Wednesday, April 30th
Poem in Your Pocket Day
Thursday, May 1st
Kindergarten orientation (for incoming kindergarten students)
Saturday, April 26, 2014
PTO Volunteer Opportunity - Environmental Sciences
Over the next few weeks we will
highlight a few PTO-managed programs offering volunteer opportunities.
We hope to encourage enough people to help with each of these programs
to make the commitment quite manageable and add a fun social dynamic for
the volunteers.
As is the case with all PTO activities, these opportunities will offer a chance to help the students of Sprague and make new friends with parents of children in different grades.
This week we highlight the Environmental Sciences program.
Each year the PTO administers the nature walks for each classroom. This program has proven valuable by allowing the students to explore and better understand their environment. If you have volunteered for this program in the past, you know it is a fun half hour outside during which the students 'discover' plants and animals and learn about their surroundings.
We are looking for at least six to seven people to help administer this program next year. Ideally, one person to help coordinate each grade level and at least one person to oversee the program.
The administration is relatively light. Generally it requires sending out emails to parents, coordinating with the teacher, and spending a few mornings at school.
If you are interested in helping with the program, please send an email to either Matthew McKay at mgmckay@gmail.com, or Melissa Martin at rootmartin@yahoo.com.
As is the case with all PTO activities, these opportunities will offer a chance to help the students of Sprague and make new friends with parents of children in different grades.
This week we highlight the Environmental Sciences program.
Each year the PTO administers the nature walks for each classroom. This program has proven valuable by allowing the students to explore and better understand their environment. If you have volunteered for this program in the past, you know it is a fun half hour outside during which the students 'discover' plants and animals and learn about their surroundings.
We are looking for at least six to seven people to help administer this program next year. Ideally, one person to help coordinate each grade level and at least one person to oversee the program.
The administration is relatively light. Generally it requires sending out emails to parents, coordinating with the teacher, and spending a few mornings at school.
If you are interested in helping with the program, please send an email to either Matthew McKay at mgmckay@gmail.com, or Melissa Martin at rootmartin@yahoo.com.
YES FOR WELLESLEY WEEKLY NEWS
VOTE YES ON MAY 20: The override vote will be Question 2 on the ballot of May 20. Every vote counts!
REGISTER TO VOTE: The deadline to register to vote is April 30.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Our first mailing will go out soon. We need your help to put it together. We’ll be having a mailing party on April 29 from 9:00-12:00. Come for all or part of the time and bring your friends! 54 Suffolk Road, Wellesley.
SPREAD THE WORD:
Do you have any friends or neighbors with preschool age kids who may
not have had an opportunity to learn about the override? We’ll be
hosting an informational meeting with Superintendent David Lussier and
School Committee Chair KC Kato on May 5 from 9:30-11:00 at 54 Suffolk
Road, Wellesley. Rsvp to abaterecht@gmail.com.
For more information – Yes For Wellesley 2014
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Around Town
KidSAFE is coming to Wellesley in May for 3rd and 4th grade students!
KidSAFE is a program that focuses on personal safety, bullying, peer pressure, and stranger danger. This course teaches elementary aged children to call attention to threatening situations, distinguish between safe and unsafe adults, physically and verbally protect themselves, and report potential danger to a safe adult. In a safe supportive environment, students learn to stay calm and focused while practicing effective communication and appropriate safety making decisions in realistic situations that range from intimidating to dangerous.
Children will practice self-defense skills in realistic scenarios with an instructor playing the role of an assailant. They will get opportunities to practice physically and verbally defending themselves.
Impact Boston instructors will provide this unique opportunity to Wellesley youth in grades 3 and 4!
Cost: Free (must be a Wellesley resident or attend Wellesley Public Schools to participate), this program is being sponsored by the Wellesley Youth Commission
Dates: Wednesday- May 14th and May 21st 12:30-4:30p.m. Participants must be able to attend both sessions!!! Students can bring their lunch at noon and participate in a supervised lunch.
Location: Bates Elementary School Gymnasium
The cap on this program is 15 youth, and is a first come first serve opportunity. For additional information contact Maura Renzella at mrenzella@wellesleyma.gov.
To register online click HERE.
