Sprague Garden

The Sprague garden is in bloom. 
Thank you to the Girl Scout Troop 66063 for helping to care for our garden and donating the lovely bird bath and decorated stones. This makes our garden a beautiful part of our community. We still have space for families to volunteer to care for our garden over the summer months. 

Check the available dates 

and 

VOLUNTEER HERE!

Don Mason announces his Sixtieth Season of social dance in Wellesley!

A Wellesley tradition, Don Mason, invites students entering fifth grade to  enjoy learning a lively mix of traditional and contemporary dances as well as etiquette instruction in essential social skills. 

Classes are held on select Wednesday afternoons starting September 25 from 4PM to 5PM and 5:30PM-6:30PM at the Italo-American Club 75 Pleasant St. Wellesley, MA 02482.

The Assemblies has become a “rite of passage” for Wellesley fifth graders. Every class includes party dances with prizes.

The dancing is fun and the vehicle by which we establish habits and practice life-long social graces all the while having fun with peers. Parents understand the value of learning and practicing social skills but for the children the Assemblies are a social event. Social dance is always a stand out childhood memory!

For your invitation/schedule/details/registration log on toWWW.WellesleyWestonWaylandAssemblies

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

Sprague End of the Year Family Picnic 

has been moved 

to Wednesday due to the impending weather . . .  

Wednesday, June 10^th at 6:00pm 

on the playground

Bring your own dinner or visit Sam’s Hot Dog Stand

Featuring $3 hot dogs and $1 waters and chips (cash only)

The PTO will be providing Italian Ice for dessert  

but we need volunteers to help scoop!  

Please sign up to scoop using this 

link:

Upcoming Dates

Monday, June 8 - Friday, June 12
Children's Book Drive

Tuesday, June 9th
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
6:00pm Family Picnic on the playground (Bring food, Italian Ice Provided)
6:00pm Book Swap at Family Picnic

Thursday, June 11th
Field Day


Thursday, June 11th - Saturday, June 13
Sprague Book Fair at Wellesley Books

Monday, June 15th

8:15am Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Wednesday, June 17th
Full day!!

9:00am Band, Orchestra, and Grade 5 Choral Concert (Parents invited)

Thursday, June 18th

9:00am Grade 5 Farewell Assembly (Families invited)

Friday, June 19th

Last day of school--half day!!

Sprague PTO Update

Dear Sprague Community, 

With our final PTO Board Meeting of the year, Matthew McKay sprinted to the finish line of his term as PTO President in great form and with a smile on his face (Perhaps even a chuckle. I’ll pretend I did not hear that).

Thank you Matt for giving of your valuable time to our community. Matt's leadership and support allowed us to have a strong year at Sprague. He helped us to transition smoothly and welcome Mrs. Snyder, he led a strong team of volunteers, supported teachers and kept us on target for meeting our fundraising goals. All these things he did for the betterment of our Sprague community.  It has been a pleasure for me to sit along side and learn from him this year. Again, thank you, Matt. 

Only 10 days left of school. Yippee! It seems it has taken an extra long time to get here this year. So, hang in there with me. 

The next 10 days are full of all the fun end-of-the-year stuff. So don’t miss it! We want you to come and celebrate our school and congratulate our 5th graders, who will forever now be known as “Spraguers”. Yes, it’s an actual term that anyone who has graduated from Sprague Elementary School is known as once they leave. Once a Spraguer, always a Spraguer. 

So, come join us for the Sprague End of the Year Family Picnic, June 9th at 6pm. Bring your own dinner or purchase (cash only) at Sam’s Hot Dog Stand. The PTO will be providing Italian Ice for dessert. If you are able to volunteer and can help scoop ice, please VOLUNTEER HERE. There will also be a Book Swap at the Family Picnic. Bring a book, take a book. All ages welcome. 

Field Day! Probably one of my favorite days of the year. It’s a great day for kids to get outside and play fun, creative games with their class. We still need several volunteers. Interested? VOLUNTEER HERE

I’m super excited to get started in my new role as PTO President. We have a really strong team of volunteers who are eager to work on the behalf of our community. It is an honor to be a part of such a committed and caring group. I invite you to get to know each of our committee chairs and to reach out should you be interested in getting involved and willing to volunteer your time. 

2015-2016 PTO Board

Jill Fischmann   Vice President
Carrie Reepmeyer  Secretary
Betsey Weintraub  Ways & Means Chair
Andrea Scampini  Social Chair
Karyn Devito  Social Chair
Claire van der Elst  Communications Chair
Annie Newman  Enrichment Chair
Jen Friedman  Community Service Chair
Lindsay Jones  PAC Representative
Matthew McKay  Committee 21

They ROCK! Come join us in our mission to enhance the education of our children. Our kids are worth it.

