Below are links to the morning announcement videos for the last week of school. Links will go live each morning at 6am.

Monday, June 3rd : https://youtu.be/ON4mOTb2XTk

Tuesday, June 4th : https://youtu.be/6R4hly4YFr0

Wednesday, June 5th : https://youtu.be/Zk7GrH21DtQ

Thursday, June 6th : https://youtu.be/P3Eu-eKhUxo

Friday, June 7th : https://youtu.be/9eGzeuL9czA

Begin the registration process by scanning the QR code on the flyer below or by visiting https://tyleres.pwcs.edu. Note that kindergarten screening will take place on Monday, August 5th from 9AM-11AM and from 1PM-3PM.

It's one of the most exciting times of the year. It's time for summer reading! We will hold a kickoff to summer reading assembly on Wednesday, June 5 at 9:00. Students are encouraged to wear their PAWS shirts. We will learn about summer reading opportunities, some fantastic book recommendations, and highlight some of our fabulous library events from the year. We will also read Last Day Blues by Julie Danneburg. Students are sure to be excited to become superstar readers that are out of this world!

Oh no! 30 books are still missing. Please help us get all books returned so they may have a restful summer. All library books were due on Friday, May 24th. Be sure to check in all the places library books like to hide such as couch cushions, under beds, under car seats, and sometimes at the bottom of a backpack. Unsure which book your student has checked out? Please reach out to Mrs. Taubken (taubkece@pwcs.edu) or Mrs. Newman (newmanam@pwcs.edu).

There are so many great opportunities to encourage your student to participate in summer reading. Reading for just 20 minutes a day helps students maintain their reading skills and be ready for the year ahead. As an incentive for summer reading students are invited to maintain a summer reading log to earn a reward from Panda Express. Students should read 30 minutes a day for 30 days and return their signed reading log to Mrs. Taubken or Mrs. Newman at the start of next school year.
Have a 5th grader who wants to participate? No worries! You may email the completed reading log and have the certificate mailed, or, submit it with a Tyler sibling.
Check out some of our other great opportunities to earn prizes and rewards for daily reading. The best part- participation is free!

Prince William County Library Summer Reading Program
Runs June 10th-August 13th
https://www.pwcva.gov/department/library/summer-reading

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading
Runs July 1st-August 31st
https://dispatch.barnesandnoble.com/content/dam/ccr/pdf/2024/05010831kidsSummerReadingJournalEnglishBn.com.pdf

Pizza Hut Book It!
Runs June - August
https://www.bookitprogram.com/programs/camp-book-it

Scholastic Home Base
Runs May - August
https://www.scholastic.com/site/summer-reading.html

Happy Summer Reading!

A huge thank you for all the effort put in to raising fund's for this year's Boosterthon. We are thrilled to announce our library furniture has arrived and has made our space feel and look brand new. We are looking forward to the students using our new space for many years to come.

In PWCS, all students in kindergarten through second grade participate in enrichment lessons taught by gifted resource teachers. In this lesson, students practiced the math activity SPLAT and created their very own from dots and post it notes! Students made various number sentences and shared with partnerships! The lessons focus on nurturing critical and creative thinking skills and expose all students to challenging opportunities.

Medication Pick up:
Please remember to collect any unused medication for your child by 12:00 pm on June 7. We recommend making arrangements promptly through the school. Medications not picked up before the deadline will be safely disposed of by school personnel.

Immunizations:
Parents, please note that the deadline for students to meet the immunization requirement for public school enrollment is Thursday, August 15, 2024. Make sure to submit proof of immunization to the school before this date to ensure your child can start the school year on time. If you’re unsure whether your child’s immunizations are up to date, we recommend checking with their healthcare provider.

Clothing Return:
If your student has borrowed shirts or pants from the clinic this year, please wash and return them to the school by June 7.

Additional Resources:
Immunization Requirements
Student Health Services

Grades four and five classroom teachers deliver instruction on Human Growth/Development and Reproduction. Students learn the maturational process, including changes that occur during puberty and processes related to reproduction. Students view age-appropriate videos and participate in lessons that teach these concepts in meaningful ways. Students begin to examine the influence of media on behavior and attitudes and how gender stereotypes are perpetuated in society, including the message that careers are gender specific. Emphasis is on the importance of terminology used to describe career roles (e.g., gender specific to gender neutral: "police officer" versus "policeman;" "server" or "wait staff" versus "waitress" or "waiter").

4th Grade Learning Objectives:

Objective 4.1 Students will recognize physical changes that occur during puberty.

Objective 4.2 Students will identify the human reproductive organs.

5th Grade Learning Objectives:

Objective 5.1 Students will recognize the physical, social, and emotional changes that occur during puberty and relate the physical changes to the need for new hygiene practices.

