La Merced Parents and Families: please be on the "look-out" for your child's report card as they have been sent home today. We are now in Quarter 3! If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.
La Merced wishes our school community Happy New Year. Please see the attached link for the January newsletter.
https://5il.co/1mvvb
Free Tutoring for PreK-8 Students
PED announces its new tutoring service in partnership with Paper that focuses on mathematics, language arts and science. The program offers students in grades preK-8 from New Mexico Title I Schools access to free academic support from tutors on a secure platform. All Belen Consolidated Schools’ students who choose to participate will receive 20 hours of tutoring at no cost to families. Features include:
• Virtual tutoring.
• Can be scheduled before, after or during school.
• All learning abilities.
Parents can sign students up here.
Questions? OutofSchool.Tutoring@ped.nm.gov
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Next week we begin the Middle of the Year testing window for IMSSA. We need all 3rd through 6th graders to be present and on time to school each day during the next 2 weeks! We are having an Attendance Challenge during these days of testing. Each day that a homeroom tests, students will be entered into a drawing to win a prize!
The IMSSA testing is an important "checkpoint" to see how students are progressing towards learning the end of the year grade level standards. Students will test for Reading, Language Usage, and Math. The following link will provide further information on this important assessment. We are confident that are students will show positive growth! https://5il.co/1hd3g
https://5il.co/1lfq9
We have reached December and the last few weeks of this semester! Please see the included link for the December School Newsletter for La Merced Elementary.
The "Red Carpet" will be out tomorrow for recognition and to specialize lunches for our Students of the Month for November. Parents are welcome to celebrate with their child at their lunch tomorrow Wed. Nov. 29th. Congratulations to these students who have also demonstrated Character Counts and trustworthiness.
Parent reports of the Spring 2022 state test have been sent home. These reports have only been made available for students who were in 3rd theough 6th grade and those who attended La Merced last year.
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Picture Retakes are next Friday, November 18th. See the above link if you would like to order a picture package. If your child was absent and missed the first picture day or if you would like them to retake their picture plan that they will have their picture taken on Friday November 18th.
https://5il.co/1k8sw
Hello La Merced Parents and Families! Please see the November newsletter. There are just 2 weeks til Thanksgiving Break!
Halloween is being celebrated tomorrow, Friday Oct. 28th at La Merced Elementary. Students may wear their Halloween costume to school. Please see that there are no weapons and that costumes are not gory. Students may have face paint and masks but must remove their mask while in the building.
We will start the day with our Parade of Costumes and Contest at 9am. Each homeroom will parade about the campus with a stop in the cafeteria for the costume contest/judging. Each homeroom has a scheduled time for a hayride and a visit through our Pumpkin Patch. Each student will pick their own pumpkin.
Parents/families are welcome to attend our morning's festivities but will not be allowed on the hayride. We are limiting our guests to just 2 family members per student. All visitors will need to check in at the office and be listed on the student's demographics.
Parking will be limited to the dirt lot on the west side of the school and along the fence line. Please do not park in the visitor parking lot.
The following links provide more information about some special activities coming up:
Red Ribbon Week--schedule of dress up days
https://5il.co/1jo8r
Boo Grams are on sale!
https://5il.co/1jo8s
Pumpkin Patch is Oct. 28th
https://5il.co/1jo8t
Good afternoon La Merced families. If your student rides bus # 1501, they are going to be running the route backwards due to the construction on Highway 47. Your student may get home earlier or up to 45 minutes later than usually. Thank you.
Tomorrow, Wednesday October 12th is a FULL day of school. There is NOT early release tomorrow.
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Link for the La Merced October newsletter
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lamercedelementaryschool1
La Merced Book Fair will be open til 6pm on Wed. Oct. 5th so that parents and families can visit. The Book Fair runs through Fri. Oct. 7th.
Hello La Merced Parents and Families! We are at the end of the 1st quarter! Please see the below link for the October Newsletter.
https://5il.co/1iwgp
https://5il.co/1ie80
Tomorrow is picture day! If you are going to pay for a picture package in cash or with a check, please use the envelope that was provided and send it with your child tomorrow. Orders can also be placed and paid for online. You may also purchase a picture package after photo proofs are provided. Students and staff bring your smile!
School Picture day is next Friday Sept. 30th. See the below links for the flyer and picture notice. Envelopes to prepare your order will be sent home tomorrow. You may place your order and pay online. If paying cash, please send it in the envelope and have your child bring it with them to picture day Friday September 30th.
https://5il.co/1ie80
https://5il.co/1ie7y
Correction on the date for the parent basketball meeting. It is Monday Sept. 19th at 4:30 pm in the library for any 5th and 6th grade girls and boys who are interested in playing on the La Merced Basketball teams. Physicals are required and the form is available in the office. Students must have a completed physical with the form submitted before being allowed to practice and play in games. The coach for both teams is Matthew Loo and you can contact him at loom@beleneagles.org
Monday Sept. 16th at 4:30 pm in the library there will be a parent meeting for any 5th or 6th graders interested in being on the girls' or boys' basketball teams. Physicals are required and the form is available in the office. Students must have a
completed physical with the form submitted before being allowed to practice and play in games. The coach for both teams is Matthew Loo and you can contact him at loom@beleneagles.org