Letter from the Co-Presidents Hello Sprague! We hope everyone had a fun and/or restful April vacation, and an easy return to "normal" life last week.
May will be very busy for the Sprague community, but there are a few events in particular we want to highlight for you: - Walk/Ride/Roll-to-School and a special Sprague School Community Update meeting are Wednesday, May 1. Join us to hear what the PTO has accomplished this year, and what's in store for the future.
- Are the Kids Alright? WPS event hosted by Sprague parent, Dr. Allie Baker is Tuesday, May 14. Details below.
- Sprague Spring Auction is Friday, May 17. Buy your tickets soon - this helps us plan for final numbers.
- Sprague Garden Planting Day is Sunday, May 17. This is a fun way to give back to our community - all ages are welcome to pitch in and make our garden even more amazing.
- Wellesley Wonderful Weekend Parade is Sunday, May 19. Sign up below to join us on the Sprague Float.
Best, Rose & Wendy |
Purchase your tickets for the Sprague Spring Auction here Or complete THIS FORM and drop it off with a check payable to Sprague PTO in the box labeled Auction Tickets in the Sprague Office.
50/50 Raffle to benefit the Sprague PTO! 50/50 raffles are similar to other raffles, except that half of the amount raised with ticket sales goes to the Sprague PTO, and the other half goes to the raffle winner. Tickets are $10 each. The winner will be chosen at the Sprague Auction on May 17th!
Buy your 50/50 Ticketson the Sprague PTO Website now! * Smart Casual Attire includes shorts, slacks, and acceptable denim (cargo or denim shorts of any kind are not permitted). For more details please visit the Charles River Country Club Guest Information page. |
SPRAGUE GARDEN CLEAN-UP & PLANTING! Calling all outdoor lovers — spring is here and we need lots of helpers! Please join us on Planting Day!
Planting Day Date: Sun. May 19th, 2024 (no rain date) Time: 9:30 - 11:30am Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/spgarden24-2
Feel free to email SpragueGreenTeam@gmail.com if you have any questions. Garden Committee
Thank you so much to those who volunteered at the Sprague Garden Spring Cleanup on Saturday Morning! Thanks to their hard work and team efforts, we were able to get everything accomplished, and the garden is ready for the planting day (Sunday 5/19). Please join us if you can!
Volunteers: Poyraz Alparslan and the family Ei and Sasha Katz and the family Diya Bhandary and the family Emmy Lee and the family Oliver and Josh Englebardt and the family William and Hugo Harrison Sihan Chen and the family Albert Guo and the family Ceci Chamberlain and the family Aaron Bayulgen and the family Hannah Radfar and the family Rafael and Sofia Grace Anderson and the family Teagan and Sofia Nolan and the family
Sincerely, The Garden Committee |
SPRAGUE SCHOOL UPDATE Ever wonder how your PTO donations are spent? Please join us for a Sprague School Update, where you'll hear updates on all the wonderful events your child(ren) experience with our organization, and what we've got in store for the rest of the year.
Wednesday, May 1 8:35 - 9:25am Join us in the library or via Google Meet https://meet.google.com/xxg-fczg-otk |
WALK, RIDE & ROLL TO SCHOOL Can you volunteer for 45 minutes to help with Sprague Walk, Ride or Roll to School? This monthly event is a great tradition and the kids love collecting their footies! Volunteer time 7:45 - 8:30am. Volunteers help with table setup, assisting kids with signing in, and table breakdown.
Our next Walk, Ride & Roll to school is May 1st - with a Sprague School Update meeting to follow. SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE
Questions? Contact Ezra Englebardt at ezra802@gmail.com or Alex Baker at alexander.baker@icloud.com |
WELCOME FROM THE HUNNEWELL PTO FOR REDISTRICTED FAMILIES The Hunnewell PTO would like to extend a very warm welcome to those families joining the Hunnewell community this fall. For those that would like to start learning more about Hunnewell now, we’d love to get connected! Complete this Google Form to share some information & we’ll reach out to guide you on accessing PTO communications and invitations to PTO activities. Additionally, as we're filling PTO positions for the upcoming school year, we encourage parents from our redistricted schools to consider taking on roles. Explore our PTO and volunteer opportunities on our website at www.hunnewellschool.org and feel free to express your interest in the Google Form. For any inquiries, please email our co-presidents, Heather Conway and Lillian Lau, at info@hunnewellpto.org. |
Our Creative Arts & Sciences team has been hard at work, organizing events for each grade that align with CAS curriculum. In addition to the brief update in the Pulse, updates with more pictures will be posted to our website each week. View CAS Updates |
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RECENT EVENTS
WHO: 5th Grade WHAT: Fifth graders enjoyed a planetarium show brought to them by New England Sci Tech this week. The show included a multi-media show "Journey to the Center of the Galaxy" about the Milky Way and black holes, followed by a Live Star Show about the stars, planets, moon, solar system, nebulae, and galaxies, as well as constellations in the Wellesley sky this spring. Students also got to hold a meteorite from the asteroid belt that is older than earth
After the show, one child exclaimed, "It was amazing but I'm so dizzy." Ask your kids if they felt similarly and if so, why? |
WHO: 3rd Grade WHAT: On Friday, the third grade classes were visited by Dr. G from High Tech High Touch New England to explore the properties of magnetism. Students used prediction, observation and experimentation to explore magnetic properties. The students made their own electromagnet and discussed the uses of magnets and magnetic forces in everyday life.
