7th and 8th grade students:   Tryouts for boys/girls soccer and field hockey continue today from 2:30-4:30. Boys/girls soccer is at the Cushing field located at Peabody.  Take bus 5 over at dismissal.  Field Hockey tryouts will be on the lower field @ Sanborn. Please be sure to have a ride at 4:30 or take the late bus.

 

Intramural soccer will begin next Wednesday, September 17th at Peabody.  Take bus 5 over at dismissal and meet in the Peabody cafeteria.  We will play Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:30-4:30 at Cushing field located at Peabody.  In order to play you must have shin guards and cleats.  You need to have a ride home from Peabody at 4:30 or plan to take the bus.

 

Model United Nations will meet Thursday, September 25 in Sanborn 204 from 2:30-3:30.  Please see Mr. Robbins, Ms. Deming, or Mr. Sykes-McLaughlin with any questions.

 

Intramural field hockey meets again on Monday, September 15th. Our games will be held at Sanborn on the upper fields.  In order to play you must bring a stick, goggles, and a mouthpiece.  We will play on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:30.  If you have any questions please see Mr. Crowley in the Peabody Building.  You need to make sure you have a ride home from Sanborn at 4:30 or plan to take the bus. 

 

Ongoing at CMS

Picture day is Friday, September 26th in both Peabody and Sanborn.  Forms will be distributed during homeroom on Monday, September 22nd.  Please make checks payable to Coffee Pond Photography or you may order on line.  Return the envelope and payment to the photographer on picture day.

 

Important Information About the Late Buses: The late buses run from both Middle School buildings at 3:40 pm and 4:30 pm. They stop at a limited number of places in town and end up at the high school. A bus leaves from CCHS at 5:15 pm and makes numerous stops in many areas of town. Please note that because the high school late bus does not leave CCHS until 5:15 pm, your child will be quite late getting home when s/he takes the late bus. Information about all late bus routes may be obtained by calling the office at your child’s Middle School building.  Refer to the section below for individual late bus schedules.

 

Reminders for After-school Clubs, Sports and Activities 

For all after-school activities - Be sure you have a prompt ride home at the end or be prepared to take one of the late buses.  Buses leave Peabody at 3:35 & 4:30;  buses leave Sanborn at 3:40 & 4:35.

 

Auditions for Stage Band:  Friday, September 12th @ 2:45 for Guitar, Piano and Bass.

 

Late Bus Schedules

BUS #20  *  This bus runs all year Except Tuesdays and ends @ CCHS @ 4 p.m.  Students who do not get picked up from CCHS @ 4 p.m. will have to wait @ CCHS until 5:15 p.m. until either bus #33 or #21 departs CCHS. 

Leaves Peabody Building at 3:35 p.m.

Leaves Sanborn Building at 3:40 p.m.

Old Marlboro Road à Harrington Avenue à Thoreau Hills via Brook Trail & Edgewood Rd. à West Concord Library à Commonwealth Avenue à Barretts Mill Rd. –> Lowell à Brooks Pharmacy/Keyes Rd. side à Concord Library –> CCHS.

 

BUS #05 *  This bus runs all year Except Tuesdays and ends @ CCHS @ 4 p.m.  Students who do not get picked up from CCHS @ 4 p.m. will have to wait @ CCHS until 5:15 p.m. until either bus #33 or #21 departs CCHS. 

Leaves Peabody Building at 3:35 p.m.

Leaves Sanborn Building at 3:40 p.m.

Old Marlboro Road à Williams Road à Old Road to Nine Acre Corner à Willard School à Garfield & Holdenwood area à Sudbury Rd. à Elm St. à Temple on Elm à CCHS.

 

BUS #21  Runs All Year Except Tuesdays

Leaves Peabody Building at 4:30 p.m.

Leaves Sanborn Building at 4:35 p.m.

Old Marlboro Road à Harrington Avenue à Main Street à Commonwealth Avenue à Elm Street à Thoreau Street (From Main to Sudbury Road to CCHS)

 

BUS #21 (CCHS DEPARTURE):  5:15 p.m.

Cambridge Turnpike à By Pass Road à Lexington Road à Old Bedford Road à Minot Road à Butternut Circle à Bedford Street à Lowell Road (From Center to Barretts Mill Road) à Strawberry Hill Road à Annursnac Hill Road à College Road à Barretts Mill Road à Elm Street

 

BUS #33  Runs All Year Except Tuesdays

Leaves Peabody Building at 4:30 p.m.

Leaves Sanborn Building at 4:35 p.m.

Old Marlboro Road à Williams Road à ORNAC (From Williams Road to Sudbury Road) à Willard School à Sudbury Road à Library @ Stow St. à Stow St. @ Hunt Gyml

 

BUS #33 (CCHS DEPARTURE):  5:15 p.m.

Sudbury Road (Other side of Route 2) à Garfield Road à Powdermill Road à ORNAC à Williams Road à Deacon Haynes Road à Harrington Avenue à Main Street à Brook Trail Road à Hayward Mill Road à Border Road à Hillcrest Road à Old Stow Road à Lawsbrook Road à Commonwealth Avenue     à Main Street

 

LATE BUSES TO BOSTON

The 3:35 late bus to Boston runs on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, Friday afternoons.  It picks up students at Peabody and Sanborn at 3:35 p.m.  Students must sign up to ride this bus and select a stop from the list in the main office in their respective buildings by the end of the last lunch period each day that they need to ride it.  Students participating in activities that end at 4:30 must sign up for the 5:15 METCO Sports/Activity Bus in the main office at their respective buildings by the end of the last lunch period. They will need to take a 4:30 bus from the middle school to the high school to board the 5:15 METCO Sports/Activity bus. The 5:15 METCO bus brings all students to METCO,

Inc., at 40 Dimock Street in Roxbury for parent pick up at approximately 6:00 p.m. The 5:15 METCO Sports/Activity bus runs Monday - Friday.  Students who do not sign up for the late bus on time will need to go home on the regular bus.

