{"id":3532,"date":"2025-01-18T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/sprague\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:02:47","slug":"updates-january-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/sprague\/2025\/01\/18\/updates-january-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates &#8211; January 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Dear Sprague\/PAWS,<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">As we enter a well-deserved weekend, please take the time to rest and recharge.&nbsp; <span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">As we honor Martin Luther King Jr. this holiday weekend, please take a moment to&nbsp;celebrate, honor, and recognize his personal courage and fierce dedication to the Civil Rights Movement.<\/span>&nbsp; He was and will continue to be a leader that I strive to be.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Please enjoy the long weekend!<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><u><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">No school on Monday, January 20th<\/b><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Valentine\u2019s Day Planning<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">As always, we welcome the opportunity to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day with classmates!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\"><u>Please remember that we respectfully ask that all students receive a Valentine<\/u>, if you choose to bring Valentines (optional, of course)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">In line with our Green Schools initiatives, <u>we ask that you do not include any plastic toys with Valentines cards<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">If you choose to add something small with the card, we suggest a useful item such as a pencil, an eraser, stickers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">We are a no food zone so please do not bring food into the classroom for celebrations, the Valentine card is sufficient<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Thank you for your support<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Lunar New Year<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Wednesday, January 29th<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\"><u>No school on Wednesday, January 29th<\/u><\/span> in honor of the holiday<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">As the Lunar New Year represents renewal, family, and prosperity, on behalf of Sprague, Happy Lunar New Year to those that honor and recognize!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><u><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Dates<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">January 20th&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>&nbsp;Martin Luther King Jr. Day &#8211; No School<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">January 29th&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <em>&nbsp;Lunar New Year &#8211; No School<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">February 5th&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<em>Walk\/Roll-to-School Day<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">February 5th&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<em>PTO Meeting &#8211; 8:35 am<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">February 17th-21st&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<em>February Vacation<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Gratefully,<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-e580c3c3-7fff-f760-cc07-87a81de85999\">Leigh<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Sprague\/PAWS, As we enter a well-deserved weekend, please take the time to rest and recharge.&nbsp; As we honor Martin Luther King Jr. this holiday weekend, please take a moment to&nbsp;celebrate, honor, and recognize his personal courage and fierce dedication&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/sprague\/2025\/01\/18\/updates-january-18-2025\/\">Continue reading <span> Updates &#8211; 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