ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
School Picture Day is Monday, September 11. Picture Day is coming right up!! You should receive an order form in your child's backpack. Please keep an eye out for it.
Wanted: Picture Day Volunteers!! Please join us in making this big day run smoothly! We are looking for help on Monday, Sept 11 starting at 8:45am. An added bonus - you get to see your kids take their annual photos!! You must have a current CORI to volunteer. Please sign up here.
Mrs. O'Rourke is looking for a library volunteer to check in and shelve books on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday from 8:50 - 9:20. She is looking for someone who is able to commit to a weekly spot for the year. If you are interested, please email korourke@concordps.org and let Mrs. O'Rourke know what day(s) you are available. Thanks for your support!
School is back! Alcott Chess Club is back! Will your children be back? We sure hope so! Chess is great for all children. It expands their minds and prepares their thought and creativity processes to excel for the school day ahead.
Full details can be found in the Chess Club flyer here. We welcome your questions and we can always be reached at alcottchess@hotmail.com. Or call Ken Belt @ (617) 332-4483. He'll be happy to hear from you, but be sure to leave a message; he'll get back to you pronto.
We hope to see your children Sept 21 when the chess club kicks off its 26th year at Alcott. We're clearly doing the right thing. We trust you'll do the right thing too. It’s your move.
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Calendar and important dates
***Every Wednesday is a half-day***
Sept 11 - Picture Day
Sep 20 - Back to School Night
Sep 30 - Picnic in the Park
Oct 9 - Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Oct 14 - Alcott Fall Parent Social and Auction
CPS/CCRSD 23-24 School Calendar can be found here.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Thinking of Joining Girl Scouts?
Girl Scouts provides opportunities for girls of all ages to learn skills and develop as leaders in STEM, the outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship. Interested in learning more? Please visit https://www.gsema.org/en/about-girl-scouts/join.html to find a troop. Troops are welcoming Scouts at all grade levels! We are looking for troop leaders and parent volunteers as well!
Cub Scout Pack 133 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. We want to welcome current and prospective members to two exciting upcoming events:
A model rocket build/launch at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, at School Street Field in Acton (Right off Route 2, just past the rotary, 341 School St. Acton, MA 01720). We will have kits, engines, and launch pads.
Our first meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 27th, 6:30 pm at Emerson Field for some fun, field games, and get-to-know-you activities.
Typically, our pack meets indoors at the Concord Scout House on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Cub Scouts provides grade-appropriate programming to kids in grades K-5. New members may join in any grade and advance with their peers. We hope to see a lot of new faces at these fun events. For more information about Pack 133, please visit our website.
West Concord Porchfest: The streets surrounding West Concord Village will once again fill with music for the fourth annual West Concord Porchfest on Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 1-5 pm (rain date: Sunday September 24). Porchfest is a free, all-ages grassroots community music festival. Porchfests have become a community-building tradition across the country as musicians, story-tellers and anyone with a talent performs on porches, driveways and stoops. Performers include a number of Alcott families!
Enjoy a sandwich or ice cream cone and grab a map to guide you around the neighboring streets to hear live music throughout the afternoon. Learn more: westconcordporchfest.org.
Concord Rec is offering back-to-back outdoor movie nights! The first will be September 29 @ 7:00PM, featuring a kids movie and the second will be September 30th @ 7:15 PM, featuring an older child or adult movie. This will be held at the basketball courts at Emerson Playground. Bring your own blankets and chairs.
Concord Rec School-Based Enrichment Programs:
Before School Sports (Grades 1-5) is being offered again! Each grade has a different morning for participation, with the first session starting the week of September 18th. Games/activities are facilitated by Physical Education teachers and are a great way to start the day! There are still spots remaining for different grades. If you are registered, specific information will be sent out shortly.
Lego Adventures and Kids Test Kitchen are officially full and will be starting September 11th and 19th (respectively). If you are registered, specific information will be sent out shortly.
The other after school program being offered at Alcott is an art class that is facilitated by an educator who is sponsored by the Umbrella Arts Center. There are still seats remaining and classes start September 22nd.
Concord Rec Sports/Fitness Offerings:
On the Mark Archery is being offered from 9/13 – 10/11 @ South Field Roads, Bedford. Participants need to be in Grade 4 or older. Price: $243
Youth Basketball Clinics are being offered Sundays from 9/17 – 11/19. Price: $185
K-1st Grade: 11am
Girls 2nd-3rd Grade: 11:50am
Boys 2nd-3rd Grade: 12:40pm
Girls 4th-5th Grade: 1:35pm
Boys 4th-5th Grade: 2:25pm
Skyhawks Sports Sampler runs Wednesdays from 9/13-10/4 starting at 4 pm. Participants need to be age 8-11. Price: $95
More information and registration can be found at concordrec.myrec.com and/or concordrec.com.
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!