PUBLIX MATH NIGHT

Parents!

Don't forget about Math Night at Publix on Thursday, February 26 from 5 - 7 PM. There will be a math scavenger hunt for your children to put their math skills to work as they problem solve throughout the store! When they complete the math sheet, they will receive a goodie bag! You can get some shopping done while the kids have fun! It’s a Win-Win! Hope to see you there.

Kindergarten Team

Assumptions and Stereotypes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9eHp7JJgq8

Well, I guess one of the typical assumptions or stereotype of West Virginians is that we are coal miners, so I guess the Williams family fits one of the typical assumptions or stereotypes!  Many of my family members on my mother's side and my father's side were coal miners.  My mother grew up as a "coal miner's daugher", and I am a "coal miner's granddaughter"!  I could not help but attach the song by Loretta Lynn! I, however, am not a fan of country music! :)

My great grandfather and great grandmother's marriage license.

Education

Education is very important to the Williams family, however, it was common in the beginning for some of the Williams family to be unable to obtain a complete formal education. For example, my grandfather was allowed to finish the 6th grade, and then his father made him quit school. He was the oldest of what would be 11 children so he had to help the family financially. My grandmother finished 9th grade because her mother died when she was 12 and her father needed her at home to take care of two younger brothers and sisters. In those days it was typical for the older children to quit school to help with the family. Life circumstances dictated the formal education they were able to obtain. Of course, now many of the Williams grandchildren have had the opportunity to obtain college degrees.

My great grandparents, Lonnie and Tellie Williams, with all of their children. My grandfather, Fred Williams, is in the back almost directly in the middle.

My great grandmother, Tellie Williams, on the right with my grandfather, Fred Williams, on her lap.

Beliefs and Morals Continued!

This pictures sums up how I would like to think about the Williams family.