Prince William Academy students are required to wear white polo shirts. Girls and boys may wear dark blue pants or shorts. Girls may also wear dark blue jumpers or skirts. This dress code is required for Jr-kindergarten students and older. The purpose of the uniform is to promote school unity and the Academy image.

If your child becomes ill during the day you will be notified. Please make arrangements for someone to pick up your child if you are not able. Any child with a temperature over 100 degrees, a child who is vomiting, or a child with diarrhea will not be permitted to remain at school. If your child requires medication during the day, you must bring the medication to the office and fill out a form. Please do not bring medicines directly to the classrooms or send in medicine with your child. We can not dispense medicine without the proper consent forms.

Referrals, also known as detention, will be enforced for all Grade. A referral can be given in a one, two, or three hour increment depending on the reason for the referral. Warning slips will go home prior to receiving a referral. A referral may be issued after two warnings. Referrals will be served on Saturdays. You will receive a note with the time and date a referral needs to be served. Please sign the referral and return to school. If a parent has a conflict and can not bring the child, arrangements can be made to choose an alternate date. We will not reschedule; however, for soccer games, birthday parties, etc. There will be an assignment given on the scheduled Saturday. Failure to show up will result in a zero for that assignment.

Personal items should not be brought to school. No toys or gameboys. The school can not be held responsible for items that are lost. Show and tell will be the only time that personal items will be allowed.

Please make sure that you sign your preschoolers in and out everyday. Elementary children who attend before and after care must be signed in and out. Under no circumstances should a child enter a building without an adult escort. All children must be turned over to a staff member.

We seek students who meet high personal and academic standards, students who strive to develop a well-rounded personality, and who will benefit from our school. Students are evaluated and may be administered admissions exams. We reserve the right to deny acceptance if these requirements are not met, or if the student possesses an educational, or psychological situation that the Academy is not equipped to handle. Mutual respect is expected between the faculty, staff, students, and parents to achieve the goals of families of the Academy.

Lake Ridge Campus - Pre-School through Kindergarten hours are 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 1st Grade through 8th Grade hours are 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Before and after school hours are between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The facility closes promptly at 6:30 p.m.. Repeated unexcused tardies may result in a referral. If you will be picking your child up later than scheduled please notify the office to make arrangements. Children who are not picked up at their scheduled time will be sent to the office to wait unless prior arrangements have been made. A student who is absent for more than 15 days in one school year is subject to failure. Medical reasons are an exception, but must be accompanied by a doctor's note.

Preschool children ages 2-4 should bring a plastic box, shoe sized, with a change of clothes. Please label the box with your child's name. Remember to change clothes when the seasons change. Preschool children who take nap time must bring a fitted crib sheet, a blanket and a pillow case to put them in. Sheets and blankets go home every Friday for laundering. Pillows are not allowed unless they are attached to a nap mat. Please label everything including all school supplies.

We will have scheduled field trips throughout the year. Please pay any field trip money to your teacher and do not include it with your tuition. Field trip money must be made in the form of cash. Volunteers or chaperones are welcome, please check with the teacher to see if there is a charge. We ask that younger siblings not accompany us on field trips. Our focus is ensuring the safety of our students. If your child is under six, they must have a car seat. State law prohibits us from transporting anyone under the age of six without a car seat. Small booster seats are appreciated; they fit better in our vans.

Weather-Related School Closing Procedures for Prince William Academy

Prince William Academy follows the Prince William County Public School System’s policy for weather-related school closings.

It is imperative to listen to local media reports for information regarding school closures or scheduling changes due to inclement weather. Announcements regarding school scheduling changes may be found at the PW County Public Schools’ website, pwcs.edu, Comcast channel 18, Verizon channel 36, or various other local news channels. You may also call our school at 703-491-1444. If PW County Schools are closed, Prince William Academy will also be closed. If PW County schools open 2 hours late or dismiss early, Prince William Academy will do the same.

We try our best to open for child care even on snow days (when regular school is closed) to accommodate those parents who must report to work no matter the weather. However, safety is our primary concern and hazardous road conditions may prevent our staff members from getting to school, or arriving on time. If the roads are navigable, we will do our best to open for child care even on snow days; our staff will arrive as soon as possible. Please call the school before you leave your house to ensure that someone was able to get to school and open for child care.

Families from Early Years Academy may utilize the Lake Ridge campus if it opens for child care

If either the Federal Government or the Prince William County Government closes, we will not open for child care.

Homework is given every night Monday through Friday. Pre-K and Kindergarten will have homework packets sent home on Monday and they need to be brought in on Friday. First grade will have a spelling and math assignment daily. Homework for second and third grade will consist of a spelling, reading and a math assignment. Fourth through seventh grade will consist of spelling, reading, math, and a social studies or science assignment. Foreign Language assignment are given regularly. If a student does not turn in an assignment he/she will do it during recess. If a student does not turn in an assignment a second time he/she will finish the assignment during recess and the parent will be called. Homework sheets are given out every week. Please check the sheets every night and initial when the student has completed the assignment.

A : 91-100
B : 82-90
C : 73-81
D* : 72 and below

* a D at PWA is considered failing

Friday folders go home every Friday. Friday folders include assignments completed during the week and graded tests. Friday folders also sometimes include school and/or classroom newsletters. Be sure to review the contents of the Friday folder, sign the sheet by the correct date and return the folder to school on Monday. Please do not throw away the signature sheet.

Report cards are given three times a year. Interims are sent at the mid grading period. Please check the calendar for exact dates.

Please notify your teacher if you would like to schedule a conference. Teachers will make every effort to meet with you before or after school hours.

We at Prince William/Early Years use the Peabody Early Experience Kit (PEEK) for the pre-school children. The curriculum utilizes hands-on learning experiences to enhance the children's ability to think and communicate. Activities range from creative movement to riddle solving. It is our hope and desire to make the early learning experience for your child one that will make learning fun.

Through daily participation in circle activity, the children will learn number and letter recognition. Through repetition the children will learn new songs. The activities taught with finger play are designed to teach each child "learning can be fun." Materials used in the curriculum will help children develop vocabulary, sorting skills, and listening comprehension skills as well as matching, counting and sequencing skills.

The junior kindergarten students will use a language arts book from the Open Court curriculum. The curriculum will teach letter knowledge and phonic awareness before and during the introduction of sound/letter associations. The intent of instruction is to engage the children in the kinds of activities that will prepare them for reading. The math book is based on the McGraw-Hill curriculum. This program emphasizes thinking strategies for problem solving. Students develop self-confidence as they learn to explain their reasoning in cooperative learning situations. Students learn they can do math and use it in every area of their lives. Through the thematic system, junior kindergarten students will explore science and social studies concepts as well as create art projects during scheduled classes.

Kindergarten at Prince William Academy is a full-day program enriched with material to challenge the children academically. The language arts curriculum is based on phonics. Another important part of the curriculum is the writing process. Using letter sounds is covered in the first book in the series, as well as in the Collection for Young Scholars Reading and Writing Connection. Math is studied via the McMillan math curriculum textbook, which brings math into reality for the children.

First grade students will be using the Collection for Young Scholars Anthology, Open Court Curriculum for language arts. This program is based on phonics, and the students will be reading from two anthologies with a variety of classic and contemporary storybooks. The writing skills are developed through two workbooks, cassettes, student-made books, journals and independent writing.

In math our students will be using the Math-In-Action workbook. Students will be reviewing concepts like computation, money, measurement, time, geometry, fractions, numbers to 1,000, multiplication and division facts. Hands-on manipulatives are used hand-in-hand with our text.

We use Neighborhood and Communities for social studies, In Your World for science, and Focus on You for health. Our students will take Spanish, French, Mandarin or Arabic as second languages. Our curriculum is enriched with art classes, physical education and computer skills.

Students will be immersed in a literature rich environment, filled with classical and contemporary fiction, through the use of the Collection for Young Scholars, Open Court Curriculum Anthologies. Writing and spelling skills are taught along with reading lessons and through the use of a reading/writing workbook, grammar workbook and different writing activities.

Students will be working in math with numbers, money, adding and subtracting whole numbers, regrouping, multiplication and division facts, measuring, fractions and geometry. The use of hands-on material is incorporated to add a concrete approach to the math concepts.

For social studies, the students will focus on neighborhoods, communities, and cultural studies in China and Egypt, while getting a better understanding of the heritage and contribution of historic groups of people throughout the world.

Second graders will continue to focus on a broad range of science skills to understand the natural world. Scientific processes, living systems, and changes in the natural world are some of the concepts explored, along with the human body and health related needs, requirements and changes.

Our students will have other subjects for enrichment including, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, computers, art, music and physical education programs.

Third grade students will read a variety of literature works from our Collection for Young Scholars texts for this grade level. Students will focus on the use of effective communication skills, reading and comprehension strategies and research work. The students will plan, draft, revise, and edit stories focusing on cursive writing skills.

Math in Action is our text for this grade level. Students will review concepts introduced in previous years and will focus on division with whole numbers, and problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. Students will be helped to develop a wide range of skills and strategies for solving a variety of problem types.

In social studies, the standards for third grade allow students to develop an understanding of elements of civilizations and their interrelationship by focusing on several early civilizations.

The third grade standards for science place emphasis on conducting investigations using the scientific process. The students will study simple machines, earth science, matter, life and living processes and systems, earth and space.

Our students will be introduced to an appropriate grade level set of computer skills, music, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Arabic, art and physical education.

The fourth grade student will communicate orally in large and small group settings. Students will read classics and contemporary literature by a variety of authors.

Social studies for the fourth grade focuses on the regions of the United States by examining history, geography, economics, the humanities, and citizenship. International lessons are integrated into the units for easy comparison. Students will learn about Virginia through activities-based class projects.

Math in the fourth grade places emphasis on developing proficiency in using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals to solve problems. Students will collect, display and analyze data in a variety of ways and solve probability problems using a sample space or tree diagrams. Students will also solve problems involving area and perimeter, classify triangles, and plot points in the coordinate plane. Variable expressions and open sentences will be introduced. While learning mathematics, students will be actively engaged, using concrete materials and appropriate technologies such as calculators and computers. However, facility in the use of technology shall not be regarded as a substitute for a student's understanding of quantitative concepts and relationships, or for proficiency in basic computations. Students will also identify real-life applications of the mathematical principles they are learning that can be applied to science and other disciplines.

Fourth grade science stresses the importance of using information, analyzing data and validating experimental results. Defining variables in experimentation is emphasized, and making simple predictions from picture, bar, and line graphs is underscored. Questioning and hypothesizing become more detailed at this level. Students are introduced to basic principles of electricity and to the concept of energy as it relates to work and machines.

For our computer curriculum, the students will demonstrate a basic understanding of computer theory including bits, bytes, and binary logic. Students will also develop basic technology skills. Music, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Arabic, art and physical education will also be part of our program.

The fifth grade student will continue to increase communication skills used in learning activities, and will use a variety of resources to prepare presentations. The students will plan, write, revise, and edit writings to describe, to entertain and to explain.

The fifth grade standards emphasize the importance of selecting appropriate instruments for measuring and recording observations. The organization, analysis, and application of data continue to be an important focus of classroom inquiry. Science skills from preceding grades, including questioning, using and validating evidence, and systematic experimentation, are reinforced at this level.

Students are introduced to more detailed concepts of sound and light and the tools used for studying them. Key concepts of matter include atoms, molecules, elements, and compounds, and the properties of matter are defined in greater detail. The cellular makeup of organisms and the distinguishing characteristics of groups of organisms are stressed. Students will learn about the characteristics of the oceans and the earth's changing surface.

The students will demonstrate a basic understanding of computer theory including bits, bytes, and binary logic. Students will also develop basic technology skills.

Our students will also be introduced to music, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Arabic, art and physical education.

In Collection for Young Scholars, the students will experience literature that includes time-honored and contemporary classics, as well as award-winning fiction and non-fiction.

The reading selections are organized into powerful learning units focused on important, engaging and complex explorable concepts that are designed to encourage the students to think, raise questions, and learn. Each level includes units about topics that are worth exploring. There are three types of learning units: units dealing with social studies; units dealing with science; and, units of universal interest.

The sixth grade social studies focus on making a connection between history and geography. Combined with the map study program and the geography in history activities, geography becomes a relevant part of each history lesson.

Culture Close Up features a high impact, in-depth look at the art, artifacts, music, and literature of various civilizations. This results in students actually experiencing the daily life of the past rather than simply reading about it.

Applications and Connections is the first series of mathematics textbooks developed for the combination of content and meaningful applications which help students learn that understanding mathematics will aid them in becoming problem solvers in other areas of life.

Students are undergoing extensive psychological, physical and social changes, which make them curious, energetic and sometimes egocentric. It is our goal to provide opportunities to channel the interests and concerns of adolescents, provided it maximizes their exposure to highly interesting topics. The science class and laboratory are designed to help students learn about themselves and their world and potential career paths. As students take the initiative to learn science we also integrate technology.

The mathematic objectives for each goal progress in complexity at 7th & 8th grade level and throughout the middle school courses. Students in the middle grades use problem solving, mathematical communication, mathematical reasoning, connections, and representations to integrate understanding within all the strands. We focus on teaching the students how to succeed. We will develop deep mathematical understandings required for success in abstract learning experiences and apply mathematics as a tool in solving real-life problems. We are looking to present to our students, mathematics concepts with manipulative and hands-on materials. This is the mathematic that will give Prince William Academy students the greatest opportunity to shape their futures.

The students will be using Glencoe Literature's The Reader's Choice Course 2 to gain the complex act of reading. The students will be required to go through the highly interactive process in which students must rapidly, fluently, and automatically process print, and then bring their own experiences and knowledge of the world to construct meaning from the text. The children will be taught according to their level. The reading curriculum includes word analysis, vocabulary development, reading sources, comprehension and independent reading. Glencoe Literature also offers an abundance of appropriate and engaging materials for outside reading.

The teacher will engage the students through critical and creative reading, active reading and higher level thinking skills, and reading for comprehension. The selected material will include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, myths, legends, folktales, electronic media, songs, comic strips, and comedy scripts.

The students will also use Glencoe Writer's Choice Grammar and Composition text, which will cover integrating writing, grammar, and other language skills. Composition, grammar usage and mechanics, resources and skills will be part of the curriculum taught.

In the Social Studies subjects, the students will be covering The Human Heritage World History Text material which will include the following Units: Place and Time, River Valley Civilizations, Ideas and Arms, The Greeks, The Romans, The Early Middle Ages, Emergence of New Empires, The Late Middle Ages, Beginning of Modern Times, The Changing World, Nations and Empires, and The Twentieth Century. The curriculum will be taught through emphasizing map skills, charts, diagrams and illustrations, and world literature. Once the students cover the material they may move to additional learning, such as the World Music/Cultural Traditions, Foods of the World Texts and supplemental learning material.

Prince William/Early Years Academy offers a before and after school care program for students. Our campus opens at 6:00 a.m. and closes at 6:30 p.m. year round, except for federal holidays and inclement weather. Extended care is used to help elementary students with their homework as well as sports and games.

Tutoring and homework assistance is available for additional charge. Please speak with the principal to set up a tutoring schedule. Homework assistance is provided after school on a daily basis.

Standardized level testing is conducted on a regular basis, ensuring that each student is performing at grade level, or higher. Prince William Academy's curriculum is set at one grade higher than the public school.

Trips to locations in Washington, South, West, and Northern Virginia stimulate cultural/historical interest. Other programs of special educational value are scheduled throughout the year during regular school hours. Most of these trips are offered at a small additional fee.

Parents are valued at Prince William/Early Years Academy. Parents or guardians, teachers and administrators work in true partnership to achieve the best possible success for our students. Teachers feel the need to work closely with parents to help establish the best possible education for our students. We believe our role is to help educate the children, and parents are the ones responsible for raising them. There are many opportunities for parents to be involved, whether it's volunteering in the office, participating in fundraisers, or helping in the classrooms.

Prince William/Early Years Academy believes in giving back to the community through volunteering our time and efforts via various civic organizations. We at Prince William/Early Years Academy feel, through lending a hand, we can help to make Prince William County a better place to live as well as setting an example for our students.

June 18 through August 31
Pee-Wee and Junior Explorers: Age 2 to 4
Advanced Explorers: Age 5 to 14

Registration $35 (includes tee shirt)

- Bowling/Movies
- Skate-n-Fun Zone/Skate Quest
- Soccer Park
- Swimming/Neighborhood Sites
- Golf & Putt Putt Lake Ridge Park
- Fantasy Park and Lake Ridge Parks
- Museums and historical sites
- and many more fun places to visit

Express yourself creatively through art!

Our students learn to expand their confidence and imagination in creative writing classes.

- Cheerleading Camp/Cooking Class
- Gigglebytes Computer Class
- Swimming Camp/Drama Camp
- Horseback Riding Camp (10 children required)
- Martial Arts Camp
- Foreign Languages (French, Spanish, Arabic)
- and more!