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The summertime publication for The Williams School community August 3, 2011 The Williams School builds with each child the foundation for academic, moral, and social succ ess. A Williams School student embodies confidence, discipline, integrity, and a love of learning. To note in this week’s Broadcast: School Supplies and Clothing - Tax Free Weekend – August 5 th -7 th – Dress Code and School Supply list Attached ERBs were mailed out yesterday The Back to School mailing is being prepared and will be mailed out late next week. The Williams School Family Handbook will first be distributed electronically. Families that would like a hard copy of the handbook should contact Nancy in the main office. Beth Miller is hard at work creating a Blog for parents and faculty to share their summer reading thoughts. Please help us by visiting the link below and telling us what book you are reading. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MRWCPQ6 So far we have six parents and three teachers reporting in. The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel seems to be the popular choice. If you really want to do some summer reading but just can’t seem to find the time, here is a link to a short article that Susan Lowe shared with me last week that some of you might find of interest. http://www.theatlan tic.com/magazine/a rchive/2011/07/how-to-lan d-your-kid-in-thera py/8555/ Orientation Plan for the 2011-2012 School Year We have changed the format of orientation in response to several concerns voiced by parents via our PAC parents. The new format should help parents of multiple children attend several orientations. We are going to try something new this year in the middle school. We are going to get the students oriented to school during the first week and then ask middle school parents to come back on the evening of Wednesday, September 7th for a parent orientation. We have found that in the past many questions concernin g the middle school come up after the first week students are in school. We thought having the middle school orientati on after the first week would allow our middle school students time to convey information home fir st, and then teachers could follow-up with an evening orientation with parents to talk about the class room specifics and answer any questions. An orientation for sports will be included during this orient ation time. We are looking forward to th e coming school year. August 25 th 5:00 pm - Kindergarten Parent classroom orientation held prior to the New Parent Dinner. August 29 th – First day of school – K-8 Parent Welcome and 1 st -5 th grade Orientations 8:00 am 1 st -8 th STUDENTS are dropped off on the playground. Kindergarten students should be dropped off directly t o the kindergarten classroom and PARENTS should attend the brief welcome and orientation in the MPR. PARENTS may gather in the MPR for an informal meet-and-greet prior to orientation. 8:15 – 9:15am 1 st -8 th STUDENTS are dismissed from the playground to their classrooms. Kindergarten and middle school students will remain in the classroom for the first day of school. PARENTS of students in grades K-8 will gather in the MPR for a brief welcome and orientation . 9:15am (Kindergarten, 6-8 PARENTS) Kindergarten PARENTS already having had their orientation the previous Thursday may leave after the MPR orientation. 6 th -8 th grade PARENTS may also leave after the MPR orientation. PARENTS will return on Wednesday, September 7 th for a 6:00pm orientation. 9:20- 9:50am (1 st – 5 th PARENTS Classroom Orientation) 1 st -5 th grade STUDENTS are dismissed from classrooms to attend the student orientation in the MPR. 1 st – 5 th grade PARENTS are dismissed to attend orientation in their child’s classroom. PARENTS that only have o ne orientation to attend may leave at 9:50am. 10:00 – 10:30 (1 st – 5 th PARENTS Classroom Orientation – Repeat performance of 9:20 orientations) 1 st -5 th grade STUDENTS remain in MPR for the student orientation. 1 st – 5 th grade PARENTS with more than one student may use this time to attend a different orientation
