This week a PTG 2010-2011 Form came home with exciting opportunities in the Willard PTG! Information about possible volunteer opportunities, both big and small, is provided on the PTG Job Descriptions flyer and on the Willard PTG website. Many of the jobs require very little time commitment and can be fun! Make sure you sign up and send your form back to school as soon as possible.

Please remember to also turn in your Cell Phone Form to have your cell phone listed in next year's directory.

The Carnival Committee is still accepting completed Carnival Posters and anyone who submits a poster or a form indicating that their poster has been posted around Concord will still receive a fabulous prize!

Carnival Raffle tickets came home in backpacks this week. BUY a raffle ticket for $1 ($10 per book of 10) and you could win a fabulous prize including an iPod Touch, a bicycle, toys, and gift certificates. SELL tickets by Friday June 4th and you will qualify for the raffle ticket sales contest. The class that sells the most tickets will get a pizza and popsicle lunch; the student that sells the most will be a Willard VIP for the day. See the Raffle Ticket flyer for more information and details of the raffle prizes.

It's that time of year parents! The month of June will be a busy one for our 5th graders, so we have put together a Fifth Grade June Calendar with some important information for you. The information is also now on a Calendar on the Willard PTG website. Add the dates to your calendar immediately. Don't delay. Upcoming notices for all events will have more detailed information. If in doubt, go with times on subsequent notices.

Fifth grade families will celebrate the arts at Willard on Wednesday, June 9th with the Art Retrospective Exhibit Open House and performances by the school orchestra, band and chorus.

The 5th Grade Art Retrospective Exhibit will be on display around the school from June 1st through June 11th. Artwork can be viewed by families on Arts Night during the Art Retrospective Open House from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Feel free to arrive during that time to see the wonderful artwork of our 5th grade students! Students must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver during the Art Retrospective Open House. For more information regarding art submissions see the letter home.

To round out the Willard Arts Night, the school orchestra, band, and chorus will perform starting at 7 pm in the Auditorium. Band students need to warm-up at 6:30 pm in the music room. All students should be in the music room to get ready for chorus by 6:50 pm. Dress for all students should be: either Celebrate Willard t-shirts or a white shirt on top, dark pants or skirts (khaki is also acceptable) and the best shoes you have.

We welcome the whole Willard community to attend this celebration of the arts at Willard!

Help is still needed for the Willard Field Days in June. Help is needed for all grades, but is particularly needed for the 4th & 5th Grade day, which currently only has 3 volunteers.To make this fun filled day possible we are looking for at least 10 parents from each grade level to volunteer to help run the events. If you are interested, you must have an approved CORI check on file with the front office. The dates and times for field day are as follows:

• Grade K & 1 - June 8th
  Kindergarten, 9:10 - 10:35
  Grade 1, 10:40 - 12:00
• Grades 4 & 5 - June 9th, 9:10 - 11:45
• Grades 2 & 3, June 10th, 9:10 - 11:45

Mr. Germond would like to have volunteer lists complete no later than May 31st. Please email Mr. Germond at mgermond@colonial.net if you are interested in helping with this exciting day for our students. More information about Field Days is available on the Field Days page on the Willard PTG website.

Save the date! On Monday, June 7, there will be a Volunteer Appreciation coffee from 8:45 to 9:30 at which time we will honor the many volunteers who have made the Library program so successful this year. Please come and say hello to friends old and new, have a morning treat and accept our most grateful thanks for all the hours that you, our most loyal volunteers, have given.

We are also asking for yet one more bit of volunteering. In order to have our shelves in perfect order, we will be holding our annual "shelf reading" time. If you could help with an hour or so during the week of June 7, we can put the books in neat shelf order. Stay after the volunteer coffee on the 7th to begin this process, or sign up in the library if you can spare an hour sometime that week.

Erica Chicco (echicco@colonial.net)
Ann Fossett (afossett@colonial.net)

The CCHS feasibility study articles passed at both Concord and Carlisle Town Meetings. The Concord Town election will be held on June 8th with a ballot question regarding this study. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and absentee ballots are available now. For more information on absentee voting please contact the Concord Town Clerk's office at 978 318-3080 or email townclerk@concordma.gov. Information is also available at the Town web site www.concordma.gov.

Ballot question #1 asks for $1.3 million to complete the CCHS feasibility study. Concord's portion is approximately $936k (72%), Carlisle's portion is approximately $364,000 (28%). The feasibility study includes: development of a preferred solution, preliminary cost estimates, schematic designs with site drawings, constructions schedule and proposed phasing. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has given us a preliminary notification of possible reimbursement of approximately 31% or $403,000, for the feasibility study if it is approved at the polls on June 8th. If the reimbursement is approved it will be deducted from the total cost.

Please remember to vote on June 8th. Thank You.
- The Concord School Committee and the Concord Carlisle Regional School Committee

The CCHS Dance Club, which has more than doubled in size from last year's, has been busily choreographing and rehearsing several new dance routines to perform at this year's concert, which will be held Saturday, May 15th, at 7:30, in the CCHS Auditorium. Last year's event was very well attended and the club donated $1,650 dollars to the American Cancer Society for cancer research. This year the students have decided to donate to the Relief for Haiti Organization. This year's concert promises to be a fun night of music and dancing, showcasing several styles of dance and some surprise performers. So, save the date and come join us for another great evening of dancing for a great cause! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Get ready to Run! The Fourth Annual Thoreau School 5K and Kids Fun Run is Sunday, May 16th. The;1/2 mile and 1 mile Kids' Fun Runs start at noon. The 5K will begin directly after the kids finish. A family BBQ picnic and award ceremony will be held after the race. We hope you'll join us for all the fun! For more information, go to: www.thoreauptg.org

The Center for Parents and Teachers is planning to offer, if there is sufficient interest, small, professionally facilitated support groups to assist parents in coping with Tyler Ryan's tragic suicide. Facilitators will provide guidance on how best to support and communicate with children in an ongoing way as well as offer guidance on prevention and intervention. INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING? Please fill out this form and email Sally Quinn Reed at squinnreed@colonial.net or call 978-202-1145 and we will be in touch. Click here for more information.