 

METCO 3:35 bus from Peabody and Sanborn  Runs Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Bus Stop 1:  Columbus Ave./Dartmouth St. (South End);   2:  Warren St. @ Roxbury Boys'/Girls' Club;

3:  Warren St./MLK Blvd. @ YMCA;   4:  Washington St./Columbia Rd.;

5:  Blue Hill Ave. @ Franklin Park;   6:  Blue Hill Ave./Harvard St. (across from Franklin Field);

7:  Blue Hill Ave./Morton St.;   8:  Blue Hill Ave./Walk Hill St.;

9:  River St./Blake St.;   10:  River St. @ Hyde Park YMCA;         

 

Alternate Plans in Case of Cancellation

All students and their families should have an alternate plan in place in case of the cancellation of an activity or a sporting event. When events are cancelled at the end of the school day, students should know where their parents expect them to go. Please talk this over with your child(ren) to prevent confusion and worry in the future. Thank you.

 

Community Events for Students and Families

Care Package Drive for US Troops, Sat Sept 13^th,  9 am - 4 pm, Crosby’s Marketplace, Sudbury Rd.  Holy Family Parish in Concord is sponsoring a Care Package Drive for US Troops at Crosby’s Marketplace on Sudbury Road in Concord.  Shoppers are asked to pick up food and personal care items while they shop.  A list of items requested by our soldiers and marines will be available at Crosby’s Marketplace on the days of the drive.  Donations will be collected as you exit the store.  Holy Family Parish of Concord will deliver the items to Hanscom AFB for their September Care Package Event.  Your generous donations will be sent to our deployed service members.  For more information, please contact Kathy Cammarata at kathybc@msn.com or 978-369-7516.

 

Registration for The Concord Conservatory of Music’s fall semester group classes is now underway.   The Vocal Workshop Series for Teens is a series of three - 10 week vocal workshops for teens, to give them an experience of singing a variety of repertory from classical to Broadway to contemporary styles. This course is useful for beginners as well as those currently taking lessons.  The emphasis is on developing the voice in a healthy way, through proper warm-ups, song selection, and vocal technique and strengthening. Classes meet on Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 PM and begin on September 25.  For more information on this class  call 978-369-0010, or visit www.ConcordConservatory.org. 

 

The Center for Parents and Teachers Fall Parenting Program

"How to Talk So Kids will Listen and Listen So Kids will Talk"

This perennial favorite is a five-part, video-based series that offers innovative ways to solve such common problems as: How to listen to and understand your child's concerns; how to have cooperation in your family without nagging; how to find alternatives to punishment; and how to help your child attain a positive self-image.  This workshop fills up fast, so please register early!  Facilitated by Cyndie White, M.S., Parent Educator;  Limit: 12 participants

Dates: Friday, October 17, 24, November 7, 14, 21, 2008

Time: 9:30-11:00AM

Location:  Ripley Building, 120 Meriam Road, Concord, MA

Fee: $100 (includes workbook);  Partial scholarships available to those in need.

To pre-register: Email [ mailto:amartinez@colonial.net ]amartinez@colonial.net or call 978-202-1146. 

Please note: Payment must be received within 48 hours of pre-registration or spot will be forfeited.  Only checks or cash accepted. Thank you.

 

Family CarbonCalc Nights

Energy costs are rising. Climate change is affecting our weather. Winter is coming. It's an excellent time to take stock of our personal and household energy consumption and to create action plans, which will move us toward a more sustainable future. Concord Climate Action Network (CCAN) and your Community Education department will host "Carbon Calc Nights" at each elementary school. Participants will calculate their household and transportation energy use and then, as a group, explore actions that can reduce energy use and costs through basic changes in habits and lifestyle.

Thoreau School:  Tuesday, October 7, 7 -9 PM

Alcott School:  Thursday Oct 23, 7-9 PM

Willard School:  Wednesday, November 19, 7-9 PM

YOU MAY ATTEND ANY SESSION CONVENIENT FOR YOU.  Purchase of the Low Carbon Workbook is optional (cost under $15). No fee for the course - a community service of Concord-Carlisle Community Education and ConcordCAN.  Please register at www.ace.colonial.net, or 318-1540 days, 318-1432 nights.

 

Return to the Soil series begins September 18, 7:30 PM, at the Alcott School. The Concord Historical Collaborative, which includes the Concord Schools, will host Brian Donahue on Thursday, September 18 at the Alcott School at 7:30 p.m. for a special talk entitled, ìHusbandry was Once a Sacred Art: Connecting Sustainable Farming with the History of Concord's Agriculture. Donahue will explore changes in Concord agriculture and land use over the centuries, the impact of farming on the environment, and consider the potential for growing community-engaged and educational farming in Concord today. This talk is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. Brian Donahue is a specialist in environmental history and holds the Jack Myerhoff Chair at Brandeis University. He is the author of Reclaiming the Commons and Great Meadow: Farmers and the Land in Colonial Concord.

 

Organic Farm Bike Tours  6 Fridays, 9:00-Noon, September 19-October 24, Concord Center starting location, $120

Join Sue Merlino of Concord Bike Tours for 6 bike visits to the local organic farms in and around Concord. These rides will increase your awareness about ecologically sound farming practices. Most of these farms aim to promote a deeper sense of community among the area residents.  Through supplying Boston area restaurants with local certified Organic

produce and donating to soup kitchens and shelters.   Course #555  Please register at www.ace.colonial.net, or 318-1540 days, 318-1432 nights.