Dear Sprague Families,

Hello.  Welcome to a brand new month full of brand new experiences, adventures, and snow!.

For those that celebrate, wishing you a Happy Hanukkah, which begins next week.  Enjoy your holiday!

 

Winter Weather

  • After a lovely fall, New England’s winter weather has arrived

  • The arrival of snow certainly complicates processes at Sprague, but we will work together!

  • Please, please, please – your assistance with the following is much appreciated!

  • Please have students wear/bring snow boots with them to school

  • Snow boots will assist with our recess zones, practices, and procedures

  • Snow pants are always encouraged

  • Hats, mittens/gloves, and warm clothes will be helpful now that the temperatures are changing

  • All morning arrival locations will remain the same

  • If changes are needed due to safety concerns, we certainly will let you know of changes

  • Thank you!

 

Standards-Based Report Cards (SBRC)

 

Attendance

  • Please see the WPS attendance policy that applies to the full school year but specifically during the holiday season

Required Attendance in the Hybrid Learning Model: 

  • In-person learning is an essential part of the WPS hybrid model. Students should be in school on their designated hybrid day unless there is a documented, approved reason for them to remain at home. Parents need to follow their school’s procedure for reporting an absence. 

  • In some instances, a student may be sick (e.g. cold, sore throat) and still healthy enough to access their learning from home. These situations must be coordinated/approved in advance and through consultation with the teacher, school nurse, assistant principal, and/or the school principal. Your school nurse is an excellent resource if you need any guidance or direction when making this decision.  

  • Students/families should not opt to be remote for reasons of convenience (e.g. vacation/travel plans, family visits, student preference). 

  • If a student/family opts to be remote on one of their designated in-person learning days without an approved reason, the student may be marked absent (unexcused absence)  — even if/when they Zoom into their class. These absences will appear on their report card and in their cumulative record. 

  • The MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requires all districts to track and report student attendance. They state, “being chronically absent can have a significant impact on a student’s ability to read at grade level, perform academically, and graduate on time.” 

 

WPS 2020-2021 Academic Calendar

https://wellesleyps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WPS-Academic-Calendar-2020-21.pdf

Dates:

December 24th-January 1st                      Year-End Vacation

January 4th                                                 School Reopens

January 18th                                               Martin Luther King Day – No School

January 20th                                               Cohort A In-School – Full Day Wednesday for all

January 29th                                               SBRC Report Cards – Available in Parent Portal

February 15th – 19th                                   February Vacation Week

Keep up the great work, Sprague!

Respectfully,

Leigh

Updates – December 5, 2020