La Merced Elementary

Hello Parents and Guardians of La Merced. There will be a youth basketball camp at Belen High School Gym from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 pm June 3rd and 4th. This is for grades K-8. If you are interested and would like to register you can click the link https://5il.co/2joks for the flyer or call Angela Cano at 505-610-3781.

Tomorrow is our family night at the Book Fair from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. It is buy one get one free. The last day is this Friday from 8:00 to 4:00 pm. Hope to see you all there.

Good morning La Merced Parents and Guardians, This morning a fire suppression system went off in our cafeteria. There was no fire and no one was injured, but this system will have to be fixed and recertified which may take a few days. This did cause the alarms to go off in the school and our buildings were evacuated. The fire department responded quickly and made sure everything was okay at our school. We were not able to use any of the food that was prepared in the kitchen today, so lunches were prepared at other schools and brought over to La Merced. Until our kitchen is up and running again, lunches will be prepared at other BCS schools and brought over to our students.

Good morning Eagle Families, Please use the link below to view the 2024-2025 Student Calendar. You can also find the the link to the calendar under the parent information page. https://5il.co/2j2bo

Our first ever La Merced BOGO free Scholastic Book Fair starts tomorrow! Book fair hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents are welcome to come and visit anytime during Book Fair hours. The last day of the Book Fair is April 25th. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call Mrs. Nancy at 505-966-2126.

Our first every BOGO free Scholastic Book Fair starts tomorrow! Book fair hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents are welcome to come and visit anytime during Book Fair hours. The last day of the Book Fair is April 25th. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call Mrs. Nancy at 505-966-2126.

Good afternoon, Eagle Families BGS invites parents and guardians to participate on May 7th, 2024 at 6:00 pm in the first offering of the mental health series webinars provided by Parent Guidance.org in conjunction with the Cook Center. The first webinar will be Social Media-Protecting Your Child. For more information and to register for the webinar, please use the following link: https://5il.co/2it9i

We are delighted to extend a warm invitation to you for our Kindergarten Meet and Greet event at La Merced Elementary. This event will take place on Wednesday, April 17th, from 12:30 P.M. to 1:15 P.M. for all of our new incoming 24-25 Kindergarten students. This is an excellent opportunity for you to meet the teachers, tour the classrooms, and get acquainted with the environment where your child will be spending their kindergarten days. We believe that strong partnerships between parents and educators are vital for the success of our students, and events like these foster a sense of community and collaboration. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this exciting journey ahead.

Good afternoon Eagle Families, Belen Consolidated Schools is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their website ParentGuidance.org. This is a mental health resource for parents and provides parents a trusted place to go for real answers, to find support and real help for their children. This FREE resource offers parents access to licensed therapists delivering different courses for parents on topics like living with a child with depression, identifying anxiety, coping with grief and loss. To find out more information, please use the following link: https://www.beleneagles.org/o/bcs/page/mental-health-resources

Good afternoon Eagle Families, Belen Consolidated Schools is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their website ParentGuidance.org. This is a mental health resource for parents and provides parents a trusted place to go for real answers, to find support and real help for their children. This FREE resource offers parents access to licensed therapists delivering different courses for parents on topics like living with a child with depression, identifying anxiety, coping with grief and loss. To find out more information, please click here.

Attention parents! Candy money is due this Friday the 12th. If you are unable to sell the entire box of candy you can bring it in along with the money of sold candy bars, as long as it adds up to $60. Teachers will be sending out reminders as well to students who haven't turned money in yet. Thank you!

Hello Parents and Guardians of La Merced Elementary 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. In the next two weeks we will be administering the Super bowl of State Tests, the required New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement, or NM-MSSA. It is important that your child is present, well rested, and has a good breakfast. For this week, grade levels will be testing on the following days: 6th grade reading, Monday April 8, 5th grade reading Tuesday April 9, 4th grade reading April 10, 3rd grade reading April 11, and 4th grade math Friday April 12. We appreciate your help in reinforcing that it is important that your child take his or her time, read the questions carefully, and answer to the best of their ability. Thank you.

Hello Parents and Guardians of La Merced Elementary, This Monday, April 8, there will be a solar eclipse which will start at 11:15 and finish at 1:45. It will be at maximum eclipse at 12:30. As a safety precaution, we will be keeping students inside for recess and PE classes during this time. Please do remind your children that they can damage their eyes by looking directly at the sun. Thank you

Good Afternoon parents. Does your student have any siblings that will be 5 before September 1st? Do you know someone within our district that has a child that will be 5 before Sept 1st? Our Kindergarten team will be having a meet and greet with all new incoming 24-25 Kindergarten students on April 17, 2024, at 12:30-1:15 here at the school.

Hello parents. Thank you for participating in our 2024 Spring Chocolate Fundraiser. The students will profit from this. A few reminders. There are still a couple of boxes if anyone would like to sell during the weekend. Please see the office. Due date for all money to be turned in is Friday April 12th. Thank you for all you do. LME Staff

Hello Parents and Guardians of La Merced, Please click on the link below to find out more about a free summer reading program offered by the state of New Mexico. https://5il.co/2hve3 . Mr. Mond, Principal

Hello Eagle Families, Please use the link below to provide feedback on the proposed 2024-2025 BCS student calendars. This survey will be open until 8:00 am, Monday, April 8. https://forms.office.com/r/Lsgv5dFEWp

Dear Parents and Guardians, I wanted to let you know that we recently had a few racially charged comments on the playground from upper grades. This is unacceptable at our school. In response to this, I have invited the New Mexico Public Education Department of identity, equity, and transformation division to speak to 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students Thursday afternoon April 4th.

Good afternoon Thunderbird Parents/Guardians, Permission slips have been sent home for our Spring Fundraiser. In order for your student to receive their first and each box after we must have a parent signature. Last day to receive a box is March 29th and ALL money is due no later than April 5th. Please contact the office at (505) 966-2100 if there are any questions.

Hello Parents and Guardians of La Merced, ​ Our Read-A-Ton has started. A flyer with more information was sent home yesterday. Please check your child's backpack