Fredericksburg City Public Schools

🎉Congratulations to our esteemed school board, who witnessed the return of Mr. Jarvis Bailey and welcomed Mrs. Molly McFadden! Mr. Bailey and Mrs. McFadden took their School Board Oath of Office yesterday, January 2, 2024, at the Fredericksburg Courthouse and were sworn in by Judge Gordon Willis. Mr. Bailey has proudly served on the Board since 2007. We look forward to their support of our FCPS faculty, staff, students, and families. We are also grateful for Mrs. Jannan Holmes, who honorably served on our school board from 2010-2023. Today she also took an Oath of Office and will serve on the Fredericksburg City Council.

✨The social workers would like to thank everyone who contributed to the magical moments students will enjoy over the holidays!✨ Thank you to the following businesses and organizations: St. George's Episcopal Church- Donated holiday gifts for 6 students. Lifepoint- Generously donated 240 holiday gifts for students. Spotswood Church- Sponsored 25 of our students for the holidays. House of Victory Fredericksburg Church- Donated over 100 winter coats for our students. U4C Victory Inc- donated non-perishable food and gift cards for our families. Paula Poole - Generously Donated coats for our families. Avery Ballet- Adopted a preschool family for the holidays. Unmasked- Donated holiday gifts for 26 families. New City Fellowship Church- Donated books for every preschool student for the holiday break. Mary Washington- Donated 200 show boxes filled with holiday treats for all Preschool Programs students. Huge shout-out to our school community that supported multiple families for the holidays: Hugh Mercer Elementary School - School staff donated over $1,500 towards 12 student's holidays. Lafayette Elementary School - Donated holidays gifts for 8 students. Walker Grant Middle School - Donated holiday gifts for 19 students. Central Office - Donated holiday gifts for 4 students.

Walker-Grant Middle School wins the School Attendance Award for the month of November! Go Tigers! 🐯🐯 #AttendanceMatters

Today is the District 18 competitive events for DECA. Students came together to compete in 22 occupational areas related to marketing. The top four students in each occupational area will go onto state competition in early March. Full gallery: https://tinyurl.com/fxbg-deca

FCPS was awarded the Virginia Department of Education Teacher Apprenticeship grant, which allows for one currently employed FCPS paraprofessional to participate in the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Teacher Apprenticeship Program as a Teacher Apprentice Paraeducator (TAP) in the special-education area. Mr. Christian Omundson was selected as the recipient. Congratulations!!

Learning about the cell cycle this week in Ms. Denison's science class - can't wait to get a deeper understanding of how cells function! 🧬 #CellCycle #ScienceClass #ScienceFun