Week of October 31, 2011

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

Dear Williams School Families, If you have not had the opportunity to get out and see one of our middle school sporting events, I would highly recommend the experience. On Thursday our girls volleyball team defeated Great Bridge Christian Academy in the tournament semi-finals. It was amazing to watch as our girls worked together in unison to strategize and set-up plays with seamless ease and ability. Truly a team effort! Our boys soccer team is a unified force as well but instead of playing the ball with their hands, they pass the ball with their feet. The communication that occurs on the field during the soccer matches promotes their team spirit and has resulted in a very successful soccer season for our middle school boys. The coming week is the culmination of the fall sports season and both our girls volleyball and boys soccer teams will be competing in tournament games. The boys first soccer tournament game will be held on Tuesday, November 1st at Bluebird Park @ 4:00 PM, with the final championship game on Thursday at Bluebird Park @ 4:00 PM. The girls volleyball championship game will also be held on Tuesday at Chesapeake Bay Academy at 5:15 PM. Please come on out and help us cheer on our middle school teams as they compete for the ETIS Tournament Championship Titles in soccer and volleyball. Have a great weekend! Melanie
THIS WEEK Sunday, October 30th GSA Harvest Fair to Fight Hunger @ TWS 12:00- 2:00 PM Monday, October 31st K, 1st, 2nd Grade Field Trip to Roper Home 12:55-2:00 PM K, 1st, 2nd Grade Halloween Parade 2:00 PM Dress-Down Day Volleyball Practice till 5 PM Tuesday, November 1st Annual Fund Phone-a-Thon Tuition due for those using the Semester Plan Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM Boys Soccer ETIS Tournament Game @ Bluebird Park 4:00 PM Girls Volleyball Championship Game @ CBA 5:15 PM Wednesday, November 2nd Promethean Band for Afternoon Assembly 2:20-3:00 PM 60s Dress-up Day No Young Yogis Today K-8 ADMISSION OPEN HOUSE 5-8 PM

Thursday, November 3rd Jeremy Wheeler visits 2nd Grade Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM Girls Volleyball Scrimmage @ St. Patricks 4:15 PM Boys Soccer Championship Game @ Bluebird Park 4:00 PM Friday, November 4th NEXT WEEK Sunday, November 6th Daylight Savings Time ends Monday, November 7th Tuesday, November 8th Francophone & Hispanic National Day Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM Retake Picture Day 10:00 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 9th Assembly Dr. Walker to visit 8:15-9:00 AM Young Yogis 3:00-4:00 PM Teddys Birthday @ Mme. Kelly (2nd grade) 12:35-1:40 PM Thursday, November 10th Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM Friday, November 11th Veterans Day School Day Saturday, November 12th Annual FunDance @ Granby Theater 6-10 PM

LOOKING AHEAD Monday, November 14th Tuesday, November 15th PAC Meeting 3:30 Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM Wednesday, November 16th Assembly America Recycles 8:15-9:00 AM Winter Sports Begin Young Yogis 3:00-4:00 PM Fall Sports Reception in MPR 5:30 PM Thursday, November 17th Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM 2nd Grade Guest Lunch 11:30-12:00 Friday, November 18th Monday, November 21st Tuesday November 22nd Grandparents Day Early Dismissal November 23rd 28th Thanksgiving Break

Keeping Williams Green Weekly Tip

PRE-ORDER your reusable snack or sandwich bags NOW! We have selected a cute owl print and will be placing an order on November 1st. $6.95 for snack size and $8.95 for sandwich size If you are interested, please go on our website to pre-order or email JCasey@thewilliamsschool.org. Payment will be due upon delivery.

TWS Girl Scouts visit the Hampton Roads Show.

Thanks to Debbie Adams, TWS now has a photo hosting site that is secure and allows parents to upload photos via email. The address for our site is thewilliamsschool.smugmug.com. It is a secure site, meaning our photos wont be found by an image search on the internet. The site is also branded with our school identification. The password to access our photo site is the school phone number (without the dash). You may view the galleries already uploaded. If you would like one of the pictures, simply right-click and choose save image as from your browser (PC directions) and choose the location on your computer where you would like to save the photo.

