Dear Sprague/PAWS,

Please enjoy your well-deserved weekend!

 

Sprague Blood Drive

  • AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE – Sponsored by Wellesley Educators Association and Wellesley Fitness and Health Department

  • Sprague Elementary School Gym

  • Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

  • 12:00 pm-5:00 pm

  • To schedule an appointment, please visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code:Sprague

  • Or Click HERE

 

January Standards-Based Report Cards (SBRCs)

  • The first SBRC of 2024-2025 was available via the PowerSchool Parent Portal back on January 31st

  • Many January SBRCs remain unopened/not viewed by families

  • As spring conferences arrive, we respectfully ask that the SBRCs are opened and reviewed allowing for an active conversation with teachers

Important information about accessing the SBRC:

  • Grades PreK-5 Standards Based Report Cards are available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal under the “Student Reports” tab. 

  • Parents will login to PowerSchool using the same Username and Password they used in September

  • Go to the Portal at https://wellesley.powerschool.com 

  • Click on Forgot Username or Password?

  • Fill in your Parent Username and Parent Email Address and click Enter

Parent/Teacher Conferences

  • Wednesday, March 26th

  • Tuesday, April 1st – Dismissal at 12:00 pm

  • Wednesday, April 2nd

 

No School

  • In honor of the Eid al-Fitr holiday

  • Monday, March 31st – No School

End-of-Year Dates

 

MCAS Dates

  • Grades 3 -5 participate in two sessions of both ELA and math while grade 5 also completes two sessions of science assessments

In April 2025….

  • Third grade students = MCAS ELA Reading Comprehension assessments – Thursday, April 10, 2025 and Friday, April 11, 2025

  • Fourth grade students = MCAS ELA Reading Comprehension assessments – Monday, April 7, 2025 and Tuesday, April 8, 2025

  • Fifth grade students = MCAS ELA Reading Comprehension assessments – Thursday, April 3, 2025 and Friday, April 4, 2025

In May 2025….

  • Third grade students = MCAS Mathematics assessments – Monday, May 12, 2025 and Tuesday, May 13, 2025

  • Fourth grade students = MCAS Mathematics assessments – Thursday, May 8, 2025 and Friday, May 9, 2025

  • Fifth grade students = MCAS Mathematics assessments – Monday, May 5, 2025 and Tuesday, May 6, 2025 and Science and Technology/Engineering assessments-Thursday, May 15, 2025 and Friday, May 16, 2025

 

Dates

  • March 19th                          Blood Drive at Sprague 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

  • March 26th                          Parent/Teacher Conferences

  • March 31st                          Eid al-Fitr – No School

  • April 1st (Tuesday)            Parent/Teacher Conferences – dismissal at 12:00 pm

  • April 2nd                            Parent/Teacher Conferences

  • April 3rd                             MCAS – Grade 5 ELA

  • April 4th                             MCAS – Grade 5 ELA

  • April 7th                             MCAS – Grade 4 ELA

  • April 8th                             MCAS – Grade 4 ELA

  • April 10th                           MCAS – Grade 3 ELA

  • April 11th                           MCAS – Grade 3 ELA

  • April 18th                          Good Friday – No School

  • April 21st-25tth                April Vacation

Gratefully,

Leigh

 

Updates – March 15, 2025