PTG Highlights: Yearbook Sale Extended, Variety Show Auditions, PTG Thank You, Teacher Appreciation, Bike to School Day

Deadline Extended - Order Your 2019 Alcott Yearbook NOW: Cost for each yearbook is $40.00. The final deadline to purchase is Saturday, May 4th. Order online at coffeepond.com. The password is hello bronson (all lower case with the space). If you have any questions, please email: alcottyearbook01742@gmail.com.

Today is the last day to submit your Audition Form for The 15th Annual Alcott Variety Show! Calling all performers! This year's Variety Show will be held on Friday, May 31st at 6:00pm in the Alcott Auditorium. Audition forms have been sent out and will need to be returned no later than May 1st. Due to the popularity of the show, any audition forms passed in after May 1st cannot be accepted. Please email Kate Sexauer with any questions at ksexauer@concordps.org 

Please join us for the PTG Thank You Party! Let’s celebrate another wonderful year at Alcott! Thursday May 23rd at 6:30pm at the home of the Driscoll’s 37 Birch Drive. Refreshments and Appetizers will be served. RSVP to Cheri at cbdriscoll@comcast.net

Next week May 6th – 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week! Show our Alcott teacher’s how much we appreciate their dedication to our children by having your child make a card, bring in an apple or decorate their classroom door! Feel free to use your imagination to show your appreciation in a small way!

May 10th: Please join us to celebrate National Bike-to-School Day by riding your bike to Alcott! Please express interest & stay tuned for “bike train” Routes and event details here. Volunteers will lend an extra hand, but parents must accompany younger students (K-3rd). Older students are encouraged to provide buddy-support. A week later, use your cycling skills at Concord’s first annual bike fest May 18th. Details are here.

MCAS: Access and achievement for students with disabilities - presented by The Federation For Children With Special Needs. Hosted by the Concord/Concord-Carlisle and Acton-Boxborough Special Education Parent Advisory Councils with support from our school districts. Would you like to learn more about the following topics?
- Standards Based Education
- MCAS 2.0 for the 21st Century
- Different ways to test
- ELL students and MCAS
Please join us at this free workshop for parents and caregivers. This event will introduce the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and how children with disabilities can participate in meaningful ways in MCAS. When: Tuesday, May 14th  from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Where: Learning Commons, Concord-Carlisle High School, 500 Walden Street Presented by: Jessica Sales Cohen. For planning purposes, please RSVP via Eventbrite at our website concordsepac.org

Come and Celebrate Ms. Young! Please join us to celebrate our principal Ms. Sharon Young on Thursday afternoon May 23rd from 3:45-5:00. All parents, children and community members are welcome to join us for light refreshments in the Alcott cafeteria to say best wishes to Sharon on her retirement. In lieu of gifts, we will be collecting funds to start the Sharon Young Scholarship Fund. Sharon travels extensively with her family each summer and the fund is being established to help CCHS students in need of financial support travel on school trips. These experiences can be life changing for kids and Sharon is excited for the opportunity to continue to help kids in Concord, Carlisle and Boston with educational travel opportunities at CCHS. Please pass along to any friends, neighbors, teachers or community members. If you are not able to attend and would like to donate you can send a check made payable to Concord Carlisle Regional School District with the Sharon Young Scholarship Fund in the memo line and send into the Alcott office.

Field Day Volunteers Needed! Mr. Gaudreau is in need of volunteers to help with our annual all school field day. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2019 from 9-12. Volunteers can meet in the Alcott gymnasium by 9 am. This wonderful day of activity depends on our volunteers. Please contact Mr. Gaudreau via email tgaudreau@concordps.org by Tuesday, May 28. Thank you in advance for helping to make our field day such a success. 

The bi-annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon is Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 12:30 pm in the Alcott School cafeteria. Please help out by contributing a food item whether it be a salad, entree or dessert (you CAN use nuts in your ingredients). We have listed teacher favorites and meal suggestions, based on past luncheons, to insure little to no waste. We know people are very busy, so please consider making a FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION if you don't have time to make/bring a food item for the luncheon. Just drop off the contribution in the Staff Appreciation box in the teachers mailbox room to the right of the office or send in an envelope to school with your child marked "Teacher Appreciation Luncheon". Make checks payable to Alcott PTG. We would like to have contributions by Friday, May 17, 2019. If you miss the deadline, not to worry, we will not turn away donations received after that date.You may drop off your food items in the cafeteria after 9 a.m. and before 11:45 p.m. on the day of 1the luncheon, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. We do not have use of ovens, so any food that needs to be served warm should be dropped off closer to 11:45 p.m. in cafeteria. Please help us show our beloved Alcott Staff how much we appreciate them and all they do! To view the sign-up, go here. If you have further questions, please email at Jennifer.soillis@comcast.net. Thank you!

