Week of November 19, 2012

The Williams School works with each child to build an enduring foundation

for academic, moral, and social success. Williams School students embody

integrity, confidence, discipline, and a love of learning.

Honor before Honors

MARK YOUR CALENDARS…

For the following TWS events:

Tuesday, November 20th

Grandparents’ Day

November 21st –November 26

th Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 27th

Students return to school/ Winter Term begins

Wednesday, November 28th

Winter Band Concert 7 PM

Saturday, December 1st TWS Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair

Tuesday, December 4th

7th

/8th

Grade Band to Westminster Canterbury

Thursday, December 6th

Third Grade Guest Lunch 12:00 PM

Friday, December 7th and 14th

Kid’s Night Out/ 6-10:00 PM

Grandparents’ Day

Everyone is Welcome!!!

Grandparents’ Day is a day to recognize and thank our grandparents, but it is also a day to spend with mothers and fathers, uncles and aunts, and special adult friends. If your child does not have a grandparent who can attend, any adult member of the family or extended family is welcome – including parents. All are welcome!

This year the Grandparents’ Day Program will start with the student performance at the Chrysler Museum in Huber Court. All students should arrive at school at the usual time. There will be regular morning bus transportation. However, as there will be no return service, all students will need to be picked up after the student program at the Chrysler Museum. Extended day is not available.

Parents, grandparents, and special guests can arrive at the Chrysler as early as 8:30 when the doors to the museum open. Entry this year will be through the Kaufman Theatre door, which is at the parking lot entrance. After the performance, students and their guests are invited to come back to school for a tour. Donuts and coffee will be in the front common areas of the 418 and 419 buildings – students and their guests are encouraged to get their refreshments as they pass through the front common areas and continue on their tour.

THIS WEEK Monday, November 19

th

Rehearsal @ Chrysler Museum 12:50-3:00 PM

Dress Down Day

Tuesday, November 20th

Grandparents’ Day Performance

@ Chrysler Museum 9:00 AM

EARLY DISMISSAL (NO Extended Day)

NO AFTERNOON BUS SERVICE

End of Fall Term

Wednesday, November 21st

Thanksgiving Break Begins

Thursday, November 22nd

Happy Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Break

NEXT WEEK

Monday, November 26th

NO SCHOOL/ Camp Williams Available

Tuesday, November 27th

Girls Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Park Place – pick-up at school

Winter Term Begins/Students return to school

GOTR 3:15- 4:30 PM

Board Meeting 4:30 PM

Wednesday, November 28th

Dress Rehearsal @ 1:45 PM Blair Middle School

7th

/8th

Winter Band Concert @ 7 PM (Blair Middle School)

Young Yogis 3:05-4:00 PM

Thursday, November 29th

Girls Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Park Place – pick-up at school

GOTR 3:15-4:30 PM

Friday, November 30th

Boys Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Salvation Army – pick-up at school

Saturday, December 1st

TWS Holiday Arts and Craft Fair

LOOKING AHEAD

Monday, December 3rd

Boys Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Salvation Army – pick-up at school

Tuesday, December 4th

Girls Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Park Place – pick-up at school

7th

/8th

Grade Band Trip to Westminster Canterbury

Wednesday, December 5th

Boys Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Salvation Army – pick-up at school

Thursday, December 6th

Girls Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00pm @ Park Place – pick-up at school

Third Grade Guest Lunch @ 12 noon

Friday, December 7th

Sixth Grade Trip to The Nutcracker 9:00 am-12:30 pm

Poinsettia Pickup

Kids Night Out! 6:00-10:00PM

Timeline for Grandparents’ Day

Tuesday, November 20th

7:50-8:05 – All students arrive to school at the usual time. Parents, grandparents and special guests may continue on to the Chrysler Museum. The doors open at 8:30.

8:15 – Band students report to the MPR and depart for the Chrysler to arrive at 8:30

8:30 – Doors open at the Chrysler for guests. Entry is through the Kaufman Theatre door (parking lot entrance)

8:40 – K-8 students depart for the Chrysler

9:00 – 9:45 – Student Performance

9:45 – Pick-up and Dismissal from Huber Court.

