Week of October 7th, 2013

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:

Monday, October 7th Magazine Sale Second Turn-in Day Tuesday, October 8th Pick-a-time Conference scheduling closes-noon Wednesday, October 9th Life After Williams 7PM Thursday, October 10th Dress Up Day Early Dismissal 1PM Parent Conferences Extended Day Available Friday, October 11th No School Parent Conferences Camp Williams Available Monday, October 14th No School-Columbus Day Tuesday, October 15th PAC Meeting Wednesday, October 16th Magazine Sale Ends-Last turnin day Picture Retakes Dear Williams School Parents,

Please join Mike Spencer, Head of School for coffee and conversation with parents of students in 2nd & 3rd Grades on Thursday, November 7th, 2013 8:00 am Humanities Center Lunchroom

School Picture Retakes Wednesday, Oct. 16th 9:00 Any student who was absent on picture day, or has requested a re- take, remember to dress for the occasion on October 16th. Middle school students should follow the Thursday dress code. Thank you.

This is just a reminder to those that have not yet completed The Williams School Parent Survey. This research is an important step in our schools accreditation process, and your participation is an essential component of this process. Thank you to everyone that has already given us their input. This survey provides you with the opportunity to express your opinion on a wide range of issues concerning Williams, and your experiences and insights as a parent of a child attending The Williams School. We recommend that you set aside about 15 minutes to complete the survey. The survey must be completed in one session. All information you provide is completely anonymous. You will not be asked to provide your name nor is your survey coded in any manner that will allow the school to identify you. Were interested in your frank and honest opinions, so please speak your mind! If you have any questions about this survey, or how the information will be used, please contact Melanie Bird at 757-627-1383 ext#240 or [email protected] Note: The survey is not fully compatible with the Safari browser. For best results, please use Internet Explorer (IE) or Firefox. Thank you for your participation, and we look forward to your insights. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Williams_Parent

The Williams School invites eighth graders and their parents to Life After Williams.
THIS WEEK Monday, October 7th Assembly 8:10-8:55 Magazine Sale Second Turn-in Day Blue Girls Volleyball Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5:00PM Gold Girls Volleyball vs./@ Stonebridge 4:00 PM Tuesday, October 8th Pick-a-Time Scheduling closes at 12 noon Girls on The Run 3:05-4:30 meet in Library Chess Club 3:30-4:15 in 418 Porch Room Blue Girls Volleyball vs. Baylake Pines @ Park Place 4:00 PM Gold Girls Volleyball vs. Baylake Pines @ Park Place 5:15PM Wednesday, October 9th Young Yogis in MPR @3:00PM Cross Country Practice 3:30-5:00 PM Boys Soccer vs.@ St. Patricks @ 4:00PM Life After TWS in MPR @ 7PM 8th Grade only, No Homework Thursday, October 10th Dress-up Day Parent Conferences Early Dismissal 1:00PM Boys Soccer vs. Cape Henry @ Bluebird Park 4:00PM Extended Day Available 1:00-6:00PM Friday, October 11th Parent Conferences, No school for students Camp Williams Available NEXT WEEK Monday, October 14th No School for students Teacher Work Day Camp Williams Available Tuesday, October 15th Auction Brainstorming Meeting in Lunchroom @ 8AM Girls On The Run 3:05-4:30 meet in Library PAC Meeting in Science Room @ 3:30PM Gold Girls Volleyball Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5:00PM Boys Soccer @ Cape Henry 4:00PM Chess Club 3:30-4:15 in 418 Porch Room Wednesday, October 16th Picture Re-takes Magazine Sale Ends Last Turn-in Day Young Yogis in MPR @3:00PM Cross Country Practice 3:30-5:00 PM Boys Soccer @ Baylake Pines 4:00PM Thursday, October 17th Dress-up Day First Grade Guest Lunch @ 11:30AM Girls On The Run 3:05-4:30 meet in Library Blue Girls Volleyball vs. Stonebridge @ Park Place 4:00 PM Gold Girls Volleyball vs. Gateway @ Park Place 5:15PM Friday, October 18th Cross Country Meet @ Mt. Trashmore 4:00 PM Saturday, October 19th The Amazing Race

