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Wellesley School Committee gets an earful

By bbrown | Published: December 7, 2011

The Wellesley School Committee Tuesday night heard in person from parents upset about a litany of issues that have plagued the public school system this year. The Globe has a recap of the meeting, including the Citizen Speak portion during which the school committee itself was both criticized and defended. A member of a concerned [...]

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Wellesley School Committee gets vote of confidence

By bbrown | Published: December 5, 2011

The Wellesley School Committee has come under fire of late along with Wellesley school administrators, but a citizen group is urging residents to support the School Committee’s efforts to strengthen the town’s school operations. In the latest newsletter from Committee 21, the nonprofit advocacy group for Wellesley Public Schools states: “While difficulties concerning the Wellesley [...]

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How to make your voice heard in Wellesley school superintendent search

By bbrown | Published: December 4, 2011

The School Committee has announced that it wants to use an open and fair process to determine which parents will participate in each of the search activities. If you are interested in participating in a focus group or the advisory search committee (the public forum and parent survey will be open to everyone), please send [...]

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Parents fed up with Wellesley public school lapses take to Facebook

By bbrown | Published: December 3, 2011

Wellesley parents have created a new Facebook page dubbed ConcernedParentsofWellesley that’s dedicated to calling attention to troubles with the Wellesley Public School system and bringing about positive changes. The group’s description reads in part: Enough is enough! The administrative lapses this year at Wellesley public schools, especially the middle school, are inexcusable. At WMS alone, [...]

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New delicacy for Wellesley school menus?

By bbrown | Published: November 30, 2011

The Townsman reports that rodents have been spotted at Wellesley Middle School and Wellesley High School kitchen areas and store rooms since late summer. We hear the Vole is sumptuous.  A Wellesley Health Department worker didn’t pin blame on the food service company for the critter problem, but said the rodents have been an ongoing [...]

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Wong resigning as Wellesley School superintendent

By bbrown | Published: November 10, 2011

Wellesley School Superintendent Bella Wong is resigning (via Wellesley Patch), following a seemingly nonstop series of controversial issues involving the schools this year. Wong’s seat has gotten hotter and hotter this year, starting with the $100K+ in uncollected lunch fees to more widespread business office sloppiness (as revealed in an audit released last month) to [...]

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No more slacking for Wellesley kindergartners

By bbrown | Published: October 28, 2011

Wellesley Public School superintendent Bella Wong has notified families with kids that the School Department is considering a shift from the current half-and-full kindergarten mix to full-day kindergarten. Since so many Wellesley youngsters already have full-time jobs by the age of 3 or 4, this shouldn’t faze most of them, we imagine. Wong cited research [...]

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Wellesley officials warn of school pneumonia cases

By bbrown | Published: October 21, 2011

Dear Wellesley Public School Families and Staff: We are writing to inform you about cases of pneumonia in the Wellesley Public School community. As of last week, there were cases isolated in the first grade at the Schofield School. A letter was sent to the parents at Schofield with information regarding pneumonia, and the steps [...]

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Bates Pumpkin Fair gets Wellesley dancing, playing games and scared

By bbrown | Published: October 17, 2011

Bates Elementary School drew big crowds Saturday for its annual  Pumpkin Fair.

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Bates School Pumpkin Fair this coming Saturday in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: October 10, 2011
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It’s fair season in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: September 9, 2011

The Fiske Wild West Round-up gets the fall fair season going in Wellesley this Saturday from 10am-2pm at Fiske Elementary School on Hastings St. The event is held rain or shine and includes a dunk tank, cowboy strut and more.   Also coming up: *Fall Fling, Hardy Elementary School’s replacement for the Beach Party that [...]

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UPDATE: More food issues at Wellesley Middle School

By bbrown | Published: September 7, 2011

    UPDATE (9/7): The Boston Globe reports that more food service violations were discovered Wednesday in a follow-up inspection following unsettling findings last week on the first week of school. Some sandwiches were found not to be kept cool enough, though food service company Chartwells had addressed earlier problems with certain foods not being [...]

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Schofield students in Wellesley get 15 seconds of fame

By bbrown | Published: September 6, 2011

Schofield Elementary School students in Wellesley appeared on the WCVB-TV EyeOpener newscast Tuesday, greeting viewers with a hearty good morning to start the day.

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Dog didn’t get stuffing knocked out of it on Wellesley road after all

By dcb | Published: September 5, 2011

Wellesley animal control officer Sue Webb has written on the town website that a reportedly dead dog on Wellesley Avenue  turned out to be a stuffed animal. “I am glad to report the deceased was only a puppet. Has your child lost his cute dog puppet? Mopsy is resting comfortably with animal control awaiting to [...]

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Fiske School 1, Wellesley Little League 0

By admin | Published: June 16, 2011

Strange little scene in Wellesley last night. Wellesley Little League’s senior baseball league was holding its tourney championship at Fiske Elementary School’s baseball field and the game was half an inning old when pop music started blaring and dozens of picnickers started descending upon school grounds. Turned out some sort of scheduling/communications SNAFU had taken [...]

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