Week of January 28, 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 CALENDARS For the following TWS events:

Sunday, January 27th Willy Wonka & TWS @ The Naro Cinema 1 PM Skinny Dip Frozen Yogurt Bar 3-6 PM Monday, January 28th Dress Down Day Thursday, February 7th Fourth Grade Guest Lunch 12:00 PM Monday, February 18th Presidents Day NO SCHOOL/Camp Williams NOT Available Saturday, February 23rd TWS Auction presenting Williams Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Town Point Club 6-10 PM

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Here she is at 5 weeks old! One lucky bidder will get to bring this precious puppy home at the auction.

She will be staying with her pre-auction foster family, the Brahams. You can come visit her on the third floor of 418 next week!

THIS WEEK Monday, January 28th Girls Blue Basketball vs. Norfolk Collegiate @ Park Place 4:00 PM Boys Blue Basketball vs. Torah @ Salvation Army 4:00 PM Dress Down Day Tuesday, January 29th Girls Gold Basketball @ Friends 4:30 PM; Boys Gold 5:30 PM Board Meeting 4:30 PM Wednesday, January 30th Boys Gold Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5:00 PM Girls Blue Basketball vs. Isle of Wight @ Park Place 4:00 PM: Boys Blue 5:00 PM Young Yogis Yoga in MPR 3:05-4:00 PM Thursday, January 31st Girls Gold Basketball vs. BEACH @ Park Place 4:15 PM; Boys Gold 5:15 PM Friday, February 1st Boys Gold Basketball vs. CBA @ Park Place 5:00 PM Girls Blue Basketball vs. BEACH @ Rock Church 4:30 PM; Boys Blue 5:30 PM Forensics Coaching 3:15-4:30 PM NEXT WEEK Monday, February 4th Boys Gold Basketball vs. Sovereign Grace @ Salvation Army 5:00 PM Girls Blue Basketball @ Isle of Wight TBA Boys Blue Basketball vs. CBA @ Salvation Army 4:00 PM Tuesday, February 5th Girls Gold Basketball vs. Cape Henry @ Park Place 5:00 PM; Boys Blue 4:00 PM Girls Blue Practice @ Park Place 3:30-5 PM Wednesday, February 6th Girls Blue Basketball @ St. Patricks 4:00 PM; Boys Gold 6:00 PM Boys Blue Practice @ Salvation Army 3:30-5 PM Young Yogis Yoga in MPR 3:05-4:00 PM Thursday, February 7th Girls Gold Basketball vs. Gateway @ Park Place 4:00 PM; Boys Gold 5:00 PM Fourth Grade Guest Lunch 12:00 PM Friday, February 8th Forensics Coaching 3:15-4:30 PM Kids Night Out 6:00-10:00 PM LOOKING AHEAD Monday, February 11th Boys Gold Basketball @ StoneBridge 5:00 PM Tuesday, February 12th Girls Gold Basketball vs. Baylake @ Park Place 4:00 PM; Boys Gold 5:00 PM PAC Meeting 3:30 PM Wednesday, February 13th Girls Gold Basketball @ Isle of Wight 6:30 PM; Boys Gold 7:30 PM Girls Blue Basketball vs. Baylake @ Park Place 4:00 PM; Boys Blue 5:00 PM Young Yogis Yoga in MPR 3:05-4:00 PM Thursday, February 14th Girls Blue Basketball vs. StoneBridge @ Salvation Army 4:00 PM; Boys Blue 5:00 PM Friday, February 15th Forensics Coaching 3:15-4:30 PM

Rodeo Day in Kindergarten January 25th, 2013

Go Wonkers at the Auction!

Williams Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Saturday, February 23, 2013 Get wonka at 6 oclock Town Point Club, Norfolk, Virginia Auction tickets $85
Scrumdiddlyumptious hors doeuvres, fizzy lifting wine & beer, and a wonka good time!