WHS Sailing Team 'Yard Sail'
WHEN: Saturday, May 3rd, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
WHERE: Hardy School
Please click HERE to see flyer.Wellesley's 1rst Annual Day of Service Food Drive
Donations will be collected week of April 28th at Wellesley schools. Drop-off donations in bins outside the main office.
For more information regarding specific items needed, please click HERE.
Wellesley Kitchen Tour
Saturday, May 3rd from 11 am - 3 pm
Six uniquely beautiful homes. Tickets can be purchased at Roche Brothers beginning April 21st or at a tour home the day of the tour for $40.
Please see HERE for more information.
Natural Resources Commission’s Vernal Pool Adventure Program, May 10th, 10 am – 12 pm
The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission invites you to a FREE Vernal Pool Adventure on Saturday, May 10, 2013 from 10 AM to 12:00 PM at the Wellesley Police Station Conference Room, 485 Washington Street. The program is for kids of all ages, both children and adults. Come join the fun and learn about the animals that depend on our vernal pools! The program will start indoors with a slide show followed by an outdoor vernal pool adventure where we will explore a nearby vernal pool habitat. Wear your boots and suitable clothes and bring your nets and a sense of adventure. For more information about this free program, please contact Janet Hartke Bowser, Director of the Natural Resources Commission at jbowser@wellesleyma.gov or by calling781-431-1019, ext. 2294.Saturday, April 12, 2014
Around Town
Summer STEM opportunity for Wellesley Elementary School students:
Click HERE to here more about a summer program, Club Invention, being offered at Schofield school the week of July 21st from 9-3:30 pm.
Reception: Friday, June 20, 2014
Click HERE to here more about a summer program, Club Invention, being offered at Schofield school the week of July 21st from 9-3:30 pm.
Wellesley A Better Chance Hoe Down Fundraiser!
Friday, May 2, 2014
7:00 pm to midnight
Wellesley College Alumnae Hall
Bar, dinner, music, dancing, silent & live auction
Pig races too!
Dress: Rhinestone cowboy casual
Contact: http://wellesleyabc.org/
Wellesley Education Foundation Update
Do you know how many steps it takes to complete the Boston Marathon? 33,484!!! If your name is Al Decarvalho and attended the WSTE Expo on Saturday and guessed this number you WON…. Contact Cecilia Brooks to claim your prize!
Please join WEF in wishing our Boston Marathon runner the best of luck on Monday, April 21st! Christopher Kabacinski, a Boston College sophomore will be running the Boston Marathon for the benefit of WEF. We are very excited to sponsor a Boston Marathon runner for the first time. Chris has a passion not only for marathons but for education as well, so it’s fitting that his dedicated race preparations will benefit excellence and innovation in education. To view his blog or support his efforts, click here.
Wellesley STEM Expo - Follow up:
A big thank you to our school communities who helped support the STEM expo last weekend. There were over 3,000 attendees!!
See HERE for a listing of STEM programs, camps and activities which will be updated on an ongoing basis. This link will also provide information on upcoming panel discussions regarding STEM activities in our community.
Save the Date!
Please come to honor the long-standing tenure of Dr. Gretchen Bravacos, Director of P.A.W.S.
WELLESLEY COUNTRY CLUB
300 Wellesley Avenue
Wellesley, MA 02481Reception: Friday, June 20, 2014
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Presentations at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact: bravacosretirement@gmail.com and see invitation HERE.
Volunteer Opportunity: Rotary Club To lead " Stop Hunger Now" Food Packing Event
Saturday, April 19
8:00-10:00a 5-6 volunteers to help unload the food trucks
10:00a-1:00p 100 volunteers to pack meals
Join us for as much or as little time you can…Every minute counts!!!
Missing Something?
Has your child gleefully ditched their winter coat now that it is warmer? Is there a noticeable void in your closet of all things that cover hands and heads? Have boots been cast aside for sneakers?
Judging by the overflowing Lost and Found, we think the answer to these questions may be - YES! The Lost and Found is overflowing with valuable articles of clothing. Articles of clothing that you may have bought! Please take a little time to visit the Lost and Found, located in the Sprague cafeteria. We would love to return these articles of clothing back to their proper homes.
