ALCOTT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALCOTT CHESS CLUB - Alcott Chess Club has begun, but it's not too late to enroll your child. We always have room to teach one more child how to play chess. So, what do you say? Come and play!! We meet Thursday mornings, at 8 a.m. in the Faculty Lounge. Children enter via the door on the right by the auditorium. We strictly adhere to Covid protocols. Please email alcottchess@hotmail.com or call Ken Belt at (617) 332-4483 for any questions.
METCO Family Friends - Frog Pond Skating event, Saturday, February 12, 2022: Come to the Boston Common Frog Pond from 2pm - 4pm, Saturday, Feb. 12, for a bit of winter fun with the community, on skates! METCO Family Friends is sponsoring this wonderful event. Please see the informational flyer below and click HERE for the live link to register. Please contact METCO Academic Liaison Savaughn Dickerson (Sdickerson@concordps.org) if you have any questions.
A NOTE FROM NURSE AMANTE: If your student has received both doses of the Covid -19 vaccine, please provide documentation to the Alcott nurse's office. You may send in a hard copy, fax (978-318-9545), or take a photo/scan and email to Nurse Amante (pamante@concordps.org). Thank you!
ALCOTT WEAR: Outfit yourself for winter and show off your Alcott spirit!
Our first online school spirit wear store is live! Check out the store under the Support tab of the Alcott PTG website or click HERE to find the latest and greatest Alcott wear. Alcott PTG receives 10% back on all items purchased throughout the school year so consider purchasing an item today!
***Every Wednesday is now a half-day***
Feb 21- 25: February Recess (NO SCHOOL)
CPS/CCRSD 21-22 School Calendar can be found here
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Mothers Out Front Concord is leading a Get Out the Vote campaign for the new sustainable Concord Middle School building, which will be voted on at a Special Town Meeting TODAY January 20th. Please note that childcare will be provided by Concord Rec for kids ages 2.5-12 years of age. Pre-registration is required. For more information on this campaign, click HERE.
Public Speaking & Debate Summer Camps (Grades 4-10). Give your child the opportunity to meet new friends, develop critical thinking skills, and practice their public speaking in a fun, low-pressure learning environment! Lumos teaches debate through fun games and activities that students love. And the instructors are friendly, warm, and great at making public speaking exciting! Choose your dates and register now at: LumosDebate.com to avoid the waitlist.
CONCORD CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC updates:
The Listening Project—it’s a community-wide opportunity for people to expand their musical horizons and grow their listening skills. Think book club, but for listening to music! Each month, CCM will provide a thrilling playlist that can be found on both Spotify and YouTube, which can be accessed from ConcordConservatory.org. CCM’s website will also have background information on each piece and questions to think about while you’re listening. Get introduced to new music and genres and become an active listener. January’s Listening Project playlist is already on the CCM website. Sign-up at https://concordconservatory.org/newsletter/ to receive monthly alerts.
Arabic Music complimentary online lecture, Jan. 27th - Explore the beautiful and diverse sounds of Arabic music with guest lecturer Layth Sidiq. Join us online on Thursday, January 27 at 7:00 pm when Layth, an award-winning violinist, composer, educator, and the artistic director of the New York Arabic Orchestra, presents an exciting music history lecture. Register HERE by 5 pm on January 27th to receive the link.
Children's group classes offer a collaborative setting with others who share your love of music. It’s an opportunity to receive excellent music instruction that balances rigor with the joy and fun of creating music. Small classes for your kids gives each student individual attention, yet learning in a social experience. We encourage registering as soon as possible due to maximum enrollment per group class and check out all our offerings.
MUSIC MAKERS for 3-year-olds
MUSICAL GATEWAY for 4 and 5-year-olds
BEGINNER VOCALS for ages 6 - 8
RHYTHMIC SOLFÈGE for ages 6 - 9
Introduce your young kids to music complete with dancing and creative games fostering fantastic growth and development. Financial assistance is available.
CONCORD RECREATION updates:
Shamrock Ball (3/12/22) Register – Tuesday, February 1st at 7:30am
Camp Three Rivers - Registration opens Wednesday, February 9th at 7:30am
*** Visit www.concordrec.com for more details ***
Skyhawks Multi-Sport (Ages 7-9, Mondays @ 5:15pm beginning 1/24) 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!
Skyhawks Floor Hockey (Ages 7-12, Mondays @ 5:15pm beginning 3/7) Come join us and learn the skills of hockey! From stick handling to passing and shooting, we will develop and enhance the abilities to play the fastest game on (ice) the floor!
February Vacation Week Need childcare during February vacation? The February Vacation Program (Grades K-5) is from 8:00am to 6:00pm at Hunt Recreation Center from 2/22-2/25. (Participants must bring lunch unless noted) $100 per day per person. Registration open to general public. First come, first serve basis. This program has NO AFFILIATION with Concord Recreation’s Before or Afterschool Program.
CC YOUTH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Registration for the Spring Season is open from JAN 1 - JAN 31. Building on an incredibly successful programming and record numbers in 2021, CCYB/S is offering robust programming from T-Ball through Babe Ruth. Don’t miss out on baseball and softball’s showcase season! REGISTER NOW!
Music lessons with IMSCC - The Winter-Spring session of music lessons starts this month! We welcome new students of all ages and all levels, including adults. Expert instructors are available for all band and orchestra instruments as well as voice, guitar, ukulele, electric bass, and piano. During this time families have a choice of in-person or remote lessons. 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. We look forward to working with you!
Please visit this space for updates on sports, music and theater registration dates, seminars, and more events throughout town.