WELLESLEY BOOKS FUNDRAISER STARTS TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY!

WEDNESDAY, May 29 at 9am to SATURDAY, June 1 at 9pm

ALL MERCHADISE IN STORE counts toward purchase! Gift cards do not.
Come browse with the family, come browse while the kids are at sports, come shop for
graduation, Father's Day, teacher gifts, remember me books, summer reading, summer travel....

Note:

1. Remember Me Books - After purchase, complete the dedication slip and you may leave books with the slip at the store. We will pick up books at the end of the fundraiser.
2. Teacher Wish List Books - Bring it home and have your child bring it in to the teacher.

Remember to use your Wellesley Books coupon vouchers or
click and print the voucher HERE. Feel free to share coupons!
Sprague receives 20% of purchases. Proceeds benefit our library.
Contact Yolanda Tong bytong@verizon.net for more info.

SPRAGUE CAFETERIA MOSAIC MURAL STAGE 2!

Day and night time slots on Wednesday, June 5th.
Please click on THIS LINK to sign up.

Now it's time to decorate the columns in front of the mosaic! If you have not had a chance to work on the mural or can't get enough mosaics please join us as we continue to grace our school with the children's artwork, tile and pottery.

If you have any questions, contact Michelle Heath mandpheath@yahoo.com.

Sprague Volunteer Jobs 2013-2014 - Sign Up Online

It's time to sign up for volunteer jobs at Sprague for the 2013-2014 school year.

Click here to complete online form.

Any questions please contact incoming PTO Co-Presidents!

We appreciate any time you have.

Thank you,

Carla Panell - carlapanell@verizon.net,
Kim Khoury - drkimkhoury@gmail.com

What's Happening This Week at Sprague/Upcoming Events

Monday, May 27

 No School

 Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29

 Wellesley Books Fundraiser  

John F. Kennedy's Birthday

Thursday, May 30

 Wellesley Books Fundraiser

Friday, May 31

 Wellesley Books Fundraiser 

Saturday, June 1

 Wellesley Books Fundraiser
Upcoming Events:

SPRAGUE & WELLESLEY BOOKS SPECIAL EVENT THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, May 29 at 9am through SATURDAY, June 1 at 9pm

Get ready to shop for yourself, for the family, for gifts, for lazy summer days!

Please consider in your shopping (click on links below):

• ALL MERCHANDISE IN THE STORE counts toward purchase! Gift cards do not.
• Teacher Wish Lists (printed list will be at the store)
• Remember Me Books (books will be shelved on a cart at the store)
• MCBA 2013-14 List (printed list will be at the store)
• Summer Reading (Wellesley Books suggestions by grade)
• Restocking home or summer home shelves
• Beach or camp or plane reading
• A book is a present you can open again and again...

Remember to use your Wellesley Books coupon vouchers sent home in backpacks! 

or click and print the voucher HERE. 

Feel free to share coupons with family, friends, neighbors...

Sprague receives 20% of purchases with the Wellesley Books voucher. Proceeds benefit our library.  
Questions, email chair Yolanda Tong - bytong@verizon.net

Congratulations Sprague - Best Patriotic Float 2013

Congratulations to Sprague Elementary School for receiving the Best Patriotic Float award at the Veteran's Parade last weekend!

A huge thank you to Parade Float chairs, Amy Paladino and Kathy Ashraf and to the many families who came out to ride/walk in the parade.  A special thank you to Sprague 5th graders who decorated the float.  

Courtesy Karen Haberly, Sprague Yearbook

Courtesy of Karen Haberly

Courtesy of Karen Haberly

Courtesy of Amy Paladino

The 5th Grade Car Wash is Coming!

Car Wash at Sprague School

Saturday, June 8 at 10am – Noon

Suggested Donation $10

Support our spring fundraiser by bringing your car to be washed!

• Enthusiastic 5^th Graders and Parents take care of you
• Purchase first aid kits for your car travel
• Purchase car air fresheners with a cute Sprague logo shirt

Questions:  Contact Phyllis Carter at carterupham@comcast.net

 

 

Around Town

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Schofield Elementary School
27 Cedar Street ~ Wellesley Hills 

http://www.schofieldroadrace.org/home

Catch Us If You Can! 

Schedule of Events
8:00am Registration
9:30am 5K, USATF Certified Course
10:30am Kids Fun Run, Award Ceremony,Fun Fair, Food & More!

Register Now!

T-shirts to first 300 5K registrants. Entry fee is $20 advance/$25 day of race.Kids Fun Run is $5. Sign up online for both! 

