The JWE PTA Nominating Committee is conducting a search to find volunteers that would like to assume a leadership role on the JWE PTA Executive Board. The Nominating Committee is interested in your recommendations for officer candidates to serve for the 2012-2013 school year. Please click here to print out the form and return it in an envelope to JWE addressed to “PTA Nominating Committee” by Friday, January 13, 2012. Thank you.

Orders, personalization and dedications are only guaranteed if placed by January 27th! Unlike past years, there will not be extra copies at delivery to purchase. The new publisher only prints the number of books we order. Hurry and get you order in!

Order online at jostensyearbooks.com or make check out in the amount of $33.00 payable to "JWE PTA."
Dedications are $12.00, payable to "JWE PTA."

Williams Elementary has a goal of 100% parent, faculty, and staff membership. The faculty and staff have done their job. Now it is your turn! If you have not already done so, please go to JWEPTA.org and register. Individual memberships are $7.50 and family memberships are $15. All PTA members get a complimentary school directory. For further information, please contact Heather Carr at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Can you believe that Hoedown is only two months away?
We are in the process of collecting donations to fill themed baskets. The Hoedown Basket Raffle is very exciting for the kids and a great money raiser for the PTA.
As you shop the clearance racks for the after holiday sales, please consider picking up a few requested items. For further information, please contact Debbie Blevins ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Heather Carr ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Click here to see the Hoedown basket letter.

Williams Elementary would like to thank our donors for their generous contributions to the 2012 Hoedown Silent and Live Auctions. Each week in the Pony, from now until our March 3rd Hoedown, we will present a featured donation of the week and a partial list of secured donations for the Hoedown auctions. A complete list will be coming home in an Auction Packet closer to the date of the event.

Featured Hoedown Auction Donation of the Week:
Generously donated by: McKaskle Family Denistry
Zoom Whitening
Value:  $550

Other Generous Donations:
Amerijuve MedSpa:  $250 Gift Certificate
Beck Backstage:  4 tickets to the April 21st Matinee (Value: $85)
Berripop:  Party pack for 10 (Value: $55)
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum:  2 tickets (Value: $30)
Children’s Museum of Houston: 8 guest passes (Value:  $64)
Cinco Car Care:  2 free oil changes (Value: $40)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion:  4 tickets to the Houston Symphony (Value $60)
Double Daves Pizzaworks:  $52 Gift Cards
Dr. Phil Show:  4 guest VIP seating for a Taping of a Show (Value: $150)
Fish Window Cleaner:  Window Cleaning or Power Wash (Value: $100)

The Hoedown Auction Committee is hard at work securing donations for our March 3rd Hoedown and we need your help! This is not an obligation, but if you are interested in donating or procuring a donation, please print out the auction donation form (www.jwepta.org/images/jwe/pdf_files/HoedownDonationForm2012.pdf) and return it to JWE, ATTN: Adriana Rubin, along with your item (if applicable). Please make sure to write your name somewhere on the donation form if you are not the donor! Donations are accepted all the way up to the day of the event!

NEW INCENTIVE THIS YEAR!*

For every $100 in donations you secure, you will have one entry into a special basket only available to parents who help solicit donations. We’re calling this basket “JWE PTA Favorite Things” and this will include different PTA Members’ favorite things. (If you would like to donate to this basket, please feel free to send the item to school with your child and have them drop it in a box labeled “Favorite Things” near the greeter’s desk.)

*PTA Executive Board Members and Hoedown Committee Members not eligible

To avoid multiple solicitations of the same businesses, below is a list of donors who have already contributed. Please refer to it before seeking a donation.

