Dear Sprague Community,
I hope to see many of you at Sprague’s first Multicultural Night on Wednesday evening. We have about 15 families who have signed up to share information, customs, and traditions about their heritage countries. All Sprague families are invited to attend to celebrate our diverse heritage! We will have some short presentations and interesting display boards set up in the cafeteria between 6:00 and 6:30. (Students will not be permitted in the gym before 6:30) At 6:30, the gym doors will open and everyone can enjoy a presentation of flamenco dancing from Spain and Brazilian drumming from “Grooversity.” The evening will end by 7:30.
Many thanks to the Grade 5 committee, PTO leadership, 5th grade students, and members of the Teacher team for making last week’s Basketball Game a big success! Although the Teachers lost, their spirit was dominating! Students showed teamwork, sportsmanship, and patience as they worked together to play, put on a halftime show, and wait their turn—which was no small feat given the 82 students who ALL played! This was an evening where everybody won!
There is still time to sign up for After School Enrichment classes through the Recreation Dept. See class offerings below.
| Sprague After School Programs Spring 2016 | ||||||||||
| Program | Grade | Day(s) | Times | Dates | Skip days | Instructor | Description | Student Cost $ | Max # students | Room # |
| Lego Robotics Activity # 222500-02 |
K | M,W, TH, F | 3:05 – 4 pm | 4/25, 4/27, 4/28, 4/29 | There is no session on Tuesday 4/26 and students will need to return to Sprague at 3:00 on Wednesdays. | Sara Bartelloni | In the Kindergarten LEGO session, students will begin to learn what it means to be an engineer. We will work on identifying problems and solving these problems with the structures that we build. We will use teamwork and compromising to achieve a common goal. We will learn how to create a design, test the design, and make necessary improvements. | 0 | 14 | KSB |
| Yoga Activity # 222500-04 |
Grades 1 – 5 | Tuesday | 3:05 – 4 pm | April 26 – May 31 | Julie Pernokas | Kids yoga is a great way to learn how to build a strong sense of self and body. Students will gain strength and flexibility in a nurturing class and in a mindful way by learning some basic anatomy, breathing techniques, and yoga poses. An age appropriate meditation technique will be taught to help students relax and quiet the mind on and off the mat. Please bring your own yoga mat. | $75 | Min: 10 /Max:20 | Music Room | |
| Chess Activity # 222500-05 |
Grades 1 – 5 | Friday | 3:05 – 4 pm | April 29 – June 3 | Jim Della Selva | Chess is a mindful game that is both fun and challenging. This class will give participants the opportunity to both play and learn strategy.Instruction will be given so that the advanced player as well as the beginner will benefit. Don’t miss this exhilarating class. | $75/pp | 14 | 4TD | |
| Drama : Let’s Put on A Show! Activity # 222500-06 |
Grade 3- 5 | Monday | 3:05 – 4:05 pm | April 25 – June 6 | 30-May | Cindy Wright | Children will be given equitable roles in a short play that will be performed on the last day of the session. They will be introduced to some basics of theater and acting and will have costumes and props to help bring their characters and story to life. |
$50 | min12 max 15 |
Gym |
| Lego Master Builders Activity # 222500-07 |
K-2 | Tuesday | 3:05 – 4:05 pm | April 26 – May 31 | This weekly program will be centered around everything LEGO!! Build anything you create/imagine in your mind and make it happen with the LEGOs provided to you!! Each week there will be a theme with different LEGOs to work with! Themes include: Star Wars, Super Heroes, LEGO City, Harry Potter and MORE!!…the possibilities are endless!!! The LEGOs stay with us, but the experience is yours forever! | 15 | 213 | |||
Dates to remember:
April 13: Multicultural Night from 6:00-7:30 PM
April 15: MCBA (Massachusetts Children’s Book Awards) Assembly for students in grades 4 and 5
April 18-22: April vacation
May 2-6: Food Drive for Wellesley Food Pantry
May 5: Kindergarten Screening for incoming kindergartners by appointment
May 27: Grade 5 Chorus, Band, and Orchestra Concert at 8:50 a.m.
June 1, 2, 3: Hale Reservation Trip for Grade 5
June 13: Field Day
June 20: Grade 5 Farewell Assembly at 9:00 a.m.
June 21: Last day of school—12:00 dismissal