Spring Fundraiser for the Student Garden Project: Please consider ordering pizza dinner from the Flatbread Company on Tuesday, May 7 between 5:00 and 9:00 pm: 213 Burlington Rd, Bedford (781) 275-8200. The Flatbread Company will donate to Alcott Student Garden Project, $3.50 for each large flatbread and $1.75 for each small flatbread sold during the benefit hours. Dine-in and take-out orders will count. Thank you for your support!

HAPPENING AT ALCOTT

May 6 - 10: Staff Appreciation Week
May 14: METCO Late Bus
May 15: PTG Meeting
May 17: School Spirit Day - Hawaiian Luau Day
May 21: PTG Sponsored Staff Appreciation Luncheon
May 23: Parent event for Sharon 
May 23: PTG Thank You Party 
May 27: No School - Memorial Day
May 31: Parents at Lunch
May 31: Variety Show at 6 PM

PTG Highlights: Yearbook Order Deadline Today, Chess Tournament, PAL tomorrow, Variety Show, Staff Luncheon, Celebrate Ms. Young, Field Day & more...

Order Your 2019 Alcott Yearbook TODAY - last day to order: Cost for each yearbook is: $36.00 if ordered by 4/25. The final deadline to purchase is April 25, 2018. Order online at coffeepond.com. The password is hello bronson (all lower case with the space). If you have any questions, please email: alcottyearbook01742@gmail.com.

PAL is tomorrow: Sign in at the office and grab a visitor pass when you arrive and then meet your child in the cafeteria. For more information please click here. The future PAL dates are 5/31, 6/7. Please add your name to the waitlist if your grade is full. Also please remember that you cannot give your spot to another family member as individual CORIs must be approved per person. The sign up list is on this Google doc link.

The Alcott School Chess Tournament is about to begin!! You won't want to miss out on it. It is a lot of fun and designed for everyone. First tournament game is Thursday, May 2 at 8 a.m. in the Faculty Lounge, Then one game each week, everyone plays, through May 23. On Thursday, May 30, we hand out all the prizes and gifts for everyone in front of classmates and parents. All the details can be found in the flyer. Hope to see you there! The Alcott Chess Club.

15th Annual Alcott Variety Show: Calling all performers! This year's Variety Show will be held on Friday, May 31st at 6:00pm in the Alcott Auditorium. Audition forms have been sent out and will need to be returned no later than May 1st. Due to the popularity of the show, any audition forms passed in after May 1st cannot be accepted. Please email Kate Sexauer with any questions at ksexauer@concordps.org

The bi-annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon is Tuesday, May 21, 2019 @ 12:30 pm in the Alcott School cafeteria. Please help out by contributing a food item whether it be a salad, entree or dessert (you CAN use nuts in your ingredients). We have listed teacher favorites and meal suggestions, based on past luncheons, to insure little to no waste. We know people are very busy, so please consider making a FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION if you don't have time to make/bring a food item for the luncheon. Just drop off the contribution in the Staff Appreciation box in the teachers mailbox room to the right of the office or send in an envelope to school with your child marked "Teacher Appreciation Luncheon". Make checks payable to Alcott PTG. We would like to have contributions by Friday, May 17, 2019. If you miss the deadline, not to worry, we will not turn away donations received after that date.You may drop off your food items in the cafeteria after 9 a.m. and before 11:45 p.m. on the day of 1the luncheon, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. We do not have use of ovens, so any food that needs to be served warm should be dropped off closer to 11:45 p.m. in cafeteria. Please help us show our beloved Alcott Staff how much we appreciate them and all they do! To view the sign-up, go here. If you have further questions, please email at Jennifer.soillis@comcast.net. Thank you!

Come and Celebrate Ms. Young! Please join us to celebrate our principal Ms. Sharon Young on Thursday afternoon May 23rd from 3:45-5:00. All parents, children and community members are welcome to join us for light refreshments in the Alcott cafeteria to say best wishes to Sharon on her retirement. In lieu of gifts, we will be collecting funds to start the Sharon Young Scholarship Fund. Sharon travels extensively with her family each summer and the fund is being established to help CCHS students in need of financial support travel on school trips. These experiences can be life changing for kids and Sharon is excited for the opportunity to continue to help kids in Concord, Carlisle and Boston with educational travel opportunities at CCHS. Please pass along to any friends, neighbors, teachers or community members. If you are not able to attend and would like to donate you can send a check made payable to Concord Carlisle Regional School District with the Sharon Young Scholarship Fund in the memo line and send into the Alcott office.

Field Day Volunteers Needed! Mr. Gaudreau is in need of volunteers to help with our annual all school field day. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2019 from 9-12. Volunteers can meet in the Alcott gymnasium by 9 am. This wonderful day of activity depends on our volunteers. Please contact Mr. Gaudreau via email tgaudreau@concordps.org by Tuesday, May 28. Thank you in advance for helping to make our field day such a success. 

