Upcoming dates

Tuesday, June 2nd
Walk to School Day
9:00 PTO Meeting in Cafeteria

Tuesday, June 9th 

Family Picnic at 6:00 PM on the playground, bring your own food, ice cream will be served

Thursday, June 11th
Fieldday 

Monday, June 15th

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast from 8:15-9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, June 17th

Band, Orchestra, and Grade 5 Choral Concert @ 9:00 a.m. (Parents invited)

Thursday, June 18 th

Grade 5 Farewell Assembly @ 9:00 a.m. (Families invited)

Friday, June 19th

Last day of school--half day

Sprague PTO Update

Dear Sprague Community,

Thank-you Betsey Weintraub and Amy Chase! The Spring Party was amazing, filled with great people and bellowing laughter. A pretty good indication was that many of us were thrown out at the end so the club could close (er, so I've heard...). Betsey and Amy, all your effort really showed and you really created a perfect year-end party for Sprague. Thank-you again!!

Thank-you Julia de Peyster! I rode your coat tails, er skirt, through the actual auction. Your energy and humor throughout the event made a huge difference. I can't thank-you enough for being my partner auctioneer and leading the charge. I honestly could not have done that without you. The auction cleared its fund raising goal, people had fun participating, and allowed everyone to go back to party-mode quickly. A clear success!

Thank-you everyone who helped spot and swipe during the auction, as well as helped pull together the auction packages. This event is a labor of love by everyone in the community, and the amount of love exhibited was inspiring. We should all be very proud of the community we have nurtured around Sprague. We accomplished both our goals, raising enough funds to support the enrichment of our students next year and putting on a great party!

On other notes, thank-you Jill Fischmann for organizing the Bertucci's partnership! The fundraiser earlier in the week raised over $200 for the PTO, and it was a good excuse to support one of our local businesses.

The Field Day is set for June 11. It is a great day when all the kids get to participate in games and events out on the fields. We are looking for volunteers to help. Please sign up using the linked spreadsheet.

This Tuesday is the final PTO board meeting of the year. The preliminary budget for next year will be approved and the torch will be passed to Elaine Martin. Thank-you to everyone at Sprague for all the support this year you've shown the PTO and me. It has been a wonderful experience and I really have enjoyed getting to know everyone a little better throughout the year. We have a community filled with exceptional and caring families. I feel very privileged to be a part of such a great group.

Warm Regards,

Matthew McKay
Sprague PTO President

Walk to school Day

Calling all walkers, scooters and bikers! 

Tuesday, June 2nd is the final Walk to School Day of the school year! 

So, mark your calendars and join us!

If you are able to help out at the sign-in tables, or if you have any questions, please contact Lizzie Murillo (lizziemurillo@yahoo.com). 

Food Pantry Drive

The Annual Sprague School Food Pantry Drive

!! was a mighty success !! 

Over the course of 2 weeks, we managed to garner hundreds of much needed items, especially toothbrushes and pasta! This year personal care items were highlighted. 

During the last week, with the help of 5th grade volunteers, we collected items from car line and brought them to the gym stage. Principal Snyder surprised us and categorically displayed the items and invited the younger grades to estimate the items. We sure have a lot of great math minds at Sprague. In the end, the entire 5th grade formed a “human chain” and loaded the goods into cars for delivery to the Food Pantry. 

Thank you to everyone for doing their part. We definitely came together as a community to help those in need. 

WEF Red Apple Program

It’s Gift Giving Season – Please Consider the WEF Red Apple Program for your children’s teachers and staff, district-wide.  

Searching for a meaningful way to acknowledge your child’s teachers, aides and administrators this June? The Wellesley Education Foundation’s Red Apple Gift program is a long-standing program that provides Wellesley families with a simple and highly appreciated way to show their thanks for 180 days of superb education.  

Simply (1) select a total gift amount you’d like to share with WEF, then go to the WEF website:;

(2) choose any/all of your children’s educators from the present (and past!) years on the convenient drop down menu;

(3) click “add educator” after each selection 

(4) when your list is complete, select the “confirm and donate” button which will take you to the online payment system where you will make one aggregated payment.  

Each honoree will receive a magnet acknowledging the recipient as an Honoree and a Red Apple thank you e-card that includes your family’s name (but not the amount of your gift). 

Community Events

Please click here for Community Events, 

Wellesley Aquatics Facility Survey

Dear Sprague Community,

In addition to the PTO I also co-chair the Aquatics Sub-committee for 900 Worcester Street. The following is a message the committee is sending out through PTOs as we would like to reach all Wellesley residents:

The 900 Street Worcester Street Committee continues to make progress towards a recommendation for recreation facilities on the site. As many of you know, the top priorities for the location are an ice rink, aquatics facility and playing field. By the end of June the town plans to release a RFP (Request for Proposals) for the site. However, before this can be done the town must understand the demand for aquatics among residents in order to evaluate incoming proposals.

