ALCOTT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Turkey Trot Deadline: The final day to donate to the Turkey Trot is this Friday December 3. All pledges can be sent in to classroom teachers or donated electronically via the PTG website and Turkey Trot event page. Mr. G will be presenting the checks to the Open Table and Concord Recreation Scholarship fund before Winter Break.
Superintendent Hunter announces second-dose COVID-19 vaccine scheduling for CPS district students: Second doses for the students vaccinated on November 10 and November 17 can now be scheduled. Please note the location has changed to CCHS to allow for ease of parking. Please be sure to bring your child's vaccination card with you.
Click HERE to schedule appointments for either 12/1 or 12/13 second-dose COVID-19 vaccination clinic:
Wednesday 12/1
Concord Carlisle High School Cafeteria
500 Walden Street
Concord, MA
4:00pm – 9:00pm (2nd dose clinic for 11/10 clinic)
Monday 12/13
Concord Carlisle High School Cafeteria
500 Walden Street
Concord, MA
4:00pm – 9:00pm (2nd dose clinic for 11/17 clinic)
Winter is coming! Are you planning on buying gifts, cards and mementos on Amazon, Tiny Prints, Shutterfly or Minted? The winter season and holiday gift-giving are around the corner. You can support your Alcott PTG while taking care of all of your gift and photo needs!
Shop on minted.com using the code FUNDRAISEALCOTT to receive 20% OFF your order + give 15% back to the Alcott PTG!
Shop on Shutterfly & TinyPrints through our storefront -AlcottElementarySchool.ShutterflyStorefront.com - and they will donate 8% of your order back to the Alcott PTG!
Shop on the "AmazonSmile" page and 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:
Share the code and storefront link with friends and family to help make our fundraiser a success!
The Concord Middle School Coats for Kids Club needs your help! Their annual Anton’s Cleaners Coats for Kids drive is NOW UNDERWAY! The goal this year is to collect 300 coats! Please consider donating any gently-used coats in good condition by sending them to Alcott with your child. The drop-off box is next to the office. We accept any size coat, from infant snowsuits to oversized adult, but please do not donate clothing other than winter coats – no sweatshirts, raincoats, vests, scarves, hats, gloves, mittens or snow pants. The drive runs until January 8th, 2022. If you get a new coat for the winter, consider donating your old coat to Coats for Kids. Thank you very much for your generosity!
***Every Wednesday is now a half-day***
Dec 23: Half-day (12:30pm dismissal)
Dec 24-31: Winter Recess (NO SCHOOL)
CPS/CCRSD 21-22 School Calendar can be found here
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Concord Tree Lighting
All are welcome at the Town of Concord's Annual Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 5th from 3:00pm-6:00pm. This year's event will be host to a variety of outdoor entertainment, a parade and festive store fronts. Santa will make his way down Main Street aboard one of Concord's Fire Trucks to light the Town Tree.
PROGRAMS AT ALCOTT Registration opens December 8 @ 7:30am
String Orchestra (Fridays beginning 1/12/22 @ 8:00am) Festival String Orchestra before or after school program is for students who have been studying basic skills since September and can play Twinkle Twinkle (#43 in the book) by January. The program is suitable for 4th year beginner students or second year + players (5th) graders. Join to further develop your ensemble playing skills on your string instrument. It's fun to make music all together! The final product will be sound recorded and emailed to the parents.
Engineering Workshop (Mondays beginning 1/24/22 @ 3:30pm)Wicked Cool engineers will be put to the task to build things that go. Explore the engineering and design process to build balloon powered cars, hovercrafts, and magnet powered JunkBots.
Kids Test Kitchen (Thursdays beginning 3/3/22 @ 3:30pm)
Each class presents students with an opportunity to explore new or familiar foods in their raw, unmanipulated state. Then, working as a team, we’ll slice, dice, peel, measure, and cook until we’ve prepared the finished dish. Lessons are planned to celebrate seasonal produce – warm you on a cold winter day and offer ideas for quick and healthy family meals. At the end of class your aspiring chef will receive the main ingredient, or a sample of the finished dish, and the recipe so that they can show off what they’ve learned!
SkyHawks Mini Sport (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 Multi Sport (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!
Beede Swim and Fitness Center’s Winter Vacation Program
December 27, 2021 – December 30, 2021
Looking to swim and play over December vacation week? Join us at Concord Recreation’s Beede Swim and Fitness Center for a week of all things aquatics! Participants grades K-5 will have the opportunity daily to participate in free swim, aquatics games, use aquatics props (kiddie pool spray features, diving boards, water slide, etc), do aquatics-based crafts, and more! Participants will be supervised by three camp staff and lifeguards as they get to enjoy all things Beede aquatics!
IMSCC Music Lessons
The Winter/Spring session of music lessons with IMSCC begins in January! Enrollment opens on December 6. All levels and all ages are welcome, including adults. Expert instruction is available for all band and orchestra instruments, voice, guitar, ukulele, electric bass, and piano. This year families have a choice of in-person or remote instruction. In-person lessons are located at CCHS and the Carlisle public school campus and follow school district music protocols for Covid safety.
Click here to request lessons, or here for more information about IMSCC. Questions? Email Debbie Levine.
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!