Proceeds benefit the Schofield PTO and Richard Family Fund.*
*Eight year-old Martin Richard was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing and members of his family were seriously injured. More information available at Richard Family Fund. 

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Wellesley United Soccer Club Fall 2013 Registration for youth soccer players who will be in fall grades 1-8 is now going on. Online registration and program

dates and times are available at www.wellesleysoccer.org. Deadline for
Grades 4-8 is June 2, deadline for Grade 1-3 is July 1. Information and registration for fall Kindergarten program will be posted in mid June. For further information, email admin@wellesleysoccer.org.

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Wellesley Green Schools  - Green Tip for May

With spring like weather finally here, consider walking, biking, scootering or other clean energy transportation methods such as carpooling or taking the bus. Emissions from cars are one of the main sources of ozone-causing pollutants, accounting for almost half of our air pollution. 

Let’s Lower Our Carbon Emission and Start Healthy Lifetime Habits Today.

Come enjoy the bounty of our local farmers & food purveyors at the

Wellesley Farmers' Market

www.WellesleyFarmersMarket.com

Every Thursday 2-6 pm 

May 9- Oct 17

phyllis theermann

phyllis@theermann.com

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Wellesley Books Fundraiser Coming Next Week

Wednesday, May 29th - Saturday, June 1st
Get ready to shop for the kids, for teachers, for summer!

Consider purchasing a book for your teacher during the fundraiser.

• Teachers have read aloud time to kids in class.
• Books add to classroom libraries, from which students often borrow to read at home.
• Kids often take teacher and students' recommendations based on a book in the classroom.
• Books say thank you for the year.
• Help your teachers nurture the love of reading!

See HERE for Teacher Wish Lists.

Teacher Wish Lists will be printed and available at Wellesley Books.
Look out in backpacks next week for Wellesley Books vouchers.
You must use this voucher with purchase so that Sprague gets 20% of purchase.

What's Happening this Week at Sprague?

Sunday, May 19

11:00am

Sprague Float in the Wellesley Parade - chairs Kathy Ashraf and Amy Paladino

When: Sun, May 19, 1pm– 3pm - arrive at float no later than 12:45pm if riding. 

*see notes below

 

Tuesday, May 21

7:00pm

WPAC Meeting

When: Tue, May 21, 7pm – 9pm

Where: Wellesley Middle School Library (map)

more details» copy to my calendar

 

Monday, May 27

No School

Memorial Day

 

*RIDE THE SPRAGUE FLOAT - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH

Please join us on Sunday, May 19th to ride on or alongside the Sprague Float. Wellesley’s theme for this year’s parade is “Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Conflict.” The Sprague Float is designed to complement this theme appropriately. Here are the details:

Date: Sunday, May 19th

Time: Please arrive no later than 12:45 for a 1:00PM start

Place: Float will be positioned on Woodlawn Avenue closest to the Rt. 16 end of the road

Details: Families with children in grades K-2 must be accompanied by an adult

• Grades 3-5 children may be dropped off at the float location, and, upon arrival, please sign in your child with either Amy Paladino or Kathy Ashraf. Plan on picking your child up at the Wellesley Center train parking lot at approximately 2:45PM
• A helmet is mandatory if your child is planning on riding a bike, rollerblading, or scooting
• In lieu of handing out candy during the route, we will have the kids give out yellow ribbon stickers, and we have PLENTY of them!
• If it’s a sunny/warm day (last year it was 80 degrees), please have your child apply sunscreen prior to start of parade
• Show your school spirit or support for our troops by wearing Sprague t-shirts (or red/white tops) or an armed forces logo shirt such as Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard.

Questions/Additional Information:

Amy Paladino, amypal@comcast.net, (h) 781-772-1242, (m) 617-733-5121
Kathy Ashraf, ashraf.family@me.com, (h) 781-235-9671, (m) 781-910-1069

Anyone Free and Interested in Harvesting the Sprague Garden?

We are looking for parent volunteers to help weed and harvest (the spinach is ready to be picked and some of the lettuce could be thinned out and eaten). 

In addition, we can mulch around the pathways in the veggie butterfly gardens.

Who's in?

Click here for sign up link.  Pick any time you and friends like.
Bring friends, coffee and enjoy! It's a great way to catch up with folks before Spring gets too crazy and school is out!!
Take some fresh veggies home too!!