To upload photos via email, follow the steps below. Smugmug prefers the jpg (jpeg) format for your photos: 1. Compose an email containing one or more photos or attach the photos to the email and send to thewilliamsschool@email.smugmug.com. 2. Type your photo email password into the subject line (the school phone number is the password do not include the dash) 3. Type the photo's caption into the body of the email (optional). 4. Send. SmugMug will automatically create a gallery named "email" and place your photos in it. Once you upload, please send dladams@thewilliamsschool.org an email and let her know the category for your photos (such as family picnic or auction). Hopefully that will help us stay a little organized as I can then move the photos into galleries.

In the Know! You are able to sign up for text alerts, specifically weather related school closings at www.wvec.com/textalerts. There are easy to follow steps for subscribing to the text alerts there are other alerts you may choose in addition to school closings. The school list is alphabetical so The Williams School is towards the bottom of the list.

TWS SPORTS CORNER

Tuesday, November 1st Boys Soccer ETIS Tournament Game @ Bluebird Park 4:00 PM Girls Volleyball Championship Game @ CBA 5:15 PM Thursday, November 3rd Girls Volleyball Scrimmage @ St. Patricks 4:15 PM Boys Soccer Championship Game @ Bluebird Park 4:00 PM

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Beatles Spirit Day Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Promethean will play at Assembly at 2:30 pm on the Playground Lunch Jam students will perform Students are encouraged to wear Beatles/1960s-1970s costumes all day Parents and groupies are welcome to join us!

FunDance invitations have gone home in your childs backpack. Play the CD and sign up for karaoke. Only a few spots available, and this year they are FREE FREE FREE!!! FunDance is Saturday, November 12, 2011, 6-10 pm, at the Granby Theater. Admission is by annual fund donation. Bus Ticket to Ride is available for $10 per person. More information to come on pick up locations. For more information, please contact Harper Lea (hlea@thewilliamsschool.org) or Meredith Lauter (mlauter@thewilliamsschool.org). Money Cant Buy Me Love, but it sure helps pay our teachers, whom we love! Thank you for participating in our annual appeal!

Thank-a-Thon & Phone-a-Thon, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 6-9 PM On Tuesday, November 1st, from 6-9 pm, Williams School Board of Trustee members will be Calling to thank all who have donated to our annual fund appeal and Calling parents who have not had an opportunity to donate to ask for their participation We will NOT be calling grandparents at this time. An alumni phonea-thon will follow later in November and grandparents will be contacted after Grandparents Day. Remember, your annual fund donation ALSO EARNS YOU TICKETS TO THE FUNDANCE on Saturday, November 12, 2011, 6-10 pm at the Granby Theater. Annual funds directly benefit our students providing supplies, programs, and the people who love and teach them. THANK YOU!!!

Three Cities Cocktail Parties Home of Cindy & Bob Aston December 3rd, 2011 Home of Mike & LeAnne Benedetto January 14, 2012
The Astons and the Benedettos invite you to join them for cocktails! As a part of our Auction 2011, we invite you to join us at the home of Cindy and Bob Aston in Portsmouth for a holiday party to end the year on a festive note on Saturday, December 3, 2011. (This date has changed from the original, and if you have already signed up and cannot attend, please contact Chris Cooper and we will be happy to prepare a refund for you.) Start the new year off right with a Bahama-themed party on January 14, 2012 with Mike and LeAnne Benedetto at their home in Virginia Beach. (You're welcome to take a polar plunge into Broad Bay if the Bahama heat leaves you feeling a bit warm.) The price for this fun duo of parties is $135 per couple. To join the festivities, please contact Chris Cooper at ccooper@thewilliamsschool.org. All proceeds benefit TWS!