April 2008


Williams is hosting a series of six ” Walking Wednesdays.”

Walk to School with a Walking School Bus. Routes and Drivers:
Below are starting points and departure times for each “Walking School Bus,” lead by a Williams parent volunteer. Students are encouraged to join up with these groups as they pass your location.
# 1 John Sangiolo, will leave from upper Central St at 8:00, walking down Central to Williston and over to Williams.
# 2 Heidi Shepherd, from Lower Falls, leaves from the intersection of Pierrepont and Sherrin at 7:45, and will walk down Pierrepont Street and then to Grove.
# 3 Sandy Stoia, leaves from Evergreen St at 7:50, walking down Evergreen to Auburn St and then Woodland Road.
# 4 Jean Mixer will leave the intersection of Hawthorne and Aspen at 8:00 and walk down Hawthorne to the cut through to Lake St and then to Seminary Ave.
# 5 Anne Stephens, leaves from Bonmar Circle at 8:00 walking to Route 16 and proceeding to Williams via Woodland Road.
#6 ==>Trooper Seth Newman, of the Massachusetts State Police will lead a group from the corner of Comm Ave and Auburn Streets (the 1800 block of Comm Ave, near Parish of the Messiah) at 7:50, walking via Maple and Woodland. He’ll teach kids about walking safety along the way.
Walking at School
Walk with friends, walk in the morning when you get to school, walk with a friend at recess, or take the scenic route to your classroom.

Bus Heroes
Kids who ride the bus also help ease traffic congestion, save time in the morning commute, and help the planet. Walk to your bus stop, or at school in the morning or at recess.

Williams is hosting a series of six ” Walking Wednesdays.”

Walk to School with a Walking School Bus. Routes and Drivers:
Below are starting points and departure times for each “Walking School Bus,” lead by a Williams parent volunteer. Students are encouraged to join up with these groups as they pass your location.
# 1 John Sangiolo, will leave from upper Central St at 8:00, walking down Central to Williston and over to Williams.
# 2 Heidi Shepherd, from Lower Falls, leaves from the intersection of Pierrepont and Sherrin at 7:45, and will walk down Pierrepont Street and then to Grove.
# 3 Sandy Stoia, leaves from Evergreen St at 7:50, walking down Evergreen to Auburn St and then Woodland Road.
# 4 Jean Mixer will leave the intersection of Hawthorne and Aspen at 8:00 and walk down Hawthorne to the cut through to Lake St and then to Seminary Ave.
# 5 Anne Stephens, leaves from Bonmar Circle at 8:00 walking to Route 16 and proceeding to Williams via Woodland Road.
#6 ==>Trooper Seth Newman, of the Massachusetts State Police will lead a group from the corner of Comm Ave and Auburn Streets (the 1800 block of Comm Ave, near Parish of the Messiah) at 7:50, walking via Maple and Woodland. He’ll teach kids about walking safety along the way.
Walking at School
Walk with friends, walk in the morning when you get to school, walk with a friend at recess, or take the scenic route to your classroom.

Bus Heroes
Kids who ride the bus also help ease traffic congestion, save time in the morning commute, and help the planet. Walk to your bus stop, or at school in the morning or at recess.

Williams is hosting a series of six ” Walking Wednesdays.”

Walk to School with a Walking School Bus. Routes and Drivers:
Below are starting points and departure times for each “Walking School Bus,” lead by a Williams parent volunteer. Students are encouraged to join up with these groups as they pass your location.
# 1 John Sangiolo, will leave from upper Central St at 8:00, walking down Central to Williston and over to Williams.
# 2 Heidi Shepherd, from Lower Falls, leaves from the intersection of Pierrepont and Sherrin at 7:45, and will walk down Pierrepont Street and then to Grove.
# 3 Sandy Stoia, leaves from Evergreen St at 7:50, walking down Evergreen to Auburn St and then Woodland Road.
# 4 Jean Mixer will leave the intersection of Hawthorne and Aspen at 8:00 and walk down Hawthorne to the cut through to Lake St and then to Seminary Ave.
# 5 Anne Stephens, leaves from Bonmar Circle at 8:00 walking to Route 16 and proceeding to Williams via Woodland Road.
#6 ==>Trooper Seth Newman, of the Massachusetts State Police will lead a group from the corner of Comm Ave and Auburn Streets (the 1800 block of Comm Ave, near Parish of the Messiah) at 7:50, walking via Maple and Woodland. He’ll teach kids about walking safety along the way.
Walking at School
Walk with friends, walk in the morning when you get to school, walk with a friend at recess, or take the scenic route to your classroom.

Bus Heroes
Kids who ride the bus also help ease traffic congestion, save time in the morning commute, and help the planet. Walk to your bus stop, or at school in the morning or at recess.

Williams is hosting a series of six ” Walking Wednesdays.”

