ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Special Election re: MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT TODAY February 16th. Polling Locations on Election Day are open from 7:00am – 8:00pm, please see the Town’s website for the most up to date and accurate information in the event there are changes. VOTE:
Shall the Town of Concord be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds to be issued in order to pay for the additional costs to construct a new middle school, to be located at 835 Old Marlboro Road, Concord, Massachusetts (the present site of the Sanborn Middle School), including, without limitation, the costs of engineering, design, site preparation, construction, landscaping, paving, furnishing and equipping, demolishing the existing school, construction of recreational fields, driveways and parking lots, and all other costs incidental or related thereto? A yes vote on the ballot approves the increased spending required to commence the Middle School Building Project, and a no vote disapproves the increase and sends the project back to redesign with the Building Committee.
Alcott Multicultural Night: Are you interested in sharing your family heritage with the Alcott Community on 9th March, 2023?! It will be held from 5-7 PM. Super excited to have these countries join us in showcasing their cultural heritage - Trinidad and Tobago, Ireland, Australia, China and Sweden!! If you are interested in showcasing yours, here’s the link. Come join us in celebrating what makes our Alcott Community so diverse and strong! Share a favorite dish in the Celebration of Food, make a Family Heritage Display or take part in the Cultural Show with a song or dance performance! Questions now? Email Megha Mathur and Melissa Karczewski at: mathur2619@gmail.com or melissahun@gmail.com
ROSES!! A big thank you to the Alcott Community for showing up of our teachers and staff for Valentines Day. Almost 1100 roses were given away this year after lots of hard work trimming, watering, and sorting by Hilary Drake, Sarah Flynn, Liz Gibbs and their crew, and of course all the math and organization by Jess Reed our Treasurer. Great Team Effort Alcott!! Our Valentines Roses would not have been possible without our Sponsor Lauren Walsh Interiors.
Alcott Before School Sports Session #4 starts Monday, March 6th. (This session runs from 3/6/23-4/13/23) The program is for Grades 1-5. Monday is 5th grade, Tuesday is 4th grade, Wednesday is 3rd grade and Thursday is 1st and 2nd grades. Come play some fun sports and games. You can register/sign up at www.concordrec.myrec.com
SEPAC February business meeting: Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC). Time: February 16, 2023 7:00 PM. Join Zoom Meeting
Please join SEPAC for a Special Education Basic Rights talk with Danielle Green. March 1st at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 828 7429 8056, Passcode: 063781. Danielle Green is an attorney who advocates for and represents children with special education needs through her own practice, Exceptional Children Special Education Advocacy, LLC. Her passion for ensuring all children receive a free appropriate public education was ignited because she needed to obtain special education services for her own son.
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Update on the Middle School Project. The full schedule is here.
Calendar and important dates
***Every Wednesday is now a half-day***
February 17: Alcott Spirit wear - your favorite team apparel day
February 20-24: February Recess
March 9: Alcott Multicultural Night
March 27-30: Book Fair Class Room Visits
March 30: Book Fair and Math Night Community Event
CPS/CCRSD 22-23 School Calendar can be found here
IN THE COMMUNITY
The CMS Musical is BACK! The Concord Middle School presents Xanadu, Jr. on Fri., March 3 at 7:00 pm , Sat., March 4 at 7:00pm and Sun., March 5 at 2:00pm. Mark your calendars! Tickets will go on sale on Feb 24. Watch LivingConcord.com and The Concord Bridge for details.
Concord Conservatory (CCM) Presents Music & Water Concert & Lecture—Join us on Friday, March 3rd at 7:30 pm when CCM partners with OARS and The Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council to present Music & Water. Guest speaker Alison Field-Juma, Executive Director of OARS, will act as a guide and help us explore our local rivers. Enjoy a chamber music concert inspired by water and performed by CCM faculty including Nicole Parks, Susan Gottschalk, Stephen Marotto, Yoko Hagino, and Justin Meyer. Both the Concord Cultural Council and River Stewardship Council provided funding support for the concert. $25 General Admission/free for kids 18 and under. Advance ticket purchase sales at ConcordConservatory.org or at the door. info@concordconservatory.org/(978) 369-0010 Concord Conservatory of Music is the area's non-profit community music school: 1317 Main Street, West Concord.
Does your child love to play sports? Join us at Star Camps! Star Camps is a sports camp for kids ages 5-15. Our mission includes helping children to have fun playing sports while also advancing their skills. Star Camps runs for four weeks during the months of June and July. Sport offerings include Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Flag Football, Lacrosse, Multi-Sport, Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball. Campers have the option of joining for either a half-day or a full-day. Join us for our 40th season! For questions about camp offerings, please visit the website or email info@starcamps.com.
Registration is open for CCYS Winter futsal session II & Spring 2023 Intown Soccer. InTown soccer is open to players in grades Pre-K through 4 and the 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. CLICK HERE to register.
CCYS has a club soccer program, Liverpool (LFC) that is open to players in grades 2 - 12. We currently have a few open roster spots for our girls U10 team. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, March 1 from 6 to 7pm at Mill Works in Westford for players born in 2013 or 2014. Please email Mark Thomas at mark.thomas@lfciasne.com if your child would like to attend the try-out session. For more info please go to https://ccysoccer.org/
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!