The Thursday Owl
The Alcott ptg weekly email
November 7, 2024
The PTG provides information and support to the Alcott community and raises funds to help make our school the best it can be.
News and Announcements
Alcott Annual Appeal
November is the Month of Giving! Our 2024-2025 school year has gotten off to a great start! So far, we have had a wonderful movie night, a successful student picture day, a fun METCO Family and Friends apple picking event, and several in-class enrichment programs. Still to come we have an exciting Fall Family Fun Day as well as many of our favorite annual traditions (e.g., multicultural night, parent social, math night).
These school community events are directly supported by your essential contributions to the Alcott Annual Appeal. In this November month of giving, we are reaching out again to ask for your support. Without your help, our community events, enrichment activities, and financial support for those in need would not happen. A little goes a long way and any amount of support is appreciated!
Please read the attached letter highlighting all the wonderful ways in which your donation will enrich our Alcott community. We are striving for 100% participation in order to reach our goals. Please consider donating via this link today! Other ways to donate may be found here.
Please “Give a Hoot” and donate today. Thank you for your support!
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5th Grade Collection for Open Table
From November 12th to November 22nd, Grade 5 students are hosting a school-wide collection of items needed to make Kids Bags for Open Table, and we need your help to make it a success!
Each grade is being asked to bring in different items to create the Kids Bags: Kindergarten should bring fruit cups or applesauce cups (no sugar added), First Grade should bring small, individual boxes of cereal or oatmeal packets, Second Grade should bring 100% juice boxes, Third Grade should bring boxes of macaroni and cheese, Fourth Grade should bring granola bars or fruit bars, and Fifth Grade should bring cans of soup or canned ravioli or snack size packs of crackers or pretzels.
Students can drop off the donations in the bins outside their classrooms. All donations will be sorted, and Kids Bags will be prepared by fifth graders and delivered to Open Table in early December. Please see this flyer for more info. Many thanks for your support of this great organization and the kids and families they serve!
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How to Make Turkey Trot Donations
Please log into the Alcott PTG website link for the Turkey Trot. Scroll down the page to the yellow “donate” button. The deadline for collection of pledges is Monday, December 2. Remember that this is not a PTG fundraiser. 100% of what is raised goes directly to Open Table and the Concord Recreation Department Scholarship Fund. Thank you!
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Cafeteria Volunteers Reminder
Reminder: Volunteers needed in the cafeteria to help the students manage our composting system! Black Earth collects bags of compostable waste from all the schools in the district, but our younger students need some help managing their trays and sorting items appropriately. Please use this link to cover some lunchtime shifts so we can minimize the mess and maximize the compost!
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Picture Retake Day Reminder
Picture Retake Day is on Tuesday 11/12/24. Please return the undamaged individual portrait package to the photographer on Retake Day. You may keep the class photo. If you have any specific instructions for the photographer, please jot them down so they show through the envelope window and can be easily spotted. Retake packages will be distributed at school approximately 3-5 weeks following Retake Day. If you have questions please contact Coffee Pond Customer Service Dept. PHONE: 1-800-632-2323 ext "0" // EMAIL: Lifeguards@coffeepond.com.
Calendar and Important Dates
Every Wednesday is a Half Day
Nov 11 - Veterans Day (No School)
Nov 12 - Picture Retake Day
Nov 15 - Crazy Sock School Spirit Day
Nov 17 - Fall Family Fun Day
Nov 27 - Half Day
Nov 28 & 29 - Thanksgiving Recess
December 6 - Principal’s Coffee (Virtual)
In the Community
SEPAC Coffee
Thursday November 14th at 9:15 a.m., Rideout Park by the pavilion.
Please join us for coffee and conversation, get to know other parents and caregivers with students who also have learning differences. This is a casual get together. SEPAC board members will also be available to answer questions and chat. You can find more information on our website and on social media as well.
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Plate to Mind
Nov 21st. 5:30-7:30 @ The Concord Public Library-129 Main St.
Join Naturopathic Physician Dr. Maura Scanlan for a multidisciplinary presentation that explores food's impact on the brains and minds of our youth and ourselves. Following the presentation, Dr. Scanlan will engage in a thoughtful conversation with Psychologist Dr. Stephanie Kriesberg and Registered Dietician Joanne Caplar. There will also be time for audience discussion. Register to reserve your spot. Presented in partnership with Concord-Carlisle Regional SEPAC.
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Concord Ed Fund Disco Night
Saturday Night Fever, November 16th: Come channel your inner John Travolta and join us as we boogie the night away at Concord Country Club in support of our excellent public schools. There will be food and drinks aplenty, a special guest or two, ABBA on repeat, and all your friends in their finest 70's disco attire. Please buy your tix ($150/person) and 70's disco 'fit today! This event will sell out.
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The Milldam Holiday Sip & Shop
Join us on Sunday, November 10 at Revolutionary Concord, also home to the Concord Toy Box and Alright Art Supply, from 5:30-8:30pm. 15% of proceeds from this event will be donated to Milldam Nursery School. Get ahead of your holiday shopping and support our school with a glass of wine and friends! This event is not restricted to current membership - all friends and family are welcome! No tickets necessary, beverages provided, adults only please. RSVP Here.
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Concord Conservatory: Music & Identity
Join us for ‘Music & Identity: Your Listener Profile’ featuring guest lecturer Susan Rogers on Friday, November 22, at 7:30 PM at Concord Conservatory of Music. Explore your unique relationship with music with renowned producer and Berklee professor Susan Rogers, known for her work with Prince and Barenaked Ladies. Enjoy performance by The Adventure Trio. $25 general admission; free for students 18 and under. Tickets here.
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Register for In-Town Concord Carlisle Youth Hockey
Hot Shot Hockey is for Boys and Girls 8-15 years old and is an in-town hockey league. Learn-to-Skate is for children 3 years and up and teaches skating fundamentals. The Learn-to-Play program is the "Hockey 101" program and is geared for Girls and Boys who were born between 1/1/2016 and 12/31/2019.
Both programs begin the second week of November at the Middlesex School rink. Please visit www.ccyh.org for more details and to register your child.
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Join the Alcott PTG
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.
Alcott PTG, 93 Laurel St, Concord, MA 01742, USA
