PTG Highlights: Art Room News, SEPAC Workshop, SEPAC Newsletter, Turkey Trot Pledges, Minted Discount Code, Happening at Alcott

Art Room News: Click on the following link to see videos created by 5th Graders during their Art classes! Enjoy! 5th Grade Amusement Parks 2019

SEPAC Workshop - Breaking Down Inclusion, Building Up Students: Hosted by the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Please join us for a presentation by Elise Wulff from the Aspire program at MGH. Elise has more than a decade of experience working with the neurodiverse population, their families and professionals. In this workshop, Elise will provide an overview of core principles guiding inclusion practices and empower parents to engage these concepts in building your child’s educational success. The discussion will include a review of some key theoretical and legal foundations of inclusion practices as well as specific recommendations for how schools can implement inclusion with fidelity and will take place Thursday, December 5th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in Conference Room 4, Ripley Building, Meriam Road. For planning purposes, please click here to RSVP. If you have any questions, please email us at concordsepac@gmail.com.

SEPAC November Newsletter: This month's SEPAC newsletter includes an interview with Ruth Grube in addition to a link to the SEPAC Q&A held earlier this month with Ruth and Laurie Hunter. If you have any questions or would like any further information, please contact us at concordsepac@gmail.com.

Turkey Trot Pledges: There is still time to submit pledges!! Please send all donations in to classroom teachers or Mr. Gaudreau or submit them online via the PTG Turkey Trot page by Monday 12/2.

Minted Discount Code: Don't forget about the Alcott Minted.com holiday discount! Shop holiday cards and gifts on minted.com using the program code FUNDRAISEALCOTT to give 15% back to the Alcott PTG while enjoying 20% OFF your Minted order! Have friends or family who send holiday cards? Share the FUNDRAISEALCOTT code with them!

Happening at Alcott:

Nov 22: PAL
Nov 27: Half Day (12:30PM Dismissal)
Nov 28-29: Thanksgiving (No School)
Dec 2: PTG Meeting (7:30PM, Alcott Faculty Room)
Dec 10: METCO Late Bus, Winter Fair Hosted by Grade 5
Dec 23-Jan1: Winter Recess (No School)
Jan 2: Classes Resume following Winter Recess
Jan 14: METCO Late Bus

Please visit the Community Events page for updates on sports, music and theater registration dates, seminars, and more events throughout town.

PTG Highlights: Minted 20% Discount Alcott Fundraiser, PTG Meeting 11/13, Rube Goldberg Workshops, Happening at Alcott

Minted holiday discount code: This November and December, we're partnering with Minted to help us fundraise. Shop holiday cards and gifts on minted.com using the program code FUNDRAISEALCOTT to give 15% back to the Alcott PTG while enjoying 20% OFF your Minted order! Have friends or family who send holiday cards? Share the FUNDRAISEALCOTT code with them!

PTG Meeting: Come join our next PTG meeting on Wednesday, Nov 13th at 9:30 am in the Faculty Room. New this month: Dr. Foye, the school counselor, will talk about "Open Circle," a social emotional learning program in grades K through 5. Hope to see you there!

Alcott Children’s Program - Rube Goldberg Workshops (4th grade): Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. He’s best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets performing simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. The 4th graders, led by guest educator Kristin White, created and performed for the class their own chain reaction using kits of materials. The workshop incorporated problem solving, cooperative work, and creating a system demonstrating the flow of energy. The book, “Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines” was donated to the Alcott library. Thank you for allowing us to bring this program to Alcott through your support of the PTG!

Happening at Alcott:

Nov 12: METCO Late Bus
Nov 13: PTG Meeting (9:30AM, Alcott Faculty Room)
Nov 15: Alcott School Spirit Day (Funky Friday)
Nov 21: Coffee with the Principal (7:45AM, Alcott Faculty Room)
Nov 22: PAL
Nov 27: Half Day (12:30PM Dismissal)
Nov 28-29: Thanksgiving (No School)
Dec 2: PTG Meeting (7:30PM, Alcott Faculty Room)
Dec 10: METCO Late Bus, Winter Fair Hosted by Grade 5
Dec 23-Jan1: Winter Recess (No School)
Jan 2: Classes Resume following Winter Recess

Please visit the Community Events page for updates on sports, music and theater registration dates, seminars, and more events throughout town.