Objective 5.2 Students will identify structures of the male and female reproductive systems and their functions

Objective 5.3 Students will develop a basic understanding of human reproduction

Objective 5.4 Students will identify messages in mass media related to gender stereotyping

These lessons are taught in gender-separated classrooms:

5th Grade is scheduled for Friday, May 31st

4th Grade is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd

Parents have a right to preview full curriculum resources for FLE content upon request. To do so, please contact your child's teacher to request access to the Parent Portal link (a public Canvas page) where non-copyrighted materials are available digitally.

If you would like to opt your child out of these lessons, please complete the form attached and return it to your child's teacher.

https://www.pwcs.edu/academics___programs/summer_school/summer_enrichment_programs

Current Grade Level(s): 2-8

Description: Join us for a two-week immersive visual art experience. During this program, students will have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of techniques with both two-and three-dimensional art media. An art exhibit for students and families serves as our culminating event. Participants will need to attend both weeks of the program.

Dates and Location:

July 15-26, 2024
Pennington Traditional School or Porter Traditional School

Hours: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tuition: $250 for Prince William County Public School students

Tuition payments should be made through Student Quick Pay.

Transportation: Transportation service is provided. Bus stops will be different from the regular school year bus stops. No special bus stops will be established for individual students.

Bus stop locations will be communicated in June. Please see the Summer Program Transportation webpage.

Questions? Please contact Jasmine Hawkins at hawkinsjr@pwcs.edu.

We know your summer plans are filling up fast, but do not forget to make room for some Summer Camp fun! Comet Robotics of Battlefield High School is hosting STEAM Summer Camps July 15-July 19 at Battlefield HS.

Rising 2nd through rising 4th graders will have camp 9am-12pm.
Rising 5th through rising 6th graders will have camp 1pm-4pm.

All campers may choose between 4 camp options:
Coder Crafters - Introduction to Programming
Shop Skills - 3D Printing, CAD, and Woodworking
Brushstrokes and Beyond - Art Principles and Graphic Design
Engineering the Future - Solving Problems through Experiments and Game Challenges

Registration can be completed via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/nn5zqnA3H0
Questions may be directed to the email in the registration form.

Thank you to Mr. Ramos, Mr. Baker, and Mr. McKenzie for serving as Watch DOGS!

Our Super Tyler Tomcats Robotics Team is seeking a business sponsor to join us for the 2024-2025 season. Our team consists of passionate young engineers, programmers, and problem-solvers, that explore the exciting world of robotics and compete in First Lego League (FLL) events. Our team embodies the spirit of Gracious Professionalism and wholeheartedly supports the FLL Core Values. If you have a business or know of a business that might be interested in sponsoring our team we would love to connect. Please email Mr. Miller at millerjm3@pwcs.edu for more information. Many have also requested if they can make a donation to the team, so we have made that option available on the student quickpay website. The link can be found below or by scanning the QR code on the picture. Donations will go directly to supplies like team shirts, Lego pieces, innovation project materials, and other items needed for competitions.
https://www.studentquickpay.com/pwcs/MyAccount/Main.aspx

Our 2nd graders loved their field trip in the fall to learn basic swimming and water safety skills. Below is an opportunity from the PWCS Aquatics Center.

Tyler Elementary Yard Signs for 5th grade students are available to order now! Signs are $17.49 and come individually packaged with a stake.

Click the link to order yours! If you have questions about your sign, please email sales@orionpros.com or call (703)396-8811. https://orionpros.com/shop/ols/products/tyler-elementary

Accidents happen, whether it’s a bathroom accident, a spill in the cafeteria or maybe a slip in wet grass/mud at recess. The school clinic needs any gently used or new spare clothes for students to borrow when an accident occurs. Items most in need are listed below.
- Sweatpants: Boys & Girls – All sizes
- Leggings: All sizes
- Unopened packs of underwear: Boys and Girls - All sizes

When your child uses clothes from the clinic, please wash and return them to the school for other students to borrow. Underwear does not need to be returned; we don’t reuse them.

If you do not want your child to borrow clothes from the school, please provide a full, season appropriate change of clothing in their backpack. This includes undergarments, socks, shirt and pants. Place items in a large Ziploc bag with your student’s name clearly marked on it. This spare set will be kept in your student’s cubby, classroom restroom, or in their backpack for the remainder of the school year.

At Tyler, we offer a visitor table for visitors to enjoy lunch with their student. Unfortunately, due to limited space, students cannot bring classmates to join them. Please note that we also offer an optional allergy table for our students who have a life-threatening allergy. When space is tight, visitors should not be sitting at the allergy table due to the risk of cross contamination of allergens (ex. some fast food restaurants fry their food in peanut oil). Depending on the day, we may have more visitors than the available space can accommodate. We apologize if this occurs and thank you for your patience in advance.

*As a reminder, all visitors must have a government-issued photo ID. Digital copies cannot be accepted.

