Fall NYSA Soccer Registration

Fall Soccer registration is open for NYSA - our recreational fall soccer league that is open to upcoming 3rd-8th graders.

Deadline for registration is July 17, 2011. Click HERE for a link to the registration form. If you are having problems printing the registration form, click here for another page where you can download the .pdf

Please click HERE to connect to a page where you can download the Summer Theater and Soccer Weeks registration form.

Haydenville Community Playground Clean Up Day

Saturday May 21st, 9:00-2:00 (rain date Sun May 22)
Playground behind Town Hall
Pizza for lunch 12pm, kids welcome!
Stay as long as you can ... any time you have to give is appreciated
Please r.s.v.p to sarahelen@gmail.com

Register for Theater and Soccer Weeks

It's time to register your child/children for the Williamsburg Summer Theater and Soccer Weeks! Please click HERE to download the brochure that includes the registration form. Please register by May 1, 2011.

Theater Week

July 18-22, 2011

Monday-Friday ***8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

At the Anne T. Dunphy School

With a free community performance on the evening of Friday, July 22.

Fee for the week: $150 for one child. $250 for families with two children participating.

Please contact the recreation commission at burgyrec@gmail.com for questions about the fee, as we want many children to be able to participate if they are interested.

Age of children: K- 8th Grade as of Fall 2011

Activities: Over the course of one week the children will learn and produce the musical, Charlotte’s Web. In addition to on-stage roles of varying size, children will also have the opportunity to create sets, props & costumes from start to finish. Even if your child does not want to perform on stage, there are backstage opportunities. Fun outdoor activities will also occur throughout the day.

Leaders: Kimberly Overtree, a performing arts and math teacher at The Ethel Walker School in CT, who has her Masters in musical theater, and Pamela Plumer, a Haydenville resident and mother of three, who has her Ph.D. in school psychology. Additionally, there will be a number of high school students assisting during the entire week.

Charlotte’s Web is produced by arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.

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Soccer Week

July 25-29, 2011

Monday-Friday ***8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

At Ames Field in Haydenville

Fee for the week: $75 for one child. $125 for families with two children participating.

Please contact the recreation comission at burgyrec@gmail.com for questions about the fee, as we want many children to be able to participate if they are interested.

Age of children: K- 6th Grade as of Fall 2011

Activities: The children will have fun learning and practicing basic soccer skills along with their friends. Additional outdoor activities will also occur throughout the morning, including water activities. The children will receive soccer balls as part of the activity.

Leaders: The adult supervisor is Kyle Benoit, and Sage Loomis will lead a group of high school instructors.

· ***Both activities will include a supervised “Drop off” window of time between 8:00-8:30 to support families with childcare needs. The “official” start time for the activities will be 8:30.

· For both activities, parents/guardians do not need to be present during the activities.

· Parents/guardians will need to provide snacks/lunch.

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Please complete the registration form to register your child/children. The full fee will be due by June 1, 2011. In order to reserve a spot for your child/children, you must send in a $20.00 deposit by May 1, 2011.

T-Ball Registration

It is time to register your child for T-Ball through the Williamsburg Recreation Commission. T-Ball is open to children in Pre-K through Second Grade. Children must be 4 by 9/1/2011 in order to participate. Please click HERE for the Registration Form. Please register by Wednesday, April 13 as we would like to have t-shirts and hats available to the children on the first day of T-Ball. The registration form includes options for shirt sizes.

T-Ball will take place on Thursdays from 6:00-7:30 May 5, 2011 through June 16, 2011 at Ames Field in Haydenville.

Brian and Pam Plumer will be head coaches. They are looking for adult volunteers. Please contact Brian and Pam at theplumers@gmail.com if you would like to help coach.

Soccer Week

** Save the date ***

The Recreation Commission will sponsor a "Soccer Week" this summer, Monday, July 25-Friday, July 29. Hours are likely to be 8:00-12:30. Children must be entering Kindergarten through 6th grade in the fall of 2011 to participate. The activties will be led by an adult supervisor as well as high school student assistants. Further details will be announced soon. The fee is $75 per child with discounts available for families with multiple children. Financial assistance is also available.

