SPRAGUE PULSE

WEEK OF MAY 20, 2024

Sprague... WOW, what a weekend!

We had the BEST time celebrating Sprague with so many of you on Friday night at the Spring Auction. HUGE thanks are in order to Bryanne Tartamella, Sneha Patel, and the entire Auction team and many volunteers who made it such a fun and successful evening. We'll share an update on our proceeds soon — but early numbers indicate that our community was quite generous with their bidding!

We just left the Sprague Garden Planting Day, where we planted vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs. We're excited to harvest throughout the summer — details about how to pitch in (aka, bringing home delicious food and beautiful flowers) will be shared soon. Thank you to Tomoe Harrison and Margaret Flitsch for leading the charge, and to our many volunteers who worked in the misty weather to get everything done quickly.

We're headed off to the Wellesley Wonderful Weekend Parade — meet us at the float corner of Route 9 and Washington if you can make it by 1pm-ish or please jump in to join us as we pass!

Best,

Rose & Wendy

WHAT'S HAPPENING

A-CAT-EMY AWARDS - Wednesday, May 29

Parent paparazzi should arrive in the gym between 10am and 10:20am. The awards ceremony will begin at 10:30am.

Sign Up Here to decorate for our Reading Stars to walk the Red Carpet.

KINDERGARTEN SCREENING - Thursday, May 30

We're still looking for volunteers to give incoming kindergarten parents some much-welcomed guidance to Sprague. Sign Up HERE to help.

SPRAGUE FIELD DAY - Friday, May 31

Join us to Stay & Play after the event to welcome incoming Kindergarteners and Upham families! Details to come!

Parent volunteers needed to set up, run events, and clean up! Sign up to help HERE.

SPRAGUE RED SOX GAME

It's almost time for the annual Sprague Red Sox game on Saturday, June 1st at 4:10pm! If you ordered Red Sox tickets with our group, you will need to download the MLB Ballpark app and set up an account under the email that was used to purchase tickets. We will be distributing tickets early next week. Once we distribute the tickets, they will automatically show up in your MLB app. Questions? Email John Wells at jkwells16@gmail.com

WALK, RIDE & ROLL TO SCHOOL - Wednesday, June 5

Our last Walk, Ride & Roll of the school year is fast approaching and we need your help. SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE from 7:45 - 8:30am.

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.

HIGHLIGHTS

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO A WONDERFULLY SUCESSFUL AUCTION!

Special thanks to our Auction Chairs, Bry Tartamella and Sneha Patel, for putting on a wicked fun party and a wildly successful fundraiser!

Huge thanks to our many Auction Volunteers, without their assistance the auction would have been impossible:

Diana Anderson	Ceren Bayulgen	Elyssa Benedikt
Liz Cheron	Becca Cousins	Julie Covino
Oksana Dovbik	Wendy Englebardt	Dena Giggie
Abbe Hocherman	Nicole Katz	Lindsey Kisielius
Nicole Klaessig	Carolyn Kornwitz	Jenny Lee
Melissa Lacy	Ariane Misialek	Kelsey Morgan
Rose Nolan	Sneha Patel	Paula Penta
Inia Perez	Liz Sower	Bryanne Tartamella
Judy Walsh	Jill Wells	Gema Wood
Tomoe Harrison

And of course, to all attendees who helped to raise much-needed funds for Sprague, THANK YOU!

To all of our generous auction winners, when you redeem your winnings be sure to let the vendors know you won your item at the Sprague Auction!

ARE THE KIDS ALRIGHT?

For those who were unable to join us for the fantastic, informative talk, you may find the Presentation and Recording, along with a Boston Globe article featuring our own Dr. Allie Baker HERE!

Learn more about the pledge for Wait Until 8th HERE.

And for additional information on the topic check out this Flusterclux Podcast Episode: Phones and the Consequences: Let's Get Real About the Impact

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.

CREATIVE ARTS & SCIENCES

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

WHO: Kindergarten

WHEN: Friday, May 24th

WHAT: Our first graders will be visited by a local favorite, Natick Community Organic Farm for their Egg to Chicken program. They will meet the chicks, hens and roosters on the farm and discover where they originated from in the wild! The students will get up close and personal with the chickens to learn about their amazing adaptations and what makes them different from other animals on the farm. They will also learn how a bird grows, starting from inside the egg and the important role they play on our farm once they hatch!

SUPPORT SPRAGUE

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

FROM THE COMMUNITY

RISING SIXTH GRADERS SUMMER READING

Come hear about the great books on the entering 6th Grade reading list at the WMS Summer Book Fair for parents/guardians.

WMS Summer Book Fair

Friday, May 31st from 1:00-2:00PM

WMS Library (Second Floor)

Please sign in at the front desk (Kingsbury Street Entrance) and head up the stairs to the library on the second floor. Bindy from Wellesley Books will highlight a few great books on the WMS Summer Reading list and provide copies to purchase during the meeting (with a credit card). The WMS PTO will present the “Financial Year In Review” and vote on the 2024-2025 Proposed Budget. Please RSVP HERE

WELLESLEY FREE LIBRARY EVENT

Join us for a virtual event on Monday, May 20^th at 7:00pm and learn from Beth Kurland, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, Tedx and public speaker, mind-body coach, and author of four books.

In this illuminating “workshop style” talk, clinical psychologist and author Beth Kurland will share about her newest book You Don’t Have to Change to Change Everything: Six Ways to Shift Your Vantage Point, Stop Striving for Happy, and Find True Well-Being. She will teach you three ways to shift your vantage point to deepen your “well” of well-being and help you meet the ups and downs of life with greater ease.

With a passion for and expertise in mindfulness and mind-body strategies, she brings over three decades of experience to help people cultivate whole person health and wellness. Drawing on research and practices from mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and polyvagal theory, she teaches people practical tools to grow the inner resources for resilience and well-being.

REGISTER HERE

WGS GREEN TIP OF THE MOUNTH

Did you know that transportation contributes to over 30% of Wellesley's carbon emissions? With the weather getting warmer, it's a great time to get the bike tuned up and ready to go! Besides being good for the environment, biking can save you money and is good for your health! Check out the bike repair stations at the Police Station and Warren Park. Also, for current and rising Middle Schoolers, sign up for the Rules of the Ride event June 1st!

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS COFFEE

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.

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

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.

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.

TOWN OF WELLESLEY JOB OPPORTUNITY

SUBJECT: Sprague Pulse | Week of May 20, 2024

Passionate about sustainability?

Join our team at the Town of Wellesley to lead efforts to minimize waste and promote eco-friendly practices.

The Waste Reduction Coordinator position is part-time, flexible, and provides an opportunity to help our community and protect our planet.

Read more here.