ALCOTT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
20/21 Alcott Yearbook: It's Time to Order Your 20/21 Alcott Yearbook! The cost for each yearbook is: $32 if ordered by 5/16, $38 if ordered by Friday, 5/21. The final deadline to purchase is Friday, 5/21/21. Order online at coffeepond.com. The password is hello bronson (all lower case with the space). Please note: yearbooks will be available during early summer vacation and the ordering window is short this year, so don't miss out--order today!
Your Alcott-related photos needed! Please upload any Alcott-related photos to be considered for the yearbook by Sunday, 5/16 to Alcott 20-21 Dropbox. Please upload photos at the highest resolution possible. If you have any questions, please email: alcottyearbook01742@gmail.com.
PTG Open Meeting - Friday, May 14, 2021, 9:30am via Zoom: We hope to see you at our last Open Meeting tomorrow (Friday 5/14) at 9:30 am via Zoom. The PTG will discuss year-end topics and forward-looking initiatives for the entire Alcott community. Thank you to all for a very special school year!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 898 9702 3185
Passcode: 684435
Thank you to one and all for making the Teacher Appreciation Week Breakfast on 5/5 a success! We treated the staff to the Muddy Waters coffee truck and blueberry muffins, yogurts, and fruit drinks. All your generous financial contributions helped fund this event, which lifted the staff’s spirits on a rainy day. During this unique year, we are more grateful than ever for all the efforts and talents of the Alcott staff!
Bike to School Day: Thank you to all the families who chose to walk, bike, and roll to school on a beautiful Bike to School Day yesterday! In town kids had a great time taking over streets in a "bike train", and METCO students made a "walking bus". With your efforts, we had over 110 participants choose a green route to school! If you want to be involved in future events, reach out here, and we hope to see lots of kids continuing to walk, bike, and roll for the last weeks of the school year!
Interested in the status of the Middle School Building project? Check out the new website: www.cmsbuildingproject.org
Thank You from Mrs. Atkinson:
Dear Students, Families and Members of the Alcott PTG,
Last Friday was a bittersweet day for me. After nine years of working in the warm, caring Alcott community, Friday was my last day before retirement. I have many fond memories of Alcott.
Many of these memories include you. I met many of you during new student registration, when parents came to the school to volunteer and work on the many wonderful PTG activities, through parent phone calls and emails and many students when you visited the office or while walking through the school hallways. I am so grateful to have gotten to know so many of you.
I know the Alcott community is a loving and giving one. I have witnessed this caring nature throughout the years in so many ways, but this even more evident last Friday. I was touched and astonished by the generosity you bestowed upon me when I was presented with the gorgeous flower arrangement and gift card. The adorable singing and dancing 2021 graduation stuffed owl is really a hoot! So cute and fun. Thank you for these lovely gifts! I will cherish these memories and your thoughtfulness.
Thank you too to those of you who emailed, called, sent cards or gifts wishing me good times in my retirement. Many of the children wrote an “Alcott Final Dismissal Note” which was displayed in a beautiful photo book. The collection of notes and drawings had me laughing or brought tears to my eyes. The book is priceless!
Enjoy the final weeks of the school year. Have a great summer and an even better 2021 – 22 school year!
I hope to see you around town.
Fondly,
Mrs. Atkinson/Norma Jean
May 14: Alcott School Spirit Day - Hawaiian Luau Day!
May 14: PTG Spring Open Meeting
May 28: Professional Day - No School for Students
May 31: Memorial Day - No School
Jun 16: Last Day of School
IN THE COMMUNITY
Juneteenth Celebration: The Children’s Department at the Concord Free Public Library is inviting children to celebrate Juneteenth Day! Join us for a Juneteenth read along Thursday, June 17 from 5 - 6pm with the Crossroads group - a student organization created by Concord Carlisle High School students to discuss important cultural, social, and diverse topics! Children can celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, by listening to books, readings, and participating in a discussion with the Crossroads high-school students. Register at https://concordlibrary.org/news-events/events-calendar to receive a Zoom invite.
Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley summer programs: Learn more about the programs the Goys & Girls Club is offering this summer. If interested, register on their online at: bgcav.org.
Virtual Unity Farm Tour: The Concord Free Public Library will host a free virtual tour of Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn, MA to celebrate the start of our Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 17 at 11am. Have you ever met a Scottish Highland Bull? Or a fluffy llama? Those are just two members of the herd at Unity Farm Sanctuary. Join us on Zoom for a tour through the beautiful sanctuary grounds. You will have the chance to meet both mammals and feathered friends. Everyone here is a rescued farm animal! Learn more about their stories and get to know their unique personalities! Register to receive the Zoom information.
CONTINUING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Concord Youth Theatre summer programming. CYT is pleased to offer Summer Stock Troupe, a 3-week workshop to sharpen your performance skilts; Center Stage Players, 1-week creative workshops to satisfy all your dramatic needs! Register Online
Concord Youth Theatre presents Honk, a musical tale of "The Ugly Duckling." May 14-16, 21-23. Tickets are limited to 60 seats per show. Tickets go on sale on May 7th. For more information: Honk Tickets
Emerson Hospital 2021 Run~Walk for Cancer Care: Family-Friendly Virtual Event: The Auxiliary of Emerson Hospital and the Auxiliary’s Young Families Committee invite you to join us on team Aux Rox for the Emerson Hospital Run~Walk for Cancer Care, a virtual event to be held May 1 – May 15, 2021 to benefit patients at Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson Hospital – Bethke located in Concord, MA. Anytime over those 2 weeks, choose anywhere and any way to do your 5K—whether you run, walk, pedal, swim, hike, or stroll, always keeping in mind the importance of social distancing. Register every member of the family and receive the same number of souvenir kits OR register just one of you but still do the mileage together. You can even register your pet, or a favorite stuffed animal! Use promo code RWHIGH5 to receive a discount. Click HERE to join us!
Shop through Amazon Smile: Do you shop on Amazon? If so, one easy way to support our PTG is to shop through smile.amazon.com. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of all qualifying purchases to a charitable organization of your choice. There is no catch and no extra fees; just designate “Alcott School Parent Teacher Group Inc” as your charity, then shop through the “AmazonSmile” link!
Helpful Links:
PTG online volunteer information and sign-up: Please visit our SignUpGenius Page and 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!