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Scouting for Food:  Save the Date!

In cooperation with the Wellesley Food Pantry, Wellesley Brownies, Daisies,
Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are participating in the annual
National Good Turn, “Scouting for Food.” All food they collect will
benefit the Wellesley Food Pantry, currently serving over 210 Wellesley
households. Residents are asked to fill the plastic Roche Brothers bags
dropped at their houses the previous weekend and leave them in a location
which is visible from the street before 9 AM on 11/2. Donations may also be
brought directly to the Food Pantry. And please - no glass, perishables,
candy or expired food. For more information, see the “Scouting for Food”
web pages at http://troop185wellesley.org/ScoutingForFood or contact the Food
Pantry at 781-235-1188.


24th Annual Spelling Bee

24th Annual Spelling Bee

Thursday, November 7, 2013

7pm at Sprague School Gym

free admission for the family

You can participate in the Bee!

Be a Speller - Register a Team Here (Spelling study guides available by Oct 6^th, we encourage team registration prior to Oct 16^th)

Be a Donor – Donate Here.(Donations of ANY amount are welcome and tax deductible. Use the online option or mail your check, payable to WEF to WEF Spelling Bee, PO Box 812321, Wellesley, MA 02482. Proceeds fund WPS enrichment programs.)

For more info, click on our website or contact our Bee Chairs,

Julie Garvey     Suzanne Votapka     Becky Cole      Yolanda Tong

WELLESLEY DENTAL GROUP'S 6TH ANNUAL CANDY DRIVE

WANT TO WIN $500 FOR YOUR PTO?

Join Drs. Ali & Ali this year by supporting Wellesley Dental Group’s 6th annual Candy Drive to benefit U.S. Troops.

“Our goal is to encourage kids to give up their extra Halloween candy and send a little sweetness overseas. For our troops, who are so far away, M&Ms and the handwritten cards children send are a little treat that remind them of home,” said Dr. Femina Ali of Wellesley Dental Group.

All Wellesley Public schools are eligible to participate. The school that donates the most candy per child will win $500 to use at their PTO’s discretion.*

Wellesley Dental Group will kick-off the drive with a Halloween Costume party on October 30th from 4-6 p.m. at their office (located at 5 Seaward Road in Wellesley, Mass.), with food, games, prizes and toothbrushes. Everyone is welcome.

They will accept candy donations between Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 and will hold a press event on the 8th at 10 a.m., which Principals, faculty, parents and students (with permission from their teachers of course) are welcome to attend.

To schedule a candy drop-off at Wellesley Dental Group, please call 781.237.9071 or e-mail smile@wellesleydentalgroup.com

*To ensure a fair competition the winner will be determined by the total weight of the candy donated divided by the total number of students attending each school. We are requesting the schools provide us with this information.

Remember Me Books: Missing Donors - Did you donate these books to Sprague?

Please read if you have recently donated to the Remember Me program through Amazon.  

1. Weird but True 5
2. Kelsey Green, Reading Queen
3. Princess Posey and the Dog Next Door 

If you are the donor of any of these titles, please email Amy (amynshultz@yahoo.com) with the following information: 

Your name 
The book title 
The dedication (Ex. This book is for John for his 7th birthday, Love Mom) 

Thank you for supporting the library! 

Amy and Shannon 
Remember Me Books 

Remember Me Books - THANK YOU

Thank you to the following Sprague families for their 
amazing support and generosity:

Cahaly, Fronzaglia, Tong, Lindquist, Brown, Maramaldi,  and both Martin families

Donations from the past few weeks bring our total up to 178 books donated so far this year!  We are almost at our goal of 180 books! You could be the one to put us over the top by honoring

your children, their teachers, or the amazing Sprague staff!

Check out the Sprague School wish list on Amazon to see the available titles. 

For information on how to support the Sprague library through 
the Remember Me! program, click here.

Remember Me Books - DONATIONS WITHOUT NAMES!

Please read if you have recently donated to the Remember Me program through Amazon.  

The following titles have been donated to the library but do not have a name attached:

The Lost Hero

Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

The Whites of Their Eyes

We the Children

I Survived The Attacks of September 11th, 2001

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

Lucy Rose: Big on Plans

If you are the donor of any of these titles, please email Amy (amynshultz@yahoo.com) with the following information: 

Your name 
The book title/s
The dedication (Ex. This book is for John for his 7th birthday, Love Mom) 

Thank you for supporting the library! 