Thanks All,
Phyllis

Come enjoy the bounty of our local farmers & food purveyors at the
Wellesley Farmers' Market
www.WellesleyFarmersMarket.com

Every Thursday 2-6 pm
May 9- Oct 17

phyllis theermann
phyllis@theermann.com

Sprague Parent Seminar - Talking to your Children about Race - Wed., May 15th at 8:45am

WhenWed, May 15, 8:45am – 9:45am

WhereEllen Cunniff Library. (map)

DescriptionPlease join Elana Wolkoff, Sprague School Psychologist, and Kalise Wornum, METCO director, for a discussion on Talking to your Children about Race. Race is a complicated topic and often, despite our best intentions, we, as parents, are at a loss for words. Come share insights and leave with greater comfort with the language and contexts for such discussions with children of all ages.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th IS THE LAST DAY FOR YEARBOOK!!

LAST DAY TO ORDER ADDITIONAL BOOKS OR AN AD.
EVERY CHILD and PRIMARY GRADE TEACHER
will receive a book courtesy of PTO fundraising and the direct dues program.
We are going to print and order!

CLICK HERE to purchase additional books.

CLICK HERE to put in a yearbook ad.

Wellesley Books Fundraiser Coming in Two Weeks

Wednesday, May 29th - Saturday, June 1st
Get ready to shop for gifts, for school, for summer!
Shop at Wellesley Books on these dates and Sprague gets 20%.
Proceeds will go to our school library.

Consider purchasing a Remember Me book during the fundraiser. A Remember Me book celebrates your child's birthday or recognizes an achievement or thanks a teacher or a special school friend. Your child gets a special book plate dedication and is the first to borrow the book from the Sprague Library. We love reading the surprise of a dedication in a borrowed library book. See HERE for more information on the Remember Me program. Yes, it's double dipping for our library, but aren't double dips what summer's about?

We will have Remember Me books shelved separately on a cart at Wellesley Books to facilitate perusing and purchases. Look out in next week's announcements for Teacher Wish Lists!

What's Happening This Week at Sprague

Sunday, May 12

 Mother's Day

Monday, May 13

 Grade 4 MCAS Testing - Math

Tuesday, May 14

 Grade 4 MCAS Testing - Math

Wednesday, May 15

 Last Day for Yearbook Book or Ad Orders

8:45am

 Discussion on Talking to your Children about Race.

Thursday, May 16

 Grade 5 MCAS Testing - Science

Friday, May 17

 Grade 5 MCAS Testing - Science

Sunday, May 19

11:00am

 Sprague Float in the Wellesley Parade - chairs Kathy Ashraf and Amy Paladino

WhenSun, May 19, To Ride the Sprague Float - see details below

Please join Elana Wolkoff, Sprague School Psychologist, and Kalise Wornum, METCO director, for a discussion on Talking to your Children about Race on Wednesday, May 15th at 8:45am in the Ellen Cunniff Library at Sprague Elementary. 

Race is a complicated topic and often, despite our best intentions, we, as parents, are at a loss for words.  Come share insights and leave with greater comfort with the language and contexts for such discussions with children of all ages.

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Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend - Highlights

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RIDE OF THE SPRAGUE FLOAT - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH

Please join us on Sunday, May 19th to ride on or alongside the Sprague Float. Wellesley’s theme for this year’s parade is “Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Conflict.” The Sprague Float will be designed to complement this theme appropriately, and the construction of the float will be led by this year’s 5th graders. We’d love any and all Sprague families to march with the float! Here are the details:

Date:  Sunday, May 19th

Time:  Please arrive no later than 12:45 for a 1:00PM start

Place:  Float will be positioned on Woodlawn Avenue closest to the Rt. 16 end of the road

Details: Families with children in grades K-2 must be accompanied by an adult

• Grades 3-5 children may be dropped off at the float location, and, upon arrival, please sign in your child with either Amy Paladino or Kathy Ashraf. Plan on picking your child up at the Wellesley Center train parking lot at approximately 2:45PM
• A helmet is mandatory if your child is planning on riding a bike, rollerblading, or scooting
• In lieu of handing out candy during the route, we will have the kids give out yellow ribbon stickers, and we have PLENTY of them!
• If it’s a sunny/warm day (last year it was 80 degrees), please have your child apply sunscreen prior to start of parade
• Show your school spirit or support for our troops by wearing Sprague t-shirts (or red/white tops) or an armed forces logo shirt such as Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard.

