Week of January 31, 2011

a weekly publication for the Williams School community

Dear Williams School Families,

On Wednesday I was at the pickup line, greeting students and their families to another school day. I was there
for only those few minutes, knowing that I had to leave the school to attend to family matters that were keeping
my son and wife out of their school days because of illness. My break from attending to them was nominal in
time but it was nice to see the students and say “Good Morning” and let everyone know that our rhythms at
school continue to proceed without a pause.

And then out from one of the cars bounded my buddy “B.” He gave me a big hug and asked how I was doing
and how my wife and son were. This third grader was genuinely interested and thoughtful. This made me
smile. After the last car pulled up and the last drop off passenger was tucked in to the warmth of our school
home, I went into my office to check messages and mail.

There, on my desk was a beautifully designed and three-dimensionally framed picture of an owl perched in the
branches of the proud and substantial oak tree. “A’s” multi-colored pasta, used to frame the owl in the tree,
helped to capture the look and feel of what I was seeing right outside my door. I sat back in my chair for a
moment and stared out and pictured a wise owl staring back at me from its roost. It gave me another smile and
a small sense of calm about everything that was taking place this week.

This momentary image reminded me of a quote from Pauline R. Kezer, formerly Connecticut’s Secretary of
State and current Connecticut State University Professor and Vice President of the Katherine Hepburn Cultural
Arts Center-- “Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new
heights.”

In my caretaking absence, everyone stepped up and helped make sure the students didn’t miss a beat. It all goes
on with a sense of aplomb on the faculty’s part and for that I am so appreciative. It reassures all of us that we
have great systems in place, whether I am here physically or working remotely from my house or hospital.
Everyone steps up where needed and when necessary. This, above all, should give us a sense of calm and a
smile for our future.

The Williams School has and always will “…stretch and grow and reach new heights.”

Of that, I am sure.

Jay
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Monday, January 31
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Stonebridge 4:30pm
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Stonebridge 5:30pm
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Tuesday, February 1
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6 /7 Girls Basketball Practice 3:30pm-5:00pm
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6 Boys Basketball vs. Norfolk Collegiate 4:00pm
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Beach 5:00
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Beach 6:00pm
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Wednesday, February 2
Weekly School Assembly 2:25pm MPR
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Thursday, February 3
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6 /7 Girls Basketball vs. Cape Henry 4:00pm
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Torah 4:00pm
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Friday, February 4
Chinese Language & Culture Club 3:15pm-3:45pm
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6 Boys Basketball vs. Baylake Pines 4:15pm
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Baylake Pines 5:15pm
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Baylake Pines 6:15pm
Kids Night Out 6:00pm-10:00pm MPR

PLAN AHEAD
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Monday, February 7
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Gateway 4:00pm
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Gateway 5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 8
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6 /7 Girls Basketball Practice 3:30pm-5:00pm
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6 /7 Boys Basketball vs. Baylake 4:00pm
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Baylake 5:00pm
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Baylake 6:00pm
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Wednesday, February 9
No Weekly School Assembly
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Thursday, February 10
Early Dismissal 1:00pm
Parent Conferences 4:00pm-6:00pm
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Friday, February 11
No School – Camp Williams Available
Parent Conferences

COMING EVENTS
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Monday, February 14
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6 /7 Girls Basketball vs. Friends 4:00pm
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Friends 5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 15
PAC Meeting 3:30pm Humanities
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6 /7 Boys Basketball vs. Norfolk Collegiate 4:00pm
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Wednesday, February 16
Weekly School Assembly 2:25pm MPR
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6 /7 Girls Basketball vs. Baylake 4:00pm
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Thursday, February 17
Fourth Grade Guest Lunch
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6 /7 Boys Basketball vs. Stonebridge 4:00pm
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7 /8 Girls Basketball vs. Stonebridge 5:00pm
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7 /8 Boys Basketball vs. Stonebridge 6:00pm
Friday, February 18th
Chinese Language & Culture Club 3:15pm-3:45pm
Save the Date! AAAS Family Science Days, Feb. 19-20 in D.C.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) plans two free Family Science Days, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday
and Sunday, February 19-20, at the Washington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.

