Hello Spraguewell Community!

We hope everyone is enjoying the nice long holiday weekend. Lots of news to share this week including great photos from the Wellesley Turkey Trot - with 50 runners, Spraguewell won the $200 prize for the largest team! Way to go runners!

Fifth Grade Families - don't miss the Grade Social Save the Date!  As always please reach out with any questions or concerns!

Best,
Sneha & Rose

CONGRATUALTIONS SPRAGUEWELL TURKEY TROT TEAM

Way to  go runners!! A huge thanks to Jenny Lee for creating a Spraguewell team for the 2022 Wellesley Turkey Trot! 

PTO MEETING

Our monthly Parent Teacher Organization meetings are your inside track into what's happening at Spraguewell - all are welcome! Attending does not commit you to anything - though we'd love for you join in on any events or projects that interest you!

Join Us!

Wednesday, December 7th at 8:45am

Upcoming Meetings:

WALK, RIDE, & ROLL TO SCHOOL - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

We are looking for one more volunteer to help out this Thursday, December 1st at Walk, Ride & Roll to School.

Sign Up Here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080844A5AF2FA02-spraguehunnewell

Can you volunteer for 45 minutes to help with Sprague/Hunnewell Walk, Bike or Roll to School? This monthly event is a great tradition and the kids love collecting their footies! 

Volunteer time is 8:00am - 8:45am. Volunteers help with table setup, assisting kids with signing in, and table breakdown. Available dates are in the SignUpGenius form. 

Questions? Contact Katherine MacRostie at kmacrostie@gmail.com & Doreen Barrett at mabarrett2012@gmail.com.

UPCOMING SPRAGUE RAFFLE!

Later this year Sprague will hold a virtual month long fundraising raffle, details to follow, and we need YOUR help! 

If you have been dying to help the PTO someway but didn’t know how or were running the other direction for fear of what the commitment might be, then this is for you! 

The PTO is looking for volunteers to request donations from local businesses, places you may already be visiting as you are doing your holiday shopping. We are also seeking help coordinating some larger “experience” packages to be included in the raffle (i.e. Red Sox tickets). 

Please reach out to Bry Tartamella   bryanne.tartamella@gmail.com 

Every bit of assistance helps! 

HALLOWEEN CANDY DRIVE SUCCESS!

Thank you to everyone who parted with their hard earned Halloween candy. And a huge thank you to Caleb Mirucki and Baker Loccisano of 3JB (and their incredible moms, Helen Livson and Kiki Loccisano)!

Together they collected over 200 pounds of candy which were shipped out to the children in the Ukraine and should arrive just in time for New Year's!

ATTENTION FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES - SAVE THE DATE!

You're invited to 

The Fifth Grade Social

Friday, December 9th | 7pm - 9pm | The Sprague Cafeteria

more details to come!

CREATIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES (CAS)

We are excited to share our brand-new page: 

CAS 2022-2023 Events

We’ll update this page with event recaps and photos throughout the year. As a reminder, your PTO donations fund these informative, hands-on lessons. Thank you for your kind contributions!

Questions about CAS? Contact Wendy Englebardt.

CAS Updates:

GRADE SOCIALS

We are still looking for party hosts in Grade 3

Each fall a family from each grade hosts a parent get together at their home. All parents are welcome and typically food and drinks are provided pot luck style, with the hosts sending out a Sign up Genius to the grade for those who wish to participate in contributing. 

If you are considering organizing or hosting a parent social and have questions about logistics - please don't hesitate to reach out. Email Liz Sower (lizsower13@gmail.com).

SPRAGUE SCHOOL PTO DONATION ANNUAL APPEAL

Thank you to the Sprague Families who have donated!

Our goal is 100% family participation in the Annual Appeal. 

The ideal donation is $65 per student, though any amount makes a significant impact. Please give what you are able so that our community can continue to provide programs and events for the students during the school.

If you would like to donate via PayPal or Venmo visit

https://www.spragueschoolpto.com/giving

and click the "DONATE"  on the right hand side of the page.

PTO donations are 100% tax deductible ( ask if your employer matches). 

Employer Tax ID: 01-0694293

HELP! GREEN TEAM MEMBERS WANTED

The Green Team is a group of people who work with students, teachers, administration as well as other schools via Wellesley Green Schools to reduce the Sprague's ecological footprint and inspire students to become ecologically-minded citizens.

