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Week of November 4th, 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 CALENDARSFor the foll owing TWS events:

Sunday, November 3rd

Fall Back to Standard Time!

Set your clocks back 1hour tonight

Monday, November 4th

Assembly- Birthday Books!

Tuesday & Wednesday, November 5th

& 6th

Francophone/Hispanic Cultural Celebration

Thursday, November 7th

2nd

& 3rd

Grade Parent Coffee 8AM

K-8 Admissions Open House 5PM-8PM


Assembly

Tuesday, November 12th

PAC Meeting

Friday, November 15th

America Recycles Day


Assembly

5:30PM Fall Sports Reception

6:30PM Winter Sports Information

Please join Mike Spencer, Head ofSchool for coffee and conversation

with parents of students in2nd& 3rd Grades on

Thursday, November 7th, 2013 8:00 amHumanities Center Lunchroom

SCA AND HONOR COUNCIL FOR 2013-2014

Congratulations to the following students on their election to SCA or Honor Council. Thank you toeveryone who took part in the elections. Everyone did an outstanding job!

SCA HONOR COUNCIL 1. Anna Lowe 1. Connor Tiffany

2. Reiley Beers 2. Luke English

3. Noelani Thrasher 3. Caroline Estes

4. Schaefer Shelton 4. Spencer Chupik

5. Eliza Dixon 5. Megan Baxter

6. Sydney Braham 6. Kate Weaver

7. Jack Slater

A Cultural Celebration

The Williams School is celebrating the French andSpanish speaking nations of the world on November5th and November 6th. A special menu of each

nation will be served in our dining room with

donations for the desserts going to our sister school,

St. Gabriel, in support of their lunch program. A

50-cent donation is suggested each day. Money will

be collected in the classrooms and goes directly tothe lunch program of St. Gabriel. For further

information, please see the article at the end of this

Broadcast.

Swimming Fun for Kindergarten & B(Wed & Fri)Schedule Middle School PE Classes beginsWednesday, November 6that Huntersville

Recreation Center.WHEN?Beginning Wednesday, November 6th, andevery Wednesday through December, 11th,

What do the students need to bring?A towel, anoutdoor hat, a bathing suit. Girls must wear a one piecebathing suit for the TWS swim classes.

Please feel free to contact Coach Gerrard with any questions

or concerns.

Please see our special Grandparents and Special Friends Day flyer at the end of the Broadcast.

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THIS WEEK

Sunday, November 3rd

Fall Back to Standard Time tonight!

Set your clocks back 1 hourMonday, November 4

th

Assembly 8:10-8:55 AM



2nd

Grade celebrates Teddys 8th

birthday at Mrs. Kellys

home. 1:50-2:50 PM

Chess Club

Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM in the library

Wednesday, November 6th


7thgrade Field Trip to Ghent Eye Consultants 1:30-3:05 PM

Young Yogis


Dress Up Day

2nd

& 3rd

Grade Parent Coffee 8:00 AM

K-8 Admissions Open House 5:00PM-8:00PM

Girls on the Run 3-4:30 PM in the libraryNEXT WEEKMonday, November 11

th(Veterans Day)

Assembly 8:10-8:55 AM


Chess Club

PAC Meeting 3:30- 4:30 PM


Wednesday, November 13th

Boys Basketball Evaluations 3:30-5:30 PM

Young Yogis


Dress Up Day

Girls Basketball Evaluations 3:30-5:30 PM


Friday, November 15th

America Recycles Day

Saturday, November 16th

Optional Basketball Practice (Boys & Girls) time tba

LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, November 21st

2nd

Grade Guest Lunch


Grandparents and Special Friends Day- Early Dismissal

A NOTE FROM NURSE WENTZEL

Dear Parents,

This has been a particularly difficult year for head lice andmany schools in the area have been addressing this issuesince the first day of school with multiple cases. We haverecently found a few cases at Williams and ask that youcontinue to be diligent about screening your child. Sharinghats, hair brushes, bike helmets, riding helmets and car seatsis never a good idea. Unfortunately, head lice are not a newissue and the advent of increased resistance has made it aconstant problem in schools, camps and afterschoolprograms.

I am happy to address any questions you might have. TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention has a very

comprehensive link for the treatment and recognition ofhead lice.http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/

Thank you!