Questions/Additional Information:

Amy Paladino, amypal@comcast.net, (h) 781-772-1242, (m) 617-733-5121
Kathy Ashraf, ashraf.family@me.com, (h) 781-235-9671, (m) 781-910-1069

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Watching the Parade?  Please bring a food item for the Wellesley Food Pantry

The World of Wellesley is asking for everyone to bring an item for the Wellesley Food Pantry to the 45th Annual Wellesley Veterans' Parade on Sunday, May 19th. WOW's goal is to fill our float with food/nonfood items needed for the Wellesley Food Pantry. Please help us reach our goal and have your family bring ONE food item to the parade for our board members and friends to collect along the route and help us to fill the truck. Please direct any questions to Michelle Chalmers at 781.591.9435 or moh23321@aol.com The pantry is in need of canned goods –canned meals, canned corn, canned fruit, canned tomatoes ,etc

Michelle Chalmers

"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."

-- James Arthur Baldwin

Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend Schedule of Event - May 17 - May 19th

Visit Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend Website - click here  Friday - May 17th

3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. Annual Hunnewell Fun Fair*  — Hunnewell School PTO Hunnewell Elementary School, 28 Cameron Street, Rides, games, crafts

Saturday - May 18th

7:00a.m.—2:30p.m. Pancake Festival* at the Wellesley Middle School — Rotary Club of Wellesley   7:00a.m.—2:30p.m. Free Eye Exams at the Needham Lions Club Eye Mobile at the Wellesley Middle School — Needham Lions Club Saturday—Sunday (decamp after parade) 18th Century Military Encampment at Town Hall Grounds The Royal Irish Artillery, Tours all day, Cannon Firing on the half hour on Saturday   All Weekend Display of Korean War Materials at the Wellesley Free Library530 Washington Street   All Weekend Wellesley Historical Society "Wellesley Then and Now" exhibitFaber Rug Company, 9 Central Street 9:00a.m.—10:00a.m. Town Forest Walk — Wellesley Trails Committee  Longfellow Pond parking lot (left side of Oakland Street 0.9 miles south of Rt. 9)   9:00a.m.—10:30a.m. Guided Walk “How Transportation Shaped Wellesley”* —Wellesley Historical SocietyDadmun/McNamara House, 229 Washington Street (East corner of Route 9)   9:00a.m.—3:00p.m. Wellesley Community Center Wheels of Wellesley219 Washington Street Exotic and Antique Cars, Motorcycles, and Bicycles   9:00a.m.—3:00p.m. Art in the Park — Wellesley Community Art Project & Wellesley Women ArtisansSimon’s  Park (Corner of Washington & Brook Street, left of the Library) 10:00a.m.—11:30a.m. Dog Contest*Wellesley Board of Health, & Wellesley Animal ControlWarren School Field, 90 Washington Street (Route 16)  Prizes awarded in various categories including "shaggiest", "best grooomed", "best tricks", "wiggliest", and many more!    11:00a.m.— 1:00p.m. Open House at Wellesley Historical Society — The Stanwood House, 323 Washington Street 11:00a.m.— 3:00p.m. Open House at Wellesley Police Station — 485 Washington Street 11:00a.m.— 3:00p.m. Open House at Wellesley Main Fire Station #2 — 457 Worcester Street (Route 9)   11:00a.m.— 3:00p.m. Open House at Wellesley Municipal Light Plant — 2 Municipal Way (455 Worcester Street, Route 9)   11:00a.m.— 3:00p.m. Open House at Wellesley Department of Public Works — 20 Municipal Way (455 Worcester Street, Route 9) 1:00p.m. — 3:00p.m. Build Your Own Woodland Troll & Fairy House — Wellesley Conservation CouncilCochituate Aqueduct, Russell Road / Kendall Road (for elementary school kids) 4:00p.m. Veterans’ Ecumenical Memorial Mass at Saint Paul Church Wellesley Veterans’ Council502 Washington Street

