ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PTG Board 2024/2025: The Alcott PTG Board is looking to fill positions for the 2024/2025 school year. If you are interested in getting more involved on the PTG Board or at Committee level, please email gibbs.eliz@gmail.com. One of the roles we are specifically looking for is a new Treasurer (after many years of dedicated service from our current Treasurer!). If you have a finance or accounting background, please reach out! Being a part of the Alcott PTG Board is a great way to get more involved. Thank you!
Valentine's Day Roses are Back: Show your favorite Alcott teachers and staff members how much you care with a rose this Valentine's Day! Our annual tradition returns with a chance for everyone to shower the Alcott team with love in the form of beautiful, long-stemmed roses. Roses are $5 each and proceeds support our PTG. Watch out for details when the sale kicks off on Monday, January 29. Want to get involved behind the scenes? Check here for ways you can help: Rose Volunteers 2024
Multicultural Night SAVE THE DATE: March 8th, 2024 With the success of Alcott’s first ever Multicultural event last year, the school is inviting all families to come and join the multicultural night this year again!! Showcase your culture through food, trinkets from your country, a performance…keep an eye out for the google sign up coming soon! If you have questions or would like to volunteer in running the event, please reach out to Megha Mathur or Jen Lichoulas.
Alcott Chess: Alcott Chess is already underway. If you missed the start, no worries. We'll happily welcome your children to the club roster. Just fill out the attached chess flyer and email it to Ken Belt, alcottchess@hotmail.com, or call or text him at 617-332-4483. Chess is an exciting way to spend these cold winter days. And soon it'll be spring. So, what say you to hop onboard the Alcott Chess Club train before it passes by? If you miss this opportunity, though, the club will continue in April with its year-end Alcott Chess Tournament, which is always fun for everyone! You must be there! And bravo to the Alcott Chess Team, who participated in the Gosselin Grade Chess Championships this past Sunday. In alphabetic order, hats off to: Bill Curran, Max Cardinal, Oliver Gertzenstein, Vivian Irwin, Alan Karbeyaz, Eri Li, Erick Liu, Adam Siala, Gabriel Stevens, Jacob Stevens and Theo Webb. Also on the chess team are Kilian Bosdet, Lucas Perez-Ortiz and Levi Teman. There will be a couple of team tournaments coming up in February and March. If you see any of these chess players around, be sure to congratulate them!
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Calendar and important dates
***Every Wednesday is a half-day***
Feb 19 - 23- February Recess
Feb 26- Classes resume
CPS/CCRSD 23-24 School Calendar can be found here.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Redefining Classical Music—W4RP at Concord Conservatory on February 9th— Energetic and unexpected chamber music that crosses musical genres. On Friday, February 9th at 7:30 pm, immerse yourself in an extraordinary musical journey as Mikael Darmanie (Piano), Ju Young Lee (Cello), Rick Martinez (Percussion), and Josh Henderson (Violin) come together in a groundbreaking performance. W4RP is not just a musical ensemble but a convergence of chamber music finesse, rock band intensity, and avant-garde artistic expression. Visit ConcordConservatory.org for tickets. We thank our Lead Sponsor, Emerson Health, for supporting the 2023-2024 CCM Concert & Lecture Series and our Supporting Sponsor, Middlesex Savings Bank.
CCHS Girls Youth Basketball Clinic Saturday, February 10th 11am– 2pm at CCHS: Come for a fun basketball clinic and pizza lunch with the CCHS Varsity Coach Amy Davagian, her coaching staff, and varsity players.Clinic is open to girls grades 1-8. Cost is $50 per participant - all proceeds directly support the program. Register NOW before spots fill up at: https://www.cchsgirlsbasketball.org/youth-clinics-community-events No prior basketball experience necessary — the clinic is designed to be both competitive and fun. Players will be broken up appropriately by age/skill level. Please bring clean sneakers and a water bottle, we’ll provide pizza.
Alcott kindergarteners are invited to talk about sisterhood and do a fun craft from the free Trolls It Takes Two Activity Challenge, available at girlscouts.org/trolls, while their adults learn how to bring Girl Scouts to your neighborhood as an adult leadership volunteer and get started with a new Girl Scout troop on Thursday, February 8th, at 6:15 PM in the lower-level meeting room at Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St., Concord. Please let us know you're attending at https://www.gsema.org/en/get-involved/event-rsvp-region-2.html or that you're interested at https://www.gsema.org/moreinfo.