When PWCS calls a Code Orange, synchronous, live instruction will be provided to students using Zoom. Teachers will email families directly with the day’s schedule which will include hyperlinks for each Zoom. Schedules can also be found on the teacher’s Canvas page. Note that employees are teleworking during normal work hours and will respond to emails.

Tyler Staff Directory

General PWCS Code Orange Information

Resources for Families

Navigating a virtual learning day can seem difficult because there are many devices and ways to connect digitally. The Code Orange YouTube playlist, (and linked videos below), are designed to help make things easier for our Tyler families. You can watch the entire playlist of videos, or jump right to the video that you need by clicking the links below. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Link to the Entire Code Orange and Virtual Learning Playlist of Videos

Code Orange and Zoom "How To" with a School Issued iPad (K-2)

Code Orange and Zoom "How To" with a School Issued Laptop (3-5)

Code Orange and Zoom "How To" with a Personal Tablet or Phone

Code Orange and Zoom "How To" for Any Student Using a Personal Laptop or PC

How To Authenticate A Zoom Account

Veterans Virtual Guitar Workshops

Musicians of all skill levels are invited to participate in a 10-week series of virtual lessons.

These workshops are open and free to Veterans, Service members, military family members, and military caregivers.

Click the link ☝️ to register.

Songwriting Series for Military Kids

This four-week virtual series is designed for military kids where they will learn songwriting skills in a virtual, collaborative environment.

Click the link ☝️ to register.

We are seeing an increase in the number of students who are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of the school year). When possible, please be sure to plan vacations and trips during regularly scheduled school breaks. Below are links to this year's school calendar as well as next year's calendar for planning purposes.

2023-2024 Student Calendar

2024-2025 Student Calendar

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance

Please use this new online form instead of sending an email to the front office staff or teacher. Using the form ensures that the school has all the information we need, instead of it possibly getting lost in emails. Make sure to fill out all the needed information. Click here to go to the new form:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=bZqwF-SVHk2F4xzg1N5_wT6O6RBRn_FLjLMFAwYIiqRURTRMUjhOODlINzU5OVkxUVBHTUhUTTRPMy4u

Tyler is excited to welcome our visitors and volunteers! Please, don't forget that all visitors and volunteers must present a photo ID and be checked into our RAPTOR system upon arrival. Please note that digital IDs cannot be accepted. Remember, we try our best to keep our children safe!

PWCS staff members utilize School Status as the primary way to communicate with families. You will see this image at the bottom of email communications. We are learning that these messages may be going to 'junk mail' for many of our families. Please check your 'junk mail' folder for these message. Additionally, we are able to make phone calls using School Status which will appear to come from a new phone number (area code may be 804). Thank you for your patience as we familiarize ourselves with this new system.

Top Dog Coordinator: Drew Blincoe
Contact: tylerwatchdogs@gmail.com

What is Watch D.O.G.S.?: Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or other administrator.

To volunteer: Online sign-up calendar

To learn more about the program: visit https://dadsofgreatstudents.com//

PWCS is committed to ensuring safe and welcoming environments for students and staff. If a safety concern or crisis occurs in or near our schools, PWCS uses standard terms to communicate with families. Watch this video to become familiar with the terms.

Download the MYSCHOOLBUCKS app and get convenient access to meal balances, purchases, and make payments right from your phone. You will be able to view your student's meal purchases and current account balance at a glance.

Meal Prices for 2023-24

Students

• Breakfast – $1.60
• Elementary school lunch – $2.60

Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meal

Applications for free and reduced-price meals can be accessed using the links below.

• Free and Reduced Price Meals Online Application
• Solicitud en Línea para Comidas Gratuitas y a Precio

PWCS offers breakfast and lunch. Menus are posted on School Meals information

You can subscribe to receive monthly emails with school menus.

PWCS school menus can also be viewed using the The Web Menus by Isite Software mobile app available through the App Store and Google Play.

We want every student to feel celebrated on their special day. As a regular part of our morning announcements, birthdays are announced. Students are invited to come to the office for their birthday pencil. This has become a popular tradition at Tyler that we look forward to continuing. We understand that families may also want to do something special for their child's birthday.

Open Special Day Certificate for more information on student birthday celebrations.

*Birthday party invitations are NOT permitted to be passed out at school. Thank you for helping us to keep the focus on learning.

Special Day Certificate (Word)

We are so excited to announce that our spirit wear items are now for sale! We have added many new items including pajama pants, a zip-up hoodie and a shoe charm!

The site will be open year round and all items will be delivered directly to the school. You can purchase your items directly from the Home Sweet Home Creations

Please see attached flyer:

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The PTO is excited to announce that Discount Cards are now for sale! We have partnered with 13 local businesses to offer year round discounts for our Tomcats and friends. Flyers will come home in Wednesday Folders. Please see the attached link for more information:

Discount Card

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