10:00- 11:30 - Return to school for a tour of classrooms and student artwork.

Enjoy this quick video from the Rescheduled 4th Annual Canoles Classic

http://animoto.com/play/940AmjAKmMIwhcRO4FzsNQ#

HOLIDAY CAMP WILLIAMS

Sign Up Today for 1, 2 or all three!

ccooper@thewilliamsschool.org

$45.00 per day

No School Days

Fees, lunch and snack are included. 8:30am-5:30pm*

Outdoor activities are, of course, dependent on the weather!

Please make checks payable to Sally Marr.

Monday, November 26, 2012 No School –Led By Sally Marr

Fun in Virginia Beach Bowling at Pinboy’s, lunch on the town, walk on the Boardwalk, Playground Adventure at Kid’s Cove

Leave school at 9:15 a.m. and return by 3:30 p.m.

For minimum enrollment, register by Monday, November 19, at 3:00 p.m.

Friday, December 21, 2012

No School –Led By Sally Marr and Janice Ford

Holidays in the City of Portsmouth

Children’s Museum of Virginia and Coleman’s Winter Wonderland & Lunch on the town

We will leave school 9:15 a.m. and return to school by 3:30 p.m.

For minimum enrollment, by Friday, Dec.14 at 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 No School –Led By Sally Marr

We will leave school 9:00 a.m. sharp and return to school by 3:30 p.m.

Eat and Play in Virginia Beach

Make and eat your own CALZ Pizza, Playground time at Kids Cove,

& Krispy Kreme Doughnuts For minimum enrollment, register by Wednesday, Dec.19 at 3:00 p.m.

-*Reservations are required, by calling Chris Cooper at, 627-1383 x241.

Minimum 8 students - maximum 24, per day. The minimum of 8 reservations must be received by the dates above. If the minimum enrollment of 8 is not

reached by the above deadline, the following sliding scale applies per child if 3- 7 children are enrolled: 3 children - $95.00, 4 children - $75.00, 5 children -

$60.00, 6 children - $55.00, 7 children - $50.00.

-All fees are included for any off campus field trips, crafts, lunch, and snack.

-By enrolling your child in Camp Williams, you are giving your permission for your child to attend the listed on and off campus activities.

-Camp Williams staff may be reached on the Extended Day cell phone, 237-1875 or on Sally Marr’s cell, 287-6488.

-Please let us know if you will not be able to drop your child off by departure time, as there is no available care for your child at school.

*We will have early drop off at 7:30am for $5.00, extra. Reservations required!

The Williams School Holiday Arts and Craft Fair!!

Please join us in celebrating the holiday season at our first annual arts and craft fair. Artists, crafters, and artisans from within our school community and friends will be selling their handmade items in a fun holiday event that also helps raise funds for The Williams School.

The Holiday Fair is Saturday, December 1st from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. and is located in the Multi-Purpose Room at The Williams School. Areas of arts and crafts we would love to have included are apparel, bath/body products, baskets, ceramics, décor, furniture, fiber, fine art, florals, folk art, gourmet items, glass items, holiday crafts, jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, photography, toys, woodcrafts, and others. If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Joyce Soria at jsoria@thewilliamsschool.org , and she will send you a vendor's application. The cost of a space is $20. A limited number of 6-foot tables are available for rent for $5 each. We hope you will come be with us for this festive occasion.

. Dear TWS Band Students and Parents:

With November here, it is time to start thinking about concert dress for all of our performances.

Students should wear concert black and white (see below) for the Nov. 28th

Holiday Concert and the

7th

/8th

Grade band field trip on Dec. 4th

. No band concert dress for Grandparent’s Day and Carol

Service.

Also, please see note that all K-3 grade students are invited to participate in this concert which we hope

will be an exciting school event. The concert will be a musical welcome for Mr. Spencer with former

Head of School, Mr. Bart Baldwin as a guest narrator. The concert, entitled, “How the Grinch (almost)

Stole the Concert”, should be a lot of fun. Hope to see you there.