To answer these questions Wellesley has hired consultants to perform an aquatics feasibility study. ConsultEcon, Inc. in partnership with Isaac Sports Group, is tasked with providing the town a detailed understanding of its needs. In order to perform their research, they have created a survey and plan to host public forum on June 11 in Town Hall  at 7:00 pm to present initial findings and gather feedback from the community. In addition, they are reaching out to over sixty aquatic programs and facilities in the area to provide an in-depth understanding of demand and economic patterns in the area.

This survey builds on the aquatics survey completed in 2012 by the town. It offers an independent analysis of town needs. It will enable a better understanding of resident needs versus residents of neighboring towns. It also will clearly define the economics supporting an aquatics facility, including suggested pricing, revenue and expense analysis. For these reasons it is imperative we gather as much input as possible.

We are asking all Wellesley residents to please fill out the aquatics survey. You can also go to the town’s website to find the survey. It will only take a minute.

By the end of June Wellesley will receive a detailed report, complete with suggested facility amenities and programming schedules. This report is critical for evaluating proposals that include aquatic facilities on 900 Worcester Street.

Thank-you for your support!

Matthew McKay and Suzy Littlefield

Co-Chairs

900 Worcester Street Aquatics Sub-committee

Support Sprague - eat at Bertucci's TODAY, May 27th

Upcoming Dates

Monday, May 25th
Memorial Day: NO SCHOOL


Wednesday, May 27th
Bartucci's support Sprague and safe 15% on your meal deal 




Friday, May 29th
Sprague Spring Party 2015

Tuesday, June 2nd
Walk to School Day
9:00 PTO Meeting in Cafeteria

Tuesday, June 9th 

Family Picnic at 6:00 PM on the playground, bring your own food, ice cream will be served

Sprague Spring Party is this Friday

We can't wait to see everyone Friday night at the Spring Party! 

We don't want anyone to be left out so if you still need to purchase tickets we have a few remaining that we can sell. Please use this link to order your tickets.

The live auction looks amazing! There is something for everyone, from sports packages to kids camps to concert tickets, so come ready to bid! We will send out package details in a few days so that everyone has time to look them over before the event.

The event begins at 7:30 with the live auction at 9:00 sharp. Just a friendly reminder that Wellesley Country Club does not allow denim although white jeans are allowed.

Amy Chase and Betsey Weintraub

Show your HEART- Volunteer

Show Your HEART - Volunteer!

Thank you to everyone who has already offered to volunteer in some way for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year.

The greatest impact that you can make comes from getting involved. If you have not already signed up to volunteer, see the list of open positions we are still looking to fulfill.

2015 - 2016 Current PTO Board Positions Available:

Treasurer: Maintain/update budget, donation/fundraiser receipts, deposits, file taxes, etc. Experience is helpful but not necessary. We have a really great assistant willing to teach and guide you.

Current Volunteer Needs:

Host Families - reach out to new families in the same grade, meet for play dates before school starts and attend the New Family Social in the Fall.  You would be the family's contact to Sprague helping them get acclimated.  It's a great, fun way to help out, welcome new families to our community and meet new friends. Host Family Liaison - match up families and be the ongoing contact for all of the Host Families.  Summer Mailing - preparing packets for the school’s August mailing Fall Class Social - host the grade fall social at your home. We need a family for each grade level. Communication - tech assistance (any experience with websites, integration, etc.) Environmental Studies/ STEM Creative Arts Social Events Community Service

To volunteer, sign up here: VOLUNTEER SIGN UP FORM

Do what YOU can! Most importantly, we need you to be an active part of our community. An actively involved parent community allows us to offer support to our teachers and provide an enhanced education experience for our children. I hope you’ll join us. 

If you have questions, please reach out to Elaine Marten at elaine@themartenfamily.com

 

Support Sprague

HUNGRY? Have a yummy meal at BERTUCCI and raise money for Sprague!

WHO? 

YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

WHAT? 

BRING THE FLYER WITH YOU FOR LUNCH, DINNER, LATE NIGHT OR TAKE-OUT AND SPRAGUE GETS 15% OF THE PROCEEDS

WHERE? 

BERTUCCI’s, 380 WASHINGTON STREET

WHEN?     

WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 11am-11pm

And

-Go to our iTownStore by clicking on this icon

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- Shop at TARGET