In addition to an array of booths offering hands-on science learning activities, AAAS plans a "Meet the Scientists" series of brief
interactive presentations featuring charismatic science educators. For example, performance artists Lelavision with David Lynn will
explore the evolution of life through an unique fusion of dance and music. Lynford Goddard, winner of the first-ever AAAS Early
Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, will guide students through a demonstration called "Experimenting with
Experiments." Hod Lipson will demonstrate 3D bioprinting during a presentation on biologically inspired robots. Other presentations
will encompass computer science, mathematics, and the forces of flight.

There is an online schedule provided of complete schedule of stage presentations. Additional information can be found online
atwww.aaas.org/meetings/fsd..

JUST A REMINDER FROM EXTENDED DAY…

W E LOVE HAVING YOUR CHILDREN IN EXTENDED DAY AND WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT FOR
SAFETY REASONS CHILDREN MUST BE SIGNED INTO EXTENDED DAY IF THEY ARE WITH THE
GROUP.

THE BY THE DAY FEE POLICY IS:

$7.75 FOR THE MORNING

$14.00 FOR THE AFTERNOON
$5.00 PER HOUR, IF YOUR CHILD HAS PARTICIPATED IN AN AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT
ACTIVITY, SPORTS OR TUTORING

ON EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS: $8.00 FROM DISMISSAL TO 3:00PM

AND $22.00 FROM DISMISSAL TO 6:00PM.

THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE IF:

-YOU ARE WITH YOUR CHILD, ON THE PLAYGROUND, FOR EXAMPLE
- IF YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING FOR THE SCHOOL
-IF YOU ARE IN A CONFERENCE AT THE SCHOOL
-IF YOU ARE ATTENDING A BOARD MEETING OR A PAC MEETING
-IF THERE ARE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, PLEASE CONTACT CHRIS COOPER, 627-1383, EXT.
241.

Broadcast Notice
Extended Day in Review
Dear Families:

Joyce, Ann, Chelsea and I thank you for letting us care your for child/children in our Extended Day Program.
We would like to offer the opportunity for you to give us feedback or ask questions regarding the program.
Please call me to make an appointment at 627-1383, ext. 241.
Thank you so much,

Chris Cooper
 Camp Williams
$40.00 per day*
Friday, February 11, 2011
Led By Joyce Soria and Janice Ford
8:30am-5:30pm**
No School – Parent Conference Day

Please make checks payable to

Joyce Soria
-*Reservations are required, by calling 627-1383 x241. Minimum 8 students Maximum 20, per day. The
minimum of 8 reservations must be received by 10:00 am, Tuesday, 2/8/11. 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 - $90.00, 4 children - $70.00, 5 children - $58.00, 6 children - $50.00, 7 children - $45.00.
-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 Joyce Soria’s phone,
469-7759 at all times during the day.
-If you wish your child to have sun screen or insect repellant, please fill out the Medication Administration
Form and send the product and the form in with your child on the day or days of enrollment. Forms are
available from the front office, Extended Day or the website.
-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!

Attend a Fun, Educational Summer Camp Held at the College of Williams & Mary!
This summer send your child to iD Tech Camps – the World’s #1 technology program. During this weeklong, day and
overnight program, beginner to advanced students, ages 7-17 create video games, iPhone and iPad apps, C++ and Java
programs, websites with Flash, movies with Final Cut Studio and After Effects, Maya 3D animations and models, ad
designs, robots and more with products experts use in their professions. With one computer per student and an
average of six students per staff, students are given the attention they need to excel and take home a project at the end
of the weeklong course. Students have access to free year-round learning with iD 365, monthly online workshops taught
by live instructors. Programs are located at 60 prestigious universities nationwide. This includes the College of William
& Mary, UNC-Chapel Hill, American, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and more. There are also special Teen programs at
select locations: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy. Visit
www.internalDrive.com or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324) for details.
Save $50 with the online Early Bird Special (ends March 15th). Use promo code SCHOOL.
 Marrakesh Express
- A Magical Journey Through Morocco

