From the Williamsburg Middle School PTA

Greetings Williamsburg Families,

November is a busy month filled with several school holidays and fun events!

Tomorrow is Election Day and the WMS Band will host their annual Bake Sale. Please show your support and kindly bring cash or use PayPal to purchase their baked goods.

Fall Fest is this Friday and will take place during the modified lunch periods in the WMS Courtyard. We want to extend our gratitude to all who have generously donated and volunteered their time to make this event a success. We still need donations and your continued support is invaluable. Please click on the sign up link to contribute.

The deadline to order Fall/Winter PE uniforms is Nov. 19th, and can be purchased here.

Delivery is expected before Winter Break and will be handed out by the PE Department.

Please remind your talented students the deadline for the 2024 WMS Reflections is quickly approaching, with less than three weeks left to submit their artwork. Entry forms and submissions are being collected virtually this year, and you can learn more on our WMS PTA Reflections page

As we near the holiday season, we are excited to introduce our partnership with Minted.com to help raise funds for the PTA. Use the code FUNDRAISEWMSPTA to enjoy 20% off all Minted cards, stationery and custom gifts throughout the school year, and 15% of all sales will go directly to our PTA.

Lastly, there is no school next Monday in observance of Veteran's Day. Please take a moment to honor and remember all those who have served.

As always, please feel free to contact me at president@wmspta.org.

Jill Gaspar

PTA Announcements

WMS PTA Volunteer Open Positions

• 6th Grade Parent Activity Coordinator(s)
• Book Fair Co-Coordinator (1 more volunteer needed)
• Restaurant Night Fundraiser Coordinator
• Teacher Appreciation Week Co-Chair(s)
• Website Coordinator
• Volunteer Coordinator



If you would like to volunteer please email president@wmspta.org.

WMS Band Bake Sale on Election Day - TOMORROW - Nov. 5

The WMS Band Boosters will be holding their annual Election Day Bake Sale tomorrow at WMS. 

This is their largest fundraising event of the year. Without this bake sale, they would likely be unable afford to pay the professional musicians/specialists that come to work with our children during their band classes. 

Please plan to stop by on your way in or out of the voting booth - bring cash or use Paypal to buy baked goods!



Fall Fest at Williamsburg - Need Volunteers and Donations! - Nov. 8

It's not too late to donate items for the Fall Fest. Help make Fall Fest fun for students! Donate time or items to the WMS Fall Festival by visiting the link below.

Click here for more information and to sign up!

The WMS students will enjoy music, games, prizes, and more at our Fall Festival this year. 

The Fall Festival will be on Friday, November 8th in the courtyard during modified lunch periods:



• 11:07am-11:45am (6th grade)
• 11:45 am-12:30 pm (8th grade)
• 12:30pm-1:08pm (7th grade)

Please contact Amy Rzepka at events@wmspta.org if you can help!

We need volunteers and donations to make this event great for our students. Please consider donating and/or volunteering for the event!

Arlington Community Foundation Memorial Fund for Nick Rados

A Memorial Fund has been created to honor 19-year-old Nick Rados who recently passed away in a tragic car accident here in Arlington.

Nick was a life-long Arlington resident and a 2024 graduate of Washington-Liberty High School, he also attended Swanson Middle School, Dorothy Hamm Middle School, and Taylor Elementary.

Thank you to Arlington Community Foundation for supporting this effort.

Click here for more information and to donate: https://bit.ly/nickrados

IMPORTANT INFO

Main Phone Line: 703-228-5450

Attendance Line: 703-228-5444

TECH SUPPORT

For technical support, call the Family Technology Call Center at 703-228-2570, Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Friday from 7 am - 6 pm



Parent tech help can be found at

https://williamsburg.apsva.us/edtech/staff-tech-help/

ParentVue Access

https://va-arl-psv.edupoint.com/PXP2_Login.aspx

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Social Networking Opportunities

Sixth Grade Families

Sixth grade parents have been coordinating get togethers for the sixth graders and their parents and would love to connect with any additional parents of sixth graders. If you have a sixth grader but are not currently on the google spreadsheet directory, please reach out to Liz Milans at pehickam@yahoo.com to be added. The spreadsheet is used to send the communications about upcoming gatherings.

Sixth grade girls and their moms are invited to a mother daughter dinner and a movie outing the evening of Monday, November 4.

Please contact Liz Milans at pehickam@yahoo.com for more information and to get registered by Wednesday, October 30. Thanks!

Foreign Service Families

Are you a State Department Foreign Service family? Recently moved into the Williamsburg School District! I would love to meet other families and children like us who have settled in Arlington for a time.

I would love to host a gathering at our house to get acquainted this fall.

Please contact Michael Newbill, WMS 6th Grade Parent at m_newbill@hotmail.com for more information.

APS & Community Announcements and Events

A reminder that APS Community Engagement Opportunities are available online with automatic translation into: Español  Монгол   አማርኛ   العربية  (Other languages)

Events are updated online throughout the month so check our website for the most updated information.

Upcoming APS Community Engagement Opportunities:

APS School Board Meetings:

November 14, 7 p.m., at Syphax Education Center or click to live-stream.

December 12, 7 p.m., at Syphax Education Center or click to live-stream.

APS 2024 School Bond:

On November 5, Arlington voters will decide whether to approve $83.98 million in school bonds. This is a critical investment in the future of our students, staff and schools. This bond ensures our schools remain safe, functional and equipped to meet the evolving needs of our community. For more information please visit Engage with APS.

Arlington Community Events:

Additional events online at: Community Engagement Opportunities

COVID-19 Vaccines

Visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments link for more information on locations and scheduling. 

PTA Executive Board

Principal: Bryan Boykin

President: Jill Gaspar

Vice President: Michael O'Leary

VP Communications: Cristina Marcus

Secretary: Rena Cutlip-Mason

Treasurer: Teresa Jones

Website Administrator: VACANT

Have content for a future PTA Newsletter? Send it to our Communications VP by Thursday and it will appear in the following week's newsletter.