{"id":4077,"date":"2026-08-17T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/bates\/?p=4077"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:03:34","slug":"bates-august-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/bates\/2026\/08\/17\/bates-august-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates August Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100% !important\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"main-body\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: white\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100% !important\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"outside-body-section\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 1px;border-bottom-color: #ddd;border-bottom-style: solid\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"outside-box\" style=\"width: 100% !important;max-width: 100% !important;background-color: white;margin: auto\">\n<tbody>                            <!-- This is the heading row - orange color -->                            <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"padding-row\" style=\"height: 12px;line-height: 12px;font-size: 12px\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>                            <!-- This is the body row - orange color on left and right col, white color on inside col -->                              <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-medium\" style=\"width: 1.8%;min-width: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"96%\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"padding: 5px\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"inside-box\" style=\"width: 100% !important;max-width: 100% !important;text-align: left;border-width: 0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-small\" style=\"width: 0%\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"padding-row\" style=\"height: 12px;line-height: 12px;font-size: 12px\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-small\" style=\"width: 0%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"vert-spacing-small\" style=\"width: 0%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"97%\">\n<div class=\"padding-row\" style=\"font-size: 12px;line-height: 12px\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<div role=\"article\" lang=\"en\" style=\"background-color: #EBEBEB\">        <!--[if gte mso 9]&gt; 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I\u2019ve had a busy summer preparing for the new school year at Bates. Much of my energy\u00a0has gone toward growing our incredible team. I am excited to introduce our new faculty members:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Julia Caponi, grade 2 teacher<\/li>\n<li>Madeleine Cervon, grade 4 teacher<\/li>\n<li>Ally Caroll, grade 1 teacher *<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Healy, librarian<\/li>\n<li>Kate Furphey, art teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>*Over the summerJess Mead was hired to teach at Hunnewell. We wish her all the very best!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Along with these fantastic new team members, we welcome the following Wellesley teachers who will also be teaching part- time at Bates:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Zimmer, Schofield librarian<\/li>\n<li>Brian Corey, Schofield art teacher<\/li>\n<li>Marie Cosgrove, Fiske art teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Finally, after head custodian Bob Hurley\u2019s retirement in July, we were thrilled to hire Paulo Regis as our new head custodian. Paulo worked at Bates previously as the night custodian alongside Bob for seven years, so he is very well qualified to take on this new role.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As we prepare to head back to school, please keep these important upcoming dates in mind:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>  <strong>Wednesday, August 19 \u2013 PowerSchool Parent Portal Opens:<\/strong> Log in to update your family information and permissions and view your child\u2019s classroom assignment.<\/li>\n<li>  <strong>Tuesday, September 1 \u2013 New Student &amp; Family Visit:<\/strong> 2:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, September 2 \u2013 First Day of School!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>  <strong>Thursday, September 17 \u2013 Bates Back to School Night:<\/strong> 6:30 PM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;ll provide more details about these events in my next email. If you have any questions, please reach out to Bates secretary Megan LeBlanc or me at (781) 446-6260 or via email at <a href=\"mailto:wps-bates-office@wellesleyps.org\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"mailto:wps-bates-office@wellesleyps.org\">wps-bates-office@wellesleyps.org<\/a><\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:jolleya@wellesleyps.org\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"mailto:jolleya@wellesleyps.org\">jolleya@wellesleyps.org<\/a><\/a>.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I hope you enjoy the last two weeks of summer. 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