conservatory of Music Presents Music of the Enlightenment Lecture, Jan 12 at 7:00 pm—discover its history, ideologies, and people—Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven. Join us for Music of the Enlightenment Lecture presented by faculty member and cellist Fabrizio Mazzetta. You will have the opportunity to explore multiple examples of music compositions from the Enlightenment and how to interpret these beautiful pieces. Learn how the music of the Enlightenment evolved and aged through time and how it still affects today’s classical music world and beyond. Purchase tickets at ConcordConservatory.org or at the door ($10 General Admission/FREE for kids 18 and under). info@concordconservatory.org (978) 369-0010.
Pancake Breakfast fundraiser Saturday - The CCHS Girls Basketball team will host a pancake breakfast fundraiser this Saturday, January 7, from 9-11 am, at Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club is 250 Old Mill Road, Concord, MA 01742. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors/students/children.
A New Year, Another Special Town Meeting - Happy New Year from the Concord Middle School Building Committee! As you know, Special Town Meeting on January 19th is fast approaching, and Concordians will be called upon to vote whether to approve allocating additional budget dollars towards the project's budget. A vote like this is important, and requires Concordians to be informed. What's contributing to the increased budget? Has the finance committee endorsed the article? What happens if the article doesn't pass?
Over the next two weeks we also have a Public Forum Monday evening Jan 9 and two other Coffees. Please join us at one of them:
Monday, Jan 9, 2023 7 p.m. Public Forum on Zoom, with Superintendent Laurie Hunter, co-chairs Dawn Guarriello and Pat Nelson, and CMSBC member Steve Stasheski
Meeting ID: 975 6857 8967 and Passcode: 948723
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023 at 10:15 a.m. in person at Fowler Library, with co-chair Pat Nelson and CMSBC member Alexa Anderson
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 12 p.m. on Zoom with CMSBC members Alexa Anderson and Steve Stasheski
Meeting ID: 968 9317 4463 and Passcode: 977904
Book Talk on Who’s Raising the Kids? with author Susan Linn hosted by Lincoln Nursery School: Join us for a book talk on Who’s Raising the Kids? with author Susan Linn hosted by Lincoln Nursery School at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. In Who’s Raising the Kids? Linn—one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of Big Tech and big business on children— Provides a deep and eye-opening dive into the roots and consequences of this monumental shift toward a digitized, commercialized childhood, focusing on kids’ values, relationships, and learning. Date and Time: Wednesday, January, 11th at 7:00pm Location: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in the Dewey Gallery (51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773). Please RSVP here.
All the Letters: Understanding LGBTQIA+ Identities & Experiences with Robyn Ochs is returning to Concord on Wednesday, February 1st, from 6:30 pm - 8 pm at Concord-Carlisle High School. Robyn Ochs has been an advocate for and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community her entire life and has been among the founding members of several social justice groups over her career as an activist, an academic, a Harvard administrator, and the many other hats she has worn. Robyn's presentation for the parent community is titled: All the Letters: Understanding LGBTQIA+ Identities & Experiences -- How are people using and experiencing sexual orientation and gender in 2022? And what do you need to know to be culturally competent in this area? Bring your questions and an open mind. Please RSVP to this event by using the following link, here. If you have questions regarding this event, please contact DEIB Director Mr. Nyamekye at anyamekye@concordps.org.
Registration is open for CCYS Winter Programs & Spring 2023 Travel and Intown Soccer. Travel soccer is open to players in grades 3 through 8. The travel registration deadline is JANUARY 6th. Intown soccer is open to players in grades Pre-K through 4. The intown registration deadline is MARCH 10th. Winter futsal sessions run Sunday mornings in Carlisle for players in grades 2-8. Winter futsal is a fun, low-cost option for your players this winter. Goalkeeping clinics will be held on Wednesday nights at Mill Works in Westford for players in grades 3-8. More info can be found at: http://www.ccysoccer.org. CLICK HERE to register.
Alcott Before School Sports Alcott Before School Sports is a 6-week program open to Alcott School students, grades 1-5. In Session 3 of Winter Before School Sports, students will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports/games like corn hole, roller racers, and spike ball - as well as gymnastics!
Business Sharks with Right Brain Curriculum Got an idea for a side-less taco, a shirt that never stains or a no-spill baby bottle? Then it’s time to put on your inventor’s hat and design the business of your dreams! As our Right Brain Curriculum teachers get you up to speed on business plans, market competition, budgets and presentation skills, you will bring your one-of-a-kind idea to life. You will design your flagship store, write and perform in your own TV commercial and create a prototype of a product that will change the lives of millions. Armed with your “elevator pitch” you will present your business to our volunteer panel of Sharks in the Shark Tank, persuading them to get behind your big idea!
Metrocraft with Right Brain Curriculum Join our community as we build and govern a world-class Minecraft city, complete with everything needed for incoming residents! Build, budget and furnish your own house. Plan a marketing campaign as you create your own business. Design a flag to represent your community after examining flags and their symbols and colors from around the world. Serve on the city council and vote to shape the city’s future as you help create a constitution of laws for your citizens. Plan public transportation routes and determine crucial city infrastructure. Our Right Brain Curriculum teachers will guide you through – demonstrating how math, economics, and community-building are key to a successful, working urban environment. STEM skills have never been so much fun!
Before School ASL (Gr. 3-5) At Concord Scholars, our mission is to provide intensive foreign language instruction to school-aged children and young adults in a creative, fun and interactive setting. Let your children be part of a community, where they may expand their world through language learning.
Musical Theater - Snow White Starring in March! For over 25 years, Elaine Jarvis and Jen Jarvis and the Musical Theater Experience staff have offered children the opportunity for children in grades 1-5 to learn and then perform for family and friends, an age-appropriate version of both original and well-known musicals. Emphasis is on building self-confidence and self-esteem. No auditions or experience is necessary, and everyone gets a part, along with singing and dancing.
SkyHawks Floor Hockey 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!
SkyHawks MiniHawks (Ages 4-6) 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.
SkyHawks Multisport (Ages 7-9) This t-ball, basketball, and soccer class uses age-appropriate games and activities to explore balance, hand-eye coordination, and skill development. Skyhawks provides a wide variety of fun, safe, and positive programs that emphasize critical lessons in sports and life; such as teamwork, respect and sportsmanship!
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!