Spring has sprung on the Alcott grounds! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the daffodil fundraiser by purchasing or planting bulbs and to Holly Pompe van Meerdevort for planting the cheerful pansies at the school entrance. Alcott Garden Committee

HAPPENING AT ALCOTT

April 25: Yearbook Order Deadline
April 26: PAL, Spread Kindness to Others Day
April 30: Kindergarten Registration
May 3: GR 5 Assembly in PM
May 6 - 10: Staff Appreciation Week
May 14: METCO Late Bus
May 17: School Spirit Day - Hawaiian Luau Day
May 21: PTG Sponsored Staff Appreciation Luncheon
May 23: Parent event for Sharon 
May 23: PTG Thank You Party 
May 27: No School - Memorial Day
May 31: Parents at Lunch
May 31: Variety Show at 6 PM

PTG Highlights: Lost & Found, PTG Thank You Party, Garden Project Fundraiser, PAL, Spirit Wear

The Alcott Lost & Found will be CLEARED OUT and ITEMS WILL BE DONATED THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 12th!  Please retrieve your missing items before then.  The Lost & Found is located in the cafeteria hallway.  If you have any questions, please email alcottlostandfound@gmail.com.

Save the date for the PTG Thank you party on Thursday May 23rd at 6:30pm!

Spring Fundraiser for the Student Garden Project: Please consider ordering pizza dinner from the Flatbread Company on Tuesday, May 7 between 5:00 and 9:00 pm: 213 Burlington Rd, Bedford (781) 275-8200. The Flatbread Company will donate to Alcott Student Garden Project, $3.50 for each large flatbread and $1.75 for each small flatbread sold during the benefit hours. Dine-in and take-out orders will count. Thank you for your support!

Save the dates! May 10th: Ride your bike to school accompanied by safe cycling advocates from the Concord-based Monsters cycling club. Stay-tuned for more details, volunteer requests & routes from your neighborhood.  Use your safe cycling skills at Concord’s first annual bike fest on May 18th: https://www.concordbikes.org/

There are still open spots in ALL GRADES for the next Parent at Lunch on April 26th! The office must be able to confirm your CORI status before your spot is approved. The future PAL dates are 5/31 and 6/7. Please add your name to the waitlist if your grade is full. Also please remember that you cannot give your spot to another family member as individual CORIs must be approved per person. The sign up list is on this Google doc link:

Alcott end of year SPIRIT WEAR on sale now online at Alcott store: http://alcottptg.org/alcott-wear-shop. *Shirts show classroom teacher and student names on the back of the shirt and don't miss this token item.  No extra shirts will be ordered and see this pdf for options and end date April 24, 2019.

An optional Student Information Form for Parents of rising K - 4 is due no later than April 12th: Alcott's form is available for parents to provide input toward their child's placement for the next school year. Grade 5 parents will have an opportunity to complete placement information with the Middle School at a later date. While requests for specific teachers cannot be honored, information from parents regarding student needs will be carefully considered. Preliminary class lists will be developed by Placement Teams, consisting of grade level teachers, Mental Health Team, Language Arts Curriculum Specialist, Math Curriculum Specialist, Reading Specialist, Special Education Teachers, Specialists (Art, Music, PE, Library, and Spanish) and me. This Team's primary responsibility is to create classes that are balanced by gender, academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. Lists are finalized during the summer (to account for move-ins, move-outs, etc.) and you will be able to access the name of your child's teacher in the portal by mid-July.

Concord Carlisle Parent Association Speaker Series. Debby Irving, Author of "Waking Up White", April 24, 2019 7-9pm., CCHS Auditorium. Are you aware of how deeply white privilege harms our culture? Understanding the effects of white privilege and racism on the way we view the world, including its impact within the school community, is one of the most important issues in our country today. Debby Irving, the author of “Waking Up White” will help us explore the roots of our varied perspectives and to dismantle old myths regarding race, identity and culture. Only then can we truly begin the path towards racial healing and compassion. Reviewers have described Debby’s book "Waking up White” as a “brutally honest and unflinching exploration of race and personal identity” and “a must read for anyone exploring issues of racism, power, privilege, and leadership.” Learn how we can collectively wake up and take effective action. Debby Irving’s talk is free to the school community and the public at large. Although walk-ins are welcome, we ask that attendees please pre-register for the program here. At the time of registration, you may also order Debby’s book “Waking Up White” for the highly discounted price of only 10 dollars!  Debby will be available to sign copies of the book at the program. All book orders must be received by April 3rd. 

HAPPENING AT ALCOTT
April 11: Last day to retrieve items from Lost and Found
April 12: School Spirit Day – Crazy Shoe & Slipper Day
April 13: 21 – April Break