A.D. Players Theater
Ace Hardware
Adams Law Firm
Advanced Dermatology
Adventure Kids
Alamo Drafthouse
Alvin Gee Photography
Amerejuve
Baker Street Pub
Bambi Nails and Spa
Barcelona Sporting Goods
Barker Aesthetic Dentistry
Baseball USA
Beaumont Ranch
Beautique
Beck Backstage
Bella Rinova
Berripop
Bluebonnet Nails
Bolli Brothers
Bubbles Car Wash
Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
Burns Landscaping
Caldwell Family Winery
Camp Longhorn
Candelari’s Pizzeria
Capital Grille
Carino’s Italian Restaurant
Carmelo’s
Champion Gymnastics
Children’s Museum of Houston
Cinco Car Care
Cinco Ranch Dental
Cinco Ranch Golf Club-Newland Communities
Cinemark Movie Tickets
Clay’s Restaurant
Colony Cellars
Connolly Dance Arts
Country Park Portraits
Couture Day Spa
CR Creative Nails
Cressida Cowell/Hodder Children’s Books
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Dallas Stars
Damian’s Cucina
Dancesensations
Dewberry Farm
Dinner is Done
Double Dave’s Pizzaworks
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlain
Dr. Beth Spragins
Dr. Phil
Duncan, Rob and Wendy
Elenoras Cakes
ESN Health
Fish Window Cleaning
Fit N Fresh Gourmet
Floriography
Fluff Bake Bar
Forrest Orthodontics
Freebirds Burritos
Games 2 U
Get Personal Katy
Golf Club at Cinco Ranch
Gulf Greyhound Park
Handy Ma’am
Harry Herzog, attorney at Law
Heston, Kim
Houston Improv Comedy Club
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston Swim Club
Houston Symphony
Houstonian Golf and Country Club
IllumiNATE Fitness/Nate Bran
Image and Styling Consultants-Racielle Cruz
Innovative Images
Institute of Texan Cultures
James Coney Island
Julie’s Cakes
Katy Aquatics
Kid’s Healthy Teeth
KRBE 104.1
Laurenzo’s El Tiempo Cantina
Las Alamedas
Laura Milian
LegoLand California Resort
Little Gym
Mad Science of Houston
Main Street Theater
Mason Road Skate Center
Mathnesium
McKaskle Family Dentistry
Metaxes (Susanne) Bonhoeffer Books
Milian, Laura
Mission Burrito
Monkey Joe’s
Mystique Lingerie
Museum of Fine Arts of Houston
Music Box Theater
Niko Niko’s
Ooh La La
Olive and Vine
Ortiz Jewelry
Ottos
Panera Bread
Paper Lane Stationery
Perry’s Steakhouse
Pier 39
Pigtails and Crewcuts
Pine Cove
Potbelly Sandwich Works
Pressing Events
Pro-Football Hall of Fame
Pro Wealth One, Mitchell G Rubin, CFP
Pump it Up Katy
Ray’s Grill
Robotics Academy
Round Rock Express Baseball
Rubin Family
Salve, Anjali
Sam Houston Race Park
Schlitterbahn
Sensia Studio & Japanese Day Spa
Smith and Wollensky
Spring Creek Barbeque
Stages Repertory Theater
Sugar and Spice
Sugarland Ice Center & Sports
Taste of Texas
Terrific Tutors
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Texas State Aquarium
Texas State Railroad
The Cottage Door
The Interior Edge
The Spa at Canyon Oaks
Times Square
Urban Retreat Enchanting Retreat-Donated by Kim and Shane Ross
Well Adorned-Yvonne Chesnick
Weston Lakes
Willie’s Grill & Icehouse
Wonder World
YMCA

Drink donations are needed for Hoedown, and we will be collecting them until Friday, March 2nd. We are in need of 12oz. cans of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper and Sprite. Your donations may be dropped off behind the PTA greeter's desk across from the front office. We sincerely appreciate your generosity!

Williams Elementary will hold its First Annual National Geographic Bee this year. All students in 4th and 5th grade will participate in the preliminary competition in their respective classrooms on Friday, January 6th. From this preliminary round, up to 10 finalists will compete in the Final Round on Friday, January 13th. Immediately following the Final Round, the top two students will enter the Championship Round, which will determine our school winner. Our school champion will then take a written qualifying test to determine if he/she will go on to the state level competition.