February 26, 2011

Town Point Club
We’re having a great time planning this year’s Auction, Marrakesh Express -A Magical Journey Through
Morocco, which will be held Saturday, February 26th at Norfolk’s Town Point Club. We’re excited to keep you
up-to-date as this fun annual event approaches. If you have any questions about anything associated with the
Auction, please feel free to contact Michelle Foy, Auction Chair, at mrfoy@cox.net or Jennifer Cahoon at
jcahoon@thewilliamsschool.org.

Thank you to our Auction Sponsors!

Much of the success with our annual auction is due to the wonderful support of our generous sponsors.
Please join us in thanking our partners to date:

Founder’s Event Sponsors

Tony and Monica Cetrone

Heritage Event Sponsors

Jason and Michelle Hirschfeld
Andria and Mike McClellan

Marrakesh Sponsors $2,500 and Above:

TowneBank
Wynne Ford & Wynne Volvo

Fes Sponsors $1,500 to $2,499:

Katherine and Joel English
Pam and Mike Robinson

Meknes Sponsors $750 to $1,499:

Kedron and Derek Fix
David and Kathy Shelton

Rabat Sponsors $500 to $749:

Wendy and Frank Auerbach
Emily and John Birknes
Jason and Leigh Davis
Bill Docalovich and Lynn Tiedge
Michelle Foy
Liz and Pierre Golpira
C.W. and Marilyn Gowen
Dan and Lynn Neumann
Anne and Gordon Roesch

If you or your company would like to join with us as a sponsor, please contact Jennifer Cahoon at
jcahoon@thewilliamsschool.org or (757) 627-1383 ext. 232. Thank you!

Buy Your Best of Live! Ticket (Come on, everyone’s doing it…)
An exciting part of The Williams School annual auction is the opportunity for one lucky winner to select, at the
beginning of the Live Auction, his or her favorite Live Auction item. That item will then become the exclusive
property of the Best of Live! winner. How wonderful is that? Only 50 tickets will be offered for
sale, at the tempting price of $150 per ticket. Limited to one per family, the Best of Live! tickets are NOW ON
SALE and are being sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The tickets can be purchased through the school’s
website, www.thewilliamsschool.org, or by contacting Jennifer Cahoon at jcahoon@thewilliamsschool.org.
The drawing will take place at the start of the Live Auction, and you must be present to win. Best of Luck!

Auction Invitations
We would love to include any family or friends who you think might enjoy this fun evening of friends, food,
festivity, and fabulous finds. To add names and addresses to our invitation list, please contact Jennifer Cahoon
at jcahoon@thewilliamsschool.org.

Auction Tiles to Honor Those Special to You

Creative hands are hard at work creating keepsake tiles that will be featured on our Moroccan-inspired
Williams School Mosaic wall. Designed to honor a person special to you, whether a student, teacher, parent,
sibling, grandparent, friend or other family member, these colorful tiles will include the name of the honoree
and a sentiment from the donor. An example is pictured on the school’s website,
www.thewilliamsschool.org/auction2011. The tiles are $50 each and may be purchased online, through the
mail or by contacting Jennifer Cahoon at (757) 627-1383 ext. 232 or jcahoon@thewilliamsschool.org.

Color Me Mine Class Projects

The class pottery projects for Kindergarten through Fourth grade, as well as the all-school project, are
complete and are on display in the glass case outside the MPR. The students have done a wonderful job
putting their individual marks on these one-of-kind projects, and we know that it will be hard deciding which
one to take home.

Parent Baskets
At last count, 27 baskets (wait until you see the choices!) have been committed for the Auction, and we are
grateful to everyone who is participating. Please deliver your completed baskets to the 3 rd floor development
office no later than Monday, February 7th. If you would like us to wrap your goodies for you, please deliver
them to the cafeteria between 8:00 and 9:30 on Friday, February 4th. IMPORTANT NOTE: when dropping off
your items, please leave us a note with WHO the item has been donated by; the VALUE of your basket; and
the specific CONTENTS of your container.

