{"id":3186,"date":"2025-04-05T06:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/bates\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:02:00","slug":"bates-buzz-4-5-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/bates\/2025\/04\/05\/bates-buzz-4-5-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Buzz 4.5.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div data-sm-i=\"Border\" data-sm-s=\"border-color\" id=\"table3\" style=\"padding:0; width:100%; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color:#ffffff; font-family: 'Myriad Roman', Myriad, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #252525; background-color:#FFF; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-sm-i=\"Font - Main\" data-sm-s=\"color\" style=\"font-family: 'Myriad Roman', Myriad, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#252525;\">\n<div class=\"editableBlock\" style=\"text-align: left; position: relative;\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Rich Text Editor, editableBlock0\" title=\"Rich Text Editor, editableBlock0\" aria-describedby=\"cke_58\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Dear Bates Families,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Thank you for joining us for parent teacher conferences these last few weeks.&nbsp; We truly value these opportunities to partner with you in supporting your child\u2019s success.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">With April here, we are excited to see the Bates Mini-Marathon on <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">April 16 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">quickly approaching!&nbsp; Students have been training during PE with Ms. Fyvie, increasing their endurance and learning how to pace themselves.&nbsp; We\u2019re looking forward to this fun, all school event.&nbsp; Below are a few important details:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:EB Garamond, serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Families are invited to cheer on the runners<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"> from the sidewalk in front of the school, or from the blacktop and playground area in the back.&nbsp; You may also see buddy classes encouraging the runners along the way!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:EB Garamond, serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Bates has a special tradition<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"> of raising funds for Friends of Wellesley METCO, Inc. If you\u2019d like to participate in this effort, please find the pledge sheet attached. Donations will be collected until <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">May 24<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:EB Garamond, serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">We encourage all students to wear their <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Bates Proud<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"> t-shirt, which each student received. It\u2019s always wonderful to see our Bates pride on display during these school-wide events!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:EB Garamond, serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;text-wrap-mode:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Below are the times each grade will be running.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Wednesday, April 16: Bates Mini-Marathon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\" class=\"cke_show_border\">\n<colgroup>\n<col>\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">9:00 &#8211; 9:20<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">9:30 &#8211; 9:50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">10:00 &#8211; 10:20<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">10: 30 &#8211; 10:50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">11:00 &#8211; 11:20<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Kindergarten<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">11:30 &#8211; 11:50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Additionally, thank you to our PTO for hosting the annual Spaghetti Dinner on Tuesday, April 15 at 5:30 pm here at Bates.&nbsp; For more information, check the Sunday PTO blast!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">I hope you have a nice weekend!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Warmly,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\">Toni&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/track.spe.schoolmessenger.com\/f\/a\/4JCCm0MIazbw2klTzEx1Xg~~\/AAAAARA~\/swqTjtcwjOYxOPRyeKrx6qENFYwcdLTRbQkcJpKYDw4czOlijocQ6ppymXqigu1cYu6WKqf0Qg9a7hE1adw1X_9mlG14PJUQbfGgzemhss5UKHf_M5WdHDlu3uu5A7JnOc8wzBcHHeR7JEu0nf_QbspjwIMKtwNPEzkGJuQLPgeE3LQ35v0yA2MJCXthPnw5wu7H6WhvNJdBn11huKZXCvSSkihXE7iWO0TVBA1CT1hEvtijjBQoPwb-mK5LtHVv\">Mini-Marathon Pledge Form<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"color:#252525;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Important Dates:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-6.75pt;\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\" class=\"cke_show_border\">\n<colgroup>\n<col>\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:36px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">April 7 &amp; 8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 4 ELA MCAS Session 1 &amp; 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:36px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">April 10 &amp; 11<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Grade 3 ELA MCAS Session 1 &amp; 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:36px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Tuesday, April 15&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Mini-Marathon Spaghetti Dinner, 5:30 &#8211; 7:00<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:36px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Wednesday, April 16&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Bates Mini-Marathon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:36px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">Friday, April 18&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">No School &#8211; Good Friday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:36px;\">\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><span style=\"color:#222222;\"><span style=\"font-family:eb garamond,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt;\">April 21 &#8211; 25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7bcf019d-7fff-9db5-473f-0347a49e3e30\"><span 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