Wellesley Morning Brief, Oct. 26: School panel posts teacher contract update

Happening Mon, Oct 26

• 4:30 p.m.: Library offers part two of content class Wellesley Free Library hosts Content That Connects, Part 2, a hands-on class on creating business content, Monday at 4:30 p.m.Wellesley Free Library
• 7:30 p.m.: Online book club meets for grades four to eight Wellesley Free Library's Reading Club for fourth through eighth graders meets online via Zoom Monday at 7:30 p.m.Wellesley Free Library
• Library offers teen craft kits to go Wellesley Free Library offers take-home teen craft kits Monday while supplies last in the High School Room.Wellesley Free Library
• Patch flags free stargazing nights at Whitin Observatory A Wellesley Patch roundup pointed readers to free public stargazing nights at Wellesley College's Whitin Observatory, alongside a Text and Texture Ceramics Open Studios fall session on the Patch calendar.Wellesley Patch
• Sports Blitz previews week of high school games Wellesley Sports Blitz listed the week's high school schedule as the regular season nears its close, including field hockey at Brookline and boys soccer at Grafton.Wellesley Sports Blitz

Yesterday in Wellesley (Sun, Oct 25)

• School Committee launches bargaining update website The Wellesley School Committee opened a public website tracking contract negotiations with the teachers' union, including its latest global settlement proposal to the WEA.Wellesley Public Schools
• Babson field hockey blanks Ithaca 7-0 on Senior Day Junior Penny Baroni scored three goals and added an assist as No. 17 Babson College shut out Ithaca College 7-0 in non-conference field hockey Sunday at MacDowell Field.Babson Athletics
• Patch spotlights unbeaten Wellesley runner's season Wellesley Patch highlighted an undefeated Wellesley High School runner's season in its Patch AM roundup, which also flagged a Sprague School Council Meeting on the town calendar.Wellesley Patch

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 27, 6:30 p.m.: School Committee meets Tuesday evening The Wellesley School Committee meets Tuesday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m.Wellesley Public Schools
• Tue, Oct 27, 10:30 a.m.: Storytime for babies and toddlers at Hills branch Wellesley Free Library hosts Snuggle Up Storytime for babies and toddlers Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Hills branch.Wellesley Free Library
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Book club discusses environmental science Tuesday Wellesley Free Library's Environmental Science Book Club meets Tuesday at 7 p.m.Wellesley Free Library
• Wed, Oct 28: Wellesley College screens Oscar-winning Putin documentary Wellesley College's Russian Department screens the Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin with a question and answer session with director Pavel Talankin on October 28.Wellesley College
• Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 p.m.: Library hosts perimenopause health talk and dinner Wellesley Free Library hosts Dine and Discover Perimenopause: The (M) Factor 2 Wednesday, October 28, at 6 p.m.Wellesley Free Library
• Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 p.m.: Historical Society throws Oktoberfest fundraiser The Wellesley Historical Society holds its Oktoberfest fundraiser Thursday, October 29, at 6 p.m.Wellesley Historical Society
• Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 p.m.: Land trust lecture examines coyotes' changing behavior The Wellesley Conservation Land Trust hosts a fall lecture, Co-Existing with the Evolving Coyote, Thursday, October 29, at 7 p.m.Wellesley Free Library
• Fri, Oct 30, 10:30 a.m.: Library craft turns corks into pumpkins and ghosts Wellesley Free Library hosts Cork Pumpkins and Ghosts!, a craft session for adults, Friday, October 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Wellesley Free Library
• Fri, Oct 30, 11:15 a.m.: Historical Society offers guided Revolution exhibit tour The Wellesley Historical Society leads a guided tour of its A Time of Revolution exhibition Friday, October 30, at 11:15 a.m.Wellesley Historical Society
• Wed, Nov 4: High and middle schools release early Nov. 4 Wellesley High School and Wellesley Middle School have an early release day Wednesday, November 4.Wellesley Public Schools
• Thu, Nov 5: Elementary schools release early for conferences Nov. 5 Wellesley's PreK-5 schools have an early release day for parent conferences Thursday, November 5.Wellesley Public Schools
• Wed, Nov 11: Schools and town offices close for Veterans Day Wellesley schools and town offices close Wednesday, November 11, for Veterans Day.Wellesley Public Schools

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