ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
METCO Family Friends Field Day/Picnic! - Saturday, Oct. 16th: Mark your calendars for our community event next Saturday!
Hosted by METCO Family Friends*
Location: Franklin Park ~Tiffany Moore Tot Lot (@ 146 Seaver St., Boston MA 02121)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
Rain Date: Oct. 17
Time: 1- 4 PM
What: Running, Playing, Laughing, Balls, Music, Bikes, Scooters, Bring your own lunch/picnic style.
Let us know you are coming here. Sign up to volunteer for set up or clean up here or contact Savaughn Dickerson at sdickerson@concordps.org.
Meadowbrook Farms Fundraiser - catalogs going out soon! Our Meadowbrook Farms fundraising program is back just in time for the Fall with holiday delivery. Please keep an eye out this week for packets to come home in your child's bag. The sale will run through October 28, 2021.
This is a great opportunity to pick up some unique and fun items for yourself, your family or friends. It is also great for Alcott because we have an opportunity to earn back at least 35% of all sales. Consider getting a start on holiday shopping a little earlier than usual this year. All sales ship directly to the customer so it's very easy!!
HELPING OUT ALCOTT PTG IS AS EASY AS 1-2-3!
1. AMAZON SMILE - Do you shop on Amazon? If so, support Alcott PTG by shopping through smile.amazon.com. Amazon can make a donation to the Alcott PTG every time you place a qualifying order with Amazon Smile. To participate, open the Amazon app on your smartphone. Click “menu” -- “settings” -- “turn on Amazon Smile.” Then, just designate “Alcott School Parent Teacher Group Inc” as your charity, and shop through the “AmazonSmile” link!
2. MINTED and SHUTTERFLY/TINY PRINTS: Are you already thinking about holiday cards and gifts? Shop on minted.com using the code FUNDRAISEALCOTT to give 15% back to Alcott PTG while enjoying 20% OFF your order! Shop Shutterfly/TinyPrints through our storefront - AlcottElementarySchool.ShutterflyStorefront.com - and they will donate 8% of your order back to Alcott. Share the code and storefront link with friends and family to help make our fundraiser a success!
3. BAY STATE TEXTILES - Cleaning out your closets this fall? Fighting through the giant piles of old stuffed animals? Did you know that the Alcott PTG receives money per pound of textiles placed in the white Bay State Textiles bin next to the parking lot? They accept clothing, footwear, pillows, linens and stuffed animals in ANY condition as long as everything is clean and dry - even damaged items can be repurposed! Check out a list of what they accept and their FAQs. Declutter and help out the Alcott PTG by using the bin at Alcott to donate your unwanted textiles.
***Every Wednesday is now a half-day***
Oct 11: Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day (NO SCHOOL)
Oct 16: METCO Family Friends Field Day/Picnic (Franklin Park)
Nov 4: K-5 Parent-Teacher Conferences (NO SCHOOL)
Nov 10: PTG Open Meeting, 7pm (via Zoom)
Nov 11: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
CPS/CCRSD 21-22 School Calendar can be found here
IN THE COMMUNITY
Thoreau Elementary Toy Swap - October 15 - 16th: Thoreau Elementary will be holding a toy swap, with drop-off on Oct. 15 and sale on Oct. 16 under the Thoreau tents. For details, click here.
IMSCC Music Lessons are in full swing! New students are welcome to start up any time. We have expert, experienced instructors for all band and orchestra instruments, plus piano, voice, guitar, and ukulele. IMSCC gives you a choice of in-person or remote lessons for all ages and levels of musicians, beginners through adults. 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.
SEPAC get-together - Wed. October 13th @ 9:30am: Please join SEPAC parents/guardians for a casual coffee and conversation meet up on Wednesday, 10/13 at 9:30am. We will meet at Rideout Playground under the covered picnic tables.
SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) is a volunteer organization of parents and guardians of students on IEPs and other individuals interested in special education residing in Concord, Carlisle or Boston . We join together to provide representation, information, resources, and support to our community. We provide input and support to our school districts and school committees in their work on matters pertaining to special education. Any interested individuals, whether or not their children are receiving special education, are welcome and encouraged to join the SEPAC and participate in SEPAC meetings, events, and activities.
Concord Free Public Library: CFPL will host the 6th annual Scarecrow Festival on October 16 - 31. Gather your family! Visit the Main Library's front lawn and the Fowler Library’s lawn to enjoy all the creative scarecrows made by local organizations!
