The Parent "O"bserver
4/26/24 -- Edition 7, Volume 17 -- #4T1V
New Items Added to the Newsletter that are Important
PWCS has a Spanish Facebook
Newsletters
English:
- Did you know that PWCS has a Spanish Facebook page? Follow @PWCSespanol on Facebook for the latest PWCS news in Spanish.
Spanish:
- ¿SabÃas que PWCS tiene una página de Facebook es español? Sigue a @PWCSespanol en Facebook para conocer las ultimas noticias de PWCS en español.
Social Media
English:
- Did you know that PWCS has a Spanish Facebook page? Follow @PWCSespanol on Facebook for the latest PWCS news in Spanish. https://www.facebook.com/PWCSespanol.
Spanish:
- ¿SabÃas que PWCS tiene una página de Facebook es español? Sigue a @PWCSespanol en Facebook para conocer las ultimas noticias de PWCS en español. https://www.facebook.com/PWCSespanol.
If you have questions, please contact Stan Olshefski, supervisor of web services in the Communications Department, at olshefss@pwcs.edu.
Please note: Do not forward/share Launchpad content to students, families, and the outside community. They cannot access Launchpad. Forwarding content from the Launchpad will cause confusion and access issues.
School Age Child Care (SACC) and AlphaBEST Education in the Summer
School Age Child Care (SACC) and AlphaBEST Education will offer a full-day summer camp program at select schools (listed below) for currently enrolled PWCS students in grades K-5. Food Services and Nutrition will provide breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. If additional information is needed, please reach out to the School Age Child Care office at (703) 791-8844 or visit www.alphabest.org/pwcva.
Dates: Wednesday, June 12 through Wednesday, August 7, 2024 (closed June 18-19, and July 4, in observance of Independence Day)
Times: 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Registration:
Registration opens Monday, April 22, and will close on Friday, May 31. Parents must register their child to participate in the full day program at customercare@alphabest.org.
Summer Camp Locations:
Belmont Elementary School
Bristow Run Elementary School
Dale City Elementary School
Featherstone Elementary School
Haymarket Elementary School
Innovation Elementary School
Leesylvania Elementary School
Porter Traditional School
Rockledge Elementary School
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Triangle Elementary School
Yearbook Orders are LIVE
Yearbook preorders are now open through April 5th. Order forms will go home starting next week. Yearbooks will be $20. I highly encourage you to go onto yearbookforever.com and searching Occoquan to get your preorder in early. If you prefer cash or check, please make sure you send the order form to school signed by a parent/guardian. After preorders close yearbooks will go on sale once they are delivered.
Summer School Information
Registration for Summer School will run from April 11 through May 24. Registration is open to Prince William County residents only at this time.
The location will most likely be at Belmont or Rockledge ES, we are not sure which location we will be sending our students yet. Both of these programs will be providing the students with free meals.
Summer School dates will be different this year, so please be aware of this. The dates will run from June 24 through July 12.
Items that Will Always be Relevant for Parents to Review
SchoolQuality Profile (AKA: SOL Results)
Dismissal Times
Students are no longer allowed to be dismissed from the office between the times of 3:30 and 4:00 due to disruptions to the dismissal process. If you need to pick your child up early, you will need to do so before 3:30. Otherwise, you will need to wait until 4:10 to come into the office to pick them up.
Parent Handbook for the 2023-24 SY
Late Bus Information
Transportation’s Late Bus Notification web page is now available for parents and schools. The page will list buses that will be late 15 minutes or more to start their run. Please save the link below to review it:
Here Comes the Bus App
Please be sure to download "Here Comes the Bus" app so that you can track your child's bus to know a more accurate time on when your child will be picked up and dropped up from their bus stops. After you download the app, it will prompt you with a few questions, and then you will need to enter a school system code. This code is: 76348
Should you have any issues with this app, please feel free to email hctb@pwcs.edu, and they will
answer your questions.
Continuous Improvement Plan
Our ambitious Continuous Improvement Plan ensures we are on the right track to navigate the journey back to pre-pandemic levels by investing in our instructional core, maintaining high expectations to ensure academic excellence, and strengthening infrastructures along the way toward greater equitable and accessible academic achievement for all students.
Please click the link below to take a look at the plan in what will be some of its final stages.
Construction on the New Building
Title I Information
Key information for Title I
- Please be sure to check out the Occoquan school compact for information about Title I (it is the document directly above), staff agreements, student agreements, and parent agreements, as well as our goals for the year in reading and math.
- Reading support is provided through small-group instruction and before and after-school tutoring.
- Math support is provided through small-group instruction, co-teaching lessons with the classroom teacher, before and after-school tutoring, and one-on-one individual support for math intervention.
- Thank you for supporting our awesome Occoquan students!
Grade Level Newsletters
Grade Level Newsletters
Grade Levels update their information once a month.
Important Event Dates
Reading SOL for Grade 3-5
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 09:30 AM
Reading SOL for Grade 3-5
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 09:30 AM
Math SOL for Grade 3-5
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 09:30 AM
Math SOL for Grade 3-5
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 09:30 AM
VA Studies SOL for Grade 4
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 09:30 AM
Science SOL for Grade 5
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 09:30 AM
Advisory/PTO
Michael P. Lint is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024, 06:00 PM
Woodbridge Walk of Honor for Seniors who are Graduating
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 03:00 PM
NO SCHOOL TODAY--Memorial Day
Monday, May 27, 2024, 08:00 AM
Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony & Picnic Day
Friday, May 31, 2024, 09:30 AM
2nd Grade Picnic Day
Monday, Jun 3, 2024, 09:30 AM
1st Grade Picnic Day
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024, 09:30 AM
5th Grade Field Trip to Fred Lynn MS
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024, 09:30 AM
3rd Grade Picnic Day
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024, 12:30 PM
5th Grade Promotion at Gar-Field High School
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024, 06:00 AM
4th Grade Picnic Day
Thursday, Jun 6, 2024, 09:30 AM
5th Grade Picnic Day
Thursday, Jun 6, 2024, 12:30 PM
Last Day of School -- Half Day of School -- Dismissal @ 12:40
Friday, Jun 7, 2024, 12:45 PM
Occoquan Elementary School
Where Everybody Is Somebody
A PWCS "School of Excellence"
Email: lintmp@pwcs.edu
Website: occoquanes.pwcs.edu
Location: 12915 Occoquan Road, Woodbridge, VA, USA
Phone: 703.494.2195
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Twitter: @occoquanes