Sunday - May 19th

9:00a.m.—3:30p.m. Gardeners' Fair at Elm Bank — Mass Horticultural Society  Elm Bank Horticulture Center, 900 Washington Street 1:00p.m.—3:00p.m. 45th Annual Wellesley Veterans’ Parade 2013 Theme: 60th Anniversary of the end of the Korean WarWellesley Celebrations’ Committee Bring a food item to the parade for the Wellesley Food Pantry - Look for the World of Wellesley (WOW) Float The parade starts at the intersection of Route 16 (Washington Street) and Route 9 and continues westbound along Route 16 to Wellesley Square. The reviewing stand is in Wellesley Square.   4:00p.m.—5:30p.m. Grace Knight Babson Fund for Religious Education — 54rd Annual Program Knight Auditorium, Babson College Campus, Wellesley Avenue 5:00p.m. — DUSK Picnic in the Park at Hunnewell Field Food*, drinks*,kid’s rides*, crafts, games & other fun Food by Charles River Rotary and others 6:30p.m. Main Attraction Concert for Wellesley at Hunnewell Field Featuring the Reminisants DUSK Fireworks —the Biggest Ever! at Hunnewell Field Sponsors: Roche Brothers/Sudbury Farms and Wellesley Dental Group, Drs Ali and Ali *Please note, asterisk indicates a small fee may be charged.

Sprague Has HEART - Thank you for your support!

Look at all the food delivered to the Food Pantry last Wednesday. Every inch of available floor space was covered in donations from Sprague School. The amount of food collected during this drive raises the level of giving to a new height. What an amazing community effort. Sprague has HEART...Yes we do!

THANK YOU to-

• all the parents and kids who donated food to our food drive
• the 5th Grade class and teachers for their human chain of power that moved the stacks and stacks of food from the stage to the cars
• the parents who volunteered to transport the food and carried it into the Food Pantry - especially: Yolanda Tong, Lisa Moore, Lori Goldenthal, Judy Felix (Sprague Grandma) and Kirsten Stevenson

Leslie Tellalian, Laura Brown MacKinnon and the 5th Grade Class of 2013

COME PLANT FRUIT TREES IN THE SPRAGUE GARDEN, SAT. 5/11 1-3PM

Note from Margaret Flitsch, PE Teacher Extraordinaire/Sprague Garden Green Thumb Coordinator: 

 “The Sprague Garden Needs You!  Please, Please, Please come and help out in our Sprague garden!

Who:  Any member of the Sprague parent/student community. 

When/Where:  Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Sprague Garden.  Feel free to stop by at any point during that time frame. 

If you can help us:  Please bring shovels, wheel barrels and gardening gloves.  We will be actively planting fruit trees, et al. 

RSVP:  Margaret Flitsch at margaret_flitsch@wellesley.k12.ma.us

Thanks so much!!

WALK TO SCHOOL, PTO COFFEE, VOLUNTEER JOB FAIR - FRIDAY, 5/10

• Dig out those footie charms -- 
• this Friday is Walk to School!
• Get connected with Sprague Parents and Teachers:  Please join us for coffee and a volunteer job fair in the cafeteria.  It's a great way to make new friends and support the PTO at the same time.  We have volunteer jobs available at all levels and areas of interest.  

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Around Town - 

The bountiful Wellesley Farmers’ Market will open for its second season on Thursday, May 9th, from 2-6 pm at the corner of Wellesley Ave. and State St. - just between WMS and WHS.

With a new mix of farmers and vendors, an on-line ordering system and delivery options, the Wellesley Farmers’ Market invites you to come enjoy a variety of just-picked, fresh fruits and vegetables from our local farmers and award winning and unique fine food purveyors.  Look for market programs and special events designed to engage and delight shoppers of all ages. Wellesley High School Jazz Band students will be playing on Thursday May 16th during the Season Kick-Off Celebration. www.WellesleyFarmersMarket.com

SAVE THE DATE - Parents' Night Out - Sprague Elementary

Photo Design Courtesy of Max Wickersham

Please join the Sprague PTO to celebrate the Spirit of Sprague Elementary.

Every parent deserves a night out for a job well done this year!

Coming soon - food/beverage sign up!  Hope you can make it!  

Strep Alert! Note From Sprague Nurse, Sharon Kahn

This week I have received several reports of students in our school who were diagnosed with strep throat. Please observe your children for any of the following symptoms:

• sore throat with or without fever
• enlarged tender neck glands
• pain when swallowing
• headache
• loss of appetite
• stomach ache

Strep throat is a sore throat caused by an infection with streptococcus bacteria that are passed around through nose and mouth droplets. 

It is very common in school-aged children and it is very contagious.

Basic cold symptoms usually do not accompany strep throat.

It is important that strep throat be treated to prevent possible serious complications. Antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours is required to prevent spread of infection and to allow for school attendance.

The best way to prevent the spread of infection is thorough hand washing. Please be assured that we continue to promote this practice at school.

Please fell free to call me if you have any questions. I encourage you to refer to my website for more detailed information about strep throat.

Sharon

Sharon E. Kahn, RN, BSN, Med
Sprague School Nurse