The projects we have accomplished in the past:

• Recycling in the cafeteria
• Cafeteria Food pantry donation
• Book Swap
• Donated Lanyards to school office
• Promoting Car line Anti-idling
• Recycling/Zero Waste Lunch Raffles
• Ongoing – Sprague Vegetable Garden (managed by the Garden Committee)

Just a few years ago, the Sprague Green Team was recognized by the Mass DEP for its effort to increase recycling and pollution prevention in the school and community, and won the grand prize!!  We have accomplished so much and would love to keep things going!

If you are a green-minded person and want to help school become more green, this position is for you. 

If you are interested or want to know more, please contact SpragueGreenTeam@gmail.com  

Both Sprague and Hunnewell parents are welcome!

YEARBOOK PHOTOS

Parents! Please forward along your Sprague photos to the yearbook at spragueschoolphotos@gmail.com 

Thank you!

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC)

Join the PAC at our monthly coffee on Thursday, December 1st at 9am at the home of Christine Mizzi at 16 Suffolk Road. 

If you are unable to attend this coffee, following are the dates for the remaining coffees in the 2022-2023 school year. All of them are on Thursday mornings as they have been for the past few years. The coffees will be hosted at the home of Christine Mizzi at 16 Suffolk Road from 9-10:30 am. Please feel free to bring a friend or forward to someone that you think may benefit from meeting others within the PAC community. 

Upcoming Meetings:

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Thursday, June 1, 2023

WELLESLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

WEF GRANTS IN ACTION: 

Spanish Education for all K-5 students in all Elementary Schools

"Seven years later, the elementary Spanish team is deeply proud and excited to jump-start the development of their learners' Spanish proficiency skills at an early stage of language acquisition, to support content-area instruction at each grade level, to foster openness and appreciation for other cultures, and to cultivate a nurturing environment. ¡GRACIAS WEF for your help bringing ESPAÑOL to l@s niñ@s de Wellesley!"

Ruth Ortiz Collazo, Elementary Spanish Teacher

Click here to help WEF support our schools.

WELLESLEY FIELD FUND

The Wellesley Field Fund (WFF) would like to thank to everyone who has given and all who will give to the Phase II Field Fund Campaign. With over 300 donors, WFF is grateful for all support as the campaign heads into the final days of fundraising.

www.WellesleyFieldFund.com

To Learn More/Donate:

• Visit www.Wellesleyfieldfund.com
• Text “FieldFund” to 53-555
• Donation Tax ID: EIN 47-2147009

Questions?

Please email ContactUs@wellesleyfieldfund.com

THE SPRAGUE 2022-2023 PTO BOARD

Co-Presidents: Sneha Patel & Rose Nolan

Co-Vice Presidents: Sita Mehta Merchea & Liz Sower

Treasurer: Hande Alparslan & Jill Wells

Creative Arts and Sciences: Wendy Englebardt

Secretary: Katie Sullivan

Communications: Liz Sower

Social Co-Chairs: Dena Giggie & Sangita Kalidas

Social Media Chair: Catherine Cerio

Spirit Wear Chair: OPEN POSITION

Auction Chair: Bry Tartamella

Yearbook Coordinator: Jenny Lee & Julie Covino Vogel

METCO Liaisons: Katie Sullivan & Kasia Schwarzman

Walk-to-School Coordinators: Katherine MacRostie & Doreen Barrett

Green Team: OPEN POSITION

Sprague Garden Masters: Tomoe Harrison, Margaret Flitsch, Xiaojing Su, & Rose Nolan

Sprague Elementary needs your help! In order to organize and facilitate all the wonderful programs for our kids, we need an amazing PTO Board to get the job done!

Please email spraguepto@gmail.com with any questions.

SPRAGUE SOCIAL MEDIA

Hi Guys! Today I just wanted to like, share our social media links with you. Be sure to like and follow! Thanks, byeeeee!

Instagram  @sprague_pto

and

Facebook  @spraguePTO

SPRAGUE SCHOOL FAMILY DIRECTORY 

Clickthis link to access our Directory and create/update your account and be sure to download the Membership Toolkit app onto your phone!

This will ensure that you are included in the 2022-23 Family Directory and that you will receive Sprague PTO communications.

AMAZON SHOPPERS HELP SPRAGUE

Did you know that every purchase you make at Amazon.com could - at no added cost to you - send a donation to our PTO?

A percentage of each sale adds up to major financial support for our school, especially during the holiday season. Follow these three easy steps:

1. Sign in to your account using this link EVERY TIME you make a purchase: https://smile.amazon.com

2. Set your Charity (found under Account Settings) to "Sprague School Parent Teacher Organization Inc. Wellesley, MA".

3. Make your purchase! Questions? More details can be found here.