We have a busy week ahead of us! Don’t forget to send in your change to help the relief efforts in Haiti; the collection jar is in the Williams office.
The Spring Auction is open for bids until next Friday, March 19.
Make sure you have the leading bid on your favorite items! Check the auction website often as there are still new items being added!!
Questions? Gail Sokoloff ([email protected]), Carol Bradford Roe ([email protected])
The Spring Social Event is NEXT SATURDAY, March 20:
Please let us know that you will be joining us, and don’t forget to send in your check or pay online. Get all your Williams friends to come!
We are still in need of volunteers to help with ticket sales and serving during the event and clean-up afterward. Please let Lauri or Gail know when you can help.
Questions? Lauri Hoeffler ([email protected])
Williams Technology Campaign update! Did you remember to send in your contribution?
So far, we have raised $29,660 toward our goal of $75,000 and 45% of the families at Williams have participated!
Remember, we hope to have every family at Williams participate in this drive to fund technology equipment for our kids; your participation is more important than the size of your gift.
Families who have donated by March 31 will have their children’s names entered into a raffle for a chance to be Principal for a Day!
Donations can be made online or by returning your pledge envelope in your child’s folder.
Questions? Brian Gorin ([email protected])
“Learning Disabilities: What We Know, and How We Can Help”
Parenting Lecture at Williams! March 18, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Presented by David Urion, M.D., Director, Learning Disabilities/Behavioral Neurology Program. Sponsored by The Elementary Counseling Grant and the Newton Partnership.
Dr. Urion will discuss the biological basis for learning disabilities and provide an in-depth discussion of how to identify learning disabilities in children. In addition, he will review the latest neurobiology research and discuss what treatments are shown to be the most effective.
Newton Partnership Focus Week: Bullying/Cyberbullying
For students, grades 3-5:
The 3rd-5th graders at Williams and the other elementary schools in Newton will be learning about bullying and cyberbullying during library classes next week. For more information about this program, please read the Circle of Respect: Are You In (.pdf).
For parents: www.newton.k12.ma.us/newtonpartnership/circleofrespect.html
- Monday, March 15, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eyes on Bullying: Practical Tips and Strategies for Parents of Elementary School Aged Children presented by Dr. Kim Storey at Mason Rice Elementary School.
- Wednesday, March 17, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Newton Reads “Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials” by Rosalind Wiseman at the Newton Library.
- Saturday, March 20 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parent Conference at Brown Middle School. Keynote presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Englander, Founder and Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) as well as workshops on adolescents and cell phones, special issues of technology and children with special needs, and more.
Looking ahead:
- Thursday, March 18, 12:30 p.m., Schoolwide Early Release
- Thursday, March 18, 7:00 p.m., Parenting Lecture on Learning Disabilities
- Friday, March 19, Online Auction closes
- Saturday, March 20, 7:30 p.m., Cabernet and Cabaret Social Event
- Tuesday, March 23, late dismissal at 3:00 p.m. (MCAS Long Composition)
- Wednesday, March 24, early dismissal at 12:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 2, NO SCHOOL, Good Friday
As we move further into spring, we will be looking for parent volunteers to fill next year’s PTO positions. Please let us know that you are interested in being involved– we have the perfect job just waiting for you!
Have a nice weekend!