Visiting Schools: Bishop Sullivan Catholic Norfolk Academy Cape Henry Collegiate Norfolk Christian Chatham Hall Norfolk Collegiate Granby High School Norview High School Governor's School for the Arts Maury High School Nansemond Suffolk Academy *Grade 8 Only - No Homework night for 8th graders The Williams School Holiday Arts and Craft Fair!! Please join us in celebrating the holiday season at our second annual arts and crafts fair. Artists, crafters, and artisans from within our school community and friends of the school 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 7th from 10AM to 4PM and is located on the playground and 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, dcor, 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 [email protected] , and she will send you a vendor's application. The cost of a space is $30. 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.

LOOKING AHEAD Monday, October 21st Assembly 8:10-8:55 Boys Soccer vs. Norfolk Academy @ NA 4:00-5:00PM Girls Blue Volleyball @ St. Matthews 4:00-5:00PM Girls Gold Volleyball @ St. Matthews 5:15-6:15PM Tuesday, October 22nd Come get physically fit, feel emotionally calm and Annual Phone-a-thon build great focus and concentration skills with your Girls on the Run 3:05-4:30PM meet in the library friends! Chess Club 3:30-4:15PM in 418 Porch Room Yoga Pops will begin on Wednesdays at 3:00 in the Girls Blue Volleyball @ St. Patricks 4:00PM MPR. The 10 week Fall session begins October 2nd. Girls Gold Volleyball @ St. Patricks 5:15PM Board Meeting Cost is $125.00 plus New Yogis Only material fee Wednesday, October 23rd of $25.00. Click here for a printable registration Young Yogis form. For convenience, a form has also been Cross Country Practice attached to the Broadcast. Thursday, October 24th Please reserve your spot ASAP by emailing Rita Young Alumni Dinner: 2010-2013 Woods with your childs name, gender and grade. Dress Up Day Also specify TWS. Girls on the Run 3:05-4:30 meet in Library [email protected]. Girls Blue Volleyball Practice 3:30-5:00PM Girls Gold Volleyball Practice 3:30-5:00PM Boys Soccer Thursday Practice 3:45-5:00PM Friday, October 25th Cross Country Meet @ Bishop Sullivan (Championship) 4:00PM

Calling all Young Yogis!

It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Laura Adams Boycourt, middle school Language Arts teacher, will be resigning from The Williams School at the end of this calendar year. Lauras husband, Navy CDR Steve Boycourt, is being transferred to Fort Belvoir and they will be establishing their home in the Northern Virginia/Maryland area. Laura was also excited to announce that she is expecting their first child in April. This move will allow them to be closer to their respective families. Laura has been a true asset during her time at The Williams School. Her understanding of the English curriculum, engagement of students in the instructional process, and willingness to support extra-curricular activities has added to the success of the overall school program. Her last day on staff will be December 19. She will be missed. The administration will begin working immediately on filling this teaching position. Our schedule will include indentifying and interviewing possible candidates during the month of October, selecting and offering the position to the successful individual in November, and bringing the new teacher on board the first part of December to work with Ms. Boycourt. This process will help ensure a seamless transition for our students. We appreciate your support as we go through this process. We look forward to your thoughts and comments in this regard. The Williams School Annual Pansy Sale- Order by October10th

Its pansy time again! Please support the Eighth Grade Class trip to Disney World by purchasing some of these beautiful flowers! Click here to view a printable form. Form also attached to the Broadcast. - 6 Pots for $3.50 a piece

Conferences October 10 and 11

Our conference scheduling system went live Monday, September 30 at 8:30 am. Please use the following link to schedule your conference or you may also open our website, www.thewilliamsschool.org and click the blue "Pickatime Conferences" button on the lower left side: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11604691&event=251568 Click the link or copy/paste it into your browser and follow the directions below. If you have any difficulties, email or call Debbie Adams, [email protected] , 627-1383 ext. 211. The conference scheduling system will close Wednesday, October 8 at noon.