Karen Jackson

Director, TWS Band

dacapomusic@cox.net

Concert Dress- Boys

Black dress pants

Black shoes and socks

(please no sneakers)

White, long sleeve dress shirt

Dark (black if possible) tie

Concert Dress- Girls

Black pants

White dress shirt- long sleeve blouse if possible

Black Shoes

(please no skirts)

Easy Ways to Support The Williams School

Farm Fresh The Farm Fresh 123-4 Program offers TWS the opportunity to earn free educational equipment, such as audio visual, books, computer and sports equipment. Simply, send in the bottom of the receipt with “123-4” total starting September 8th. Target Target’s program, Take Charge of Education, donates 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target and Target.com and ½% of Target VISA Credit Card purchases made everywhere VISA credit cards are accepted. Register your card for TWS

at www.target.com/redcard/main!

Harris Teeter – Be sure to Re-Link! Link your VIC card to TWS! The re-link process must take place each school year and is effective August 1 - May 31. You can link your VIC card to up to five schools, and Harris Teeter will evenly distribute funds to the schools. How to Link: Simply give the cashier our code, TIE4369, and your VIC card when you check out and your card will be linked for the entire school year. TWS will receive a percentage of your Harris Teeter brand and Pharmacy purchases credited back to our account. This program does not interfere with your VIC savings or cost you any money! You can also register online with TWS code TIE4369 at www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx.

Labels for Education

Save your labels from Campbell’s, Pepperidge Farm, BIC, Post, Glad, Dannon, Pop Secret, Emerald, and participating magazines and we can earn points redeemable for art, athletic, and academic merchandise. For participating products, visit www.labelsforeducation.com/Portals/0/assets/pdf/EnglishParticipatingProductsPage.pdf.

Box Tops

1. Clip & Earn: Clip Box Tops from your favorite products and turn them in to earn cash for TWS. 2. Shop & Earn: You can earn eBoxTops® for TWS by shopping online at participating retailers through the Box Tops Marketplace®. Learn more at www.btfe.com.

Please contact Polly Pereos at ext. 232 with any questions. Thank you for all your support!

All you have to do is deposit all receipts, labels, and box tops to Nancy Keating in the front office.

The SCA is collecting Coats for Kids. Please donate gently used coats to “help Hampton Roads’ children stay warm this winter.” Coats will be collected until Thursday, December 20th. Coats of all sizes (even adults) welcome. Thank you for your support.

The SCA Candy Drive was a success! TWS teamed up with

Davidson Orthodontics to help out others. We collected 140

pounds of candy for the children at Samaritan House and, as a

result, Davidson Orthodontics donated one toothbrush to the

Samaritan House for every pound we collected. That is 140

toothbrushes! Thank you for your support of this very worthwhile

community service.

POINSETTIA SALE Sponsored by the 8th Grade Class

Disney Fundraiser

**Florist Quality plants in 6 ½ inch pots with 5 – 9 blooms per pot

Poinsettia Colors Number Wrapper Red ______ @ $7.25/plant Green _____ Gold_____

White ______ @ $7.25/plant Green _____ Gold_____ Pink ______ @ $7.25/plant Green _____ Gold _____

Total Poinsettias ______ @ $7.25/plant = $_______.___ Please make checks payable to The Williams School and return this form to Mr. Etter, Mrs. Ellson or Ms. Adams. Please make sure you choose a wrapper color. Orders must be placed by Monday, December 3rd. Plants will be delivered on Friday, December

7th. You may pick up your order any time on Friday.

Name: ____________________________ Telephone: ____________________________ Student’s Name: ____________________________ Grade: ______

The 8th Grade Class thanks you for your support!

Community News (See the Community Board in 419 Foyer)

*Norfolk Youth Basketball League -registration form/info for 2013 season

*TWS Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair- Vendor Application