Annie Franklin Wentzel, RN, MPH1-757-627-1383, ext. 236

Carpool Reminder

**Parents please stay in your cars. Staff will assist yourchildren into your car.

K thru 4thgrade:carpool pickup begins at 3:00pm.Parents/caregivers of 5ththru 8thgrade students: Please waituntil 3:15pm to enter the carpool lineto allow time for the loweschool pickup to finish up. If you have another adult (grandparent,

babysitter, nanny) picking up your child, please be sure theyunderstand this protocol. Thank you so much for assistance andcooperation. This will allow the afternoon pickup to move alongmore quickly.

***If you have children in both middle school (5 th-8th) AND lowerschool (K-4th), please wait until 3:15pm to enter the carpool line.Thank you so much! ***

Third grade recorders practicing for HalloweenDay festivities

The Williams School Holiday Arts and Craft FairPlease join us in celebrating the holiday season at our

second annual arts and crafts fair. The Holiday Fair isSaturday, December 7th from 10AM to 4PMand islocated on the playgroundand in the Multi-PurposeRoom at The Williams School. Areas of arts and craftsincluded are apparel, bath/body products, cork items,florals, glass items, handmade bows, hand turned pens,jewelry, knitted and crocheted hats/scarves/shawls,lanyards and eye glass chains, magnets, note cards,photography, purses, stained glass, wooden bears withoutfits, terrariums, tote bags/pillows, toys, up-cycled artand more!Members of the 8thgrade class will be selling refreshments

during this event. We hope you will come be with us for

this festive occasion.
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Sponsoring a Child in the Cafeteria Program at Saint Gabriel School, in Lascahobas, Haiti

In 2011, The Williams School declared St. Gabriel School to be their sister school. A uniquerelationship has developed based on reaching out to children in Haiti by gathering facts about their

geography, history, culture, daily lives, and school. Father Bernard Desras, pastor at St. Gabriel, visitsthe students at TWS every other year and Mrs. Britz, elementary French teacher at TWS, visits thechildren at St. Gabriel twice a year with a small group of volunteers. TWS started its support of St.Gabriel School by sending hand-made greeting cards and bookmarks. It continued by sending funds topurchase goats and blackboards on the local market. The year of the earthquake, the students at TWSgave the funds collected at the Annual Talent Show to the children at St. Gabriel to help with theirlunches. Resources are developed to teach the children about the history of Haiti, and some of thechallenges they face there such as lack of infrastructure, malnutrition and deforestation.

The regular visits to Lascahobas assist with deepening relationships and learning about the Haitianculture. During these visits, the group has ample time to exchange what their pressing needs are. Our

Williams family would like to know about the children in Haiti, and St. Gabriel has identified threeurgent needs as food, education, and health care. Fifty percent of primary school age children are notenrolled in school and food remains a luxury in Haiti.The school consists of 1stand 2ndgrade and 7ththrough 12th grade with a total of 350 students. A plateof hot beans and rice with fresh vegetables is served each school day to the students. Recently Fr.Bernard benefited from two matching grants to develop sustainable vegetable farms to help improvenutrition. He says that the children concentrate more on their studies and have better grades when fed agood balanced meal at school. This might be the only meal the students have since parents often are notable to feed their children. It costs $1.60 per day to feed a child, $35 a month for 22 meals, and $420 ayear. One hundred percentof each donation goes directly to the program thanks to generousvolunteers.

The relationship between St. Gabriel and The Williams School offers our students opportunities toexpand their cultural awareness and appreciate the global nature of relationships and problem-solving. Asense of philanthropy is developed through caring about and serving another school community as wellas through monetary donations. If you feel you wish to help support the community of St. Gabriel,please write your check to SacredHeart Church and add St. GabrielLunch Fundon the memo line.We are looking for a sustainedsponsorship which helps thechildren through the entire school

year whenever possible. Thanks goto TWS and members of the largercommunity who already participatein this program.The parents, faculty, and studentsof the TWS St. Gabriel [email protected]@thewilliamsschool.org
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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Basketball EvaluationsWhen:

Boys - Wednesday, November 13GirlsThursday, November 14

Optional Practice Saturday, November 16

Where:Park Place Recreation Center620 West 29th Street Norfolk

3:30 pm 5:30pm

Coaches:Robert Gerrard 7th/ 8thgirls and boys,Matthew Taylor 6th/ 7thgrade boys

Mr. Buster Brevard 6thgrade girls

Things to Know:Come with your shorts and basketball shoes andready to practice. The Challenger Division team isfor our younger and/or inexperienced 6thand 7thgraders. Our coaches will be evaluating, which teamfits your skill level for the 2013-14 season.

Hope to see you there!!!

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