Kids Naturally is proud to present "Night Mysteries": At this evening drop off program, kids will explore the secrets of the woods at night, share stories around the campfire and enjoy some tasty treats! Registration is open now at Kids-Naturally.com/register-now The Mission of Kids Naturally is to inspire wonder for nature and a desire for exploration and discovery through free play outside. Kids Naturally creates a safe, nurturing and fun space where children can build resilience and develop creativity and independence away from screens and sedentary entertainment. Learn more: kids-naturally.com
Jubilee Kids: You are invited to join 4th and 5th grade kids throughout Concord to learn and work to build a more inclusive community. Jubilee Kids is an 8-week program designed for 4th and 5th graders that provides an age appropriate exploration of race, racism and racial identity. This program will be co-taught by Amy Freedman and Anderson Manuel. It will also provide your child with basic information and experiences that open conversations in your family about responsibility and respect as it relates to racial justice and inclusion. Emphasis is on experiential learning through art, drama, games, and group circle processes. We will begin with a Jubilee Kids and Parent/Caregiver Introduction on 1/28 at 10:15 am. Please join us on this learning experience and bring a friend too!
Contact Amy Freedman for more information: afreedman@firstparish.org
Download flyer & schedule: HERE
Patriots Field Hockey Clinics: Patriot Field Hockey Clinics offer players fun and intensive field hockey programs for children entering Grades 3-9. Our clinics are appropriate for players of all levels and allow for maximum enjoyment, improvement and understanding of the game for every camper. Registration is open for our 2024 Summer Camp on our website. https://www.patriotfieldhockeyclinics.com/
2024 Summer Field Hockey Camp: Concord Carlisle High School, 9am-2pm
Session 1: June 17th-21st
Session 2: July 22nd-26th
Concord Middle School Presents: Beauty and the Beast Jr. Dates: Friday Feb 2- Saturday Feb 10 at 7PM (4 shows) | Location: CMS Sanborn Auditorium | Tickets will be live for the general public on 1/21/24 (1/19/24 for families of the cast). Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. musical is playing at CMS Sanborn Auditorium from Friday February 2nd through Saturday February 10th at 7pm. (In case of inclement weather, there will be a snow date for each weekend of shows, Sunday February 4th at 2pm and Sunday February 11th at 2pm). The 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1994 Broadway production and Disney’s 1991 animated feature film. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1994 Broadway production and Disney’s 1991 animated feature film. The CMS cast includes 80 students led by Hannah Vincent, Kathryn Denney, Kellee Messier, and Sarah Kiefer (CCHS Senior). For information on purchasing tickets please visit https://ticketstage.com/T/CONCORDMS
IMSCC Music lessons - the Winter-Spring session starts this month! Enrollment is underway for the Winter-Spring session of one-on-one music lessons with IMSCC's expert instructors. The 16-week session begins this month. Lessons are available for all band and orchestra instruments as well as voice, piano, guitar, bass guitar and ukulele, after school and evenings at CCHS and the Carlisle school. New students can start the enrollment process by filling out a lesson inquiry form.
Small group lessons for 4th and 5th graders: IMSCC instructors teach groups of 3-5 students learning the same instrument with separate groups for first year and second year players. Group lessons start at the end of January and are available for flute, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, low brass and violin/viola. Click here for information and to register. More information is on IMSCC's website. If you have questions please email Debbie Levine.
WBYC 3rd Annual Speaker Series: A Conversation with Nick & Susie Shaw
Five Years Later: A Journey of Love, Hope and Resilience: In 2019, Carlisle parents Nick and Susie Shaw suffered what many parents view as their worst nightmare when their 9-year-old son William died in a tragic ski accident. In the five years since that devastating event, the Shaws have faced down the darkest days and nights of grief as they mourned their beloved boy -- but they have also discovered the ways that a loving family can evolve and grow in even the most difficult times, touched by glimmers of joy. Together, Nick and Susie have explored the ever-shifting boundaries of strength, love, hope, and resilience, and in doing so, they have created a belief system for how we can all face down difficulties and maneuver our way through challenging times. Please join us for this important conversation about the unexpected lessons that the shared experience of life can teach all of us. Seats can be reserved at WBYC.
About WBYC: WBYC is a local nonprofit that strives to shine a light on mental health and grief awareness. You can learn more about WBYC, our mission, and our inspiration - William Shaw - at www.williamsbeyourselfchallenge.org.
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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!