To purchase tickets, buy one or more of our beautifully handpainted tiles or to become one of our sponsors, please visit our website http://www.thewilliamsschool.org/support-tws/auction.cfm Many thanks to our first auction sponsors: Golden Ticket $3,000 Kathy and David Shelton Everlasting Gopstopper $2,500 Tony and Monica Cetrone Fizzy Lifting Lemonade $1,500 Mr. and Mrs. J. Clifton Harrell, Jr. Luminous Lollies $750 Jason and Leigh Davis Mint Jujubees $500 Kristi and Clay Beers James and Paige Bell Emily and John Birknes C.W. and Marilyn Gowen Drs. Hamlin and Morgan, DDS Meredith Lauter Anna Myers, St. Clair Law Firm Mike and Pam Robinson Taste Unlimited LLC Mark and Michelle Warden Kate and B.C. Wilson Randy and Rick Wyatt

For more information, please contact Polly Pereos at ppereos@thewilliamsschool.org or 757.627.1383 ext. 232.

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Bid on these great faculty prizes
Cooks and Books with Mrs. Miller & Ms. Nexsen Soccer Clinic with Coach Resnick Lacrosse Clinic with Ms. Adams

Girls Sleepover at TWS with Ms. Adams, Mrs. Grandy, Mrs. Keegan, Ms. Nexsen, & Ms. Pereos How to Tie a Bowtie with Mr. Spencer Be Chef Hector for a Day Mad Science Afternoon with Mrs. Spencer Field Hockey Camp with Mrs. Schneider

Dear Forensics Hopefuls,

Starting the week of January 25 and continuing through February 15, any 4th-6th grade student interested in Forensics (the art of public speaking) will have the opportunity to attend after-school coaching sessions from 3:00-4:30 for grade 4 and 3:20-4:30 for grades 5 & 6. This arrangement allows students the opportunity to learn skills and practice public speaking prior to trying out for the Grades 4-6 Forensics Team. On Friday, February 22, the students will have the opportunity to present their prose or poetry piece to families, staff, and fellow students in an assembly in the MPR from 3:30-5:00 p.m. It is the responsibility of the student to choose his/her own prose or poetry piece and bring it to school on January 25 for the first coaching session. Prose readings are pieces of literature read to show voice, mood, and the authors intention. Better selections have multiple speakers and better deliveries include different voices when changing speaker, good pronunciation, plenty of eye contact, and appropriate timing. Prose readings may be selections from sketches, fables, yarns, tales, science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, etc... Selections may be fiction or nonfiction. Plays, speeches, and poetry may not be used as selections. Pieces in this category may not exceed four minutes in length. (Usually three minutes or so is ideal.) Poetry readings are poems of literary merit, drawn from one source, presented to show understanding, mood, and emphasis. Better selections are at least three minutes in length (no longer than four) and better deliveries include proper timing, appropriate gesturing, enunciation, and tone. Play cuttings and prose works are prohibited. The selection must be published although the poet may be unknown or anonymous. In early February, all students interested in trying out for The Williams School Forensics Team will receive the same prose or poetry piece to use at try-outs on either February 25 or 26. The students may try out for multiple categories (prose, poetry, storytelling, or original oratory) by performing both pieces. This cut will decide The Williams School Forensics Team (competitors and alternates) who will attend the Forensics Competition on April 21 at Nansemond Suffolk Academy. The team members will use the same piece from the February coaching sessions to continue their coaching sessions for the competition. (But remember for try-outs EVERYONE uses the same piece that will be distributed in early February!!) In order to be really successful in the try-out, students should practice the following: *Eye Contact (looking up from the piece you are presenting and meeting the judges eyes) *Enunciation (pronouncing all of the words clearly and correctly while presenting) *Mood (capturing whether a piece is funny, serious, sad, happy, etc. by using your voice) *Voice (using different voices for different characters, or changing your tone based on the piece) I look forward to another successful Forensics season!

Sue Schneider Forensics Coach