Williams Parent Bulletin

November 2022

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Feeling Grateful

We appreciate our Williams community coming out to support our Wildcats during the October Costume Parade. Also, thanks for visiting with our counseling team, social worker team and myself during our monthly Coffee with the Principal / Cafecito con la Directora. It's always a pleasure being able to visit with our families. Fortunately, we will have more opportunities for you to visit with us this month too!

We are also very grateful to everyone for your cooperation and understanding as we relocated our arrival entrance to the blue side doors and continue enforcing our parking lot closure times for the safety of our students and families. Unfortunately, we've had some very close calls between drivers and pedestrians...even I was almost hit while crossing children in the parking lot crosswalk! Please be advised that our school driveway will continue to be closed at the following times:

ARRIVAL: Monday-Friday - 7:45-8:00 AM
DISMISSAL: M/T/Th/F - 2:10-2:40 PM
EARLY DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY: Wednesdays - 12:20-12:55 PM

November is going to keep us hopping! So far, we have planned our T1 Family Picnic, 5th graders will be participating in the CA Healthy Kids Survey, all grades will be participating in end of the trimester assessments, fundraiser deliveries will take place, Thanksgiving Break will be here soon and parent-teacher conferences are scheduled to begin during the last week of the month. Wow...that's a lot!

In exciting news, we will be celebrating "feeling grateful" this month. As part of our "Feeling Grateful" campaign , our Student Council, counseling partners and social worker partners have organized the Williams Canned Food Drive. They invite our Wildcats and community to please donate one canned food item. These items will be donated to the Food Closet managed by our Healthy Start social worker team. Please see the flyer below for more information on the food drive.

We are grateful for everyone's generosity, cooperation and support. Go, Team Wildcats!!!

Ms. Granado, School Principal

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Character Counts Trait - Citizenship

This month we will be celebrating the character trait of "citizenship." We invite staff and students to wear PURPLE tops/shirts, bottoms, hats, socks and shoes on Character Counts Fridays this month.

Citizenship: Help make things better • Respect authority and obey laws • Protect the environment • Be active in the community

2022-23 Instructional Calendar

NOVEMBER LUNCH MENU

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Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL 11/11/2022

Williams School will be closed in honor of the Veterans Day Holiday. There will be no classes for students on Friday, 11/11/2022.

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Triple P Parenting Workshops

We are offering free Triple P parenting classes for our parents and caregivers. Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them build strong and healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems from developing. All classes are free and available via Zoom. Counselor Hernandez is currently offering a Triple P series in Spanish but is reaching out to parents who would be interested in parenting classes offered in English. If interested, please email Counselor Hernandez at lhernandez@hueneme.org or leave her a message at (805) 488-3541.

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Early Dismissal Wednesdays

Please make all of the necessary transportation arrangements to pick up your child early every Wednesday. Please review our early dismissal schedule below:

TK: 8:00-11:51 am (no change)
Kindergarten: 8:00-12:15 pm
Grades 1-3: 8:00-12:35 pm
Grades 4-5: 8:00-12:45 pm

2022-23 Williams Bell Schedule

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Bullying Prevention - The counseling team and our Student Council promoted friendship and standing up to bullies. In this picture, students created friendship cards during their recess break.

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Red Ribbon Week - Our Wildcats teamed up against drugs and enjoyed a week of celebrating positive choices. In this picture, we wore crazy hats to "Put a Cap on Drugs.

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Costume Parade - Our Williams community came out to support our Wildcats during our October Costume Parade. In this picture, our first graders are getting ready for their turn to show off their costumes.

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REMINDERS

School Uniforms: School uniforms are back this school year. Here's a summary on uniform colors:

TOPS:

Navy blue, baby blue, white or gray.

BOTTOMS/DRESSES/SHORTS/SKIRTS:

Navy blue, khaki, gray, or denim/jeans

SHOES:

Closed-toe and closed-back shoes.

BASIC GUIDELINES:

No open-toe or open-back shoes.
No transparent or spaghetti strap tops.
No torn jeans or pajamas.
No inappropriate pictures, profanity or alcohol/drug related logos.

Parking Lot Safety: Please remember that only cars with handicapped placards and school staff will be allowed to enter the driveway during parking lot closure times.
Yellow Federal Forms: Please return your child's yellow federal form to the front office. We still have a few forms missing and would like to submit these to our district partners as soon as possible.

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UPDATES

End of Trimester Early Dismissal: This week we will have TWO early dismissal days. In order for teachers to get a jump start on report cards, students will have their End of Trimester Early Dismissal Day this Thursday, 11/10/22. We will follow the same schedule as Early Dismissal Wednesday.

TK: 8:00-11:51 AM

K: 8:00-12:15 PM

Grades 1-3: 8:00-12:35 PM

Grades 4-5: 8:00-12:45 PM

5th Grade Family Life: Letters will be going home with 5th grade students regarding the Family Life Parent Preview. Parents will be able to preview Family Life materials on Wednesday, 11/16/22 at 2:30 PM.
Conference Appts: Teachers will be reaching out to families to schedule fall parent-teacher conference appointments. Please communicate with your child's teacher, if you need to reschedule or confirm that the appointment works for you.

Conference Early Dismissal Schedule

TK: 8:00-11:51 AM

K: 8:00-12:15 PM

Grades 1-5 - 8:00-1:15 PM

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OFFICE

PTA Fundraiser: Fundraiser deliveries are scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, 11/15/22. We will keep you posted on the time of delivery

School Site Council: Our first SSC meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, 11/14 from 3:30-4:30 pm. Please reach out to Principal Granado with SSC questions.
Attendance: PLEASE contact our office every time your child is absent from school. Please contact our office if your student tests positive for COVID, so that our health office may assist you. (805) 488-3541
Thanksgiving Break: Please be advised that Williams School will be closed November 21-25. We look forward to seeing students return to school on Monday, 11/28.
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Teachers will be meeting with families for fall parent-teacher conferences from 11/28-12/09.

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Counselor Hernandez

If you find yourself in need of counseling support for your Williams student, please reach out to Counselor Hernandez at lhernandez@hueneme.org. She may also be reached by telephone at (805) 488-3541.

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Healthy Start Team

The Healthy Start Program with the Ventura County Human Services Agency and Counselor Hernandez will be collaborating to provide social worker and community resources to support our Williams families. Please reach out for assistance from our new team members: