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NEW SCHOOL HOURS…Breakfast at 8:35am…1st Bell to enter school is 8:40am…..TARDY bell is at 8:50am

Upcoming Events

11/10/2009

- 6th Grade Field Trip - Occoquan Bay
All Day

- 5th Grade Field Trip - Luray Caverns
All Day

- REPORT CARDS GO HOME

11/11/2009

- NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day
All Day

11/17/2009

- 2nd Grade Field Trip - Great Falls
All Day

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PWCS News

Welcome to Mary G. Porter Traditional School!

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Porter Patriot Press!

2009 PORTER GOLF

Our golf season has officially ended here at Porter. We had a great season and a lot of fun. As a way to “end” the season, we will have a pizza party on Tuesday, November 17th at 5:30 PM. We will watch a slideshow and share some thoughts and laughs from the season. Parents are invited to attend and eat with the team.

Please download and complete the RSVP for and return it by November 13th. Paper copies are also available for pickup.

Golf Pizza Party Form

STUDENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Students, do you need to need some student service hours? Check out the link on the Volunteering page to access businesses and organizations that could use your help!

SPELLING BEE

The Porter Spelling Bee Club has already started. Please check our website for updates on competition and study materials!

BEE ADVENTURERS PART 1

BEE ADVENTURERS PART 2

SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

With a score of 98 out of a possible 100, Porter Traditional School has been named a 2009-2010 Prince William County School of Excellence! Please see the attached documents for more information on this award and how our school performed in the various scoring categories.

School of Excellence Information - Porter

Complete PWC School Rankings

School of Excellence Scoring Rubric

CAREER DAY

Elementary & Middle School Career day is Friday, November 20th. Please read the attached forms to see how you can volunteer, donate, or assist in making this day a success. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bontempo or Ms. Myers-Jakes.

ELEMENTARY CAREER DAY FORM

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER DAY FORM

ELEMENTARY ROBOTICS

Due to the 4th grade field trip to Jamestown, we will not have Elementary Robotics on Thursday, October 29th. We will also not have a meeting on Thursday, November 12th.

In the mean time, check out the ES Robotics Page to see all of the latest happenings! All of the Robots are built and we will begin programming them in November.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

WHEN WEATHER CAUSES THE SCHOOL TO CLOSE...

Sometimes the weather may require that our schools close early. In this event, we will attempt to contact a parent/guardian of each of our students to inform them of the closing. Please click below to read PWCS Inclement Weather letter giving an explaination of the our procedures for closing the schools due to poor weather conditions.

PWCS Inclement Weather Letter - English version

PWCS Inclement Weather Letter - Spanish version

SCHOOL FUSION ANNOUNCEMENT 2009-2010

School Fusion/Edulink Update

Due to upgrades in our online system, all School Fusion and EduLink accounts from the 2008-2009 school year have been deleted by the central office. Please click here for information on how to register for a new account. Thank you!
For FAQs, please click on the link below:
School Fusion/Edulink Tips and FAQs

PORTER PATRIOT NEWS - NOVEMBER 6TH

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PORTER FAVORITES

Click on the link BELOW to accessall of our Porter Tech Favorites. This site has almost 800, and counting, websites for all grade levels. These sites are separated by category, grade, and subject area.

PORTER FAVORITES

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