Registration forms will be released in April. Please watch the Bulletin and this website for details.

Dunphy School Gym Use Calendar Added to Blog

The Recreation Commission has added the Dunphy School Gym Use Calender the the blog. Please click HERE to access the calendar or click on the link on the upper-right side of the page. Once the snow melts, we will add the calendar for use of the fields. If you would like to request use of the gym, please view the calendar for availability, and then email the details of your request to burgyrec@gmail.com

Charlotte's Web the Musical

The Williamsburg Recreation Commission is pleased to announce the show that will be performed during Summer Theater Week is the musical version of Charlotte's Web, a classic tale that celebrates the power of friendship, even those friendships that at first may seem unlikely.

The musical version of Charlotte's Web is based on the book by E.B. White, adapted by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by Charles Strouse (Annie, 'Bye, 'Bye Birdie). Published by Dramatic Publishing.

All children who participate in the Summer Theater Week will have the opportunity to perform on stage in a variety of roles. Backstage opportunities will be available for children who would like to participate in a more "behind-the-scenes" manner. All of the children will have the opportunity to work on sets and create costumes and props. The week will begin on Monday morning, July 18, with a fun introduction to the show, some singing, dancing, and reading lines for those children who wish to perform on stage, and assignment of roles. The week will be filled with rehearsing, set and costume design and creation, recreational outdoor activities, team building exercises, and games. The week's activities will culminate in a free community performance on Friday, July 22 at the Anne T. Dunphy School in Williamsburg.

Enrollment is first open to residents of Williamsburg and Haydenville as the Recreation Commission's goal is to provide local, quality summer activities for families in town. Children from other communities are welcome to participate if space is available.

Registration materials will be provided this spring. Please see the post below for further information and email Pamela Plumer at theplumers@gmail.com to express your interest in having your child or children participate.

Summer Theater Week Save-the-Date

Thank you to those families who completed the Summer Activity Survey. There was a great response from families.

Since many families are already planning summer vacation activities, the Williamsburg Recreation Commission is sending out this save-the-date for a "*~*~*~*~Theater Week*~*~*~*~" which will be held at the Dunphy school July 18-22.

Here is some of the important information:

Goal: To foster the creativity of Williamsburg/Haydenville children in a fun and dynamic environment while producing a show from start to finish in one week.

Hours: 8:00-3:30 Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22, with a free show performed for families/the community at the end of the day on Friday, July 22.

Fee: $150 per child for the whole week. Please contact the recreation department at burgyrec@gmail.com for questions about the fee as we want many children to be able to participate if they are interested. There will also be a discount for families with multiple participating children.

Leaders: The activities will be led by Kimberly Overtree, a performing arts and math teacher at The Ethel Walker School in CT, who has her Masters in musical theater, and Pamela Plumer, a Haydenville resident and mom of three, who has her Ph.D. in school psychology. Both have extensive theater arts experience and many years of experience as summer camp counselors. Additionally, there will be a number of high school students helping during the entire week.

Age of children/types of activities: Children entering Kindergarten through those entering 8th grade are invited to participate, with many types of roles available. In addition to on-stage roles of varying size, children will also have the opportunity to build and paint sets and create props and costumes from start to finish. Some children may also be interested in backstage activities. Even if your child does not want to perform on stage, there will be plenty of activities to participate in throughout the week. The children will have snack and lunch breaks as well as fun outdoor activities planned throughout the day. Enrollment will first be open to children from Williamsburg or Haydenville.

More information will follow soon, but if you think your child/children might like to participate, please email Pam Plumer at theplumers@gmail.com to express your interest and ask any questions about the details of the week, including the hours of the program.

Please pass this information along to Williamsburg/Haydenville families who might be interested.

Williamsburg Recreation Commission Summer Activity Survey

The Recreation Commission is considering sponsoring reasonably-priced, week-long summer activities for children during the summer of 2011.  Please complete this survey to help us gain an understanding of summer activities that would interest families in Williamsburg and Haydenville.  The activities would be led by adults and take place in either Williamsburg or Haydenville, depending on the activity.  Each week would have a specific focus.  Some weeks could have more than one activity involved depending on the level of interest from families.

Please click HERE to complete the survey.