Hugh Mercer Elementary School

SUMMER PROGRAMS FCPS Summer Programs details are available on the FCPS webpage. Dates and times for these programs vary, so visit our webpage to access information about various programs such as Summer School, Summer Scholars, KinderCamp, and Extended School Year. Please note that the Superintendent’s Summer Scholars Program has a registration deadline on May 6. The registration link is provided on the webpage for your reference. https://www.fxbgschools.us/page/summer-programs

Today was Purple Up Day ! HMES patriots showed their spirit and supported military families by wearing purple!

Hugh Mercer Elementary School Garden Celebration The Hugh Mercer Elementary School PTA will host a garden celebration on Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:00 to commemorate the re-establishment of the student garden. The event will take place in the garden courtyard at the back of Hugh Mercer Elementary School located at 2100 Cowan Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Students, families, faculty, staff, and the community are welcome to attend and help celebrate. There will be a take-home planting activity for children and displays by Bee City Fredericksburg, the Friends of the Rappahannock, Fredericksburg Food Coop, Spotsylvania County Sheriff Animal Control Reptile Crew, and the R-Board. Thanks to our generous partners the Fredericksburg Workshop, Norfleet Quality Mulch, the Stone Center, Troy Michael Contracting, the Rappahannock Valley Garden Club, Virginia Master Gardeners, Costco, Meadows Farms, the Fredericksburg Food Coop, Earl’s True Value Hardware, Fredericksburg Clean and Green Commission, the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board, the James Monroe High School Environmental Club, and Holcomb Contracting. Throughout the school year, students and parent volunteers installed a native flower and shrub bed as well as 8 raised vegetable beds to benefit all students at the school. The after-school Garden Club and parent volunteers' plant and take care of the garden weekly. HMES Teachers are incorporating this living resource in their classroom lessons as well as using it as a space for all to find respite during the day.

📰📰FREE LANCE-STAR: Dr. Marci Catlett will be honored for contributions to the community and will have a ceremonial tree dedicated in her honor during the city’s annual Arbor Day celebration on Wednesday, April 17 https://fredericksburg.com/news/community/community-briefs/article_fa9d53bc-f5ad-11ee-a2d2-8bc398ed6807.html

It's not too late to register for the Purple UP Fun Run 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Join your Family and Friends as we recognize Military-Connected Families with the first FCPS Purple UP Fun Run. Monday, April 15, 2024 5:00-6:30 PM James Monroe High School Track, 2300 Washington Avenue 5:00-Welcome from our Superintendent, Dr. Marci Catlett, Local Veterans, and the JMHS Pep Band 5:15- Preschool Family Run 5:30- Elementary Family Run 5:45- Middle School Family Run 6:00- High School Family Run 6:15- Awards Ceremony Register here 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/TLpnCTRKwJ

On April 19th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Connection Resources Center, we will be celebrating our Games Around the World event! We want parents, guardians, staff, and students to come and play games, enjoy snacks, and gather school and community resources. See you then!

April is month of the military child. Next week HMES will showing our spirit for all our military families. Check out the flyer below.

Students in World Language class are playing an interactive learning game while they learn about LA CASA (THE HOUSE) in Spanish. This is Mrs. Rogers' 1st grade. What a fun way to learn Spanish. Great lesson Mrs. Bachand! 📔📖📝🏫🎒

Fredericksburg City Public Schools celebrates April as The Month of the Military Child. Join your Family and Friends as we recognize Military-Connected Families with the first FCPS Purple UP Fun Run. Monday, April 15, 2024 5:00-6:30 PM James Monroe High School Track, 2300 Washington Avenue 5:00-Welcome from our Superintendent, Dr. Marci Catlett, Local Veterans, and the JMHS Pep Band 5:15- Preschool Family Run 5:30- Elementary Family Run 5:45- Middle School Family Run 6:00- High School Family Run 6:15- Awards Ceremony Register here 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/TLpnCTRKwJ

FLASHBACK FRIDAY!! Checkout all the awesome things happening at HMES.

Digital Learning takes place every day at Hugh Mercer Elementary School, so this year the Patriots recognized Digital Learning Day a little differently. Students completed digital citizenship activities with their teacher and then were given agency to demonstrate their learning in one of two ways: either design their ideal personal learning device, or to create a digital citizenship advocacy campaign that focused on an aspect of digital well-being and health that was important to them. Students with the best submissions were invited to a robot pizza party with their ITC! Images below are from London Troy Jones Brown in Ms. Geukgeuzian’s 4th grade class building a car with a Vex Go robot and Mrs. San Soucie’s 2nd grade class using the Sphero Indi robots.

❤️HMES Science 🧬 Fair Students Demonstrating Their Application of the Scientific 🧪 Method! -Dr. Catlett

April is month of the military child. Next week HMES will showing our spirit for all our military families. Check out the flyer below.

Fredericksburg City Public Schools celebrates April as The Month of the Military Child. Join your Family and Friends as we recognize Military-Connected Families with the first FCPS Purple UP Fun Run. Monday, April 15, 2024 5:00-6:30 PM James Monroe High School Track, 2300 Washington Avenue 5:00-Welcome from our Superintendent, Dr. Marci Catlett, Local Veterans, and the JMHS Pep Band 5:15- Preschool Family Run 5:30- Elementary Family Run 5:45- Middle School Family Run 6:00- High School Family Run 6:15- Awards Ceremony Register here 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/TLpnCTRKwJ

We look forward to seeing rising kindergarteners and their families tonight in the Hugh Mercer gymnasium from 5-7PM for the Kindergarten Registration Event! Activities include meeting the principals and teachers, speaking with the school nurse, submitting registration paperwork, and signing up for KinderCamp.

We’ve extended the deadline through today, for the Mental Health Resource Fair, which will take place at James Monroe this Saturday, April 13, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Here’s the link to register and to receive your free boxed lunch: https://www.fxbgschools.us/article/1526032

HMES third graders are having fun at Friends of the Rappahannock today. It’s a gorgeous day for a river fieldtrip!

As a reminder, there is no school for students tomorrow, April 10, 2024. Students return to school on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Kindergarten Registration Night is fast approaching. Do you have all of your documentation together? Hugh Mercer: April 11, 5 PM - 7 PM Lafayette: April 16, 5 PM - 7 PM See the flyer for more information.

We look forward to seeing you virtually for the Special Education Advisory Committee on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm. For additional questions or the Zoom link to join the meeting, contact your school's special education liaison.