Fall Learning Update
PWCS will follow “normal” bus schedules/bell times this fall.
Preliminary Bell Schedule - Subject to change
This fall more than 96 percent of students will be attending in person and more are choosing in-person learning every day. PWCS is excited to have our students return to in-person learning. In order to ensure schools are able to transport our students on-time for learning everyday, students will return to “normal” bell schedules and will share seats on the bus.
Please be aware that masks may be required for students, pending further guidance from federal, state and local officials. Virginia guidance for K-12 schools health protocols for the 2021-22 school year is expected to follow guidance from the CDC, which is anticipated in the near future.
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Students get excited for reading at Camp Read-A-Lot
Rising second grade students are honing their reading skills at Marumsco Hills Elementary School over the summer with fun activities and a nautical themed two-week long camp. The camp is operated in conjunction with Shenandoah University and designed to engage students in phonetics, word recognition, and writing exercises, while participating in traditional camp activities like reading stories around a “campfire,” dancing, creating arts and crafts,and singing. The teachers involved are PWCS teachers who are part of a cohort of graduate students working toward a reading specialist certification.
Thanks to the generosity of the Claude Moore Foundation, students can take a book home every day to keep and add to their personal library. The foundation also provides snacks for the students to have during camp.
School counselors at five elementary schools work together to offer virtual career day
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This past school year, with the pandemic safety measures in place, school counselors at Ashland, Haymarket, Marshall, Minnieville and Tyler Elementary Schools teamed up to create a virtual career day. Read more.
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Adam Russo to serve on newly formed Governor's task force
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Prince William County Public School’s Adam Russo, director of school food and nutrition services, will serve on the newly formed Task Force on Culturally Inclusive School Meals and Calendars. Read more.
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Student project helps boost bluebird population
Matthew Grimsley, earth science and technology education teacher at Independence Nontraditional School, is helping students design and build nesting boxes for bluebirds. The boxes are placed along the bluebird walking trail at the school, helping to provide much-needed nesting sites for the birds and opportunities for students to observe and appreciate this native Virginia species.
Students practice reading with classmates during a concurrent learning activity at Marshall Elementary
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Allison Scott, a fourth-grade teacher at Marshall Elementary School, created the Reading Accountability Partners book club to connect her in person and virtual students. Read more.
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Mentors help Hampton Middle School students ponder careers in technology
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Technology leaders in the community offered students at Hampton Middle School an exploration of career opportunities. Read more.
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Public Health Order in effect through July 25
The State Health Commissioner has issued a Public Health Order requiring masks to be worn by all individuals age 5 and older in indoor instructional settings in Virginia schools until July 25. The requirement is intended to be temporary in nature, and separate guidance is forthcoming for the 2021-22 school year.
The previously established exemptions to the mask mandate continue under the new order. The Public Health Order follows the expiration of Executive Order 79, requiring students age 5 and older to wear masks when indoors in K-12 instructional settings, which expired at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, at the end of the declared state of emergency.
Additionally, please note that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) federal order requiring masks be worn on public transportation remains in effect and does apply to school buses.
Join the PWCS team; Learn more this Saturday
Saturday, July 10 - 9 a.m. to noon
Kelly Leadership Center
14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112
Learn about our available job opportunities, including school bus drivers, food services staff, custodial staff, and more!
Register for the Non-Instructional Job Fair
Questions? Call 703-791-8050
For information on vacancies, please visit the human resources webpage.
Share with new neighbors; Parents can register new students in PWCS online
Don’t let work and life stop you; come hear how adult education programs can help you earn a high school diploma
Registration is open for summer classes from the PWCS Adult Education Program
Meet Steve Thorne - Principal of Piney Branch Elementary
Steve Thorne in the new principal of Piney Branch Elementary School. He is a familiar face to the Cardinal family having served as assistant principal at the school. This former swimming instructor discovered his love of teaching through coaching. Thorne hopes to promote an even higher level of learning at Piney Branch building on the newfound technology skills his students and staff have gained during the COVID pandemic.
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