Ask your 3rd grader: 1) What causes magnetic force? 2) What surprised you that was or was not magnetic? 3) Why are some coins magnetic and others are not? 4) Which animal did we learn about that uses magnetic force to find their nesting ground? |
WELLESLEY WONDERFUL WEEKEND PARADE FLOAT Sunday, May 19 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm Volunteers Needed! Join the Sprague community and show your school pride in this year’s Sprague float during the Wellesley Wonderful Weekend parade! Parents and kids are invited to help decorate the flatbed truck and participate in the festivities by riding or walking alongside the truck as it makes its way along the parade route. The route is a 2-mile walk up Washington and Central Streets (not a loop), starting on Washington St. right before the David Locke Bridge. Sign up HEREto volunteer to decorate and/or ride in the parade. |
1/2 DAY WEDNESDAYS AT THE PAINTING PLACE Spend your 1/2 Day Wednesday at The Painting Place now through the end of the school year! Mention Sprague on a 1/2 day Wednesday and The Painting Place will donate 15% of your purchase to our PTO! |
ORDER SPRAGUE GEAR FROM 1ST PLACE SPIRITWEAR |
SEND A WEF RED APPLE FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th through May 10th. There's no better way to show your gratitude than to give a WEF Red Apple. A cherished Red Apple is a wonderful way to thank special teachers and staff members who make an impact in your child's daily life, while also supporting innovative educational programs for all WPS students from pre-K to grade 12. Click here to donate a Red Apple today! |
WELLESLEY TRACK & FIELD CAR WASH Get your car washed and support a good cause! Visit the WHS Girls and Boys Track and Field annual car wash on Sunday, May 5. This is the only fundraiser for the largest high school sports team with over 250 athletes. Sunday May 5th (Rain Date - Sunday, May 19) 11 am – 2 pm 148 Linden Street (next to the Linden Store)
All proceeds benefit the WHS Girls and Boys track and field team. |
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS COFFEE Join us on Thursday, May 2nd from 9-10:30 for our monthly PAC coffee! The coffee will be at the home of Christine Mizzi at 16 Suffolk Road. The PAC supports families in town who have children (PAWS through WHS) that are receiving special education services from the district.
If you are unable to attend, following are the dates for the 2023-2024 school year. Please feel free to bring a friend or forward to someone that you think may benefit from meeting others within the Special Education PAC community.
Thursday, June 6, 2024 |
SCHOFIELD ROAD RACE Road Race Registration NOW LIVE! NEWS FLASH! - Schofield 5K - REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE!!!! Sign up today and get early bird pricing and a FREE T-Shirt for the first 300 registrants! Click Here To Register Event Details: Sunday, June 2nd at 9:30am Kids FunRun, FunFair, DJ, food and games to follow! BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR!! Sign up today! Race Link: https://schofieldpto.redpodium.com/2024-schofield-road-race |
MILLENIUM PARK HIKE WITH FRIENDS OF WELLESLEY METCO Spring Hike in Millennium Park with Friends of Wellesley METCO! Please join Friends of Wellesley METCO on Sunday, May 5, 2024, 12:00-3:00 PM (Rain Date: June 2, 12-3pm). We will explore beautiful Millennium Park (300 Gardner Street, West Roxbury). Hike the trail, play games, and eat ice cream! Meet in the parking lot next to Field B.
Hosted by Friends of Wellesley METCO and Building Bridges Initiative. Host contact (Dawn Woods): (617) 851-7354 |
WELLESLEY EV TEST DRIVE & SHOWCASE SAVE THE DATE Wellesley EV Test Drive and Showcase Thursday May 9, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.; rain date Thursday May 16, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m MassBay Community College (parking lot), 50 Oakland St., Wellesley Test drive an EV or hybrid: 10+ makes and models available Chat with Wellesley residents who own EVs and hybrid cars Get expert advice on buying an EV, incentives, charging, & more!