Walk to School with a Walking School Bus. Routes and Drivers:
Below are starting points and departure times for each “Walking School Bus,” lead by a Williams parent volunteer. Students are encouraged to join up with these groups as they pass your location.
# 1 John Sangiolo, will leave from upper Central St at 8:00, walking down Central to Williston and over to Williams.
# 2 Heidi Shepherd, from Lower Falls, leaves from the intersection of Pierrepont and Sherrin at 7:45, and will walk down Pierrepont Street and then to Grove.
# 3 Sandy Stoia, leaves from Evergreen St at 7:50, walking down Evergreen to Auburn St and then Woodland Road.
# 4 Jean Mixer will leave the intersection of Hawthorne and Aspen at 8:00 and walk down Hawthorne to the cut through to Lake St and then to Seminary Ave.
# 5 Anne Stephens, leaves from Bonmar Circle at 8:00 walking to Route 16 and proceeding to Williams via Woodland Road.
#6 ==>Trooper Seth Newman, of the Massachusetts State Police will lead a group from the corner of Comm Ave and Auburn Streets (the 1800 block of Comm Ave, near Parish of the Messiah) at 7:50, walking via Maple and Woodland. He’ll teach kids about walking safety along the way.
Walking at School
Walk with friends, walk in the morning when you get to school, walk with a friend at recess, or take the scenic route to your classroom.

Bus Heroes
Kids who ride the bus also help ease traffic congestion, save time in the morning commute, and help the planet. Walk to your bus stop, or at school in the morning or at recess.

May 14, 2008
8:00 amto8:30 am
May 21, 2008
8:00 amto8:30 am
May 28, 2008
8:00 amto8:30 am
June 4, 2008
8:00 amto8:30 am
June 11, 2008
8:00 amto8:30 am

Williams is hosting a series of six ” Walking Wednesdays.”

Walk to School with a Walking School Bus. Routes and Drivers:
Below are starting points and departure times for each “Walking School Bus,” lead by a Williams parent volunteer. Students are encouraged to join up with these groups as they pass your location.
# 1 John Sangiolo, will leave from upper Central St at 8:00, walking down Central to Williston and over to Williams.
# 2 Heidi Shepherd, from Lower Falls, leaves from the intersection of Pierrepont and Sherrin at 7:45, and will walk down Pierrepont Street and then to Grove.
# 3 Sandy Stoia, leaves from Evergreen St at 7:50, walking down Evergreen to Auburn St and then Woodland Road.
# 4 Jean Mixer will leave the intersection of Hawthorne and Aspen at 8:00 and walk down Hawthorne to the cut through to Lake St and then to Seminary Ave.
# 5 Anne Stephens, leaves from Bonmar Circle at 8:00 walking to Route 16 and proceeding to Williams via Woodland Road.
#6 ==>Trooper Seth Newman, of the Massachusetts State Police will lead a group from the corner of Comm Ave and Auburn Streets (the 1800 block of Comm Ave, near Parish of the Messiah) at 7:50, walking via Maple and Woodland. He’ll teach kids about walking safety along the way.
Walking at School
Walk with friends, walk in the morning when you get to school, walk with a friend at recess, or take the scenic route to your classroom.

Bus Heroes
Kids who ride the bus also help ease traffic congestion, save time in the morning commute, and help the planet. Walk to your bus stop, or at school in the morning or at recess.

May 7, 2008
8:00 amto8:30 am

Safe Routes to School, May 7 is Walk-to-School Day at Williams

This spring, Williams will join with 8 Newton elementary schools taking part in Safe Routes to School programs that promote walking to school. Safe Routes is a federally-funded program that is administered through the Executive Office of Transportation and managed by MassRides. (You can learn more by going to www.commute.com.) The Safe Routes program educates students, parents and community members on the value of walking, bicycling, carpooling, and taking public transit and the school bus for travel to and from school. The goals of the program are to:

• Promote walking, a healthy activity.
• Decrease traffic congestion and pollution.
• Increase safety around schools.

On May 7th, Walk to School Day, will be kicking off a series of six ” Walking Wednesdays”. Each Wednesday, students will be greeted as they arrive at school and can get a jelly bracelet (different color each week) for walking. Some kids take the bus to school, and they will be invited to take a walk around the field if they’d like to.

We need your help. We need parents who are willing to lead walking school busses to school, so that students can join a bus walking their route. If you’re willing to help organize or to lead a walking school bus, please send an email to president@williamspto.org.

April 21, 2008toApril 25, 2008

No School

April 13, 2008
10:00 am

Volunteers are needed to spruce up Williams inside and out. No experience necessary. We will be painting, spreading playground mulch, planting and mulching the landscape. Please let us know if you’d like to help. Contact: presidents@williamspto.org

April 1, 2008
6:30 pm

Join Principal Moynihan for a night of family Math fun. Also, tour the technology landscape at Williams.