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Upcoming Events
PWCS News
 
Divisionwide Announcements
Parents, ask your children about their Explorer Passports
Explorer Passports will be delivered to schools on Friday, May 18. The Passports give children free admission to parks and attractions in Prince William County. Start off this Saturday at the HCHY EXPO at Pfitzner Stadium, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. View map of activities and schedule of events.
School Announcements
Parent Portal

PARENTS - If you have not created your own account on Parent Portal, or you need to edit your contact information, now is the time.

FRIDAY, 1 JUNE

- Parent Portal Registrations and Online Contact Editing will be turned off and no further registration or edits will be accepted until after the new school year transition. NO NEW PARENT ACCOUNTS WILL BE CREATED UNTIL FALL.

MONDAY, 18 JUNE

Parent Portal WILL NOT be updated with Summer School Information and no Summer School Information will be sent to SchooolFusion.

- All updates to Parent Portal will stop and no further data updates will be sent to SchoolFusion until Fall. Any pending parent registrations that have not been processed will be deleted and those parents will need to reapply next year.
Multi-Cultural Night
Our annual Multi-Cultural Night will be on Thursday, April 26th. Come, share in the culture of Belmont! We will have dancing, food, fun and festivities from 6:30 to 8 pm. There will be a school-wide fact scavenger hunt and wonderful music from different lands. 
Do you have something to share? Bring your special artifacts for display, or homemade food to let everyone taste!
Join the fun! See you on Thursday evening!
Every child that participates has a chance to win a special prize!
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Nuestra noche Multi-Cultural anual estará el jueves 26 de abril. ¡Venga, parte en la cultura de Belmont!  Tendremos bailar, alimentos, las diversiónes y festividades hasta 6:30 a 8 P.M.  Habrá una caza sobre todo la escuela y música maravillosa de diversas tierras. 
¿Usted tiene algo para compartir? ¡Traiga sus artefactos especiales para la exhibición, o el alimento hecho en casa para probar!
¡Ensamble la diversión!  ¡Véale el la tarde de jueves!
¡Cada niño que participa tiene una posabilidad de ganar un premio especial!
 
Grade 5 Writing Online SOL Information for Parents
Dear Parent or Guardian:
 
Each year, Virginia students in grades 3 through 8, and those enrolled in certain high school courses, participate in the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments. Students in grade 5, grade 8 and End-of-Course English 11 participate in the SOL English: Writing test. The SOL English: Writing test consists of two parts: a multiple-choice component and a short-essay component. Currently, both the multiple-choice and short-essay components of the test are completed by students using a paper and pencil format.  
 
Beginning in Spring 2013, the SOL English: Writing test will be given online, wherein students complete both the multiple-choice and short-essay components directly on the computer. In preparation for that, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) recently announced its plan to field-test an online version of the SOL English: Writing test in Spring 2012. All students, who are scheduled to take the grade 5, grade 8 or End-of-Course SOL English: Writing test in Spring 2012, are expected to participate in the online field-test in addition to the regular paper and pencil test. However, because the field-test is designed to collect performance data about the test itself, prior to its use in Spring 2013, students will not receive a score or a score report.
 
The table below provides information about administration dates for the SOL English: Writing test and field-test in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) during this school year.
  
 
Assessment
Administration Date(s)
Field Test of Online SOL Direct Writing Prompt (Short Essay)
February 13-17, 2012
Belmont is 2/15/2012
Regular Paper SOL Multiple-Choice Writing Test
March 5 or 6, 2012
Belmont is 3/6/2012
Regular Paper SOL Direct Writing Prompt (Short Essay)
March 8, 2012
Field Test of Online SOL Writing Multiple-Choice Test
March 20-27, 2012
Belmont is 3/21/2012
 
 
For more information about the SOL English: Writing test and field-test, please visit the VDOE website at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/. If you have additional questions, please contact your student’s school test coordinator.
 
Survey Message to Parents

Don’t Miss the Chance to Tell PWCS What You Think

How do you rate your child’s school and the education programs in our county? The Prince William County School Board wants to know. All parents or guardians of students enrolled in Prince William County Public Schools were mailed a survey in English or Spanish on January 13 to measure parent satisfaction and determine how well the School Division is meeting the instructional needs of students.

The February 3 deadline for returning the survey is approaching fast. Don’t miss this opportunity.

Parents with children enrolled in more than one school, received a survey for each school.

Parents of PWCS students who did not receive a survey or misplaced the one that was mailed, can contact the Office of Program Evaluation at 703.791.7277 for a replacement.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your valuable input.

No pierda la oportunidad de expresar su opinión acerca de PWCS

¿Qué opina usted de la escuela de su hijo y de los programas educativos de nuestro condado? La Junta Escolar del Condado de Prince William quisiera saber su opinión. Una encuesta en inglés o español fue enviada por correo el 13 de enero a todos los padres o guardianes de estudiantes matriculados en las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Prince William. El propósito de la encuesta es enterarnos del nivel de satisfacción por parte de los padres y determinar si la División Escolar hace bien en satisfacer las necesidades educativas de los estudiantes.

La fecha límite para entregar la encuesta, el 3 de febrero, llega muy pronto. No pierda esta oportunidad.

Los padres que tienen hijos matriculados en más de una escuela han recibido una encuesta de cada escuela.

Los padres de estudiantes matriculados en PWCS que no han recibido o que han perdido la encuesta que fue enviada por correo pueden contactar a la Oficina de Evaluación de Programas al 703.791.7277 para obtener otra copia.

Gracias por tomar el tiempo de expresar su opinión importante.

Parent Portal

Dear Parents ~ As you may know, we are transitioning to an electronic gradebook this year so if you do not see grades for your student, please be patient. We continue to work through some challenges with the transition to the new system and all grades will soon be posted. Please contact your teacher directly for an update on your child's progress.

RIDING THE SCHOOL BUS IS A PRIVILEGE

The Code of Virginia, Section 22.1-176, permits school boards to provide transportation for pupils, BUT does not require them to do so. Riding the PWCS school buses to and from school IS A PRIVILEGE. Students need to follow all school bus rules & regulations, as stated in the 2011-2012 Code of Behavior. Should a student be reported to administration, administration will be responsible for disciplinary action, which may include the loss of the privilege of bus transportation. The parent will be responsible for the transportation of students who have lost school bus transportation privileges.  During the first week of school, read over the Code of Behavior with your child(ren) so they understand the expectations of appropriate bus behavior. Remember, riding the school bus is a PRIVILEGE.

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