The Scoop! - August 18, 2022

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August 18, 2022 - Vol. 5, No. 3

PWCS is excited to welcome students back this Monday, August 22

Follow these steps for a successful start to the new school year

✔ Visit the Back to School webpage  ✔ Complete the Back to School Packet in ParentVUE ✔ Check class schedules in ParentVUE (Middle and High School schedules available end of the business day on August 19) ✔ Complete any needed student health and medicine forms ✔ Review school menus and payment options

The PWCS Transportation team can't wait to see your students. Please check your bus stop times in ParentVUE frequently as we start school. We are consistently adding new stops, more students, and balancing overloads. Please be patient the first week of school as some buses may run late while trying to get everyone back into a routine.  Be sure to download the Here Comes the Bus app to track your child’s bus in real-time. Additional sign-up instructions are available on the Here Comes the Bus webpage.  Questions about your student's bus transportation? Contact your school’s designated point of contact.  Important Information For Parents of Kindergartners Kindergarten students must be accompanied to and from bus stops by an authorized person. Read more >>

This ad supports SPARK, the Education Foundation for PWCS.

PWCS community event brings students, families, staff together to kick off the new school year

Parents, students, and school staff enjoyed an evening of community engagement at a school year kick-off event held at George M. Hampton Middle School.

PWCS, in partnership with SPARK, the education foundation for the School Division, hosted the event. Families from Hampton Middle were invited, as well as families from the feeder elementary schools. Families had the opportunity to meet staff and families from the various schools in attendance and meet Superintendent of Schools Dr. LaTanya D. McDade.

Attendees enjoyed food from various food trucks, and music provided by PWCS Teacher of the Year turned DJ, Todd Robbins. Families also received free grocery kits from the Northern Virginia Food Rescue – Combating Hunger on Wheels (C.H.O.W.) Wagon and school supply packs donated by Staples. Information on resources were available from Anthem, INOVA Partnership for Healthier Communities, Kaiser, Prince William Public Libraries, PWCS Energy and Sustainability, as well as PWCS Human Resources Department. Other sponsors included AWS InCommunities, Children's Science Center Lab, Micron Technology, Inc., Prince William County Fire and Rescue, Sentara, Virginia American Water, Washington Capitals, and Wegmans.

Colgan High School graduate receives national poetry award

Congratulations to Indigo Green, 2022 graduate from Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, who won the Bronze Medal in the Poetry Written category at the National NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition. Read more. >>

Fairytales turned into read-aloud plays at the PWCS Discovery Enrichment Summer Camp

Students learned valuable life skills at the PWCS Cookology Summer Camp

Cultural myths, pantheons, trickster characters, heroes explored at the PWCS World Mythology Summer Camp

Healthy habits were the focus of Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition Summer Camp

Help us by reporting potential threats to safety at school Users can submit a tip by calling 1-844-5-SAYNOW or by visiting www.saysomething.net. The free app is available for download from the App Store and Google Play Store, where students can submit tips instantly.  More about the PWCS Say Something Tipline >>

Say cheese! Submit your first day of school photos

Join us in celebrating the start of the school year by submitting your first day photos. These pictures may be used on social media and/or in a video at the end of the week.

Follow these steps:

1. Get a sign! Show off your school spirit.

• Print: First day of school signs are available for download on our webpage.
• Create your own: Write #PWCS1stDay, “Ready for a new school year,” or any positive sayings about starting the school year.

2. Take a picture! Hold up your sign, and snap away. Don't forget to smile!

3. Share your photos with us!

• Option 1: Post your photos on social media. Be sure to tag @PWCSNews and use #PWCS1stDay. We will like, share, or retweet as many as possible.
• Option 2: Click on the button below to send in your pictures. Please submit by Thursday, August 25 at noon.

School staff prepares to launch into the new year

From hanging posters to meeting with colleagues, a lot of coordination and teamwork goes into prepping for a new school year. We are proud of our staff and the work they did to ready our buildings for the return of students.