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Week of September 9th, 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

2013-2014 VOLUNTEER SIGN UP! - NEW FORMAT!!!!This year we have posted our volunteer opportunities on our website:www.thewilliamsschool.org. You can find the

link under our "What's New" tab. Please take a minute to let us know what you may be interested in helping with. This

by no means obligates you to help but it provides us with a list of willing volunteers. For further information or

questions, pleasemailto:jcasey@thewilliamsschool. org We look forward to a wonderful 2013-14 school year!

MARK YOUR CALENDARSFor the following TWS events:

Monday, September 9th

Assembly8:10-8:55 in the MPR

Tuesday, September 10th

PAC Meeting 3:30 PM in Science Room

Middle School Orientation - 6 PM in MPR

Thursday, September 12th

Kindergarten and 1st

Grade Parent Coffee

8:00AM in the lunchroomMonday - Friday, September 16

th-20

th

Big/Little Brother/Sister Week

Wednesday, September 18th

Digital Citizen WorkshopFamily Night

6:00PM in the MPR

Friday, September 20th

School Picnic

Calling All Middle School Parents!We hope that you will be able to attend the middle school orientation evening scheduled for Tuesday,September 10

th. The orientation will include information from individual teachers about classroom

expectations, middle school happenings, conferences and scheduling. Thank you for your patience as we still

have a few wrinkles to iron out in regards to our new block scheduling. We look forward to seeing you atorientation and hearing about your childs transition into the new year.

Please joinMike Spencer, Head of School

forcoffee and conversation

withparents of students in

Kindergarten and First Gradeon

Thursday, September 12, 20138:00 am

The Williams SchoolHumanities Center LunchroomLooking forward to seeing you!

For information:[email protected]

INFORMATION TIP! Much of the information from the Broadcast can also be viewed atwww.thewilliamsschool.orgby visitingThe Owl Postand viewing thecalendar. Please note that you will

have to scroll down on the calendar page to view the interactive calendar. You can view specifics about an

event by clicking on the event listing. Maps can also be found there for directions to sport practices & games.
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September 21s

is Peace Day, an event sponsored by

the Peace One Day organization and sanctioned by

the United Nations. The goal of the organization isto create an annual day of global unity, and a day

of intercultural cooperation on a scale that humanity

has neverknown. Peace Day is marked by a globalceasefire and non-violence which allows for relief

workers to provide aid in areas that are toodangerous due to sectarian violence or warfare aswell as providing peaceful celebrations around the

world. This years Peace Day is being marked by a

24 hour historic broadcast of all the various eventseither by dignitaries or entertainers around the world

The 7th

grade World Geography class will be

watching these events as part of their curriculum and

we encourage the broader Williams Schoolcommunity to take part in the event by watching it as

well. Please join us in this initiativePEACE DAY

THIS WEEK


Assembly8:10-8:55

Blue Girls Volleyball Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5:00PM


PAC Meeting 3:30 PM in Science Room

No Sport Practices today

Middle School Orientation 6 PM


Cross Country Practice 3:30-5:00 PM


Kindergarten and 1st

Parent Coffee 8:00am in lunchroom


Gold Girls Volleyball Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5:00PM

Boys Soccer Practice @ Bluebird Park 3:30-5:00PM


Cross Country Meet @ Catholic High School 4:00 PM Girls

4:30 PM Boys

NEXT WEEK


Assembly 8:10-8:55

Big/Little Brother/Sister WeekBlue Girls Volleyball Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5:00PM





Digital Citizenship Family Night in MPR6:00PM



6th

-8th

Grade Parent Coffee 8:00am in the lunchroom





School Picnic

Saturday, September 21st

Peace Day

LOOKING AHEAD

Monday, September 23nd

Assembly 8:10-8:55

School Picture Day





Board Meeting @ 4:30PMWednesday, September 25th



Kindergarten Guest Lunch @ 11:00AM in lunchroom




Friday, September, 27th

SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR SCHOOL-WIDEFAMILY PICNICFriday, September 20th 4-6pmPlease bring blankets and lawn chairs. The streetwill be closed so we can easily gather in front of ourtwo buildings.We are excited to announce that we will have foodtrucks on the block so please bring money!Panavior Grill will be arriving with two trucks (atruck that will offer kid friendly items and onesuited more for the parents!). The Twisted SisterCupcake truck will also be on site. Each TWSchild will receive a free cupcake but we know that

siblings and parents may also want to enjoy a sweettreat so additional flavors will be available for $3.HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!

