A huge thank you to the Eagle Scouts that built new flower beds for our front playground and some mini ones for our outdoor classroom! We cannot wait for our students to use them! ❤️
#FCPS#PreschoolPrograms#Penguins🐧#EagleScouts
This evening, Monday, October 7, 2024, promptly at 7:30 PM, at James Monroe High School, the Fredericksburg City School Board will formally recognize and honor living legend Dr. Gladys West, for whom our new elementary school is being named.
In a historic move, the Fredericksburg City Schools Board chose on August 5, 2024, to name the city's third K-5 building Gladys West Elementary School. This the first school in the nation to recognize this great woman and her important achievements.
Join us in person or watch the School Board meeting live.
👉https://www.regionalwebtv.com/fredsb
🏈HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME🏈
Join us LIVE in-person or LIVE video streaming via www.regionalwebtv.com, COX channel 18 and 83, or Verizon channel 41.
Fredericksburg City Public Schools is committed to fostering a safe and secure environment for our staff, students, and families. On the newly added mental health resource website you will find information about resources and community agencies that can support individuals. School counselors, social workers, and psychologists are available in your school to support students and families with additional needs. Also, be sure to visit our virtual calming room which is a great resource for individuals who need a break. Be sure to check back for updated announcements and events.
👉https://www.fxbgschools.us/page/mental-health-supports
Mental Health Taskforce
Happy National Custodian Day! We sure love and appreciate our custodians here at Preschool Programs!
#FCPS#PreschoolPrograms#Penguins🐧
❤️VASS Conference 2024 at VA Beach 🏖️
Panelists on Navigating Change and Enhancing Community Support!
Happy National Principals Month to my fellow principals! Your outstanding leadership, dedication, and the positive impact you’ve made on our students, teachers, and school community are truly inspiring. Your hard work does not go unnoticed, and I'm incredibly fortunate to be part of this amazing group of dedicated individuals.
You are appreciated! - Principal Marcus Petty
🌟Download the ParentSquare app today! 🌟
Stay involved with your student's learning and activities at school. From anywhere.
https://www.fxbgschools.us/page/parentsquare
Don't forget to join us this Friday for our Positive Parenting Series! We look forward to having another lunch and learn and will be discussing assertiveness through positive and effective boundaries. See you Friday at 12:00!
#FCPS#PreschoolPrograms#Penguins#ConsciousDiscipline
📰Energized teens create outlet for seniors with community cafe📰
https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2024/09/27/teens-strive-to-reach-senior-population-with-community-cafe/
📰Fredericksburg and Stafford Schools Receive Grants to Support Afghan Students and Families📰
👉https://fxbgadvance.substack.com/p/fredericksburg-and-stafford-schools?r=2yvsz2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
October Special Education Advisory Meeting
Join us on Monday, October 28, 2024, from 5:00 - 6:30 PM, at Lafayette Elementary School for our Special Education Advisory Meeting.
FCPS NEEDS YOU!
We're hiring substitutes.
*Daily Substitute Teacher Rate (Non-Degree): $97.50/day
*Daily Substitute Teacher Rate (associate's degree or 60+ college credits): $105/day
*Daily Substitute Teacher Rate (College Graduate): $112.50/day
*Long Term Substitute Teacher Rate* (Without a teaching license, but with a bachelor's degree): $165/day
*Long Term Substitute Teacher Rate* (With a teaching license): $217.50/day
For additional info, or to see if you would qualify, please contact Human Resources at (540)372-1130. #teachfxbg
Apply here 👉 https://www.fxbgschools.us/o/fcs/page/substitute-teaching
2024 Disability Awareness Month
Adaptive Sports Day at UMW
Goalball, Wheelchair Basketball, and Boccia Ball
Saturday, October 5th 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Goolrick Gyms
Sponsored by Delta Alpha Pi, DiversAbility, Friends of Athletics, and the James Farmer Multicultural Center. We encourage you to reach out with any accommodation requests at least two weeks prior to the event by contacting ODR at odr@umw.edu.
📰Fredericksburg-area school officials present plans to combat chronic absenteeism📰
https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2024/09/23/fredericksburg-area-school-officials-present-plans-to-combat-chronic-absenteeism/
Don't forget to join us Monday September 23 for our Curriculum and Child Development Parent Workshop! We are excited to share with you how to support learning at home and what they are learning here at Preschool Programs! We hope to see you there!
Ms. Breen's Hugh Mercer kindergarten music class are learning all about steady beat and identifying different classroom instruments. They sang the song “Aiken Drum” - about a man that lived in the moon and his face was made out of different foods! They then made their own Aiken Drum faces out of instruments and objects found in the music room.
📰 The Free Lance-Star📰
Young 'sickle cell warrior' facing second transplant
https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/young-sickle-cell-warrior-facing-second-transplant/article_94fdccdc-750d-11ef-ba23-1bf580079387.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
Director of FCPS Preschool Programs, Laura Dove, will be joining the Champions for Youth Summit Session! We are so proud of our Director and the great things she does for students, families and staff here at Preschool Programs!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tmccPupYQSovNyKN/?mibextid=xfxF2i
Ms. Rachel and Ms. Mary from Friends of the Rappahannock were so excited to visit Preschool Programs last week! They did in classroom visits in preparation for our first field trip to the river! Students did a sink or float science experiment and discussed how to make predictions and conclusions.
