Hello Sprague! Happy Mother's Day to everyone celebrating today!

It's a busy week, so let's get right to it. We've consolidated the details for our upcoming events into one section below... so buy your tickets, mark your calendars, see you there!

Best, 

Rose & Wendy

SPRING AUCTION

This Friday! Details & Tickets HERE!

Day-of Volunteers Needed! Sign Up HERE 

Event Volunteers Needed too! Sign Up HERE

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ARE THE KIDS ALRIGHT?

Tuesday, May 14th, 7:30-8:30pm in the Sprague Gym

Join us for a discussion about pediatric mental health with Dr. Allie Baker.

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2024-2025 CURRENT BOARD OPENINGS

Contrary to what you may think... it doesn't necessarily take a lot of time each month to hold a Board Seat. 

Information about all Board Seats is available on our website.

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KINDERGARTEN EVENTS

We're still looking for volunteers to give incoming kindergarten parents some much-welcomed guidance to Sprague. Sign Up HERE to help - even if you can come for only part of each event!

WELLESLEY WONDERFUL WEEKEND - SPRAGUE FLOAT

Sign up to help and ride/walk with the float!

SPRAGUE GARDEN PLANTING DAY

Sunday, May 19th, 2024 (no rain date) 9:30-11:30am

Sign Up HERE

Email SpragueGreenTeam@gmail.com with questions.

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.

* 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. 

Contrary to what you may think... it doesn't take a lot of time each month to hold a Sprague PTO Board Seat! 

Below you'll find the current open positions for next school year along with contact information for the current Board Chair. Interested in a position? Reach out to the current chair(s) to email or even grab a coffee to learn more about the position. 

Current Board Openings:

Treasurer (2) 

Interested? Contact Jill Wells (jpollyniak@gmail.com) or Hande Alparslan (hehande@gmail.com)

Communications (1)

Interested? Contact Liz Sower (lizsower13@gmail.com)

Social Chair (2)

Interested? Contact Dena Giggie (denac916@gmail.com) or Tanya Johnson (tanyatylerjohnson@gmail.com)

Secretary (1)

Interested? Contact Ceren Bayulgen (ceren.bayulgen@gmail.com)

Spring Raffle (2)

Interested? Contact Bry Tartamella (bryanne.tartamella@gmail.com)

Information about all Board Seats are available on our website at https://www.spragueschoolpto.com/board

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 next Walk, Ride & Roll to school is June 5th 7:45am- 8:30am

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE

Questions? Contact Ezra Englebardt at ezra802@gmail.com or Alex Baker at alexander.baker@icloud.com

WHO: Kindergarten

WHAT: Puddlestompers came to Sprague Kindergarten to take the kindergartners on a journey through spring! They learned that seeds are the fruit from plants. They explored the grounds of Sprague looking for acorns, baby saplings, and identifying different types of bugs and snails. They were introduced to different animal habitats and even saw a chipmunk home!

To continue nature exploration at home, Grow a Sprout Jar and create a butterfly garden! The details were sent home in backpack mail.

Summer reading books can include, Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole, The Dandelion Seed by Joseph Anthony and How a Seed Grows by Helene Gordon.

Educational learning websites include,
http://www.familyeducation.com/, http://www.offwell.free-online.co.uk/index.htm, and http://www.thegardenhelper.com/

WHO: 1st Grade

WHAT: Ask your first grader how many neck bones does an owl have? What do falcons and baseball/football players have in common? Our first graders learned the answers to those questions and so much more. Children welcomed Wingmaster Jim and four of his friends, an American Kestrel Falcon, Eastern Screech Owl, Red-Tailed Hawk, and Great Horned Owl. Kids learned about the different characteristics of the amazing birds of prey, their hunting methods and habitats. No question was left unanswered.

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

Wellesley Green Schools is collaborative group of caregivers, students and staff working together to reduce Wellesley schools' ecological footprint and to inspire students to create a healthy sustainable world. 

Please join us this Thursday May 16 at 9:30 am (notice the earlier start time) via Zoom.  We will talk about plans for next year so please come share what is important to you and your school community!

Join us on Thursday, June 6th 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. 

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

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.

• May 22 – Building Resilience in Kids and Ourselves

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.

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).

The Wellesley School Committee is seeking applications for an interim Committee member to replace Catherine Mirick, who is relocating out of town. Per MGL c. 41, § 11, the School Committee and Select Board are seeking a resident to fill the open position until the next Town election in March 2025. At that time, an election will be held for the final year of Ms. Mirick’s term, which expires in 2026.

Interested candidates are invited to apply by sending their resume and a brief statement of interest to School_Committee@wellesleyps.org by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. Applicants must be a registered voter in Wellesley. More information available here.

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. 

Click HERE to access our Family Directory.

Instagram @sprague_pto

Share your photos with our Social Media Chair, Nicole Katz (nicolestacykatz@gmail.com)!

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