Digital Citizen WorkshopPlease join us on Wednesday, September 18 at 6

pm in the MPR for our Digital Citizenship Family

Night. Kenneth Bryn Swartz, Prosecutor for theComputer Crime Sectionof theVirginia Office of

the Attorney General, will once again be joining us

with a presentation and discussion on building a

safe online presence. As mobile devices and theirassociated apps plus social media increase their

presence in your daily life, what do you need toknow in order to guide your children for best use?

Bring your questions to the expert! See you there!
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Book Club OpportunitiesThe Di vergent Series, by Veronica Roth for Grades 7 & 8

September 26: Divergent

October 22: Insurgent( and receive hot off the press copies of Allegiant if you order from

Mrs. Miller)November: Allegiantdate TBA

Non Fiction this Fall! Grades 5-8Bomb, The Race to Bu il d- and Steal-the Worlds Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin

Newbery Honor, National Book Award Finalist, Robert F. Sibert Medal, YALSA Award for NonFiction

Chasing Lincolns Killer, by James Swanson

October 7: Bomb

December Date TBA: Chasing Lincolns KillerSign up in library or by email:[email protected]

*students will need their own books. If you would like Mrs. Miller to order any of the books for you; please

email her for cost of books.

Birthday Book Club

Donate books to the library in your childs honor! Students receive books at Assembly duringtheir birthday month. Summer birthdays receive them on their half birthday month!Online sign up is available: http://www.thewilliamsschool.org/academic-life/birthdaybook.cfmIf you would like a printed form email Beth [email protected] she will

be sure to send one home with your student.

The Williams School 2013-2014 Lunch Program

Lunch includes fresh fruit, apple sauce, or yogurt and Wednesday dessert with a choice of:

Entree with side & the option of small salad or soupCombination of:

Soup & Salad OR Soup & Sandwich OR

Simple Sandwich with side saladThursdays: Pizza with small salad or soup (8th grade fundraiser)

Bag lunch (sandwich, fruit and drink) on field trip days.

All meals include a drink: K-4th - One half-pint of milk; 5th8th - One pint of milk or 1 pint of juice.

Chocolate milk is served on Tuesdays and Thursday.

Trimester & Yearly plans are payable in advance. So we may forecast our budget, were not in a position tooffer refunds on any of our meal plans.

Students, not participating in our meal plan, may purchase a beverage or the Wednesday dessert for .56 byordering on RenWeb. Any purchase will be billed at the end of the month. Sign-up form attached to the

Broadcast email. Also available on Renweb under the resource link.

Important Information - RenWeb and Ordering lunchYou can order lunch online but you cannot pay for it online.

Please disregard the total fee for your lunch order when using RenWeb online to place your childs order.

We do not use the finance portion of Renweb and, therefore, the fees are incorrect. As a reminder, here are

the charges for lunch at Caf Williams.
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Easy Ways to Support The Williams SchoolCampbells Labels for Education

Save your Campbells labels 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 Tops1. Clip & Earn: Clip Box Tops from your favorite products and turn them into 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 atwww.btfe.com.

Farm FreshThe 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.

Harris Teeter Its Time 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 TIE4369at

www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx.

Target

All you have to do is give all receipts, labels, & box tops to Page Weaver in the front office.
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Targets program, Take Charge of Education, donates 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target and

Target.com and % of Target VISA Credit Card purchases made everywhere VISA credit cards are accepted.

Register your card for TWS at www.target.com/redcard/main!

Please contact Liza Needham with any questions.

Thank you for all your support!

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