Community Building for the Parents
Love and Logic
“Becoming a Love & Logic Parent” classes!
- Friday, September 2nd 2011 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
- Friday, October 7th 2011 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
- Friday, November 18th 2011 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
- Friday, January 6th 2012 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
- Friday, February 3rd 2012 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
- Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
- Friday, April 6th 2012 at 9:15am in the cafeteria
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Parent Education Events
Financial Seminar - Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 7pm in the Cafeteria
- Prepare your student for college
- Learn about today's cost and payment options
- Balance retirement and college
- After the Presentation there will be a discussion on the California 529 plan and options available
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Printable flyerCHALLENGE SUCCESS: The Well-Balanced Child: Avoiding Stress and Over-Scheduling
(Follow up from Race to Nowhere) - Tuesday, November 8th at 7pm in the Cafeteria
Children today live in a culture that is increasingly characterized by a “more is better” and “earlier is better” mindset both in and out of school. This fast-paced existence for kids too often places them under undue pressure and stress, which can result in burnout, disengagement, unhealthy life patterns, or debilitating health problems. Further, over-scheduling infringes upon the most productive activity for children: unstructured play. This thought provoking program is a must for parents seeking a healthy balance between achievement and personal fulfillment for their children.
- Explore the unique demands placed on children's time today
- Examine how today's high pressure, fast-past culture can have unintentional but damaging effects on children
- Discover simple ways your family can counter the fast-paced culture without sacrificing achievement and while allowing kids to be kids.
Presenter: Jim Lobdell
Jim Lobdell, M.A. is an educational consultant and publisher with expertise in curriculum design, school reform, parent education, and youth sports. Mr. Lobdell co-founded Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, widely regarded as the nation’s most innovative publisher of K-12 social studies curriculum. He has authored several teaching methodology books, including Bring Learning Alive! Engaging All Learners in the Diverse Classroom and advised school districts nationwide on teacher-training and site-based reform. A former NCAA athlete and high school social studies teacher, Mr. Lobdell currently advises the Positive Coaching Alliance, working to transform youth sports by helping to create a more positive and character building experience for young athletes.
Jim Lobdell's presentation, The Well-Balanced Child: Avoiding Stress and Over-Scheduling
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Last Year's Events
Seminar on Dyslexia – Williams presented a seminar on dyslexia through Mission Valley Preparatory Academy, non-profit organization specializing in early intervention for dyslexia. In the seminar we learned 1 in 5 kids have different degrees of dyslexia ranging from moderate to severe. A trained professional can accurately diagnose a child with dyslexia at age 5. Kids with dyslexia learn to read and write differently, sounding out words make no sense to them. MRI’s have proven they have under-activation of neural pathways in the back of the brain. Dyslexic readers increasingly activate the front of the brain to read. Michele Waterman, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Mission Valley Prep said, “Early Identification is the key. There are proven programs that can help your child such as: Orton-Gillingham scientifically-based programs, Slingerland methods, and Lindamood Bell programs and techniques.”
Some other resources that you can get your child tested at and the services they need are Children’s Health Council and Reading & Spelling Solutions.
For more information and to download the presentation go to http://missionvalleyprep.org/resources/about-dyslexia.
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Race to Nowhere 11/4/2010
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Cultural Cabinet
Established in 2007, the Cultural Cabinet currently consists of representatives from Assyrian, Chinese, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, and Korean communities of our school. These representatives serve as school ambassadors to their individual communities and also advise the administration of issues affecting their particular cultures. They also provide translation and additional support in the classroom for students learning English. Input from all cultures is welcome.
L-R Back Row
Annie Liu annieb415@yahoo.com, Belona Odisho belona@sbcglobal.net, Mrs. Heverling karen_heverling@sjusd.org, Harveen Bal harveenbal@yahoo.com
Front Row
Christina Pak songpak@gmail.com, Tina Lien tstlien@aol.com, Maria Nakanishi maria_hara@yahoo.com, Aeshin Lee aeshin4kids@yahoo.com,
Mijin Ro mijinro1@yahoo.com, Lynn Lakkaraju llakkaraju@yahoo.com, Sima Zomorrodi momonsima@yahoo.com
Not Pictured
Mandana Kompani kompani@yahoo.com, Arti Verma artiverma@yahoo.com, Tina Sun tina_y_sun@yahoo.com
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School Supply Kits
Buy your child's school supplies online at the end of the year for the upcoming year.
Contact Beth Swartz at ejswartz62@yahoo.com for more information.
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Volunteer Recognition Breakfast
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:15am
Parents volunteer hundreds of hours at Williams. They volunteer in the classroom and make all the programs and events possible. Please join us for the breakfast.