I’m all ears! If you have a suggestion or something you would like to discuss or have questions about how things work, don’t hesitate to let me know. I surely don’t know it all but I will work to find you an answer or best solution. 

I came to Sprague many years ago as an outsider, far from home and no family near. I understand how difficult it is to get involved, to meet new people and to feel supported in a new environment. I also understand how comfortable it is to stick within your same groups without learning new names and reaching out to others. We are creatures of habit. 

At our upcoming picnic, I challenge each of you to reach out to 5 people that you don’t know and introduce yourself. It’s really good for your brain but that’s another subject. It’s important for our community. You may be amazed at who you meet. You may need to practice saying their name and you may forget it but one day at graduation or even after, you may pass them smile and say, “Hey, I remember you from Sprague" and it will be special, I promise. 

10 more days! We can do this. 

Kind regards,

   Elaine Marten
    Sprague PTO President
    elaine@themartenfamily.com

Field Day - Volunteers Needed

Field Day Parent volunteers are needed!

Ms. Flitsch has asked for 10 volunteers who can help set up at 7:00 a.m.,

 36 volunteers to run activity stations from 9:00-11:30 a.m., 

and 10 volunteers to clean up from 11:30-12:30. 

If you are available for any of these times, please use the sign up sheet or contact Matthew McKay (mgmckay@gmail.com). 

Thank you!

Year-end Family Picnic

Sprague End of the Year Family Picnic

Next Tuesday, June 9^th at 6:00pm 

on the playground

Bring your own dinner or visit Sam’s Hot Dog Stand

Featuring $3 hot dogs and $1 waters and chips (cash only)

The PTO will be providing Italian Ice for dessert 
but we need volunteers to help scoop! 
Please sign up to scoop using this 

link:

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

If you have volunteered at Sprague in any capacity this year, you are invited to a casual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Monday, June 15^th from 8:15-9:00 a.m. We will set up outdoors in front of the school, weather permitting. In the event of bad weather, we will have the breakfast in the atrium outside the gym. 

Thank you for supporting our school!

Get ready for Summer Reading AND Share our HEARTs!

Children's Book Drive Monday, June 8- Friday, June 12

Bring your gently used children's books to school and they will be collected and given to children in need. Volunteers will be collecting books in car line all week and there will be a collection bin in the lobby.

Book Swap @ The Family Picnic Tuesday June 9

Bring a book, take a book - gather your summer reading titles! All ages welcome.  Look for the book swap table at the Family Picnic.

In-Store Book Fair at Wellesley Books Thursday June 11 - Saturday June 13  

20% of all sales (with Sprague Coupon or just mention Sprague) will go to a "sister" school in a small, rural town in Maine greatly in need of books.  What better way to show our HEART values than help another school in need? 

Questions?  Contact Lisa Neighbors (lisa@blondetulip.com) or Jenn Friedman (jennfriedman39@gmail.com)

Need a Gift?

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

Many families reach the end of the school year having already given the maximum limit of 50 dollars to their children’s teachers, aides and other staff.  

The Red Apple program is a great way to supplement your year-end gift without running afoul of state gift laws.  The program allows you to honor all your favorite educators easily and efficiently while supporting the many educator grants that are made to each of the K-12 grades throughout the district each year by WEF.  This school year, thanks to family and community generosity through programs like Red Apple, WEF was able to make a total of $262,000 in grants district wide.  

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

Just go to: http://www.wellesleyeducationfoundation.org/ways-to-donate/honorateacher and follow the simple steps.

Community events

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This is the week for Books and HEART!

Children's Book Drive THIS WEEK Monday- Friday

Bring your gently used children's books to school and they will be collected and given to children in need. Volunteers will be collecting books in car line all week and there will be a collection bin in the lobby.

Book Swap @ The Family Picnic THIS TUESDAY evening

Bring a book, take a book - gather your summer reading titles! Gently used books for all ages welcome.  Look for the book swap table at the Family Picnic.

In-Store Book Fair at Wellesley Books THIS Thursday - Saturday  

20% of all sales (with Sprague Coupon or just mention Sprague) will go to a "sister" school in a small, rural town in Maine greatly in need of books.  What better way to show our HEART values than help another school in need? 

Questions?  Contact Lisa Neighbors (lisa@blondetulip.com) or Jenn Friedman (jennfriedman39@gmail.com)