2020 WilliamsBubb

Important Dates for the 2020 5th Grade WilliamsBubb event

Parent information meeting: ~~Wednesday, March 25 - 6:00-7:00 pm~~ to be rescheduled at a later date
WilliamsBubb event: Friday, May 15 - 8:00 am-2:30 pm

What is WilliamsBubb?

WilliamsBubb is a re-creation of a colonial town circa 1775, organized and led by 5th grade students, teachers and parents. Our neighbor, Rick Van Mell, has posted a large collection of pictures and videos from the 2019 WillamsBubb event for your reference. Thank you Rick!

Find out more about this event and how you can help. There is something for everyone.

What to Wear to WilliamsBubb

Students should dress as colonial Americans did in 1775. PLEASE NOTE: 5th grade teachers will provide bonnets and black hats to the students. There are also a limited number of skirts that students can borrow from their teacher.

Traditional girls and women wear:

a long cotton skirt or dress
a cotton or linen long-sleeved blouse
a bonnet or cap
an apron
leather shoes

Traditional boys and men wear:

black "breeches" (short pants)
a white, long-sleeved shirt with a collar or ruffle
a dark waist-coat (vest)
black leather shoes with a buckle
long, white stockings or socks that cover the legs from the knees to the feet
black, tricorne hat (5th grade teacher will provide hats to all students)

See more information about colonial men's attire and women's attire online.

Parents that volunteer on the day of the event should also dress in old-fashioned colonial attire. See examples below.

What Takes Place

WilliamsBubb is set up like a mini-colonial town. There are a variety of stations or sets, each run by a group of 5th grade students (see list below). In addition to the stations, a massive ship facade is built by parents and volunteers. Throughout the day, all Bubb students in grades K-4 visit the different stations at scheduled times. Finally, the 5th graders perform dances and marches throughout the afternoon.

The stations may include:

Apothecary Shop - mixing and dispensing medicines
Baker
Blacksmith
Cabinet Maker
Candle Maker
Cobbler - shoe making and repair
Dress Shop
General Store
Potter
Printer
Silversmith
School
Tavern - serving lemonade and root beer
Town Hall
Wig Maker

Enormous thanks to former Bubb parents, Paul and Anna Hammer, Erin Hung and Sean Sullivan for creating the new back drops for WilliamBubb in 2018.

SAMPLE schedule for WilliamsBubb day

Below is the schedule from the 2018 WilliamsBubb event. The final schedule for 2020 will be posted at a later date.

6:45 AM - Parents and volunteers meet at Bubb school grass to start set-up.
8:00 AM - School starts; 5th graders go to their classrooms for instructions -- please ensure students are dressed in their costumes when they arrive
9:35 AM - Kinder classroom visits begin
11:50 AM - WilliamsBubb is closed so 5th graders can have lunch
12:35 PM - Lunch ends; classroom visits begin again
1:35 PM - Classroom visits to Williams Bubb end; begin clean up
2:40 PM - School ends; all 5th grade students must help pack up all sets into the WilliamsBubb trailer

Note: dancing and marching are scheduled at frequent intervals.

WilliamsBubb Luncheon

Bubb parents and families make and serve lunch to all the 5th grade WilliamsBubb students and volunteers on the day of the events. Many volunteers are needed to make this possible. PLEASE sign up to bring items for the lunch and to volunteer the day of the event.

Notes from the 2019 luncheon (thank you Bubb super mom, Vinita!).

Before WilliamsBubb day, the lunch preparation schedule includes:

One month before:
- Publish sign-up sheet on Konstella (include lunch items and volunteers with other volunteer needs)
- Book room for lunch service (Wendy/Christina). Ask if you can set-up the day before.
One week before (May 7):
- Finalize donations/purchases.
- Remind volunteers where/when to bring food/items
- Create signage
- Inventory dishes/serving utensils in staff room
Day before (May 14):
- Rearrange room and setup tables: 4 long tables for lunch; 2 for dessert; 1 for lemonade/water
- Prep water containers (large orange jugs found in the PTA closet)
- Prep cutlery/napkins, paper goods
- Prep serving ware (borrow from staff lounge)

The detailed day-of-event schedule for the lunch team follows:

7:50 - Put up posters with sign-up list (1 near lunchroom, one near Town Hall)
8-9:30
- Get 2 large jugs from the PTA closet. Clean them out and then fill 1 with water and 1 with lemonade.
- Wash and cut fruit as needed
- Prep cutlery in napkins
- Decorate (tablecloths, signage, flowers, menu)
10:20
- Cover 4 full rows of long silver lunch tables under the blue canopy and cordon off area (Wendy has caution tape?)
- Slice custard, cornbread, as needed etc. Begin arranging food on tables
10:45 Add ice to lemonade jugs.
11:00
- Scoop cobblers/crisps into bowls (use half of each one so no one takes home a whole crisp).
- Spend 15 minutes recruiting serving help
- Hams and turkey arrive (pre-sliced, pre-cooked and room temp)
11:50 Luncheon starts
12:10 Offer seconds. Get ice cream out of freezer to soften. Keep in cooler.
12:15 Start dessert service
12:25 Last chance for seconds!
12:40 Luncheon ends - start cleanup. Invite staff to share luncheon.
1:20 Take leftovers to staff lounge; have someone message teachers
1:30 Take water/lemonade jugs to staff lounge and wash and dry well. Return jugs to PTA closet (Wendy in the office has the key)
2:20 Serve leftover fruit to students after WilliamsBubb dismantled and cleaned up.
2:30 Wrap leftovers or toss (ask Wendy in the Bubb front office)

Setting Up Williams Bubb

Building WilliamsBubb takes many parents and community volunteers. In addition to putting together 15 different stations, we also need to construct the famous ship called Ranger.

Here is the layout from the 2018 WilliamsBubb town. We will post the 2020 layout as soon as it is available.

Williams_Bubb_layout_2018.pdf

Our wonderful neighbor, Rick Van Mell, has been documenting WilliamsBubb for many years. Here are the photos and videos from the 2018 WilliamsBubb event. THANK YOU RICK!

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