Amy and Shannon 
Remember Me Books 

Remember Me Books - Thank You

Thank you to the following Sprague families for their 
amazing support and generosity:

Berg, Leone, Tong, Lindquist, Goodall, Maramaldi, Marmer, Shultz, Goldenthal, Wechsler, Sullivan, Aufranc, Dumaine

Donations from the past few weeks bring our total up to 158 books donated so far this year, with many recent donations honoring members of Sprague's amazing staff. This is great time to say thank you to your children's teachers or anyone else at Sprague that has helped make this year special for your family.

Check out the Sprague School wish list on Amazon to see the available titles. Help us reach our goal of 180 books! Only 22 more to go!

For information on how to support the Sprague library through 
the Remember Me! program, click here.

Remember Me Books - Donations without Names

Please read if you have recently donated to the Remember Me program through Amazon. 

1. The following titles are part of one order:
    Secrets of the Garden
    Ivy and Bean No News is Good News
    About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Children
   Catfish, Cod, Salmon and Scrod: What is a Fish

2. I am Harriet Tubman

If you are the donor of any of these titles, please email Amy (amynshultz@yahoo.com) with the following information:

Your name
The book title
The dedication (Ex. This book is for John for his 7th birthday, Love Mom)

Thank you for supporting the library!

Amy and Shannon
Remember Me Books

THANK YOU - REMEMBER ME! - BOOKS

Thank you to the following Sprague families for their 
amazing support and generosity:

Gray, Bae, Miele, Shultz, Davies, Lindquist

We already have 133 books donated so far this year. Spring is a great time to honor your children or their teachers with a donation to library. Check out the Sprague School wish list on Amazon to see the available titles. Help us reach our goal of 180 books!

For information on how to support the Sprague library through 
the Remember Me! program, click here.

SPRAGUE HAS HEART!

The Fifth Graders Have Two Community Service Initiatives in the Upcoming Month -
Collecting Books for More Than Words and Collecting Food for the Wellesley Food Pantry.

Please bring in book donations by Friday, April 12th.  Bring them to the front lobby labeled box or to the Talent Show.  We are accepting gently used or better condition:

• Children's Books
• Hardcover or Trade (larger size) Paperbacks of Adult Fiction and Nonfiction
• Coffee Table Picture Books, Art Books, Cookbooks, History, Religion
• Current Textbooks or Classic Literature
• Audio Books (CD or Cassette)
• DVD's, Blue Ray, Video Games, Music CD's

Please no missing pages, extreme writing on books, periodicals, music cassettes or poor condition items.  Contact Mason Smith or Yolanda Tong for more info.

MoreThan Words (MTW) is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. By working as a team to manage their own retail and online used book business, cafe, and community space, youth develop the employment skills, leadership, and self-confidence they need to successfully transition to adulthood.

 

Look for more details on the Wellesley Food Pantry Collection after April vacation.

Remember Me Books Update and Thank you

With 123 books donated so far this year, we are well on our way to our goal of 180 books! Help us get there by considering a donation to honor your child's birthday or their favorite teacher. Click here for ordering information.

Thank you so much to the following families for their recent donations of amazing fiction and non-fiction titles:

Gordon - Green - Stathis - Young

Thanks for supporting the Sprauge Library!

Amy and Shannon

Thank You Sprague!!! Cradles to Crayons

A big thank you to the Sprague community for all of the wonderful donations made to Cradles to Crayons over the past two weeks.  Despite Hurricane Sandy, Sprague collected more donations than ever which is something we can all be proud of! 

Also, thank you to those families that helped collect donations from carline and a special thank you to the Sprague families that gave up their Saturday mornings to help sort through donations. 

Cradles to Crayons drive ends November 2nd

Don't forget to bring in new or gently used clothing, toys and books for children for the town wide Cradles to Crayons drive.   You can drop off items to be donated in the Cradles to Crayons box outside the main doors.  Final donations can be dropped off in morning car line on Friday, November 2nd. 

• Click here for a complete list of items accepted or to find out more about Cradles to Crayons.

• Want to get involved collecting or sorting donated items? Click here to find out how.

Cradles to Crayons October 24th - November 2nd

Once again, Sprague will be participating in the Wellesley wide Cradles to Crayons drive from October 24th - November 2nd. 

We will be collecting:

• new or gently used clothing, toys and books for children in need.  

Most needed items right now:

• Adult sizes in coats, shoes and winter boots (for children 12 and up who are tall/ big for their age),
• Boys' pants sizes 5/6 - 18/20, 
• Baby coats size 0-6 months, 
• Girls winter coats size 5/6, 
• Boys winter coats size 7/8, 
• Baby winter hats & gloves, 
• Crib bedding and Infant & toddler toys.  
• Click here for a complete list of items accepted or to find out more about Cradles to Crayons.

