WILLIAMS SCHOOL PTO

ORDER ONLINE: You can order and pay electronically with a credit card using PayPal:

1. Email Order Details: Place your order by emailing ktorres@brighthorizons.com with the following information:
a.) Item, Color, Size, Quantity, Cost (e.g., Hooded Sweatshirt, Grey, Adult XL, 1, $22.50)
b.) Total amount due, noting “Payment through Paypal.”
c.) Proceed to step 2 to complete your order.

2. Submit Payment: Use the link below to the PayPal online payment system. If you don’t already use Paypal, a simple, free registration is all that is required to submit a payment.

http://www.paypal.com

The “recepient” for Williams Wear payments in Paypal is: treasurer @williamspto.org

Save a copy of your sent mail and email receipts as a confirmation of your order. Feel free to share the online ordering information with friends, relatives and Williams Alumni.

Paying by check: You can also download the order form and submit the form with a check for payment to Williams School.

Catch the latest Williams School fashions…Hats, sweatshirts, long sleeve T-shirts, and short sleeve T-shirts shirts are now available for sale, featuring the above design with the school’s founding date of 1883! Check out these cool duds, imprinted with the school design in navy ink.

SHORT SLEEVE COTTON T-SHIRTS: $10.00; Available in sports grey or white in adult and youth sizes.
LONG SLEEVE COTTON T-SHIRTS: $15.00; Available in sports grey or white in adult and youth sizes.
CREW SWEATSHIRTS: $18.50; Available only in sports grey in adult and youth sizes.
HOODED SWEATSHIRTS: $22.50; Available only in sports grey in adult and youth sizes.
BEANIE HATS ADORNED WITH “WILLIAMS”: $10.00
Available in sports grey with navy stripe OR pink with white stripe. One size fits all.

Apparel is available in youth and adult sizes: Youth sizes: Small (6-8), Medium (10-12), Large (14-16) Adult sizes: Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large (XXL is available only in short and long sleeve shirts for $1.50 more)

Contact: Kerri Torres: ktorres@brighthorizons.com

The Williams PTO was able to fund just about half of the nearly 20 grant proposals we received from faculty and staff, focusing primarily on reach within the school and sustainability of the proposals without subsequent funding.

For those parents that took the opportunity to review and discuss each proposal, it was a thrill to see the level of commitment our teachers have for our children and truly a very difficult process to have to decline some of them.

Without exception, every proposal received was viable and we are hopeful that we will be able to run this program and see the same enthusiasm from our teachers next year!

Please watch for a supplement coming home in your child’s backpack this week that will highlight the funded programs and provide a synopsis of those we weren’t able to fund, in the hopes that we can come up with other creative funding options so more of out teachers’ needs can be met this year.

Thank you families for your generous contributions to the PTO and our fundraising efforts…without you, this program would not exist!The Williams PTO has launched a new grant program this year to benefit the entire Williams School community. The program will provide financial resources to accepted grantees/proposals to further the academic, cultural and social experience of children attending the Williams School.

Update on Outdoor Intergenerational Community Classroom: 9.28.2006
The City of Newton Parks and Recreation Department has sent out an RFQ to three qualified professional design teams with expertise to design, study and produce master planning and construction documents and a vision for an Outdoor Intergenerational Community Classroom on the south-east corner of the Williams School playground in Auburndale.

Following is the timeline of the planning process:

Design firm identified: November 2006
Design firm begins work: November 2006
Design firm conducts existing conditions assessment and series of community meetings: December 2006 – January 2007
Master plan finalized and adopted: February 2007
Schematic Design: February 2007
Construction Documents Complete: June 2007
Preparation of CPA application for Funding: September 2007

There will be a design team including the following members of our community: Williams teacher, Williams parent, Dr. Moynihan, Lasell Village resident, and a representative of the Lasell Neighborhood Association.

Meetings will be advertised in the WFW and notices will be sent around the neighborhood.

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On December 6, the PTO’s request for funds from the Community Preservation Committee for the design, study and planning phase of an Outdoor Intergenerational Community Classroom were approved by the CPC.

We still need final approval from the Finance Committee and the full Board of Alderman. We expect to receive these approvals and will start the planning process in early spring. The PTO received financial commitments of $4,800 toward this project from the Lasell Neighborhood Association, Lasell College, the Charles River Neighborhood Fondation, and families in the community.

A multimedia presentation on the Williams Outdoor Classroom Proposal can now be viewed online (this is a large file so please be patient as it loads). Use the “fast-forward” button to move through the slides describing the project. You can also download a complete copy of the grant proposal outlining the need for funding.

For more information on the Intergenerational Outdoor Classroom Proposal, please contact Deborah Gelch at presidents@williamspto.org.