Happy Mother's Day!
The PTO Board met on Friday to go over a very full agenda. Topics discussed included: (1) continuation of current practices on Picture Day and Yearbooks next year by Julie Knudson, (2) Wellesley Bookstore summer reading weekend in June and a book drive by Lisa Neighbors, (3) Spring Party by Betsey Weintraub and Amy Chase, (4) PTO budget for next year, and (5) status of board positions for next year. Thank-you to everyone who attended and participated! If you are interested in getting involved, at any level, please reach out to Elaine Marten.
I am very excited to announce the pilot of a new After School Program Platform at Sprague. The pilot is a partnership between the town departments of Schools and Recreation. The program will (1) Reduce the administrative burdens on principals concerning After School programming, (2) Enhance After School programming for the children, and (3) Enable a collaborative process between schools, recreation and PTOs to generate and support ideas for After School.
The pilot program will offer an Art Class, Drawing and Painting Modern Masterpieces, taught by former Sprague Mom and PTO President, D'Ann Hansen. Students will create large 16" x 20" pieces of art painted on archival paper. All supplies are included. It will meet once per week on Tuesdays, from 3-4 pm for four weeks, starting May 26. The PTO voted to somewhat offset the price of the program, reducing the cost per student to $60. Sign-up and payment will be made on-line. Because this is a pilot, limited to ten students, the class is open only to second and third graders at Sprague. Look for sign up information soon.
The hope is to expand the program next year at Sprague to include all current After School programs in the school, including programs like Lego, Engineering and possibly second language. If you have any questions about the After School program, please email me directly.
All parents interested in the pilot of the second language program for K-2 in Sprague and Hardy next year should plan to attend a talk May 18, 7pm at the Wellesley Middle School. Language expert, Helena Curtain, will be consulting with Wellesley. A daytime talk for parents on either May 18th or 19th while Helena is in town is also planned.
Warm Regards,
Matthew McKay
Sprague PTO President
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