If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Duncan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Wrangler Recycling Roundup

Jan. 30th - Feb. 3rd - Newspaper and magazines
April 16th -20th - Earth Week Celebration
April 20th - Walk/Ride Your Bike to School Day

JWE 2nd Annual Paper Recycling Contest
January 30th- February 3rd
Please bring in your recycled magazines, catalogs, phone books and newspapers during the week of January 30th- February 3rd to your student's classroom. The items will be weighed daily and the winning class will be announced on that Friday. This is student participation, so please make it possible for your child to carry the items to the classroom. We will not be accepting items at the front desk. Start saving those newspapers and magazines! The winning class will have a pizza party on Friday, Feb. 10th at 2:30 in their classroom.

PTA MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES

December General membership Meeting Minutes can be found here.

HOE-DOWN Toy Donations

Wranglers, we need YOU!!! Please send in NEW kids meal toys to help make this years Hoe-Down a success! There is a collection tub at the front of the school, near the PTA welcome desk! Thank you for your generosity, Wranglers!

Please Log in Your Hours!

Please remember to submit your Volunteer hours to your VIPS Coordinator as soon as possible. Simply go to the Volunteer area of the jwepta.org website and click on "Submit Your Hours." Don't forget to click on "Add to Log" to make it count! Did you know that you can log in your volunteer hours at anytime throughout the month? If you would rather enter them once a month, please do so on or before the last day of the month. Email Liz Schmidt at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions.

EUREKA!

It’s time to register for the spring semester Eureka Science sessions for each grade level. Don’t miss out on this fun, interactive way to spend time with your child exploring science! Register at http://jwepta.org/index.php/volunteer/volunteer-sign-up. Questions? Please contact Jill Wojciechowski at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The 5th annual Beck Backstage Theatre Camp will be held on Saturday, January 28th from 10:00 am -5:00 pm. The camp is open to 4th and 5th graders. The cost is $30 and includes lunch and a camp t-shirt. Registration forms are available at the BJH front office. Please register by January 13th.

For more information, please contact the Beck JH Theatre Department.

The Wrangler Chorale will be selling and delivering Singing Valentines to be delivered on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in all our JWE classrooms. All proceeds will go toward their spring trip to Moody Gardens. An order form is attached, and forms can also be obtained from the music room, the JWE front desk, or from Mrs. Sears. Your child, their friends, and teachers will love to receive this valentine and special choir performance! Thank you so much for your support of our choir students!

In addition to the traditional delivery method for our Singing Valentines, we will be going digital this year! You may log on to www.tinyurl.com/jwesong and order a Singing Valentine to be delivered via email to friends and family. They will receive an email Valentine with a link to a special video prepared by the choir. (There is also a paper copy of this form available if you prefer.) Payment for these valentines will need to be sent to the music room after you order. We hope you will enjoy our new Valentines as well as sending our “live” ones!

Head Lice

Parents, please review the newly revised policy of Katy ISD regarding head lice.
Thank you,
Kellyn Farino LVN

revised 9-1-2011

Katy Independent School District
Health Services Department
Head Lice
Head lice should be suspected when there is intense itching and scratching of the scalp and near the neckline at the back of the neck. If you look closely at the scalp and throughout the hair, you may see very small, rapidly crawling insects about 1/8” long and/or brown to grayish-white eggs (nits) firmly attached anywhere on the hair strand. Although these nits may look like dandruff, dandruff can easily be removed from the hair while nits are not easily removed. The presence of nits close to the scalp confirms that a person is infested. If the nits are located more than ¼ inch from the scalp, the infestation is probably an old one.

Students are screened for lice when symptoms are exhibited. If live lice are found in your child’s hair, use a medicated shampoo formulated to kill lice. If conditions warrant, use a separate bottle of shampoo for each family member. Contact the campus nurse for further instructions. If nits are found, it is recommended that they be manually removed to prevent re-infestation.

Current Administrative Policy states that a child found to have live lice may not return to school unless the hair has been treated with the medicated shampoo and the product box/bottle has been presented to the campus nurse. Your child will be rechecked when he/she returns to school and again in 7-10 days, after the second treatment (which is essential in eliminating head lice infestations).

School-wide head checks are not recommended or endorsed by the Harvard School of Public Health, the American Academy of Pediatrics or the Centers for Disease Control.The most effective screening occurs when parents check their own children at home, treat if any are found, and make efforts to remove any nits.