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WELLESLEY DPW BLACK EARTH COMPOST PILOT PROGRAM Take part in curbside composting for food waste. The Wellesley Department of Public Works (DPW) is partnering with Black Earth Compost on a new curbside composting pilot program. Residents who sign up for this program will have their food waste picked up once a week at their home for a fee. The curbside composting program is an alternative to the free food waste drop off program at the Recycling and Disposal Facility (RDF). The first 250 Wellesley residents to sign up for the program will receive a free starter kit. Register for this program at Black Earth Compost. Once 50 customers sign up, Black Earth Compost will begin weekly pick-ups in Wellesley on Wednesdays. The program follows a tiered pricing structure; as more customers sign up, the fees go down. Customers reap what they recycle, receiving one (1) free bag of compost every year they participate in the program. Visit the RDF Recycling webpages to learn more! Additional Info... |
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP SERIES Parents & caregivers are invited to take part in a three-part workshop series, “Building Resilience: Supporting Youth Mental Health,” held at the Wellesley Free Library’s Wakelin Room. The series is sponsored by Thrive Wellesley and will feature guest speakers from Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s The Resilience Project. It is designed to help families - parents, guardians & caregivers - gain a better understanding of the skills, community support, and resources for developing positive mental health and connections within their families. Join for one, two, or all three sessions. Full details here. Register through the WFL website Thrive Wellesley is an Initiative of the Kiwanis Club of Wellesley, in partnership with the Wellesley Youth Commission and Wellesley Health Department, and funded by the Community Fund for Wellesley. |
WPS FAMILY STEAM NIGHT On Monday evening, May 20, 2024, WPS will host a Family STEAM evening for our PreK-12 families. We will have STEAM activities including coding, programming robots, science and math games, working with circuits and more. Additionally, Amon Millner, Associate Professor of Computing and Innovation at Olin College of Engineering will be our featured speaker. He will talk about a variety of technology and engineering topics including ways children can incorporate computing and programming into the way they play, learn and prepare for ways to help their community. Please join us for an evening immersed in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). |
WAIT UNTIL 8TH Thank you to Sprague mother Allison S. Baker, MD, Child, Adolescent and Perinatal Psychiatrist, for spearheading this initiative. Did you know? The mere presence of one's own smartphone reduces available cognitive capacity. We all want our children and one another to thrive at school, at home, and in our lives. Being fully present and with all of our available cognitive capacities is an essential ingredient of health. Join us in Sprague's Wait Until 8th Pledge This is a national pledge that empowers parents to rally together to delay giving a SMARTPHONE* until at least 8th grade. When we band together as a Spraguewell community, it decreases the pressure to give our children a smartphone at an early age. Ten years old is the average age children get their first smartphone. We can change this as a community and directly improve the mental health of our children and families. More than 50,000 parents have said yes to waiting on smartphones for their children. Signing the pledge is easy - visit https://www.waituntil8th.org/, enter your information, and look up Sprague using the "*Find Your Child's Current School" tool to join our community. *Flip phones, watches with calling functions, etc. are not considered to impact children's mental health in the same negative way as smartphones. Sign Sprague's Wait Until 8th Pledge! |
SHOPPERS CORNER AT SCHOFIELD Did you know Shopper’s Corner is a unique resale shop located right in the basement of Schofield Elementary School? The shop sells new and gently used clothing and accessories from infant through adult. Not only do they promote sustainability, their prices are rock bottom: items start at $1 and most are less than $5! The store is open during the school year every Wednesday that school is in session from 8:30am to 12:15pm and the first Saturday of most months from 9am to 11am. |
SPRAGUE SCHOOL FAMILY DIRECTORY Click HERE to access our Family Directory. |
THE SPRAGUE 2023-24 PTO BOARD |
Co-Presidents: Rose Nolan & Wendy Englebardt Vice President: Ezra Englebardt Treasurers: Hande Alparslan & Jill Wells Creative Arts and Sciences: Carolyn Kornwitz Secretary: Ceren Bayulgen Communications: Liz Sower Social Co-Chairs: Dena Giggie & Tanya Johnson Social Media Chair: Nicole Katz Spirit Wear Chair: Inia Perez Raffle Co-Chair: Bry Tartamella & Sneha Patel Wellesley Wonderful Weekend Co-Chairs: Alejandra Tejada & Open Position Yearbook Coordinators: Julie Covino-Vogel, Ambika Hoguet, & Hadley Stephens METCO Liaisons: Kasia Schwarzman & Nicole Katz Parent Advisory Council Rep: Nicole Katz Walk-to-School Coordinators: Ezra Englebardt & Alex Baker Green Team: Tomoe Harrison & Jenny Lee Garden Masters: Tomoe Harrison, Rose Nolan, & Margaret Flitsch Sprague Night at Fenway Coordinator: John Wells |
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