The Williams School Online Scheduler

Register (new users)
Enter your email address and click "Login/Create Account". Fill in the required fields and register. For each child, enter the firstnamelastname (ex. BenFranklin) and birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy)

Sign in If you've previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password. The system will know about your appointments and the student(s) you have added to your account. Scheduling
Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you which teacher corresponds to which color, and the times increase as you go down the page. (Note: you will not see all of the teachers at your school, just the set of teachers that your children have classes with). Click on a square to book that time.

Middle school parents may book multiple teachers for the same time slot.
You will optionally have the choice of setting a time when you would like a reminder email delivered. Click "Create Appointment". At any time you can click on "printable schedule" and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule. You will also have the option to email your schedule to yourself. If you want to make changes to your schedule, you can log in at any time with the email address and password you used to create your account. Click on "Your Schedule" to display and hide your appointments. There will be links to change the time, or cancel the appointment.

Repeat until you have a time with each teacher you'd like to visit.

Please Note: If you would like to make an appointment with a teacher that your child does not have a class with, you will need to contact the school.

PARENT CONFERENCE DAY AND COLUMBUS DAY CAMP WILLIAMS

Sign Up for 1 or both days! [email protected] No School Days

$45.00 per day

Fees, lunch and snack are included. 8:30am-5:30pm* Outdoor activities are, of course, dependent on the weather!

Leave school at 10:15am and return to school by 1:30pm We will attend a program, have a tram tour and a picnic lunch at NBG. After returning to school, there will be fall garden projects and we will walk to Raleigh Park, weather permitting.
For minimum enrollment, register by Tuesday, October 8th at 3:00 p.m.

A Day at Norfolk Botanical Garden

Parent Conference Day Led By Joyce Soria and Ann Daly

Friday, October 11, 2013

Columbus Day Led By Sally Marr, Ann Daly and Raven Gumbs Leave school at 9:15 a.m. and return by 3:30 p.m. Bowling at Pinboys, lunch at Doughboys for pizza, walk on the Boardwalk, and then Playground Adventure at Kids Cove. Leave school at 9:15 a.m. and return by 3:30 p.m.
For minimum enrollment, register by Tuesday, October 8th, at 3:00 p.m.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Fun in Virginia Beach

-*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 Friday Joyce Sorias cell 4697759 and on Monday - Sally Marrs cell phone, 287-6488 at all times during the day. -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 Library Magazine WISH LIST 2013-14

National Geographic Kids Owl Discovery Girls American Girl Dog Fancy Kids Discover Ask Click Ranger Rick, Jr. Cobblestone ***Ranger Rick, Jr. (1st grade classroom/ addressed to Sally Marr, TWS 419 Colonial Ave, Norfolk, VA 23507)

Lower School

Teen Vogue Calliope Faces Girls Life Sports Illustrated Dig (requested by Mrs. Lindgren) Time (requested by Mrs. Lindgren) Newsweek (requested by Mrs. Lindgren) America in WWII (requested by Mrs. Ellson) The Civil War Monitor (requested by Mrs. Ellson)

***With the exception of the Ranger Rick Jr. requested by 1st grade, magazines should be sent to: The Williams School Library 419 Colonial Ave Norfolk, VA 23507 Middle School If you are interested in donating a magazine subscription to the Library please let Beth Miller know which magazine you have ordered. [email protected]
To order: Go to www.gaschoolstore.com (SHOP is
also at top throughout website) Click on Parents & StudentsRegister Now or, if you do not wish to designate a student, go directly to SHOP NOW at top right If this is your first visit, click on the blue oval and register to receive a Student Online ID Number which ensures your student receives credit for purchases made, or go directly to SHOP NOW Enter the School Organization #2686764 or Student ID or click on Help Me Find A School/Organization to Support Enter the Student Online ID Number, if applicable Click on SHOP NOW Click on the magazine or publication you wish to order Click in the circle to select the subscription duration Be sure to check the box if it is a RENEWAL Click ADD TO CART Click CONTINUE SHOPPING or PROCEED TO CHECKOUT Know that we are grateful for your support!