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CA Dance Project’s Fall Performance, “Bewilderness,” Debuts November 15
Exam Treats: Save Your Extra Halloween Candy
Exam Treats is one of CA's sweetest traditions; delivering bags of treats to students mailboxes just before exams. You will hear more about Exam Treats in the coming weeks, but we ask that you consider putting aside any extra Halloween candy you have for this effort before you give it away! If you would like to drop off candy now, please email Meredith Walsh, parent program officer, at meredith_walsh@concordacademy.org.
November 15 PIN Presentation on Kids and Modern Media
Please join us for the next Parents’ Independent School Network, Inc. (PIN) presentation on Friday, November 15. Steve Schlozman, M.D., will speak on the topic “Do You Want Them to Watch That? (and What to Do About It if You Don’t): Kids and Modern Media.”
Schlozman is co-director of The MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. All are welcome to attend. Coffee and registration will start at 9:00 a.m.; the presentation will take place from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Boston University Academy, 1 University Road, Boston, MA 02215.
Successful Fall Open House
A Reminder of Study Hall Rules for Day Students
Please remember that day students who stay on campus for study hall must adhere to the following guidelines:
If they are here from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a weeknight, they must be studying, and doing so in the space designated for their grade.
- If they are a 9th grader, they must sign in and sign out with the proctor in the Ransome Room of the MAC (or “chip in” using Boardingware in that location).*
- If they are a 10th grader, they must sign in and sign out with the proctor in the Stu-Fac (or “chip in” using Boardingware in that location).
- If they are an 11th or 12th grader, they must sign in and sign out with the proctor in the library (or “chip in” using Boardingware in one of the approved locations).
Please know that we do not allow students (day or boarding) to use the SHAC during study hall hours. We are trying to protect this time for academic work.
*On nights when we expect a large number of day students to be on campus due to a parent event, we often ask the 9th grade day students to use the Great Room, as the Ransome Room can only hold a few extra bodies on any given night. Students are informed of this in an email from the Student Life Office.
Thanksgiving Break Details
Fall Mainstage Production: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” November 8 and 9
Join us for this year’s fall mainstage production of William Shakespeare’s delightful comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream! There will be performances on Friday, November 8, and Saturday, November 9, each at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by emailing Jessica Cloutier-Plasse (Jessica_cloutier-plasse@concordacademy.org).
There will also be a free pre-show discussion regarding climate change at 7:00 p.m. in the upper Stu-Fac, led by CA’s Green and Environmental Clubs. No reservations are necessary to attend this discussion.
If you are able to help with donations for the reception after the show, please click this signup link. If you are the parent of a boarding student, you can help too! Please follow this Amazon link and ship items to Concord Academy, c/o Meredith Walsh, 126 Main Street, Concord MA 01742. Thank you for your support!