Auction Item Spotlight

~ Enjoy a Wonderful Week in Wintergreen at McClellan Home
Enjoy a week (7 days, 6 nights) at Wintergreen Resort with your family (and maybe a few more!) at this newly-
renovated 4,000 square foot home with extraordinary mountain views that will take your breath away. Totally
redone from top to bottom in 2008-2009, you’re sure to have a memorable experience in this 5 bedroom, 5-
1/2 bath house that includes brand new designer furnishings throughout, three fireplaces, a spacious rec room
with an 8’ pool table, foos ball table, huge flat-screen TV and large sectional sofa (with pull-out bed) on the
first floor; expansive living room with incredible views and soaring vaulted ceiling on the second floor; one-of-
a-kind chef’s kitchen with all new, high-end appliances including induction cook-top and two dishwashers for
easy clean-up; master bedroom suite with its own fireplace, Jacuzzi tub and private deck to enjoy your own
private mountain view; enormous two-story deck with gas grill perfect for outside dining and entertaining; a
screened-in sleeping porch; and a fabulous fenced-in back yard (one of a kind in Wintergreen!) in which the
kids can run around. Sleeps up to 12 comfortably. Subject to blackout dates.
~Donated By: Mike and Andria McClellan

~Punk and Pretty – Four Stars Out of Five for Fun!

TWS moms, Susan Lowe and Kim Hardy, will load their swagger wagon with your daughter and up to four
girlfriends. The girls will be taken to Changes for a Punk-N-Pretty Party where stylists will style and paint the
girls’ hair (yes, we mean “paint their hair”) and paint their nails. Afterwards the girls will have their bedazzled
selves photographed by Susan (sfl photography). The fun continues with a pizza party and dessert in some of
Ghent’s finest eateries. Sleep over? Not a chance!!!! Our fun is done after the dessert. Use as a birthday
party or as an extraordinary opportunity to capture your daughter’s childhood friendships. Girls will be picked
up at TWS or your Ghent area home, and each girl will receive two 5x7 prints of their choice from the event. If
you haven’t seen Susan’s work, check it out at www.sflphotography.com.
~Donated By: Susan Lowe and Kim Hardy

~Gourmet Dinner for Eighteen

Calling All Foodies!!! You and 17 of your guests will enjoy ten courses of fine dining at the home of Katherine
and Joel English. The evening will begin as you and your guests arrive and celebrate with Champagne and an
amuse-bouche, followed by salad, seafood, soup, palate cleanser, cheese, and dessert courses (just to name a
few) and will continue with seemingly endless waves of dining and fun. Our third-party sources confirm that
every bite will be scrumptious. This is certain to be an extraordinary dinner party. Throw your spouse the
birthday party of a lifetime, have a staff appreciation dinner, or join forces with seventeen of your closest
friends and buy it as a fabulous evening out. Champagne, wine and beer included. The date will be mutually
agreed upon and scheduled at least one month in advance.
~Donated By: Katherine and Joel English

~Dinner for Four by Chef Perez

Enjoy a take out “Bag Dinner for Four” prepared by our very own Chef Perez. Meals will be ready for pick-up
at TWS on a date to be mutually agreed upon by Chef Perez and the Auction winners. Limited to one sign-up
winner per month, but families may sign up for multiple months. The dinner menu is to be decided by Chef
Perez, but winners should notify Chef Perez of any food allergies prior to their month. Additional meals may
be purchased separately at an additional cost to purchaser.
~Donated By: Hector Perez

~Two Football Tickets to the UVA vs. William & Mary Game on September 3, 2011
Enjoy one of the first college football games of the season when the University of Virginia takes on the Tribe of
William & Mary at home in Charlottesville. As a bonus, take home an authentic miniature UVA football helmet
for your sports fan.
~Donated By: University of Virginia and The Sports Zone