Judging by the overflowing Lost and Found, we think the answer to these questions may be - YES! The Lost and Found is overflowing with valuable articles of clothing. Articles of clothing that you may have bought! Please take a little time to visit the Lost and Found, located in the Sprague cafeteria. We would love to return these articles of clothing back to their proper homes.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Upcoming Dates
Saturday, April 5th
10 am - 2 pm, Wellesley Technology Expo @ WHS
Thursday, April 10th
6:30 pm 5th Grade vs. Staff basketball game
10 am - 2 pm, Wellesley Technology Expo @ WHS
Thursday, April 10th
6:30 pm 5th Grade vs. Staff basketball game
News from Committee 21: Budget Override
Discussion of the Town of Wellesley Fiscal Year 2015 budget will continue this Monday night, April 7, during Town Meeting. Debate began on the budget and potential override on Tuesday, with a presentation of the Wellesley Public Schools budget by Superintendent David Lussier and School Committee chair K.C. Kato.
An amendment to reduce the school budget by $537,000 - the amount budgeted to add full-day kindergarten next year - failed to pass. Further amendments to cut the proposed budget and discussion are anticipated for Monday evening. Remember: Town Meeting must approve the town budget and the $3.345 million override before it can be presented to the citizens for a vote.
WATCH DR. LUSSIER SPEAK TO TM: Dr. Lussier’s 29-minute presentation Tuesday night, where he discusses the budget and the schools’ 5-year Strategic Plan, is available on YouTube. Many thanks to Wellesley Media Corporation for providing the outtake. To view Town Meeting sessions in their entirety, click here.
*NEW* TOWN MEETING MEMBERS NOW HAVE EMAIL!: The town has heard your concerns and this week created a pilot program featuring an email address for each precinct at wellesleyma.gov. This is a much more efficient way of contacting your Town Meeting Members.
Emails to Town Meeting precincts will be forwarded to the personal email addresses of the appropriate TMMs. For the time being, emails will be forwarded to TMMs on weekdays during business hours. NOTE: As with emails to School Committee, Advisory and the Board of Selectmen, your letters become part of the public record.
To contact your Town Meeting Members regarding the budget or other issues, check your precinct by viewing this map. The new email addresses are:
Please note that brief, clear and succinct letters written in your own voice tend to be most effective when contacting town officials. Cutting and pasting standard talking points or writing at length is not effective.
Need more information? Visit Committee 21’s website or contact Becca Cahaly at rebecca@tellalian.com, Mate Converse at mtconverse@comcast.net, or Eunice Groark at egroark@yahoo.com your Committee 21 reps.
Interesting Article re: Wellesley Public Schools iPad 1:1 Initiative
Please see the link HERE to read an article written recently by Sprague's own Robin Wechsler. The article gives teachers' and administrators' perspectives on the the 1:1 iPad initiative implemented in fifth grade classrooms in our Wellesley elementary schools.
Around Town
Lecture and Book Signing by Andre Debus III at Wellesley Main Library
The Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries is pleased to sponsor a lecture and book signing by Andre Debus III, author of House of Sand and Fog and his latest work, Dirty Love. Please join us on Thursday April 3rd at 7:00 PMin the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Main Library. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Wellesley Books. Mr. Debus will be signing books after the lecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Wellesley Green Schools presents "Idle Threat: Man on Emission"
The Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries is pleased to sponsor a lecture and book signing by Andre Debus III, author of House of Sand and Fog and his latest work, Dirty Love. Please join us on Thursday April 3rd at 7:00 PMin the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Main Library. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Wellesley Books. Mr. Debus will be signing books after the lecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Wellesley Green Schools presents "Idle Threat: Man on Emission"
Does the irritating exhaust from idling cars drive you crazy? Idling has a serious impact on our health—and it has legal and financial consequences too!
Come watch “IDLE THREAT: Man on Emission,” the story of one man in New York City who has decided to do something about this pesky problem.
Wellesley Green Schools invites you to a one-hour, award-winning film about George Pakenham, a New Yorker who was tired of sitting “idly by” while the air in his neighborhood filled with exhaust. His inspiring efforts show that one passionate person CAN be an agent of change in combating pollution and global warming!
Here’s a link to see the trailer: http://www.verdantvigilante.
See you on:
Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 pm
Whole Foods Community Room
Free & open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
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