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Helpful information for students, parents and teachers in Fredericksburg.Breakfast Program Lets Parents Visit School With Kids The Lafayette Upper Elementary School Parent Teacher Association has announced a new program allowing parents an opportunity to visit the school with their children called Pastries for Parents. Participants will be able to come to school and eat breakfast with their children. The event is scheduled on three separate days for the three different grades: Grade 3 on Friday, Sept. 30, Grade 4 on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Grade 5 on Friday, Oct. 14. Walker Grant Issues School Supply List Sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Walker Grant now have …
College Reps Set to Visit James Monroe Representatives from three colleges will be visiting James Monroe High School next week. Seniors are invited to attend any of the meetings, but require permission from the counseling center. Check the list below: Randolph-Macon College - Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. Christopher Newport University - Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 8:30 a.m. Longwood University - Friday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. Armed Services Test to be Offered at High School Students at James Monroe High School will have an opportunity to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test, …
James Monroe to Host Back to School Night Parents and students at James Monroe High School will be able to better acquaint themselves with their teachers and other school staff at a back to school night. The event will be held at JMHS on Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. College Rep to Visit High School Students interested in learning more about Lynchburg College are encouraged to attend an information session put on by a college recruiter on Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. Seniors who want to attend will need a pass from the counseling center. Lions Club Youth Affiliate Starts Chapter at High School A newly …
As the school year gets started, a number of extra curricular activities are gearing up with their first meetings of the year to get things organized. Here's a list of events announced so far for this week: • Animal Sciences Club - Organizational Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 3 to 4 p.m. in room 224. • Frence Club a.k.a. Le Cercle Francais - Meets on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. in room 134. Members should bring $5 in annual dues, and an orange, black or white t-shirt to paint. Members don't have to be in french class to join the club. • James Monroe Girls Soccer - …
Hugh Mercer Issues First School Day Tips Administrators at Hugh Mercer Elementary School have issued some advice to parents to help ensure a smooth transition into academic life. Parents are asked not to walk their children to their classrooms nor visit them during lunchtime for the first two weeks of school. The school will have staff on hand throughout the day to make sure that students are where they are supposed to be. Spirit Day at Lafayette Students at Lafayette Upper Elementary School are asked to wear black and yellow for spirit day on Friday, Sept. 9. "Please join us in …
The Fredericksburg City Public School's have released their 2011-2012 bus schedules. Students at Walker Grant Middle School will be waking the earliest to catch the bus, with the first stop scheduled for 6:34 a.m. at the corner of Stafford Avenue and Brent Street or Lafayette Blvd. and St. Paul Street, depending on which bus the student takes. Examine the full schedules in the PDF's attached to this article.
Middle Schoolers Need Vaccinations Rising 6th grade students must have a Tdap booster shot prior to the start of the school year. If your child received a Tdap booster over the summer, please submit evidence of this to the W-G school nurse immediately. Shot records may be faxed to the Walker Grant Middle School office at (540) 891-5449. PSAT Registration Deadline Approaching PSAT Registration deadline is September 21, 2011. The PSAT will be given on October 12, 2011. All students must be registered to take it by September 21. Any junior planning to take the PSAT must turn in the $14.00 fee …