PTG Highlights: Fall Fest Thanks, Before School Sports, Alcott Multicultural Event, Music News, Turkey Trot, Happening at Alcott, In The Community

A Special Thanks from the PTG! Wow! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who lent their time, room parents who organized the raffle baskets and families who brought their school spirit to make this our best Fall Fest EVER! We are still tallying the amount raised, but with nearly 200 families attending, we did have a record turn-out this year! We appreciate your time, energy and commitment to supporting our Alcott community and programs!

Before School Sports Workshop: 1st & 2nd Grades:  Come get your yaya’s out before school with Ms. Curran and Ms. Flannery running, jumping and playing games. Kids will enjoy Dr. Dodge, Soccer, Escape and Pinball! Thursdays in the Gym @ 8am. Dates: 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5 and 12/12.  Cost $75.00 Interested? Register here via FamilyID.

Alcott Multicultural Event: A committee is currently being formed to plan and organize for the 1st annual Alcott Multicultural Event in March! This event will include food, dance, music, language, crafts, geography and more from the countries our student body represents. If you are interested in sharing ideas or helping out in any way, please reach out to us at alcottmulticultural@gmail.com. Gracias, Spasiba, Merci, Arigato, do jeh and Thanks!

A Note from Ms. Kwarcinski in the Music Room: Please take a moment to read about the recent happenings in the Music Room. The children are off to a terrific start!

Turkey Trot: The Alcott School Turkey Trot is scheduled to take place next Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 9:30-11:45 at the Emerson Track. Our pledges this year will be helping Open Table and the Concord Recreation Department Scholarship Fund. Please note this is not a PTG fundraiser. 100% of what we raise goes directly to the charities! Please click here for more information. Volunteers are always appreciated! If you are interested in helping with the event, please contact Tim Gaudreau at tgaudreau@concordps.org by tomorrow (Friday, October 25, 2019).

HAPPENING AT ALCOTT:

Oct 25: PAL
Oct 29: Turkey Trot
Nov 6: Conferences (No School)
Nov 11: Veteran's Day (No School)
Nov 12: METCO Late Bus
Nov 13: PTG Meeting (9:30AM, Alcott Faculty Room)
Nov 27: Half Day (12:30PM Dismissal)
Nov 28-29: Thanksgiving (No School)

IN THE COMMUNITY:

Intelligent Lives: JOIN US FOR A FREE SCREENING OF THE FILM, Monday, October 28th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at RJ Grey Junior High School Auditorium, 16 Charter Road, Acton. Co-sponsored by the Acton-Boxborough, Concord/Concord-Carlisle, Maynard, and Sudbury Special Education Parent Advisory Councils. Dan Habib’s film “Intelligent Lives” follows three young adults, who have developmental or intellectual disabilities, challenging the perceptions of intelligence while navigating high school, college and the workforce. The film will be followed by a talk from Melanie Perkins McLaughlin, M.Ed., who was a consulting producer for "Intelligent Lives". Pre-registration is requested for this event; if you would like any further information, please contact abrsdsepac@gmail.com.

SEPAC October Newsletter: This month's SEPAC newsletter shares with you the Board's favorite resources on ADHD, dyslexia, autism, local organizations and more. If you have any questions or would like any further information, please contact us at concordsepac@gmail.com.

Cradles to Crayons: is Seeking Donations by Saturday, October 26th! Please check your kids' closets for gently used clothing, shoes, toys, children's books, and baby gear. All donations must be dropped off to the purple C2C bin at the Concord District Court at 305 Walden Street by Saturday, as they will be picked up the next morning for a community sorting event. Thank you advance and please be sure to check this list for more details on what they can and cannot accept. If you have larger items that won't fit in the bin, please email Karen Graziani at kpgraz@gmail.com to make arrangements. Thank you!

CEF 25th Sliver Anniversary Masquerade! Join us for a memorable night of fun and friends in celebration of 25 years of supporting teachers and innovative learning in our Concord Public Schools.  Saturday, November 16th at 300 Baker Ave in Concord.  You can get your tickets here, where you can also find party details and learn more about the Concord Education Fund's support of CPS/CCHS teachers and students. Be aware that Early Bird pricing will end on November first - so  don’t wait! This is a big one- don't miss it!

MADE POSSIBLE BY YOUR SUPPORT:

Plimoth Plantation Educator: On October 9th, students in the 3rd grade classes were visited by a museum teacher from Plimoth Plantation to learn about the daily life of the Wampanoag in the 17th century as well as their current lives and communities.