You can drop off items to be donated in the morning car line or in the Cradles to Crayons box outside the main doors to Sprague starting October 24th. Want to get involved collecting or sorting donated items? Click here to find out how.

Cradles to Crayons mission is to provide these children with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school and at play and every year the Wellesley community does a fantastic job in supporting this mission.

Remember Me Books GHOSTING Event

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PARTICIPATE 

IN THE REMEMBER ME BOOKS

GHOSTING EVENT!

Books need to be IN THE LIBRARY no later then OCTOBER 22nd 

for on time Halloween delivery, so please order now if you are using Amazon, or head over to Wellesley Books and check out the Sprague wish list.

Donations are starting to pile up in the library  -  help us to top last years collection of 70 books! 

Ghosting at Sprague involves a "ghost" anonymously leaving a bag of amazing, new books (donated by Sprague families - that means you!) and a "You've Been Ghosted!" sign on your child's classroom door. 

All the kids feel involved as books are donated anonymously to the entire class (ex. Happy Halloween 4MH) and we take a class photo with the new books before they go back to the library.

Families can order books through the usual Remember Me process, follow this link if you need more information on How to Order.  

Remember that your donation will be Anonymous and please list your child’s classroom in the Gift Message section (on Amazon) before you check out.  This is a great way to show your Halloween spirit and support the Sprague library!

Questions? Email shannonsmith@verizon.net or amynshultz@yahoo.com 

73% Participation, $28,030 from Direct Dues!!!

Big Kudos to our Sprague Community!!!

The Direct Dues program is at 73% participation, $28,030!!  And checks are still coming into the main office.

Your contributions have enabled the PTO to add the following programs this year:

• Buses & Field Trips - the PTO will now pay for all bus and field trip fees*.
• Yearbooks - Each student will now receive a yearbook at the end of the year.
• Online School Directory - All families will now have access to the new online directory and receive a paper directory.

For more information and a complete list of ALL of the programs 

covered through Direct Dues - click here.

Because of Direct Dues we've reduced hundreds of hours of volunteer time.  What a great way to say 'thank you and we care' to your fellow parent volunteers, elementary school staff, students and community!!!

*If you've received permission forms from teachers asking for field trip fees, please disregard, as forms are in the process of being updated.  

Thank you!  Jean and Andrea

PS - Not sure if you've paid your dues?  

Contact Shaune Berg, smpberg5@me.com

Remember Me Books Ghosting Event

  Remember Me Book GHOSTING is back this fall!  

Join us for some ghostly fun while supporting the fabulous Sprague Library!  

Ghosting at Sprague involves a "ghost" anonymously leaving a bag of new books (donated by Sprague families - that means you!) and a "You've Been Ghosted!" sign on your child's classroom door. 

Last year 70 new books were donated to the Sprague Library from this fun event. 

All the kids feel involved as books are donated anonymously to the entire class (ex. Happy Halloween 4MH) and we take a class photo with the new books before they go back to the library.

Families can order books through usual Remember Me process, follow this link if you need more information on How to Order.  Remember that your donation will be Anonymous and please list your child’s classroom in the Gift Message section before you check out. Books need to be in the library no later then October 22nd for on time Halloween delivery, so please order soon if you are using Amazon. This is a great way to show your Halloween spirit and support the Sprague library!

Questions? Email shannonsmith@verizon.net or amynshultz@yahoo.com 

Donate! Annual Toy Drive

Wellesley Service League’s

Annual Toy Drive

For over 40 years, the Wellesley Service League has been collecting toys to distribute to Wellesley Friendly Aid families in the Wellesley community.

Now is great time to clean out those toys your kids have outgrown or aren’t playing with anymore and donate them to the Toy Drive.  We accept new and nearly new toys, books and sporting equipment (most sought after items are Legos, Knex, dolls, toy cars and trucks and bikes).

And if you don’t have toys to donate but would like to give, we also accept donations that go toward gift cards for older age kids.

So clean out and help make some less fortunate members of our Wellesley community very happy this holiday season!

Look for the Wellesley Service League toy collection box at all the Wellesley schools and at the Wellesley Free Library.  If your item is very large or it is more convenient you can drop it off in the basement of the Wellesley Friendly Aid building. 

If you have any questions please contact susan.morris@verizon.net